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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 76-100

Archival unit 76

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦121⟧ (H)
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195⟦illegible⟧
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 1/000
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar and one hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦bank fees from our house to the airport return (2) and bus fare⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦faded blue ink stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezekiel Ibrahim⟧

Archival unit 77

Ibn Auf Qadri Awira Press
The State ⟦illegible⟧ Kamal Al-Ahwazi Hospital
20 / ⟦line⟧
250 Burial Permit Health
250 Digging Fee
400 Car Fee
500 End of Al-Haram Street Fee
1500 Only one dinar and five hundred fils no more
Total amount mentioned above
And its value is one dinar and five hundred fils
No more
Iraq
10 Fils
Shamil Salih

Archival unit 78

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⟧

Archival unit 79

28 (A)
List of expenses for the late Daoud Yehuda Anbar
Who passed away on 27 / 6 / 57
Fils | Dinar
500 |  | Fee for <del>sewing</del> tailoring a replacement Shabu
700 |  | Workers for carrying, number (2) Salman Mahdi and Ahmed Mullah
250 |  | Hand of Shawila Jir for bringing the burial permit from Health
1/250 |  | Fee for plowing the cemetery and additional cars
1/400 |  | Other miscellaneous expenses
3/100 |  | Only three dinars and one hundred fils, no more

Archival unit 80

229 (b)
List of expenses for the deceased ⟦illegible⟧ Alawi ⟦illegible⟧
Who passed away on 22 / 7 / 57
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
750 | Fee for ⟦illegible⟧ sewing, going with additional lead and assistance
800 | Workers for carrying, number (2) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
050 | Hand of Shawla ⟦illegible⟧ for bringing the burial permit from Health
1/250 | Car driver's fee with additional cars
500 | Miscellaneous expenses
⟦line⟧
3/350 Only three dinars and three hundred and fifty fils, nothing else

Archival unit 81

129 (9)
List of expenses for the late Shaul Heikel Saleh
Who passed away on 24 / 7 / 57
⟦line⟧
Fils / Dinar
1/500 Wages for washing workers, men (2), due to decomposition
Salman Makhlouf, Jumaa Salman, and Saleh Abu al-Hukkam, one of the workers and their hands
200 To Shaul Yehom for bringing the burial permit from Health
200 Stamps at the Health Department to Shaul Yehom
1/250 Wages for the driver of the additional mobile car
0/750 Incidental expenses
⟦line⟧
3/900 Only three dinars and nine hundred fils and no more

Archival unit 82

247 (D)
List of expenses for the late Sherine Haroun
Who passed away on 24 / 7 / 57
Fils | Dinar
500 | 5
100 | 6
100 | 1
500 | - | 1
250 | - | 1
250 | 2
000 | - | 1
200 | 15

Archival unit 83

129
List of expenses for the late Rosa Mushir Meshaal
Who passed away on 23 / 8 / 57
Sewing fee for a shroud with an additional headpiece and a ribbon rope 750
Laborers for carrying, number (2) Salman Malouki and Isaac 700
Bi Shaul for bringing the burial permit from the Health Department 450
Car driver's fee with additional cars 1/250
Sundry expenses -/900
⟦line⟧
Only three dinars and four hundred and fifty fils, nothing else 3/450

Archival unit 84

128 (f)
List of expenses for the late Munshi Nassim
Who passed away on 18 / 8 / ⟦1950⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | Tailoring fees for clothes
750 | Laborers for carrying, number (2) Salman Malwi and Ahmed Salman
250 | Hand of Shaul Hayyim for bringing the burial permit from Health
1/250 | Car driver's fee with additional cars
400 | Miscellaneous expenses
3/150 | Only three dinars and two hundred and fifty fils

Archival unit 85

129 (a)
List of expenses for the printing of Ibn ⟦illegible⟧
 | Fils
To Shaul Hayyim for his fees | 500
By the hand of Shaul Hayyim for the health permit | 250
Car fare | 200
Guard fee | 250
⟦line⟧
1/200
Only one dinar and two hundred fils, nothing else

Archival unit 86

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 228
Date: 30 / 9 / 1957
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦our contribution for the month of September 1957⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦On behalf of⟧
⟦Ezra Saleh⟧

Archival unit 87

127
19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦illegible⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | Charles Levy
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | Daoud Nassim
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 88

Fils ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
200000 Stamp duty for house rental
Dated 7 / 4 / 54 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood
In the name of Taha Attar Bashi
060 Value of a fils-denominated promissory note book
⟦line⟧
180
400 Value of stamps for receipts
⟦line⟧
580 Only five hundred and eighty fils and no more

Archival unit 89

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 125
Date: 22 / 9 / 195
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for assistance by order of His Excellency the President
Signature of the recipient
On behalf of Al-Ruwaidha Zalfa Shaul
Release

Archival unit 90

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 124
Date: 12 / 9 / 1957
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 assistance in the name of His Excellency the President of the Association
⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the recipient
Juliet ⟦Muslih⟧
12

Archival unit 91

Baghdad on 5 / 9 / 1957 Yaqub Musa Shohet № 000020
J. M. Shohet
Agency: Printing, Ruling, Binding
and all types of stationery
Printing Press 6379 Off. 6379
Residence 86303 Res. 86303
To His Eminence: Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Grayrit Society, Respected Mr.
Date | PARTICULARS | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
 | Price of paper and printing fees for lease contract number ⟦...⟧ in the name of the society | 2 | 500
 | Less 50% discount | 1 | 250
 | Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more | 1 | 250
I received the amount in cash
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Iraq 10 Fils
Total
Signature

Archival unit 92

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 122
Date: 15 / 9 / 1957
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 ⟦wages for cleaning the latrine drain at the association headquarters⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman Alwan Al-Sam⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 93

Ice Number: 4858
State Funds Collection Receipt:
Serial Number: 69
Department Name: Income Tax
38
Baghdad
122
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
⟦line⟧ | 21 | Property tax numbered ⟦101/9/205⟧ | 1956 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧ | 9 | = | Installment status | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧ | 30 | = | 957 | 
I have received from: Habib Mira Qad Isha
The amount written above, totaling: Only thirty Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧
On date: 22 / 9 / 957
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Collector

Archival unit 94

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 120
Date: 21 / 8 / 1957
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦August 1957 allocations⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦on behalf of⟧
⟦Ezra Saleh⟧

Archival unit 95

119
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
Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 97

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
List ⟦...⟧
Second 1957
8/12/10
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: Wahid bin
Amount: 990
Address: 17M / 146 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 9478
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and must be paid during it
And upon its expiration, a notice is given for the necessity of payment within 7 days, after which the supply will be cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 98

117
Al-Najafayn Brothers Shop
(Inside Al-Omran Garage - Sheikh Omar Street opposite Al-Siba' Square)
(For repairing all types of cars)
Owners - Abdul Razzaq and Hussein Al-Tamimi
Date: 2 / 8 / 1957
Telephone:
Invoice for Car No.: 4852 Baghdad
Mr.:
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Type of Repair | Notes
200 |  | Front disc gasket | 
200 |  | Small front disc ball bearing | 
450 |  | Large front disc ball bearing | 
150 |  | Turning six cylinders on the lathe | 
800 |  | Cam with charge and fitting cylinders in the bushings | 
500 |  | Brake repair with a can of brake oil | 
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Labor for repairing cylinders for cooling | 
300 | 3 | Three Dinars and three hundred Fils | 
Iraq
10 Fils
I have received
The amount mentioned above
Three Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧
Abd ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 99

Baghdad on 28 / 8 / 1957
Al-Umran Garage
Sheikh Omar Street
Managed by
No. 215 / 240
Supplying all spare parts for cars, lorries, and machinery
Mohammed Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Management 5230
Public Telephone No. 83519
Garage 7337
Account statement for car number: 4854 Baghdad
To the honorable gentleman: Respected
Fils | Dinar | Notes
⟦line⟧ | 10 | Garage fees for the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth months of 1957
420 | 1 | Washing and lubrication with oil quarters and two first quarters on 2 / 6 / 957
⟦line⟧ | 3 | ⟦line⟧ on 14 / 7 / 957
420 | 14 | Only fourteen dinars and seven hundred and twenty fils and no more
I have received the above-mentioned amount
In the amount of 14/420 Dinars
28 / 8
Ali Hussein
8/28
116

Archival unit 100

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 115
Date: 25 / 8 / 1957
Fils: 200
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the amounts spent by me for bus fares and expenses
of a condolence for one of us
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧