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IJA 2731

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

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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 126-150

Page 126

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 195 / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: ⟦five dinars⟧
And that is for: ⟦our labor fees for⟧
⟦thumbprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 127

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 122
Date: 7 / 9 / 195
Fils: 500
Dinar: 10
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦ten dinars and five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦value of⟧ ⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦...⟧

Page 128

⟦2155⟧
121
Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 121
Date: 7 / 8 / 1959
Fils: 000
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount:
Only: Two Dinars only
And that is for: The amounts spent for the burial of the child Shaul Bahjat Shaul
Signature of the recipient
Adel
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 129

No 06089 (Form SP. 52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the G. O. R. A.
CASH MEMO
Fill. Stn:
Date: ⟦16 / 7 / 59⟧
ID. | Fils
- | 800
⟦Karrada Petrol Station⟧
Sig. ⟦line⟧
13113-958-1000B

Page 130

No. 187991
( Form S.P. 52 )
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the G. O. R. A.
CASH MEMO
Fill. Stn:
Date: ⟦5/6⟧
ID. | Fils
| 400
Sig. ⟦line⟧

Page 132

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
128
Number ⟦line⟧
Date / / 195
Fils Dinar
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Samuel⟧

Page 136

Sheikh Omar Garage
Washing, lubrication, painting and repairing all types of cars
107
Date: 21 / 8 / 1959
Telephone: 7337
To Mr.: The respected Israelite Community
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Garage fees for car number 22565 ⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦line⟧ | 2 | From 1 / 7 / 59 until 21 / 7 / 59
⟦line⟧ | 2 | From 1 / 8 / 59 until 21 / 8 / 59
500 | 0 | Washing and lubricating the car
625 | 0 | Oil change
125 | 7 | Only seven dinars and one hundred and twenty-
|  | five fils and no more, received by
|  | on behalf of Sheikh Omar Garage
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Abdul Majeed Diab
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 137

Chevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No.: 126
Date: 2 / 8 / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from the Chevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧

Page 139

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦fourteen dinars⟧
And that is for ⟦car fees⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Charles⟧

Page 141

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
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 Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | Salim Abboud Cohen | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Naji Jabbara | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Hayq | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Munir Shemesh | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Salem Daoud Shama |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Naziha Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Nouri Naeem | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Fakhri Yahya | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Shafiq Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Sayyid Salman | ⟦stamp⟧ |
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Page 144

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15
days from its date
2 - The subscriber who believes that
their deposited insurance is more than necessary
after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of no less than
<del>2 years</del> 12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/17
Opposite 141/27
6607960 I1049
000296
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
Account Number: 32 22 860
Date: 11 8 89
Meter Reading: Sequence 860 22 Number 7960
To: 6945
From: 4395 59 720
Units Supplied: 6
At a price of 16 fils
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
Various charges - see side
Monthly meter fee: 35
Total: 625
Various charges
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
This bill is considered unpaid unless stamped above by the cashier
LAMSON PARAGON LONDON
NCR
0110
S
A - 8
I.
0111

Page 145

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: ⟦500⟧
Dinar: ⟦-⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦car fare for transporting the body of the deceased Abda Saleh⟧
⟦From the hospital to the morgue⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦on their behalf⟧
⟦Aziz Saleh⟧

Page 146

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 195 / /
Fils: 500
Dinar: 3
Republic of Iraq
10
Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the

Page 147

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date 1 / 8 / 195
Fils | Dinar
500 | 5
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦five dinars and five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient

Page 149

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees for the month of
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |