Financial Records and Receipts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) and President of the Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
⟦1173⟧ Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: / / Fils: 250 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: Two hundred and fifty fils only For: Meat transportation fees to the cemetery Signature of the recipient Ezra Salem
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦line⟧ Date 1 / ⟦...⟧ 350 Fils - Dinars I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦three hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦lighting fees for the old Al-Haswa cemetery⟧ ⟦for the month of November⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul Hakim⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦73⟧ Date: / / 195 Fils: ⟦700⟧ Dinar: ⟦1⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦One Dinar and seven hundred Fils⟧ For: ⟦Wages for ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of April 1957⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Jaafar⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 69 Date: / / Fils: 500 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only five hundred fils and no more And that is for the Eid al-Fitr gratuity for the year 5719 for ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient
Baghdad Electricity Services BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES Notes 1 - This bill shall be paid ⟦...⟧ days from its date. 2 - The subscriber who ⟦...⟧ his deposited insurance in excess ⟦...⟧ after taking its course ⟦...⟧ in one place for a period of ⟦...⟧ 12 months that ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ second. 000291 Account Number | Date | Meter Registration | Monthly fee for the limit | Fils | Dinar 32 22 860 | 12 4 59 | Sequence Number 0 6 9 7 | Various prices | To | 1 - Arrears | From 311 59 4093 | Meter 3 5 2 - Special reading fee | Units supplied | 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 | This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier
67 19 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and workers for the month of 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils ⟦signature⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils ⟦signature⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Iraq 8 Fils / Republic of Iraq 2 Fils |
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: Dinar: Signature of the Collector ⟦Ali Hussein⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: -/ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦Two hundred and fifty fils⟧ For: ⟦Transportation fees for the late Khedhouri Sassoon⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Recipient's Signature
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: ⟦250⟧ Dinar: — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the aforementioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and nothing else⟧ And that is for ⟦labor costs for obtaining the health permit for the new burial ground⟧ ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧ Signature of the Recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦line⟧ Date 18 / 1 / 195 Fils Dinar 500 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one dinar and five hundred fils And that is for the fare of the funeral car numbered ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦14⟧ / ⟦2⟧ / ⟦⟧ Fils: 500 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the fee for washing the deceased Lulu Shukr Yaqub⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Thumbprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 1 / 11 / 195 Dinar: 1 Fils: 250 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount: Only: ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧ For: ⟦transportation fees for the deceased Lulu Meir⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦1470⟧ Number: Date: Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount: ⟦One Dinar and two hundred and fifty Fils⟧ Only: And that is for: ⟦Fees for obtaining the health permit for the deceased⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧ Signature of the
No 23411 (Form SP. 52) 62 KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) ⟦A⟧gent for the G. O. R. A. CASH MEMO Fill. Stn: Sheikh Omar Date: 15 / 4 / 59 | ID. | Fils Six gallons of petrol | | 600 Only | | ⟦illegible⟧ Sig. ⟦signature⟧ 13113-958-1000B
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more And that is for the transportation fee of the deceased Madin Abboud ⟦illegible fingerprint/stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient Salman ⟦...⟧