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IJA 2731

Financial Records and Receipts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) and President of the Jewish Community

Description

These are documents from the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, the Baghdadi Jewish community’s Burial Society. They are primarily receipts from the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah. There are also receipts from Iraqi government agencies and various local merchants for utilities, vehicle upkeep, wire transfers, taxis, textiles, building supplies, and newspaper advertisements; rosters of salaries of officials and employees from the President of the Jewish Community; and correspondence regarding water prices.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 2731
Item Number: 9494
Date: Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages: Arabic
Keywords: Society of Water, Financial, Chart, Illustration, Employment, Burial Society, Newspaper, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, File Folder, Thumbprint, Typed, Accounting, Ministry of Petroleum, Electricity Bill, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Office of Telephone Administration, Receipts, Ink Stamps, Letterhead, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, President of the Jewish Community, Burial, Al-Zamān, Correspondence, Annotation, Khanaqin, Handwritten, Revenue Stamps

AI en Translation, Pages 1-25

Page 7

Republic
of Iraq
10 Fils
Hevra Kadisha Society:
Baghdad:
Number: 186
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only:
And that is for:
Signature of the recipient:

Page 8

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the sum of ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Signature of ⟦...⟧
⟦faint purple marks⟧

Page 9

Chevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: ⟦12⟧
Dinar:
I received from the Chevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
The Republic
Of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the ⟦illegible⟧

Page 13

⟦...⟧ of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
185
19
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 |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
The Iraqi Republic
10 Fils

Page 15

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 184
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Receiver's signature

Page 16

Notary Public of North ⟦Baghdad⟧
Volume Number 182
247829
Receipts for Dirhams obtained for the ⟦...⟧
Serial Number | Fils / Dinar | Name of the ⟦...⟧
76 | - / 800 | ⟦...⟧
4576
Received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community
The amount of a Dinar and ⟦...⟧
On the account of gasoline
Dated 11/27/55 | Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Address of the ⟦...⟧

Page 17

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 182
Date: 195 / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only:
And that is for:
Cash
⟦Adel⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 18

No. 074552          Distribution Form 52
Ministry of Oil
General Directorate of Oil Products Distribution
Distribution Directorate
Cash Ticket
Station ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
| ⟦10⟧
⟦For⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Signature ⟦line⟧

Page 20

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
only ⟦line⟧
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 21

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦thirteen Dinars⟧
And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the body of the deceased⟧
⟦...⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 22

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I have received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 23

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only:
And that for: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Khader⟧

Page 24

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 179
Date: 195 / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only:
And that is for:
Republic
of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Page 25

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 178
Date: / / 195
Fils: ⟦300⟧
Dinar: ⟦3⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦three dinars and three hundred fils only⟧
For: ⟦funeral transport vehicle fee⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧