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.
Abdul Majeed Al-Kamali Baghdad - Al-Muradiya Market No. 00704 Telephone 8944 Baghdad on: 4 / 11 / 1958 Our disposal to Mr.: ⟦Abdul Sahib Al-Hakim⟧ Respectfully Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Price 500 | 2 | Malaki | 2 | 1/2 | 1 | | <del>Half</del> | | | Disposed ⟦Harun⟧ Errors and omissions are returned to both parties
Baghdad on 2 / 11 / 1958 Al-Umran Garage Managed by Sheikh Omar Street No. 215 / 240 Management 5230 Public Telephone No. 83519 Garage 7337 Supplying all car spare parts, oils, and lubricants Muhammad Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran Account statement for car number: To the honorable: The respected Israelite Community Fils | Dinar | Remarks - | 2 | Garage fees for car No. 4852 Baghdad for the month of October 1958 - | 2 | Garage fees for car No. 2256 Baghdad for the month of October 1958 - | 2 | Only six dinars and nothing else Republic of Iraq 10 Fils I received the amount of only six dinars 6 / 11 / 1958 ⟦signature⟧
Copy Number 234495 Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government Serial Number 1521 Fils/Dinar 80 Name of Department ⟦illegible⟧ 137 156 / 8722 7400 1521 Received from Mr. Levy Joseph Rosier in Fallujah in the name of The amount of half a dinar and forty fils On account of ⟦...⟧ export fees And specifically our workers and the opinion ⟦...⟧ Date 20 / 10 / ⟦...⟧ Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧ Job title ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦10⟧ / 1 / 1958 Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦...⟧ And that is for ⟦allocations for the month of October 58⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦on behalf of⟧ ⟦Aziz Saleh⟧ 146
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦line⟧ Date 27 / 1 / 1952 Fils | Dinar ⟦200⟧ | ⟦1⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred fils only⟧ And that is for ⟦car fare for transporting mud workers⟧ ⟦from Bab Al-Sharqi on the date of 27 / 1 / 52⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Telephone⟧ ⟦Adel⟧
19 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Salary list for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧ Basic Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | 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⟧ | Republic of Iraq 10 Fils
No 188323 (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 F. Stn ⟦line⟧ Station ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦...⟧ | ID. Dinar | Fils Fils ⟦Benzene/Petrol⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature 13113-958-1000B
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 9 / 1 / 1958 Fils: 700 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar and seven hundred fils⟧ And that is for ⟦driving fees for the late Habiba Al-Yaher⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Date: 20 / 1 / 1958 Number: Fils: 650 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦six hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦the fee of the female officer's attendant for the late Hasna Eliyahu⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Sayyid Zion⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number ⟦line⟧ Date 10 / 19 / 1958 Fils: 450 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount: Only: ⟦four hundred and fifty fils only⟧ For: ⟦transportation fees for the deceased Habiba Al-Bahir⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Stamp of the Hevra Kadisha Society⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 19 / 1 / 1958 Fils: 250 Dinar: — Signature of the Receiver Mansour Radhi ⟦purple thumbprint⟧
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 and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the fee for replacing the cart license from the Directorate⟧ ⟦General of Traffic⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦...⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 19⟦...⟧ Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 195⟦...⟧ Fils: 750 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦seven hundred and fifty fils⟧ For: ⟦labor fees for transporting the deceased in the street bus⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ ⟦...⟧