Description
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.
AI en Translation, Pages 626-650
Page 626
Al-Tasahul Warehouse
Brothers Lafta Mohammed & Abed Mohammed
No. 0253
Lafta Mohammed & Abed Mohammed
For the sale of all carpentry materials, doors and windows, Abu Seifein district No. 74 and 9 / 149
Shop Phone 88763
Date: 27 / 8 / 1958
Mr.: ⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧
Respectable:
Fils Fils | Dinars I.D. | Price Price | Particulars Particulars | Size Size | Weight Weight | Qty Qty
150 | 1 | | Arrival of poles | 2/3 | | 6
| | | Only one dinar and one hundred and fifty fils | | |
⟦Lafta⟧
Total 1150
I have received the materials listed above in full
Errors and omissions are subject to correction for both parties
Page 627
Paint Shop
Master Yahya Khudair Al-Baqqal
Ghazi Street - Ras Abu Saifain
Baghdad on 2 / 3 / 1958
Telephone « »
Mr. Saleh Yousef Faqra Al-Barr
Respectfully
Fils | Dinar | Details | Price | Kilo | Huqqa
900 | 9 | Kilni ⟦illegible⟧
Special black for Shammaz
⟦...⟧ | 250 | |
900 | 9 | | | |
Page 628
The Israelite Community ⟦in Basra⟧
Fils | Dinar | |
000 | 4 | Holiday curtains | 2/7/958
200 | 3 | Curtains 8 | 2/9/958
200 | 7 | |
Treasurer
Al-Hajj Hamza Muhammad
Page 629
Al-Zawraa Factory for the Production of Artistic Gypsum
Owned by Ibrahim Abbas Al-Bayati
Ghazi Street near Hanoun Market, Telephone 6341
Order List No: 79
Date: 8 / 2 / 1958
For the work of: The Israeli Community, Cemetery Alo work
Value Fils Dinar | Ton | Bag | Price Fils Dinar | Remarks | Voucher No.
9 200 | 8 | 80 | 1150 | Sheikh Omar Street Cemetery | ⟦illegible⟧
Total | 9 200 | 8 | 80
Received:
Remaining: 9 200
Page 630
Al-Zawraa Factory for the Production of Artistic Gypsum
Owned by Ibrahim Abbas Al-Bayati and the heirs of Abbas Al-Bayati
Ghazi Street - Near Hanoun Market - Telephone - 6341
Number: 000228
Tipper:
Ton: 8
Bag:
Received from Al-Zawraa Factory for the Production of Artistic Gypsum:
Only: Eight tons of gypsum and nothing else
By car numbered: 2226
Accompanied by the driver: Khairi
To the shop located at: Sheikh Omar Street, Jewish Cemetery
For the work of Mr.: Al-Khairi Saleh, the Israelite community
Date: 3 / 3 / 1958
Recipient
⟦signature⟧
Work of Allah Alwan
Page 631
Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
72
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/17
Opposite 141/27
6607960 14049
29406 22 22 860
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes their deposited security is excessive after continuous consumption in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Account Number: 22 22 860 | Date: 8 8 58
Registration of Meter No. 7960
To: 2544 | Sequence: 48
From: 2504 | 310 58
Units Supplied: 40
At a price of 16 fils ⟦line⟧ 640
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
Various charges - see side
Monthly fixed fee for the meter: 35
Total: 675
Various charges
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
This bill is considered unpaid unless stamped above by the cashier
675
14049
0201
9-APR-58
Page 632
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 76
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195
Fils: 450
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient: ⟦illegible⟧
Page 634
Accounting 37 A
Notary Public of South Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
Soldier Number: 308515
Serial Number: 1449
Department Name: 79
Fils/Dinar: 46 - / 750
Received from: Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri on behalf of the community
Amount: One Dinar and seven hundred and fifty Fils
On account of: Stamp duty
Date: 24 / 4 / 958
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Receipts for money collected for the government
69
Page 635
Volume Number 208509
Accounting 7
Receipts in Dirhams obtained for the government
⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
29
Page 638
Baghdad on 1 / 5 / 1958
68
Sheikh Omar Street
No. 215 / 240
Al-Umran Garage
Managed by
Muhammad Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Administration 5230
General 83519
Garage 7337
Account statement for car No. ........
To the honorable Mr. of the Mosaic Community
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
--- | 2 | Garage fees for the month of March 1958
--- | 2 | Garage fees for the month of April 1958
--- | 2 | ⟦illegible⟧ 1958
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10 FILS
Al-Umran Garage
Amount received
⟦signature⟧
Page 640
Form No. M. A. M. (2) B
Directorate
Baghdad District Public Water Supply Service
Number 15/14
Date 18 / 3 / 1958
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
<del>67</del>
8-line switchboard
89761
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Repair fees for ⟦water meter⟧
Please kindly pay 825 fils according to the attached list numbered
19/1874, for the repair fees of the water meter numbered 6511882
installed on the cemetery water line, whose external parts were found broken,
which forced us to replace it with meter number 6512481 on 25 / 1 / 1958.
The reading of the new meter at the time of installation was zero. Please note this and advise
the competent authorities not to allow anyone to tamper with it.
⟦151⟧
Director General
and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Copy to: -
Chief Revenue Observer, Serial 916 / H
Attachments - 1 List
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
DA
Page 641
Form No. ⟦...⟧ (52)
67 Paper
Number: 1874
Directorate: 19
Water Supply Administration for the Baghdad General Area
To ⟦...⟧ the Jews
As a result of the inspection carried out on the meter numbered ⟦...⟧ of type ⟦...⟧
Installed in the premises registered with us in your name numbered ⟦...⟧ located in the neighborhood of ⟦...⟧
According to the inspection report numbered 726 and dated 19 / 2 / 1958, it was found that
Some of its parts need replacement as they have become unfit for use as a result of
Negligence in maintaining it, and the repair fees have reached ⟦...⟧ Dinars and 800 Fils
Hoping you will take the necessary steps to pay them within fifteen days from the date of this notice
While taking the necessary measures to preserve the meter and not allowing any tampering with it.
26 March 1958
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Water Supply Administration for the Baghdad Area
The amount will be recorded in the register ( ) on page ( )
Page 643
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | |
Salaries of the Old Cemetery Guards
⟦Seven revenue stamps, each featuring a portrait and the text '10 Fils'⟧
⟦illegible markings in top right corner⟧
Page 645
Record Number 50772
Serial Number 57
State Funds Collection Receipt
⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
- | 75 | Property Tax No. 1/14 | Previous |
- | 15 | 191 | Previous |
- | 90 | According to check 860380 dated 20 / 2 / 1957 | Current 1957 |
I have received from: The Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling: Ninety Dinars and - Fils
Date: 20 / 2 / 1957
Signature of the Collector: ⟦Signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦Signature/Stamp⟧
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
Page 646
Volume Number 50772
State Funds Collection Receipt
Serial Number (56)
Department ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
450 | - | Income Tax No. 17 / 141 on 2 / 2 / 81 | Previous |
150 | - | = = = = Case ⟦illegible⟧ | |
600 | - | According to receipt 16185 on 21 / 2 / 1981 | |
I have received from: The Israelite Community
The amount written above, totaling: Six hundred fils
Date: 21 / 2 / 1981
Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Number ⟦...⟧
Page 648
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 64
Date: 10 / 2 / 1958
Fils: 200
Dinar: 2
Only: Two dinars and two hundred fils
And that is for: Repair fees for ⟦the embankment⟧ for the eastern side of the old cemetery, in accordance with the decision of the ⟦Association's⟧ Administrative Committee dated 25 / 2 / 58, based on the reference from the ⟦Kanaan⟧ Irrigation Directorate
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Page 649
62
Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - ⟦...⟧ this bill must be paid within 15 days from
its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is more than necessary after having a continuous
supply in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Habr Qadisha Society
Society 141/17 M
Opposite 141/27
I. 2 ½ 6607960 T4049
29206 32 22 860
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
32 22 860 | 28 3 10 | Sequence 8 Numbered 58 2 | 7960 | |
Various charges | | From 3454 to ⟦...⟧ | For the meter | 35 |
1 - Arrears | | Units supplied | | |
2 - Special reading fee | | At a price of 16 fils | | |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter | | At a price of 12 fils | | |
4 - Transferred from your account | | At a price of 10 fils | | |
| | Various charges - see side | | |
Total | | | | 825 |
.835
00182 CK M
30-MAR-58
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
⟦illegible⟧