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IJA 2731

Financial Records and Receipts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) and President of the Jewish Community

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.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 2731
Item Number: 9494
Date: Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages: Arabic
Keywords: Society of Water, Financial, Chart, Illustration, Employment, Burial Society, Newspaper, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, File Folder, Thumbprint, Typed, Accounting, Ministry of Petroleum, Electricity Bill, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Office of Telephone Administration, Receipts, Ink Stamps, Letterhead, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, President of the Jewish Community, Burial, Al-Zamān, Correspondence, Annotation, Khanaqin, Handwritten, Revenue Stamps

AI en Translation, Pages 751-775

Page 751

Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Hevra Kadisha Society:
Baghdad:
Number: 8
Date: ⟦195⟧ / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only:
And that is for:
Signature of the recipient
⟦24⟧

Page 753

Hevra Kadisha Association:
Baghdad:
Number: ⟦28⟧
Date: ⟦1⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 19
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only:
And that is for:
Signature of the recipient:

Page 754

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: (8) B
Date: ⟦/ / 195⟧
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦Two hundred and fifty fils⟧
For: ⟦Kindergarten transportation fees⟧
⟦Saleh⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 755

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 8 (A)
Date: 195 / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 756

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number (8) ⟦16⟧
Date: ⟦195⟧ / /
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 757

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: <del>⟦(51)⟧</del>
Fils:
Dinar:
Date: / / 195
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦Ali Hussein⟧
Signature of Recipient

Page 759

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 7
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / / 19
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of Recipient

Page 760

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
No.: 7
Date: 195 / /
Fils: 250
Dinar:
Received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 762

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 7
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I have received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 764

Chevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 5
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Chevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧

Page 765

4
Al-Hilal Store
Owned by Sabri Al-Haj Hussein
Baghdad - Ghazi Street - Near Al-Shorja
Telephone 85993
For renting chairs, tables, and porcelain
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 |  | Side tables | 10 |  |
400 |  | Ashtrays | 10 |  | 1/5
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> |  | <del>Bundles received ⟦illegible⟧</del> |  |  |
I have received the amount written above for the rental of the items listed in this
From Mr. President of the Jewish Community
And for that I have signed.
Note: Please pay the full fees in advance and please pay the porcelain insurance

Page 766

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount:
Only:
For:
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 767

No 215287
(Form SP-52) 52 (Form M.M.)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
Agent for the Iraqi Government
ALWIYAH
FUEL
Filling Station
CASH MEMO / Cash Ticket
Fill. Stn ⟦line⟧ Station ⟦Alwiyah⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 5/8/58
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
Pure Gasoline
485
Fils
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature
⟦signature⟧