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IJA 3759

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

Description

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 351-375

Page 351

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦118⟧
Date: 1 / 1 / 195
Fils: 750
Dinar: 3
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Collector
⟦Shaul⟧ ⟦...⟧

Page 353

Volume Number 175732
Accounting 37
Receipts for Dirhams Collected
Serial Number: 27
Fils/Dinar: 4/900
Department Name: 56/2522
Received from: ⟦Max...⟧
Amount: Half a Dinar
On account of: Rental fee
Date: 25 / 8 / 1956
Other expenses list
4250
Signature of the collector
Job title
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 355

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
No: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the mentione: ⟦line⟧
Only: ⟦line⟧
In payment for: ⟦line⟧
Signature of the Receiver
⟦illegible⟧

Page 356

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I have received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned abo-
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦assistance for bar se'at al-⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Nuriya Al-Nasser⟧

Page 357

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
.611
A —
00475
30 SEP 56
⟦...⟧ The Bill
⟦...⟧ Unless it is
⟦...⟧ Above from
Treasurer
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of
its date.
2- The subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is more than necessary after having a continuous supply
without interruption in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
⟦Habr Kadisha⟧ Society
Society 141/517
Opposite 141/27
I. 2½ 6607960 14049
29206 22 22 860
Account No. 22 22 860 Date 9 9 56 Sequence Meter Reading Number 7960 Monthly fee for the fixed Fils Dinar
Various charges to 2909
1- Arrears from 2873 35
2- Special reading fee Units supplied 36
3- Cost of damage to the meter at a rate of 18 fils 648 579
4- Transferred from your account at a rate of 12 fils
at a rate of 10 fils
Various charges - see side
Total ⟦...⟧
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 358

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date / /
Fils Dinar
- ⟦9/⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦nine dinars⟧
And that is for ⟦our salary for the month of September 1956⟧
⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Signature of the recipient
⟦Shaul⟧

Page 360

⟦...⟧ Ed
19
⟦...⟧ Month
Notes | and Signature
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
Raised | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
To his wife Safwa | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary (Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar) | Allowance ⟦line⟧ (Fils) | Allowance ⟦line⟧ (Dinar) | Total (Fils) | Total (Dinar) | Deductions (Fils) | Deductions (Dinar) | Net Received (Fils) | Net Received (Dinar) | Name | Stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 8 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 8 |  |  | 500 | 8 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
500 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 |  |  | 500 | 7 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧

Page 362

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Mrs. Al-Muwazza'a Salat
Age:
Place of death: Institute of Anatomy Hospital
Date of death: ⟦22/10/52⟧
Burial permit number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 | - | Fee for tailoring the shroud
250 | 1 | Washing workers, men, number »
500 | - | » » women »
- | - | » Workers' informant
250 | - | » Bringing the burial permit
- | - | » Equipment porterage
- | - | » Returning the cover after burial
- | - | » Lighting (electric) number ⟦two⟧
250 | 1 | » Transporting the deceased, car fare
- | - | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
750 | - | Other expenses
250 | 3 | Total: Three dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Page 363

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 110
Date: 1 / 1 / 195
Fils: 750
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
For: The fee for digging and building the grave of the late Hanina ⟦...⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10 FILS
Signature of the recipient
Al-Usta Alwan ⟦...⟧

Page 364

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 amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦Revenue stamp with portrait and numeral 10⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 366

12
Notes | and Signature
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 57/5
| ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 57/6
| ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 57/7 ⟦illegible⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧

List of salaries for officials and employees in
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ---- Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Bejat⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8000 | Daoud Youssef | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4500 | Shaul Yahya | Receipt
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4000 | Salim Shamoun | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4000 | Daoud Sheikh | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4000 | Simon Sahyoun | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Albert Murad⟧ | stamp
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |

Page 368

No. 597699 <del>(Form SP-52)</del>
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO:
Fill Stn: Ghazi Street
Date: 9 / 12
I.D. | Fils
- | 926
Sig ⟦line⟧
2
2
N

Page 369

<del>107</del>
Battery and Electrical Wiring Repair Shop
Owned by
Mr. Movses Akob
Sheikh Omar Street, Car No. 4852 Baghdad
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity
250 |  | Battery charging with acid |
050 |  | Battery wire head |
100 | 4 | Only four dinars and one hundred fils |
|  | I received the amount mentioned above |
|  | From Mr. Daoud Tashakurat |

Page 370

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 106
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 1
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 371

Shop
Mahdi Al-Haj Saeed
Al-Bazazin Market 12/108
105
Date: 12 / 9 / 195
Requested from: Al-Qura'iyyin Association
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Arm | Price | Notes
200 | 4 | Japanese Mulmul |  |  |  | 140 |
200 | 4 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |
400 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Only eight dinars and four hundred fils and no more
Iraq
10
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 372

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦/ / 195⟧
Fils: —
Dinar: 9
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: nine dinars and nothing more
And that is for: ⟦Salary for the month of August 56⟧
⟦Revenue Stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Shaul Hakim⟧

Page 374

⟦illegible⟧ gave
City ⟦illegible⟧
19
Notes | ⟦illegible⟧ and signature
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with fingerprint⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with fingerprint⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Employees in ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Name | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salim ⟦...⟧ Gabbay | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | 18000 | Daoud ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | 9000 | Shmuel Nassim |
⟦line⟧ | 8000 | Albert Shemesh | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | 8000 | Daoud Nassim | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |
⟦line⟧ | 11000 | ⟦...⟧ |
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Salman | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Salman ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧

Page 375

⟦Name⟧ : ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
| ⟦Statement⟧ | ⟦Fils⟧ | ⟦Dinar⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦Muhammad⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧