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IJA 2732

Financial Assistance, Employment Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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Description

These documents are financial records from the office of the President of the Jewish Community. They contain vouchers and receipts, payroll ledgers for employees of organizations administered by the Jewish community, and correspondence regarding salaries. The ink is very faded on several ledgers

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2732
Item Number
12823
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Correspondence, Revenue Stamps, Employment, Contract, Thumbprint, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Printed Text, Ledgers, Signature, President of the Jewish Community, Receipts, Judeo-Arabic, Lease, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 51-75

Archival unit 51

⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Faisal II
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 52

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦...⟧
Date: 1/8/1958
Subject Summary:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 12/30/57:
1 - Allocation of a monthly grant of six dinars to the prisoner Ezekiel Menachem Turjeman, starting
from the first of December 1957.
2 - Allocation of a monthly grant of six dinars to the prisoner Saida Sassoon Meshaal, starting
from the first of December 1957.
President
A copy to "-"
The Accountant to act accordingly and deliver the two amounts to Mr. Sir Farouk Elia Samouha
Mr. Sir Farouk Elia Samouha - for information
W. M. & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 53

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 21 / 1 / 58
Fils: 00
Dinar: 15
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only fifteen dinars and no more
for the January 58 allowance
⟦stamp: M. ⟦illegible⟧ N. S.⟧
⟦Revenue Stamp: 10 Fils⟧
Heskel Cohen
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 54

⟦Empty ledger grid with blue horizontal and vertical lines⟧
Iraq 10 Fils
Iraq 10 Fils
Iraq 10 Fils
⟦Receipt⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦M. & L.⟧
⟦M. S.⟧

Archival unit 55

10 Fils
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Republic of Iraq
M. M. & Co.
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 56

⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
10 Fils
10 Fils
10 Fils
10 Fils
10 Fils
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 57

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date
Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Salaries of ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦M. & Co.⟧
⟦N. S.⟧
Only:
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number ⟦line⟧ dated / / 195
Accountant

Archival unit 58

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 59

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |  |
000 | 8 | 000 | 7 |  |  | 000 | 15 |  |  | 000 | 15 | ⟦Sheikh⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
M. & Co.
N. S.
⟦illegible faded blue stamp⟧
⟦illegible faded blue stamp⟧

Archival unit 60

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only: ⟦line⟧
For: ⟦line⟧
Iraq
Finance
10
Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 61

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Allowances (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
500 | 15 |  |  |  | 7/500 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  | 0/450 | 8/550 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | Al-Faris Kamal Muhammad (Faris) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | ⟦illegible⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | ⟦illegible⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | ⟦illegible⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | ⟦illegible⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 11 | ⟦illegible⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.
H. S.

Archival unit 62

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | ⟦line⟧ Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Net Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Moshe Menashi⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Heskel Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ Salim | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ Salim | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N. S.

Archival unit 63

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils | Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only:
For:
⟦...⟧ & Co.
N. S.
Iraq
10 Fils
Jacob
⟦Nouri⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 64

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦21 / 12 / 1957⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only:
For:
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 65

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, in the sum of
Only: ⟦line⟧
For: ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Salman ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 66

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧ 19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Nouriya Yashua Sulayman | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Saleh Kashi | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Salman Danno | ⟦illegible⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Albert Hazqeel | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Salim Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Habiba Azouri | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Yaqub Salman Al-Shammaa | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Daoud Hazqeel | ⟦stamp⟧ Daoud |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Jamilat Khadhouri (Nouriya Daoud Kashi) | ⟦illegible⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Daoud Sofar | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 67

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers for the month of
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mansour Zubaida⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Nabih Beiko⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Suad Nouri Sayyar⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N. S.

Archival unit 68

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
M. F.
N. I.

Archival unit 69

The School ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
31
Number | Name and Surname | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Nationality | Religion | Date of Entry | Grade | Remarks
⟦illegible stamp⟧
4-1-1

Archival unit 70

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦M. & E. ... N. S. ...⟧

Archival unit 71

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date
Amount | Details | Remarks
Fils | Dinar |  |
8 | 150 | Salary of His Excellency the President |
8 | 224 | Salaries of the Presidency staff and employees ⟦including⟧ retirees |
8 | 127 | Salaries of the slaughterhouse staff and employees ⟦including⟧ inspections and guardianship |
8 | 46 | Salaries of the two guards of the old cemetery |
8 | 75 | Monthly subsidies |
8 | 50 | Allocations for religious readings for patients in Rima Khedouri Hospital |
8 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Miscellaneous |
M. & Co.
N. S.
Only: Six hundred and eighty dinars and forty-eight fils
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated: / / 195
Accountant:

Archival unit 72

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦illegible⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
120 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | 18 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils |  | 150 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils |  | 150 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | His Eminence President Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
120 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | 18 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils |  | 150 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils |  | 150 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Total only one hundred and fifty Dinars and no more |  | 
N. S.

Archival unit 73

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only: ⟦line⟧
For: ⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 74

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in the ⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar) | Total (Fils) | Total (Dinar) | Deductions (Fils) | Deductions (Dinar) | Received (Fils) | Received (Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
- | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - | 40 | Mr. Salim Abdo Kabbay | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
500 | 15 | - | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 | 30 | Naji Jamil | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
- | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - | 40 | Salim Khadhouri Houri | ⟦Stamp⟧ | The loan installment for the current month was not deducted based on the order of His Excellency the President of the Commission, and the mentioned installment of ⟦...⟧ dinars will be deducted next month along with the third installment for the month of March, thus ⟦...⟧ dinars ⟦...⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 24 |  |  | - | 24 | Naji Yaqub Bashir | ⟦Stamp⟧ ⟦Stamp⟧ | Allowances were increased from ⟦...⟧ to ⟦...⟧ dinars per month starting from ⟦...⟧ according to Administrative Order No. ⟦...⟧ on ⟦...⟧ increase difference for the month of October ⟦...⟧ dated ⟦...⟧ November ⟦...⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 11 |  |  | - | 11 | Al-Hajj ⟦...⟧ (Servant) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 11 |  |  | - | 11 | Ghazi Sabbar (Janitor) | Receipt attached |
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 11 |  |  | - | 11 | Khadhouri Rahmin (Janitor) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 11 |  |  | - | 11 | Salim M. Shiaa (Janitor) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | - | 10 |  |  | - | 10 | Khalifa Shayea (Janitor) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Ishaq Kashi (Messenger) | ⟦Stamp⟧ ⟦Stamp⟧ | Pension for the widow amounting to ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 75

Presidency of the Committee
Administrative for the Jewish Community
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
⟦To⟧
The ⟦provisions⟧ ⟦given⟧ ⟦to⟧ are deducted
⟦Note⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦paperwork⟧ ⟦with⟧
⟦Starting⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦October⟧
⟦N. S.⟧
Note
Since we have already deducted the advance from his salary for the month
of October ⟦1945⟧, His Excellency the President ordered that an
installment not be deducted for November instead of the aforementioned month of October
⟦Therefore⟧