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IJA 2731

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

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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 English Translation, Pages 126-150

Archival unit 126

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 195 / /
Fils: 500
Dinar: 3
Republic of Iraq
10
Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the

Archival unit 127

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 128

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees for the month of
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧ |

Archival unit 129

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 118
Date: / / 195
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 130

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Cut-off List
Number 17
Year 1959
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: Rahmin
Amount: 990
Address: 147/7M Rusafa
Subscription Number: 9478
2
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 flow is cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 131

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
116
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15
days from its date.
2 - The subscriber who ⟦believes⟧ that
their deposited security is excessive
⟦...⟧ after it has been in effect without interruption
in one location for a period of no less than
12 months, should apply for a second assessment.
Haboub Ladina Association
Association 141/17
Opposite 141/27
6607960 I4049
24 22 860
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
860 22 34 | 13 7 59 | Serial | Numbered | 7960 |  |  |
Various prices |  | To 20 7 4395 | For meter 35 |  |  |
1 - Arrears |  | From 613 59 4355 |  |  |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | Units supplied |  |  |  |
3 - Cost of damage to meter |  | At a price of 16 fils |  | 480 |  |
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils |  |  |  |
 |  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  |  |
 |  | Various prices - see side |  |  |  |
 |  | Total |  | 515 |  |
FILE
NCR
⟦...⟧ PARAGON LONDON

Archival unit 132

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 114
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 133

112
Mr. Secretary
Based on the request of the respected Mutasarrifate
to organize a receipt for the amount of five Dinars
received as the value of the inspection fees
conducted on the piece numbered ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧
I have organized the mentioned check and request its approval and dispatch
in view of completing the encroachment transaction in ⟦the neighborhood⟧ ⟦...⟧
Thank you in advance.
Accountant
Amount 299784 B
Date 4/8/959
The Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Treasurer
Accountant

Archival unit 134

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

Archival unit 135

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 112
Date: / / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 143

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
1
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 146

111
69
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers for the month of
Nominal Salary - Fils | Nominal Salary - Dinar | Cost of Living Allowance - Fils | Cost of Living Allowance - Dinar | Allowances - Fils | Allowances - Dinar | Total - Fils | Total - Dinar | Deductions - Fils | Deductions - Dinar | Received - Fils | Received - Dinar | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Salim Abboud Kabbay |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Naji Abboud |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Abboud |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Salim Shamoun | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Akram Tawfiq |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Khazaal Shamoun |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nazem ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 147

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 148

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 110
Date: / / 195
Fils: 900
Dinar: 6
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 149

109
Statement of the Mahri regarding the late Arif Ahmed Zadan
Car driver's fee ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ by the barman ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the benzine ⟦illegible⟧ the service
⟦illegible⟧ the situation ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ riyals and five hundred fils ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the amount
⟦illegible⟧ 500
⟦illegible⟧ riyals and five hundred

Archival unit 150

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 1959
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧