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IJA 3759

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item is from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are documents concerning employee salaries of Baghdadi Jewish social organizations, telephone and utility bills, receipts, and income and expense reports.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3759
Item Number
10274
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Financial, Handwritten, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Ledger, Letterhead, Office of Telephone Administration, President of the Jewish Community, Property, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Telegram, Typed, Utility Bills

AI en Translation, Pages 326-350

Page 326

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 128
Date: 8 / 11 / 1956
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 12
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: twelve dinars and no more
And that is for: attributed expenses according to the decision of the technical committee dated ⟦illegible⟧ and number ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Daoud ⟦illegible⟧

Page 328

⟦illegible⟧ Rad
Month ⟦illegible⟧
19
Notes | ⟦illegible⟧ and signature
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧
121
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
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  | Salaries of the new cemetery guards |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | stamp

Page 329

In the account for September - 1944
In the hands of the General Agent for the Israelite community in Baghdad
33
Date | Description | Amount | Fils | Dinar | Total | Fils | Dinar | Remarks
| ⟦illegible⟧ | 7 | 750 | | |
⟦illegible⟧
7
750

Page 330

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. 120 Date 1 / 1 / 1956
Fils Dinar
250 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦annual subscription⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 331

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 129
Date 21 / 7 / 1956
Fils ⟦500⟧ Dinars ⟦3⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦three and a half dinars⟧
And that is for ⟦allowances for collecting rents of the association's properties for the month of⟧
⟦October 1956⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Mattai Saad⟧

Page 332

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 128 ⟦line⟧ Date 29 / 10 / 1956
Fils Dinar
⟦750⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for a donation for the soul of the deceased Ibn al-Raml for ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Reda

Page 333

Association of ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
Number: 27
Name of the deceased (male/female):
Age:
Place of death: ⟦illegible⟧
Date of death: ⟦illegible⟧
Burial permit number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Fee for tailoring the shroud
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Number of male washing workers
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | » » »
|  | Workers' informant
|  | Bringing the burial permit
|  | Porterage of equipment
|  | Returning the cover after burial
|  | Lighting (Electric) number
|  | Transportation of the deceased
|  | Bringing the deceased from the hospital
|  | Other expenses
|  | Total
The amount mentioned above was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 334

Volume Number 175742 Accounting ⟦1⟧
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 866
Fils/Dinar: 66 / 1
Department Name: Conciliation ⟦Baghdad⟧
Received from: Head of the ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Daoud⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦Effendi⟧ Association
Amount: One Dinar and six hundred Fils
On account of: Inspection fees in lawsuit 52 / 952
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 10 / 8 / 952
Job Title:
Inspection and examination fees for lawsuit
52 / 952

Page 337

Accounting 37 A
Volume Number 184349
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 84
Fils/Dinar: ⟦150⟧ / ⟦1⟧
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: ⟦Hasna⟧ ⟦Cohen⟧ ⟦Kaddouri⟧
Amount: ⟦One⟧ ⟦Dinar⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦One Hundred⟧ ⟦and Fifty⟧ ⟦Fils⟧
On account of:
Collector's Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Dated: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 340

Sheet ⟦22⟧
Directorate
Water Supply for Baghdad Area
General
Number ⟦06⟧
⟦877⟧
Subscriber Name: ⟦Hassiya⟧
Property Number: 312 M / 191
District Name: ⟦Rusafa⟧
Date:
Register Number:
Page Number:
Subscription Sequence Number:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Remarks
First | April . May . June 56 |  |
Second | July . August . September 56 |  |
Third | October . November . December 56 | 990 | -
Fourth | January . February . March 57 |  |
|  | 990 |
On behalf of the Baghdad Area Water Supply Directorate
Notice: - The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period
Form M. A. M. (⟦...⟧

Page 341

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
⟦illegible⟧
419
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes that their deposited security is more than necessary after a continuous period of service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/017
Opposite 141/27
I. 2 1/2 6607960 14049
860 22 32 29206
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
860 22 32 | 9 56 | Number 7960 |  |  |
Various Charges |  | Sequence |  |  |
1- Arrears | 9 9 56 | 2922 |  |  |
2- Special reading fee | To 2906 | Units Supplied |  |  |
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At 18 Fils |  | 44 |
4- Carried from your account |  | At 12 Fils |  | 284 |
|  | At 10 Fils |  |  |
|  | Various charges - see side |  |  |
|  | Total |  | 419 |
PAID
21 OCT 56
00052
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier.
ACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 342

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 122
Date: 10 / 1 / 195
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two Dinars and no more
And that is for the allowance fees for the month of September 56 regarding the collection of rents
⟦Car of the⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Munir Shamoun

Page 344

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦8⟧ / ⟦10⟧ / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar: -
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: ⟦Two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for: ⟦Wages for sweeping, cleaning, and restoring the church buildings⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Munir Shamoun⟧

Page 345

116
28/300 Dinars
Only twenty-eight dinars and three hundred
I have received the above-mentioned amount
(Twenty-eight dinars and three hundred fils only)
And that is according to the details shown in
The attached lists - for Hassan Shofair
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Daoud Yousef ⟦...⟧

Page 346

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Khatoun ⟦Ezra Nasoum⟧
Age:
Place of death: ⟦Al-Rashid Street⟧
Date of death: ⟦1 / 1 / 1957⟧
Burial permit number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
750 |  | Outward detailing fee
500 | 1 | Washing workers, men, number ( 2 )
000 | 1 | » » women » »
|  | » Workers' informant
250 | 0 | » Bringing the burial permit ⟦from Health⟧
|  | » Equipment porterage
|  | » Returning the shroud after burial
|  | » Lighting (Electric) number
500 | 0 | » Deceased's union ⟦Car fare⟧
|  | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
|  | Other expenses
000 | 4 | Total ⟦Four Dinars⟧
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 347

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Munir Al-Bahir ⟦Completed⟧
Age:
Place of Death: Al-Waziriyah
Date of Death: 1 / 9 / 56
Burial Permit Number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 |  | Shroud tailoring fee
⟦00⟧ | 1 | » Washing workers (Men) count (2)
|  | » » (Women) » »
|  | » Workers' informant
250 |  | » Fee for obtaining burial permit from Health Dept.
|  | » Equipment porterage
|  | » Returning the cover after burial
250 |  | » Lighting (Electric) count
250 | 1 | » Deceased transportation driver's fee
|  | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Other expenses ⟦Miscellaneous⟧
400 | 4 | Total four dinars and four hundred fils only
The amount mentioned above was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 348

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number
The Deceased:
Name of the deceased: Jamila Salman Age:
Place of death: ⟦Qarat Zalkha⟧
Date of death: 12 / 9 / 51 Burial permit number
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 |  | Fee for detailing departure
500 |  | » Washing workers, men, number
750 |  | » » women » »
|  | » Workers' informant
250 |  | » Bringing the burial permit from Health
|  | » Equipment porterage
|  | » Returning the cover after burial
|  | » Lighting (Electric) number
250 | 1 | » Transport of the deceased, car driver's fee
|  | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
|  | Other expenses, refrigerator
250 | 5 | Total: Five dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 349

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Abraham Ezra Cohen
Age:
Place of death: Ras al-Qariya, South Gate
Date of death: 7 / 9 / 56
Burial permit number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 | — | Fee for tailoring the shroud
1500 | — | » Washing laborers, men number (2)
|  | » » women » »
|  | » Laborers' notifier
250 |  | » Fee for bringing the burial permit from health dept.
|  | » Equipment transport
|  | » Returning the cover after burial
|  | » Lighting (electric) number
1250 |  | » Union of the deceased, car rental fee
|  | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
|  | Other miscellaneous expenses
4250 |  | Total: four dinars and two hundred and fifty
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 350

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Yaqub Rubin (Aboudi)
Age:
Place of death: Alwi
Date of death: ⟦20/8/70⟧
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Washing fee (outward) | ⟦-⟧ | 500
» Washing workers, men, number (2) | 1 | 500
» » » women » |  |
» Workers' informant, night guard fee | 1 | 500
» Bringing the burial permit | ⟦-⟧ | 250
» Equipment porterage |  |
» Returning the cover after burial |  |
» Lighting (Electric) number | ⟦-⟧ | 200
» Deceased's union, water carrier fee | 1 | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital, ambulance - cart | 1 | 750
Other expenses: night coffee (800) and dates (750) | 1 | 550
Total: seven dinars and five hundred fils | 7 | 500
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on 20 / 8 Foreman