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.
No 451664 (Form SP-52) Khanaqin Oil Co., Ltd. KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraq Govt. CASH MEMO Cash Memo Stn. Station: ⟦Baghdad⟧ Date: ⟦10/1/1954⟧ | I.D. Dinar | Fils ⟦Gallons of Petrol⟧ | | ⟦Number 5⟧ | | | | ⟦500⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | | ⟦Petrol⟧ | | ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ | | | | ⟦500⟧ Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature
Chevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number ⟦line⟧ Date / / Fils Dinar I received from the Chevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦car fare⟧ Recipient's Signature ⟦Ali⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦195⟧ / / Fils: 250 Dinar: ⟦-⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the aforementioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the transportation fee of the deceased Zakia Munshi Yusuf⟧ ⟦Fingerprint stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient Ezra Shalom
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 only⟧ For: ⟦fees for the ritual washing of the corpse⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul⟧ ⟦thumbprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦one and a half dinars⟧ For: ⟦repair fee for the grinder of Zakia Fatiha⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Munira Sahyoun⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦1⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / ⟦1950⟧ Fils: — Dinar: 1/— I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦one dinar and no more⟧ For: ⟦driving fee for a car to transport the deceased and for condolences⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Ali Hussein⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the mentioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦membership fees regarding the driving license⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: / / Fils | Dinar 250 | — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the mentioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧ And that is for ⟦fees for the labor of washing the deceased Rashid Tawfiq⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Salman Hammoud⟧ ⟦thumbprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / Fils: 750 Dinar: — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦seven hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦cleaning fees for transporting the deceased to the hospital⟧ ⟦Fingerprint in blue ink⟧ Signature of the recipient Ezra Shalom
No 403766 ( Form SP-52 ) Khanaqin Oil Co., Ltd. KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. ( Incorporated in Great Britain ) (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraq Govt. CASH MEMO CASH MEMO Fill Stn. ⟦line⟧ Station: ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Date: Dinar I.D. | Fils | 66 Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature 64
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦108⟧ Date: 195 / / Fils: 750 Dinar: 4 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only⟧ And that is for ⟦car fees for transporting the dead⟧ ⟦for the month of May year 1957⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 107 Date: 10 / 7 / 1958 Dinar: 1/- Fils: Signature of the Receiver ⟦signature⟧ By order of disposal
Baghdad on 7 / 7 / 1958 Al-Umran Garage Sheikh Omar Street Managed by No. 215 / 240 Administration 5230 Public Telephone No. 83519 Garage 7337 Supplying and repairing all cars, lorries, and machinery Muhammad Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran Account statement for car number: To the honorable: The respected Israelite Community Fils | Dinar | Remarks - | 3 | Licenses for car No. 22565 Baghdad for the month of June 1958 - | 3 | " " " 4852 Baghdad - | 6 | Only six dinars and nothing more 10 Fils The Kingdom of Iraq I received the amount of six dinars On behalf of the garage Al- ⟦Umran⟧ Ali Sheikh
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦105⟧ Date: 20 / 1 / 1958 Fils: 200 Dinar: — Disburse Signature of the recipient The blacksmith Yaqub ⟦Faraj⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦104⟧ Date: ⟦6 / 1 /⟧ 195⟦⟧ Fils: 140 Dinar: — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦one hundred and forty fils only⟧ For: ⟦car fare to Karkh and Sheikh Ma'ruf on the occasion of the funeral service⟧ ⟦Abdul Mubarak⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 102 Date: 6 / 1 / 1958 Fils: ⟦...⟧ Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one dinar only And that is for ⟦wages⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦on behalf of⟧ Aziz Saleh
19 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧ 19 Nominal Salary (Fils/Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils/Dinar) | Allowances (Fils/Dinar) | Total (Fils/Dinar) | Deductions (Fils/Dinar) | Received (Fils/Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Salim Abboud Kabbay⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | 500 | 7 | ⟦Naji Habib⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Daoud Youssef⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | 000 | 12 | ⟦Bashir Shukr⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Shaul Youssef⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Daoud Nassim⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Salim Yaqub⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | 000 | 6 | ⟦Nazla Shaul⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦On behalf of her late husband Shamoun⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 500 | 5 | ⟦Husni Shahin⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Issa Cohen⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦29⟧ / ⟦6⟧ / 195⟦8⟧ Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount: Only: ⟦One Dinar⟧ For: ⟦Car maintenance fee for the month of June until July⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Ali Hussein⟧