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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 76-100

Page 76

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. 144 Date 20 / 11 / 1957
260 Fils — Dinars
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and sixty fils and no more
And that is for the fee of repairing the lock of the Association's entrance door
Signature of the recipient
Munshi Shamoun Cohen

Page 77

141
The Israeli Lay Council
Baghdad
Fils: —
Dinar: 18
Received from Mr.: Account of the Hibbat Busha Society
The amount of: Only eighteen dinars and ⟦—⟧
For: License of the two patients Mr. Saleh bin Lawi
⟦unlabeled line⟧: April until September 1957 Table Three
Baghdad on: 14 / 10 / 1957
⟦illegible stamp⟧
10 Fils

Page 78

142
Invoice of Ezra Yaqub
Death on Yom Kippur
Dinar | Fils
Car driver's fee | 1 | 000
Cleaning the Shaul Hayyim Husseiniya |  | 250
Taxi fare for returning the items |  | 250
2 workers for moving lockers ⟦2⟧ |  | 250
Breakfast for the workers |  | 500
Lunch and officers' fees |  | 750
Additional wages for workers at dawn after Kippur |  | 800
To Khalaf al-Sane for his work <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> |  | 500
Petrol for the cars |  | 126
4/426 only four dinars and four hundred and thirty-six fils and no more
I received the above-mentioned amount
4/426
⟦signature⟧

Page 80

129
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
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 ⟦illegible⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | 10 | Salim Aboud Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | 10 | Naji Sayek | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | 10 | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | 65 | Sheer Shemesh | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | 50 | Heskel Sayem | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Sheikh | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Munira Habib | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Zuleikha Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 82

Qadisha
Date: 8 / 7 / 1957
Dinar: 2
In Baghdad, the aforementioned amount
⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧ date until ⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Hevra Association
Baghdad
Number 128
Fils ⟦line⟧ ⟦2⟧ ⟦D⟧
Received from Hevra Kadisha Association
Only two Dinars and nothing more
And that is for the value of digging fees for ⟦grave⟧
Maryam daughter of Shawkat
10
Fils

Page 83

127
The Safe
On the occasion of the death of the safe in the death of the safe in the salary drawer
Payment is required from the core table as an encouragement for the workers to perform this work
Additional wages have been paid to the workers according to the following
Dinar | Fils
Daoud Youssef | 1 | -
Saboun Yaqoub | 1 | -
Meir Shamshua | 1 | -
Shaul Sayem | 1 | -
Daoud Nassim | 1 | -
Zaki | 1 | -
The Gravedigger ⟦...⟧ | - | 750
The Driver Ali | - | 750
7 | 500
Only seven dinars and five hundred fils and no more
The Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
The amount is received and spent
⟦illegible⟧

Page 84

Date 4 / 10 / 57
Al-Sahouri
Fils | Dinar
000 | 1 | Car driver wages
250 |  | Cleaning the palace by the hand of Shaul Hayyim
000 | 1 | Naji Shaul worker (on the occasion of the death of Al-Kabbour)
500 |  | Salman Makhlouf "
500 |  | + Sewing wages
250 |  | Car wages to Shaul Hayyim and by the hand of Shamshoun
250 |  | + Taxi wages for distributing the discs
2 / 850
Only three dinars and eight hundred and fifty fils
⟦Received⟧ three dinars and eight hundred and fifty fils
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 85

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 125
Date: 6 / 10 / 1957
Fils: 500
Dinar: 0
I have received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above.
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of Abu Al-Hail soap current
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 86

Committee for the House of ⟦Value⟧
Baghdad
10/20/1951 AD ⟦Baghdad⟧
Number ⟦14⟧
To ⟦Shalom⟧ ⟦Office⟧
⟦We request⟧ ⟦giving⟧ ⟦an amount⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦ten⟧ ⟦dinars⟧ ⟦to⟧ ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦our account⟧
⟦deposited⟧ ⟦with you⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦driving⟧ ⟦fees⟧
⟦And we⟧ ⟦thank you⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦all⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦you exert⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦that⟧
⟦With⟧ ⟦respect⟧

4852
124
No 373659
(Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
agent for the Iraq Govt.
Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO
Stn.: ⟦Al-Shamiya⟧
Date: ⟦12/4⟧
| Fils | I.D.
⟦Price of a gallon of gasoline⟧ | 880 |
8 |  |
Sig. ⟦line⟧

Page 87

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
22
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 receiving uninterrupted service in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/517
Opposite 141/27
I. 2½ 6607960 I4049
22 22 860
29206
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
860 22 32 | 12 9 57 | 7960 Serial Number
Various prices | To ⟦illegible⟧ | For the meter | 35 |
1 - Arrears | From 14 8 57 | | |
2 - Special reading fee | Units supplied 3230 | | |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter | At a price of 16 fils | | |
4 - Transferred from your account | At a price of 12 fils | | |
| At a price of 10 fils | | |
| Various prices - see side | | |
| Total | | 75 |
675
A -
00497
2-OCT-57
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 88

Baghdad on 20 / 8 / 1957
Al-Umran Garage
Under the management of
Sheikh Omar Street
No. 215 / 240
And supplying the fitters for all cars of the Land Transport Company Limited
Muhammad Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Management 5230
Public Telephone Number 83519
Garage 7337
Ali
Account statement for car number: 4804 Baghdad
To the honorable: The Respected Head of the Community
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
200 | 3 | Garage fees for the car for the month of September 1957
|  | Head of the Community
200 | 3 | Only three dinars and two hundred and twenty fils
⟦signature⟧
10 fils
I received the amount of 3/200
Three dinars and two hundred and twenty fils
Ali

Page 90

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 121 (A)
Date: 1 / 1 / 19⟦5⟧
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the washing fee of the late Maryam Mashi
Signature of the recipient
On behalf of ⟦Rachel Sayyid⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 91

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number ⟦121⟧
Date / /
Fils Dinar
700 Extra labor wages (number 2)
250 Burial fee
950
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦nine hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦wages for (2) workers (700 fils) and the burial fee⟧
⟦250⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 92

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 121 (4)
Date / /
Fils Dinar
450 / -
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦four hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦car fare on the day of the death of the late Maryam Houri⟧
Ephraim
Signature of the recipient
Ephraim ⟦Shua⟧

Page 93

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦121⟧
Date: / /
Fils: -
Dinar: ⟦6⟧
Signature of the Collector
⟦Ali Najm⟧

Page 94

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number ⟦121⟧ (H)
Date / /
Fils ⟦600⟧ Dinar ⟦1⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and six hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the bank fee paid by us for the Mukhtar number (2) and bus fares⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezra Ibrahim⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 96

129
List of expenses for the high nursery ⟦...⟧ Al-Rawda
Salary of the late Daoud ⟦...⟧ attached lists
Amount | Buyer Name | Date
2/500 | Daoud Youhanna Al-Yaso Yahya | 27/6/57
2/650 | Lulu Naeem Hazqeel Ezra | 22/7/57
2/650 | Shaul Hazqeel Sabbagh | 27/6/57
5/250 | Shireen Haroun | 24/7/57
2/450 | Rosa Hazqeel Sha'al | 20/7/57
2/450 | Munshi Shem Al-Sayegh | 8/8/57
4/500 | Food - Son of Yusuf Shehti |
22/950 | Only twenty-three dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils and no more. |
Remaining amount of 22/950 dinars
Twenty-three dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils
22/8/57
Kingdom of Iraq
10 fils
⟦signature⟧