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 726-750
Page 729
Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Distribution List
Installment | Fourth 1957 | |
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: 990
Address: 147/ Rusafa
Subscription Number: 9478
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
And upon its expiration, a notice is given for the necessity of payment within 7 days, after which the supply will be cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Page 730
The first zone: located within a circle with a radius of 8 kilometers from the Clock Tower
The second zone: located outside the first zone and within a circle with a radius of 15 kilometers
The third zone: located outside the circle with a radius of 15 kilometers from the Clock Tower
Monthly flat fees for houses and public shops | Small (1) Fils | Medium (2) Fils | Large (3) Fils | ⟦...⟧ (1) Fils | ⟦...⟧ (2) Fils
First Zone | 180 | 220 | 270 | 440 | 540
Second Zone | 270 | 330 | 400 | 660 | 810
Third Zone | 360 | 440 | 540 | 880 | 1080
Copy of Article 22 of the Baghdad Water Supply Authority orders: anyone who occupies
premises supplied with water without informing the Authority before occupancy shall be responsible for all
⟦water fees⟧ due on the premises, and in case of non-payment, the supply will be cut off and not restored
unless all debts are paid, restoration procedures are completed, and the prescribed fees are paid
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Page 734
AL-KHAIRIYAH PRESS
ESTABLISHED 1929
Baghdad-Iraq
Telephone 5 7 8 3
Al-Khairiyah Press
Established in 1929
Aqad al-Kana'is near (Latin Church)
Shop No. 177/9
Telephone: 5783
No: 002610
Baghdad on: 21 / 2 / 57
To: Hebra Qadisha Society
Particulars | I D. | Fils
Cost of printing 200 meeting attendance books | | 750
" " 200 " quorum not reached | | 750
One and a half Dinars | 1 | 500
⟦signature⟧
⟦faded blue circular stamp⟧
Al-Khairiyah Press
Baghdad
⟦revenue stamp with portrait of King Faisal II, 10 Fils⟧
Press Management
Page 735
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Date / / 195
To the Honorable and Respected Gentleman
After greetings
You are requested to attend at the headquarters of the Israeli Community Presidency in Baghdad at
o'clock on the day of
Corresponding to / / 195 to hold a meeting of the General Assembly
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Hevra Kadisha Association
⟦illegible⟧
Page 736
Hevra Kadisha Association
In Baghdad
Date / / 195
⟦195⟧
To the Honorable and Respected Gentleman
After greetings
Since a quorum was not reached for the General Assembly meeting of the association
on the date / / 195, and based on Article Nine of
the association's internal bylaws, please attend at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish
Community in Baghdad at the hour of
on the day corresponding to / / 195 to hold the General Assembly meeting
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
President of the Hevra Kadisha Association
Page 738
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦195⟧ / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible signature/stamp⟧
Page 739
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 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 ⟦washing fees for the late Daoud Abboud⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman Abboud⟧
⟦thumbprint⟧
Page 740
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils Dinar
250-
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦washing fees for the late Daoud Salem Abboud⟧
Signature of the recipient
Page 741
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦/ / 195⟧
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦our membership fees regarding obtaining the health permit⟧
⟦Fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Shakir⟧
Page 742
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 17
Date 16 / 1 / 195
250 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and one dinar⟧
And that is for ⟦Saturday cleaning wages⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Arif Najm⟧
⟦Thumbprint⟧
Page 743
Daoud Ezra Menashi
Stationery Seller - Bank Street
2
Baghdad on / / 19
Respected .................
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦250⟧ | | ⟦Three notebooks ...⟧
| | ⟦The amount ...⟧
| | ⟦illegible⟧
Page 744
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 15
Date: 1 / 1 / 195
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦fees for transporting bodies from Babel and burying them⟧
⟦Special⟧
⟦For⟧
Signature of the recipient
Page 746
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number 12
Date / / 195
150 Fils Dinar
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the transport fee of the installation by⟧
⟦the car numbered ⟦illegible⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient
Yaqub
Page 747
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦24⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
only ⟦line⟧
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Page 748
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No:
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Receiver's Signature
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 749
Al-Hilal Store
Haj Hussein
Baghdad - Ghazi Street - Near Al-Shorja
Telephone 85993
For renting chairs, tables, and porcelain
⟦11⟧
Chairs and tables
and porcelain
for rent
Al-Hilal Store
King Ghazi Street near Al-Shorja
Amount Fils | Amount Dinar | Type of Item | Quantity | Price | Notes
400 | - | Table rental | | |
200 | - | Porterage | | |
600 | - | | | |
To the Mosaic Community
13/2/58
I have received the amount written above for the rental of the items listed in this list
from Mr. ⟦line⟧
And for that I have signed.
Note: Please pay the full fees in advance, and please pay the porcelain insurance in advance
⟦signature⟧
Page 750
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 more than necessary after having an uninterrupted supply in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
32 22 860 | 9 8 ⟦58⟧ | 7960 | | |
| | 5712 | For the meter | 35 |
Various prices | | 2248 | | |
1 - Arrears | | at a rate of 16 fils | | |
2 - Special reading fee | | at a rate of 12 fils | | |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter | | at a rate of 10 fils | | |
4 - Transferred from your account | | Various prices - see side | Total | 729 |
739
I.D. Dinar
PAID
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
13 JAN 58
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier