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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 English Translation, Pages 326-350

Archival unit 326

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 111
Name of the deceased: The late Halawa Taha
Age:
Place of death: Medical City Hospital in Baghdad
Date of death: 15 / 10 / 56
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Shroud tailoring fee | 0 | 500
Washing workers, men, number » | 1 | 250
» » women » » | 0 | 500
Workers' informant » |  | 
Bringing the burial permit » | 0 | 500
Equipment porterage » |  | 
Returning the cover after burial » |  | 
Lighting (electric) number » |  | 
Transport of the deceased » | 1 | 250
Bringing the deceased from the hospital » |  | 
Other expenses | 0 | 750
Total | 4 | 750
Furniture
Car fee
The amount mentioned above was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧
Foreman

Archival unit 327

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 110
Date: / / 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⟧
And that is for ⟦digging and burial fees in the new cemetery⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Master Alwan ⟦Muhammad⟧

Archival unit 328

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 amounts mentioned above
Only: ⟦line⟧
And that is for: ⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 329

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Barouk | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 4500 | Shaul Jamm | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 4000 | Salim Shamoun | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | 4000 | Daoud Nassim | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Sajun Sahyun | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Salim Murad | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 331

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

Archival unit 332

107
Battery Repair and Electrical Wiring Shop
Owned by
Mr. Movses Akob
Sheikh Omar Street, Door No. 485/2
Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ 195
Required from: The respected Mr. Daoud
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity
500 |  | Battery charging with acid | 
050 |  | Battery wire head | 
⟦line⟧ | 400 | Only four hundred and fifty fils | 
 |  | I received the above-mentioned amount | 
 |  | from Mr. Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ |

Archival unit 333

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 106
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 19⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
Signature of the Receiver
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 334

Shop
Mahdi Al-Haj Saeed
Al-Bazzazin Market 108 / 12
105
Date: 12 / 9 / 195
Required from: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Cubit | Price | Notes
200 | 4 | Mill Yaba |  |  | 3 | 1400 | 
200 | 4 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 
Only four dinars and two hundred fils and no more
Iraq
10
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 335

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 9
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦nine dinars only⟧
And that is for ⟦cemetery subscription⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 336

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Employees in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
19
Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
Dinar Fils | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Daoud Beto | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Shaul ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Albert Shemesh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Ezra Salman | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 337

102
1000 Family sandwich cooker ⟦129⟧
122
⟦1⟧ Cooker ⟦...⟧ photography
2400 Contract cooker ⟦...⟧ ⟦277⟧
9
⟦...⟧ the house ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the house ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the administration ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 338

Volume Number: 46763
Accounting: 38
State Funds Collection Receipt:
Serial Number: 41 / ⟦102⟧
Department Name: ⟦Gendarmerie⟧ ⟦Palace⟧ ⟦for the Item⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
400 |  | ⟦Burial⟧ fee ⟦H - Cadre⟧ | 579 / ⟦1277⟧ / 9 | 956 ⟦First⟧ installment 956
I have received from: ⟦Service⟧ ⟦Charity⟧ Association
The amount written above, totaling: Only ⟦four hundred⟧ fils
Dinar and:
Fils:
On date: 12 / 1 / 956
Signature of the collector ⟦Signature⟧
Job Title

Archival unit 339

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be excessive after having an uninterrupted supply in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Association: Habr Qadisha
Association: 141/17M
Opposite: 141/27
I. 2½: 6607960
I4049:
29306: 32 22 860
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fixed Charge | Fils | Dinar
22 22 860 | 9 ⟦illegible⟧ 56 | Number 7960 | | |
Various Charges | | Sequence | | |
1- Arrears | | To 9 | 2877 | |
2- Special reading fee | | From 9 | 7 56 | 2840 | 35
3- Cost of damage to meter | | Units supplied | 77 | |
4- Carried forward from your account | | At 18 fils | | 548 |
 | | At 12 fils | | |
 | | At 10 fils | | |
 | | Various charges - see side | | 583 |
 | | Total | | |
PAID
-1-SEP-56
00023
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 340

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 100
Date: 20 / 8 / 19
Fils: 000
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 remainder and fee for writing the marble (alabaster) date for the grave of the late
Nissim Youssef Kamma
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 341

Accounting 8
Book Number 46755 State Funds Collection Receipt
Serial Number 30 / Department Name: Directorate of State Property
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
750 | 14 | Property tax numbered 979/94 B 142 | 1956 | Previous
500 | 1 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Current first installment
250 | 16 |  |  |
I have received from: The Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling: Sixteen dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Abdul Razzaq
Date: 21 / 8 / 1956
99

Archival unit 342

Amount
⟦line⟧
89 2750
⟦line⟧
3000
3000
2000
2000
⟦line⟧
14750
1500
⟦line⟧
16250
951
952
Year 953
Year 1954
Year 1955
The first installment of ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 343

List of names of ⟦illegible⟧
Due to subscription
5/250 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
5/250 Rahma Al-Nasser
4/250 Charol Zubaida
5/250 Habib Fathallah
4/500 Naeem Alwan
5/250 Karima Bahjat
5/250 Toba Munshi
4/250 Nazem Ezra Waqon
4/250 Ghazala Saleh Sabri
4/250 Simon Youssef
4/250 Youssef Naeem
5/700 Samira Bashar
⟦line⟧
57/850
The amounts reached a total of 57/850
Fifty-seven dinars and eight hundred and fifty fils
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
81
(12)

Archival unit 344

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 98
Name of the deceased :: Dinah Ezra Haqeel
Age ::
Place of death :: Al-Bataween
Date of death :: 26 / 5 / 58
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Fee for tailoring the shroud |  | 750
» Washing workers, men, number (2) | 1 | 500
» » » women » (1) |  | 500
» Workers' informant |  | 
» Obtaining the burial permit |  | 250
» Equipment porterage |  | 
» Returning the cover after burial |  | 
» Lighting (electric) number of bulbs |  | 250
» Transporting the deceased, car driver's fee | 1 | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital |  | 
Other expenses, funeral procession |  | 750
Total | 5 | 250
The above-mentioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 345

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Rahma Eliyahu
Age:
Place of death: Dar Al-Salam Hospital
Date of death: 22 / 5 / 56
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Fee for tailoring the shroud | ⟦line⟧ | 500
» Washing workers, men, number ( 2 ) | ⟦line⟧ | 750
» » » women » ( 2 ) | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
» Workers' informant | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
» Bringing the burial permit | ⟦line⟧ | 250
» Equipment porterage | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
» Returning the cover after burial | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
» Lighting (Electric) number | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
» Feeding the deceased's car driver | ⟦line⟧ | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
Other expenses ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 750
Total | 2 | 500
The above-mentioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Foreman
Baghdad on

Archival unit 346

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Shaul Yehuda
Age:
Place of death: Al-Alwiyah
Date of death: 26 / 6 / 52
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Fee for tailoring the shroud |  | 500
» Washing workers, men, number | 1 | 500
» » » women » |  | 
» Workers' informant |  | 250
» Bringing the burial permit |  | 
» Equipment porterage |  | 
» Returning the cover after burial |  | 
» Lighting (Electric) number |  | 
» Deceased's union car driver | 1 | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital |  | 
Other expenses, funeral procession |  | 750
Total | 4 | 250
The above-mentioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
⟦signature⟧
Foreman
Baghdad on

Archival unit 347

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the Deceased: Habib Fathallah
Age:
Place of Death: Hospital for Diseases
Date of Death: 16 / 2 / 56
Burial Permit Number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 | 5 | Fee for tailoring the shroud
500 | 1 | Washing workers, men, number (2)
 |  | » » women » » »
250 | - | Workers' informant »
 |  | Bringing the burial permit »
 |  | Carrying the equipment »
 |  | Returning the cover after burial »
 |  | Lighting (Electric) number »
250 | 2 | Transport of the deceased, car driver »
 |  | Bringing the deceased from the hospital »
750 | - | Other miscellaneous expenses
250 | 10 | Total
The above-mentioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Head of Workers
Baghdad on

Archival unit 348

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: Naeem ⟦Salwa⟧
Age:
Place of death: Bustan al-Khassaq
Date of death: 24 / 6 / 56
Burial permit number:
Fils | Dinar | Expenses
500 | 0 | Fee for tailoring the shroud
250 | 1 | Washing workers, men, number (2)
 |  | » » » women »
 |  | » Workers' informant
250 | 0 | » Bringing the burial permit
 |  | » Equipment porterage
 |  | » Returning the cover after burial
 |  | » Lighting (electric) number of lamps ⟦at night⟧
250 | 0 | » Deceased transport car driver
 |  | » Bringing the deceased from the hospital
250 | 0 | Other miscellaneous expenses
500 | 2 | Total
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Baghdad on
Foreman

Archival unit 349

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased (male/female): Karjiya Ishaq
Age:
Place of death: Tatran
Date of death: 21 / 6 / 56
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Fee for tailoring the shroud |  | 500
» Washing workers, men, number ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) |  | ⟦illegible⟧
» » » women » ( 2 ) |  | ⟦illegible⟧
» Workers' informant |  | 
» Bringing the burial permit |  | 250
» Carrying the equipment |  | 
» Returning the cover after burial |  | 
» Lighting (Electric) number |  | 
» Transporting the deceased, car driver | 1 | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital |  | 
Other expenses, the soil | 1 | 750
Total | 5 | 250
The amount mentioned above was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Foreman
Baghdad on

Archival unit 350

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Name of the deceased: ⟦Tobia Munshi⟧
Age:
Place of death: ⟦Karrada⟧
Date of death: ⟦28 / 1 / 56⟧
Burial permit number:
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Shroud tailoring fee |  | 
» Washing workers, men, number (2) | 15 | 000
» » women » (number 2) | 10 | 000
» Workers' informant | 2 | 500
» Bringing the burial permit |  | 
» Equipment porterage |  | 
» Returning the cover after burial |  | 
» Lighting (Electric) number |  | 
» Transport of the deceased | 1 | 250
» Bringing the deceased from the hospital |  | 
Other expenses ⟦The Car⟧ | 7 | 750
Total | 36 | 500
The aforementioned amount was distributed to the workers under my supervision.
Foreman
Baghdad on