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.
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 77 Date: / / 195 Fils: ⟦500⟧ Dinar: ⟦7⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦seven dinars and five hundred fils⟧ For: ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
76 ⟦line⟧ I received from the Hebra Kadisha Association An amount of -/5 Dinars in total For the expenses of <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the appeal lawsuit And for that reason I signed. The Lawyer Lawyer Yousef Werji Disbursed for them 4/12
⟦illegible⟧ The Rabbi ⟦...⟧ Aleppo 2
Details of the subsistence of the servant of the ⟦...⟧ defunct The Israelite Community Dinar | Fils | Details | Paragraph 7 | 000 | Extracting a ⟦...⟧ permit from ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 1 2 | 000 | List of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ (No. 85) | 2 2 | 000 | ⟦...⟧ (Lorena Double) Receipt No. 1788 | 3 1 | 554 | Al-Sulayman list dated 1958/2/24 | 4 3 | 000 | Force diaries according to the receipt numbered ⟦...⟧ | 5 1 | 000 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Receipt No. 849 | 6 2 | 000 | In the name of ⟦...⟧ the force according to the receipt dated 1958/1/1 | 7 2 | 000 | Transport fees (according to the attached telephone list) | 8 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Louis ⟦...⟧ | 9 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 10 2 | 250 | Wood list for setting up chairs and fixing ⟦...⟧ in Al-Rashid Street | 11 2 | 400 | Foundations reached according to list No. 218 dated 1958/2/22 | 12 2 | 150 | General according to receipt 252 dated 1958/2/21 | 13 1 | 540 | Fees for old broken bricks | 14 1 | 750 | Guide and debris removal | 15 2 | 800 | ⟦...⟧ amount paid to Al-Sulayman according to insurance receipt 58/2/2 | 16 7 | 000 | Advance according to receipt dated 1958/2/7 and 1958/2/9 | 17 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Lorena accumulation | 18 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Painting fees | 19 ⟦...⟧ | 700 | Palace of Slaves | 20 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | List of ⟦...⟧ - until 1/31 | 21 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Fees for making the curtain | 22 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ according to receipt No. 674 | 23 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Transporting the returned furniture | 24 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Advances for recording the mentioned amounts | 25 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Sadat ⟦...⟧ | 26 ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Total amounts spent on ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 27 Received the amounts in the value of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 429 571
⟦ Municipality of the Capital ⟧ Book Number 460 Number 22960 ⟦ Engineering Department Receipt ⟧ Collector ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad on ⟦...⟧ We present the list of account for materials supplied to you as explained below, please kindly settle it and remain in our regards Date | Details | Price Dinar | Price Fils | Cost Dinar | Cost Fils | ⟦Value of⟧ 1200 bricks | 12 | --- | 14 | 400 | 400 porcelain tiles | | 12 | 4 | 800 | 20 bags of cement | | 750 | 15 | 000 | Only thirty-four dinars and two hundred fils and no more | | | 34 | 200 <del>⟦scribble⟧</del> Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties Recipient's signature
Al-Wannas Brick Factory Owned by Mahmoud Wannas Al-Kinani and Partners Shammash Building - Al-Rashid Street Management Telephone 7593 Baghdad on: 27 / 2 / 1958 Number: 07739 Buyer's Name: Engineer Saleh ⟦...⟧ Received on this date via the carrier: ⟦...⟧ Owner of the vehicle numbered: 18082 the bricks detailed below Quantity | Type | Remarks 2000 | Sand-lime | ⟦...⟧ Only two thousand sand-lime bricks Signature of the buyer or their representative ⟦signature⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Al-Wannas Brick Factory Owners: Mahmoud Wannasi Al-Kinani and Partners Shammash Building - Al-Rashid Street Administration Phone: 7593 Baghdad on: 22 / 2 / 1958 Number: 07742 Buyer Name: ⟦The Jewish Lay Council⟧ Received on this date via carrier: ⟦Raham⟧ Owner of vehicle number: ⟦18087⟧ Quantity | Type | Notes 2000 | White ⟦Double⟧ | ⟦Tiles⟧ Only ⟦Two thousand double white bricks⟧ ⟦The Jewish Cemetery⟧ Signature of the buyer or their representative ⟦signature⟧ ⟦stamp⟧
Telephone Number ( ) Kurji Daoud Shammash Dealer in Construction Materials Invoice No. ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on 22 / 4 / 1958 Al-Siba' Square - Baghdad Subject: The Islamic Cemetery To the respected Engineer Mr. Saleh Yousef Fils | Dinar | Type of Materials | Quantity | Length | Foot | Kilo | Ton | Price | Remarks 899 | 72 | I-beam 2 x 5 | 12 | 20.2 | 242 | 984 | | 51 | 1419 | | " 4 x 7 | 2 | 22 | 66 | 465 | | ⟦17899⟧ | 51 | | | | | | 1449 | 1 | | 1449 500 | 1 | Transport fees to the shop | | | | | | | 1245 | | Cartage | | | | | | | 242 299 | 75 | | | | | | | | 405 Only seventy-five Dinars and 299 Fils 1015 572 984/5 984/5 66 72 122 462 475/2 I received the materials shown above and accepted them against any defect Omissions and errors are subject to correction by both parties ⟦illegible⟧
Warehouse in Al-Sabaa 87418 STEEL STOCKHOLDERS Construction Materials Traders Date: Baghdad ⟦1956/1/2⟧ Messrs.: Mr. Engineer Saleh Al-Khudairi Particulars | I.D. | Fils Price of iron pipe size 4 knots length ⟦...⟧ feet by Major ⟦...⟧ | 25 | 000 ⟦...⟧ on ⟦...⟧ review and reconcile with ⟦...⟧ on its total | | Twenty-five Dinars and three hundred Fils: 25/300 | | The required amount has been paid, please | 25 | 300 ⟦Signature⟧ Dinars 25/300 (Twenty-five Dinars and three hundred Fils) Signature
Shop Telephone 87240 Construction Materials Shop Owned by Musallam Tahir No. 0949 Nuri al-Said Street - Al-Sour District - Opposite the new Government Press building Baghdad on: 20 - 4 - 1958 Work site: Jewish Community Cemetery Dear: Respectable Engineer Subhi Yusuf Cost Fils | Cost Dinars | Price Fils | Price Dinars | Details | Date ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | | | Balance | 800 | 2 | | | Two trucks of river sand equivalent to 4 cubic meters | 11/4/958 500 | 15 | | | 40 bags of cement | " 800 | 2 | | | Two trucks of river sand | 12/4 750 | 7 | | | 20 bags of cement | " 750 | 29 | | | Twenty-three dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only | 500 | 15 | | | 40 bags of cement (mentioned in the previous list) | 14/4/958 250 | 45 | | | Total | Errors and omissions excepted Recipient's signature
Al-Baldawi Workshop For the manufacture of iron doors, windows, railings, and all types of blacksmithing Hamza Mohsen Al-Khalidiya Street, Al-Siba' Square, Al-Tamimi Building No. 8D — 134 Telephone Number 83125 Baghdad on: 6 / 4 / 1958 To Mr.: ⟦The Mosaic Community⟧ respected Fils | Dinar | Number | Height Inch | Height Foot | Width Inch | Width Foot | Total Sq Foot | Price | Type | Notes | ⟦91⟧ | | | ⟦12⟧ | | ⟦64⟧ | ⟦184⟧ | ⟦500⟧ | | ⟦500⟧ | | | | | | | | | ⟦Labor fee⟧ | ⟦500⟧ | | | | | | | | | ⟦Fee for moving the ground door⟧ | | ⟦24⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦Security lock for the gate door⟧ | Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties
Abdul Hussein Mohsen Shop For the sale of construction materials Abu Saifayn Street No: 8 Locality: Baghdad on: 20 - 8 - 195⟦8⟧ Honorable: Head of the Jewish Community Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Number | Length | Size | Foot | Weight 000 | 2 | ⟦Total⟧ Plate | | | | | 54 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 70 Only two dinars and eight hundred fils and no more ⟦signature_scribble⟧ Signature Abdul Hussein Errors and omissions excepted