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Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: 24 Date: 1 / 1 / 195 Fils: Dinar: Signature of the collector ⟦on their behalf⟧
IJA 2731
Financial Records and Receipts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) and President of the Jewish Community
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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.
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12 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 | Notes Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | The Iraqi Republic 10 Fils
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22 Al-Umran Garage Sheikh Omar Street — Opposite Al-Siba' Square Street Telephone: 5230, 83519, and 7337 Car Account List No.: ⟦1035⟧ To Mr.: ⟦Burial Committee⟧ Respectfully Fils | Dinar | Notes | 3 | Car garage fees until the month of April 1959 | | Only three dinars and nothing else Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Finance Iraq Received the amount ⟦...⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 21 Date: 15 / 1 / ⟦19⟧ Fils: Dinar: 2 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦two dinars only⟧ And that is for ⟦car fare from the house to⟧ ⟦the cemetery⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 20 Date: 1 / 10 / Fils: 750 Dinar: 2 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the fee for digging a grave for the late Yosef Ezra⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦So-and-so⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 19 Date: 29 / 10 / ⟦...⟧ Fils: 500 Dinar: 2 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦Two Dinars and five hundred Fils⟧ For: ⟦Cleaning fees for the building (shrine) of Sheikh Ishaq al-Gawi for the month of October 1957⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
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Baghdad Electricity Services BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES Note: 1 - This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date. 2 - A subscriber who believes that their deposited security is excessive after having maintained a continuous supply in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment. Habr Qadisha Association Association 17/M/141 Opposite 141/27 I4049 32 22 860 I. 2 ½ 6607960 29206 Account Number: 32 22 860 Date: 59112 Meter Reading: To: Sequence 1/12 Numbered 7960 2942 From: Sequence 581213 Numbered 3872 Units Supplied: 70 Miscellaneous Charges: 1 - Arrears 2 - Special reading fee 3 - Cost of damage to the meter 4 - Transferred from your account Miscellaneous charges - see side: 875 Monthly fixed meter fee: 35 Fils: 840 Total: 875 This bill is considered ⟦...⟧ unless it is ⟦...⟧ above from ⟦...⟧ the cashier 875 G UN 02112 28 JAN 59 6 DIN 18
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. 7 Date 1 / / 250 Fils - Dinars I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦cleaning fees for the kindergarten garden⟧ Signature of the recipient 1/12 1962 ⟦Fingerprint⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 15 Date: ⟦25⟧ / 1 / 195 Fils: 472 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar and four hundred and seventy-two fils⟧ And that is for ⟦shroud and burial fees with washing⟧ ⟦12⟧ ⟦12⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Reda⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 14 Date: / / 195 Fils: 422 Dinar: - Signature of the collector Afrah Afrah ⟦...⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 12 Date: / / 195 Fils: - Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦one dinar and no more⟧ For: ⟦cleaning fee for the grave of the late Gurji Ezra Nathan⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦purple thumbprint⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: 12 Date: 1 / 1 / 195 Fils: ⟦...⟧ Dinar: ⟦...⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar only⟧ And that is for ⟦wages for (guarding) watching the Karmat Khairallah cemetery⟧ ⟦for the month of January⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Daoud Kim⟧ ⟦Thumbprint⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 11 Date: Dinar: 2 Fils: 250 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the mentioned amount Only ⟦two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦pickup truck fare from transport fees⟧ ⟦A set of furniture from the Takia to the Ahmed Association⟧ ⟦For the association for the year 1956⟧ Iraq 10 Signature of the recipient ⟦Razzaq⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number ⟦10⟧ Date 17 / 1 / 195 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above ⟦...⟧ only And that is for ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient
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9 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of ⟦line⟧ only and that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧
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Al-Omran Garage Sheikh Omar Street — Opposite Al-Siba' Square Street Telephone: 5230 and 83519 and 7337 8 Car Account List No: ⟦...⟧ To Mr.: ⟦...⟧ Respectfully Fils | Dinar | Notes ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Fee for opening, lifting, and tightening the petrol tank with the rear wire 250 | 0 | Welding the petrol tank 250 | 1 | Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils Republic of Iraq 10 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Pound ⟦illegible⟧
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No 104837 (Form SP. 52 (Form M.M. 52) KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. Khanaqin Oil Company Limited (Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the G. O. R. A. Agent for the Government Oil Refineries Administration CASH MEMO Cash Memo Fill. Stn Station: Sa'adoon Date Date: 11 / 1 / 1956 ID. Dinar | Fils Fils Price of petrol coupons | --- | 200 Only | | Sig. Signature ⟦scribble⟧ 8-958-1000B
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No. ⟦line⟧ Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Dr. to ________________________ Shasha Stores Various types of fabrics (silk, wool, linen, cottons) Specialists in furnishing fabrics (upholstery) Copper Bazaar No. 10/11 GENERAL MERCHANTS OF ALL KIND OF TEXTILES (Silk, Wool, Linen, and Cottons) Specialists in Furnishing Fabrics Copper Bazaar (Sooq Suffafir) 11 - 10 Baghdad Est. 1917 Telephone. 6152 ( 6 ) Date | Particulars | YD | Price | I.D. | Fils | ⟦illegible⟧ sewing the curtains | | | | | Three Dinars and eight hundred and fifty Fils | | | 3 | 850 | Shasha | | | | Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Received the amount in cash 20/8/57 For sewing the curtains of Rinakhana H. K. E. & O. E. SHASHA STORES Proprietor
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date / / 195 Fils | Dinar <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above ⟦Only one dinar⟧ only And that is for ⟦car driving fees for the late Sassoon Rahman⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Ali Hussein⟧
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Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦11⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 195 Fils: 250- Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦bus fare to obtain the burial permit⟧ ⟦Hussein Ramadan⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧