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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 76-100

Archival unit 77

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦Allowance...⟧ (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
24 / - | 16 / - | - / - | 40 / - | - / - | 40 / - | ⟦Naji Yaqub bin Yusuf⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
17 / - | 12 / - | - / - | 29 / - | - / - | 29 / - | Daoud Bahman | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
8 / - | 8 / - | - / - | 16 / - | - / - | 16 / - | Moshe Menashe | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
8 / - | 8 / - | - / - | 16 / - | - / - | 16 / - | Hanukkah Ibrahim | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Only one hundred and twenty-six Dinars and no more |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Hassan Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Khalil Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Only ten Dinars and no more |  | 
10 Fils

Archival unit 78

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
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.
N. S.
Iraq
10 Fils
Finance
Jacob
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 79

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils | Dinar
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only:
For:
⟦illegible⟧
N. ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Receiver
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
Finance
10
Fils

Archival unit 80

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1 / 12 / 57
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 5
I have received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only five dinars and nothing else
and that is for the allowances of the month of November 57
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 81

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 | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  |  |  | 16 | Zakia Yaqub Suleiman | Receipt attached | 
 |  |  |  |  | 10 | Saleh Shasha | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 10 | Salman Dabi | Receipt attached | 
 |  |  |  |  | 7 | Eliyahu Sadah | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 7 | Simah Munshi Dabi | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 6 | Hanifa Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 5 | Munir Salman Al-Shuker | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 5 | Daoud Hezekiel | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 5 | Hurit Lifa (wife of Daoud Kashi) | Receipt attached | 
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Salman Saeed | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
M. E. Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 82

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in the ⟦monthly aid⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦illegible⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Khedhouri Ezra Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Naima Abdullah | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ Shaul ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
M. & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 83

⟦illegible⟧ Monthly Salary List ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Allowances (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
⟦circular blue stamp: illegible⟧

Archival unit 84

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Mr. Salwa Houji ⟦...⟧ | [Stamp] M. S. Co. | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp] M. S. Co. | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Al-Hajj Muhammad Ali (Servant) Meir Elias Hospital | [Stamp] [Fingerprint] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Father Yusuf Antoine (Servant) Meir Elias Hospital | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |

Archival unit 85

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salaries and allowances of the Community Institution for the month of October ⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salary of His Excellency the President |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salaries of the presidency's officials and employees, including the consultants |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salaries of the cemetery's officials and employees, including the Rusafa cemetery |
 |  | and the land of the old cemetery |
 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Only ⟦...⟧
Accountant          Secretary          President
Withdrawn under (within) check number: ⟦...⟧
Dated: / / 195
Accountant

Archival unit 86

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in the ⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Net Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦His Eminence⟧ ⟦Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | 
W. ⟦...⟧ & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 87

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
⟦illegible⟧ M. & Co.
⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 88

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and staff in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦...⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Mr. Salim Hakkak Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Naji Beibek | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Sabri Ovadia | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦marginalia⟧
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Naji ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Elias Cohen ⟦...⟧ (Cook) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Aziz Saleh (Servant) | Receipt attached | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Khedhouri Rahmin (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Ephraim Salem Shousha (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Khalifa Saleh (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Daoud Shamet Katib (Messenger) | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
For salary advance for the month of ⟦...⟧
And received the remaining cash ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ remaining from the advance ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ until death ⟦...⟧
⟦Circular blue stamp: N.B.⟧

Archival unit 89

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in the ⟦Cemetery and Burial Ground⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
24 / - | 16 / - | - / - | 40 / - | - / - | 40 / - | ⟦Mr. Naji Habib Bani⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | 
7 / - | 12 / - | - / - | 19 / - | - / - | 19 / - | ⟦... Daoud Cohen⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | 
8 / - | - / - | - / - | 8 / - | - / - | 8 / - | ⟦Moshe Menashe⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | 
8 / - | - / - | - / - | 8 / - | - / - | 8 / - | ⟦Hanka Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | ⟦...⟧
12 / - | - / - | - / - | 12 / - | - / - | 12 / - | ⟦Only one hundred and twenty-six Dinars and no more⟧ | ⟦circular seal⟧ | 
5 / - | - / - | - / - | 5 / - | - / - | 5 / - | ⟦Hassan Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | 
5 / - | - / - | - / - | 5 / - | - / - | 5 / - | ⟦Khalil Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp & signature⟧ | 
⟦Only ten Dinars and no more⟧
⟦...⟧ Co.
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 90

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: 16
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
only sixteen dinars and nothing else
for our grants for the month of October 1957
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Yaqub
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 91

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only: ⟦line⟧
For: ⟦line⟧
10 Fils
Republic of Iraq
Signature of the Recipient
⟦handwritten signature⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 92

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 21/10/57
Fils: 00
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only: five dinars
For: October 57 allocations
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Jawdat Ishaq
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 93

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Farha Shafiq Suleiman⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Saleh Shasha⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Rabbi⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Eliyahu Madouh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Munshi Dannous⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Yaqub Alwan Al-Shammaa⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud Habib⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Georgette ⟦...⟧⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Habiba Saloun⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Sarni⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 94

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ - ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
31 AD
T ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ and the name | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 
 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | 
⟦circular stamp illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 95

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Fils Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils Dinar) | Allowances (Fils Dinar) | Total (Fils Dinar) | Deductions (Fils Dinar) | Received (Fils Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ezra Shamo⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naim Shamo⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Shuker Rahmana⟧ |  |
⟦illegible circular blue stamp⟧

Archival unit 96

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Net Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Sarah Eliyahu Haron Qassab⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Eliyahu Ezra Abboudi⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Only ten dinars and no more⟧ |  | 
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦illegible handwriting at top left⟧

Archival unit 97

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 98

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Allowances (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mr. Sassoon Khedhouri (Accountant) | ⟦stamp⟧ 120 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mr. Naji Munshi Buniya (Contract Registrar) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mr. Attia Abboud (Mail Distributor) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mr. Shamshoun ⟦...⟧ (Mail Distributor) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Haj Muhammad Ali ⟦...⟧ (Hospital Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Haj Muhammad Al-Badawi ⟦...⟧ (Servant of the Prophet's Shrine) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |

Archival unit 99

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks
 |  | Salaries and allowances of the Community institution for the month of September ⟦...⟧ | 
000 | 150 | Salary of His Excellency the President | 
000 | 205 | Salaries of the Presidency employees and staff for the month of September | 
800 | 142 | Cost of living allowances for the Presidency employees and staff for the month of September | 
000 | 80 | Housing allowances for the Presidency employees and staff for the month of September | 
000 | 80 | Transportation allowances for the Presidency employees and staff for the month of September | 
000 | 10 | Hospitality allowances for the Presidency employees and staff for the month of September | 
800 | 667 | Only six hundred sixty-seven Dinars and eight hundred Fils | 
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant          Secretary          President
Withdrawn by (within) check number: ⟦...⟧
Dated: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 195
Accountant

Archival unit 100

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in the Presidency of the Community for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | His Eminence President Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N. S.