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 2119 Number: Date: / / 195 Fils | Dinar <del>750</del> 500 | I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧ And that is for ⟦fee for publishing a condolence announcement⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦fingerprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦illegible purple smudge⟧ Number: Date: ⟦9⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 195⟦9⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦Two hundred and fifty fils only⟧ For: ⟦Car fare for transporting the funeral of the late⟧ ⟦Salman Amin Ezekiel⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul Rahim⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: 195 / / Fils: 500 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the aforementioned amount Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the washing fee of the late Gharib Abboud Fahd⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Fingerprint⟧ Ezra
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 108 Date: 26 / 7 / 1959 Fils: 500 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ 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
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 107 Date: 1 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 2 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦one and a half dinars⟧ And that is for: ⟦burial fee for the fetus belonging to the daughter of Shaul the Carpenter⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number 106 Date 12 / 7 / 1959 500 Fils 2 Dinars I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only two dinars and five hundred fils and no more And that is for the value and fee of engraving a (marble) memorial stone for the grave of the late Saleh Yehuda ⟦Tshali⟧ Signature of the recipient Shukri Hattab
Abdul Majeed Al-Kamali Baghdad - Al-Muradiya Market No. 001626 Telephone 7944 502 Baghdad on: 12 / 7 / 1959 Our invoice to Mr.: Respectable Hebra Association Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Price 500 | 2 | Bedspread | 2 | | 1250 | | Only two dinars and five hundred fils and no more | | | ⟦Hose⟧ Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 104 Date: / / 195 Fils: 750 Dinar: 2 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦prayers in the church on the occasion of the death of⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 102 Date: 8 / 1 / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one and a half Dinars And that is for the amount spent by me for the burial of the child Hanina Daughter of Naeem Murad on account 52 by the digging consignment Signature of the recipient ⟦thumbprint⟧
102 List of amounts spent for the school ⟦illegible⟧ Car driver's fee ⟦illegible⟧ Porterage fee to Salman ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Fee for Anis Shaul to obtain the casting permit officially Only riyals, four hundred, and two fils ⟦illegible⟧ Ezouri <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> I received the above amount ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 12/2/51
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 2 / 7 / 1959 Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: 1 Received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one dinar ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for the maintenance fee for the late Saliha Haron Dabi ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Number: Date: 2 / 7 / 1959 Dinar: 2 Fils: 500 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦two dinars and five hundred fils⟧ And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the late Salha Haroun Dunya⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Salman Adel⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date 2 / 7 / 1959 Fils | Dinar 250 | - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only two hundred and fifty And that is for our fees for obtaining the burial permit of the deceased Salha Haroun Warzan Signature of the recipient Raouf Bahr
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Number: Date: 1 / 7 / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one hundred and fifty⟧ And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the patient Saliha Haroun Khadouri⟧ Khadouri Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦984⟧ Number: Date: 5 / 7 / 195 Fils | Dinar 500 | ⟦1⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one and a half dinars⟧ And that is for ⟦driving license fee⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Nouri Shamoun⟧
No. 67969 (Form S.P. 52 ٥٢ استمارة م.م) KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. Khanaqin Oil Company Limited (Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the G. O. R. A. Agent for the Government Oil Refineries Administration CASH MEMO Cash Memo Station: Fill Date: Date Fils Fils | ID. Dinar ⟦illegible⟧ | Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 100 Date: 10 / 7 / 1959 Fils: 400 Dinar: 4 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ cars on the day of the death of ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Car Company ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient
Sheikh Omar Garage Washing, lubrication, painting and repair of all types of cars Date 20 / 6 / 1959 Telephone 7337 To the respected Jewish Community Fils | Dinar | Details ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Garage fees for ⟦Land Rover⟧ car No. 22565 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Garage fees for ⟦Land Rover⟧ ⟦4561⟧ 500 | 0 | Washing and lubricating the car 625 | 0 | Changing the engine oil ⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦Garage fees for car ...⟧ 125 | 7 | Only seven dinars and one hundred and twenty-five fils I, the undersigned, have received the above-mentioned amount for garage fees, washing, lubricating the car, and changing the oil, and as proof I have given this receipt On behalf of the owner of Sheikh Omar Garage Republic of Iraq 8 Fils 99 Recorded Received
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 98 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 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⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting in background⟧
Iraq Post Republic of Iraq 8 Fils
Iraq Post Republic of Iraq 10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ Kingdom of Iraq Ministry of Education ⟦illegible⟧ Kingdom of Iraq Ministry of Finance ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 8 ⟦illegible⟧
97 19 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and workers for the month of 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 | | | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 10 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 8 Fils⟧ ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 2 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 8 Fils⟧ ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 2 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 8 Fils⟧ ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 2 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 8 Fils⟧ ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 2 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 10 Fils⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp: Iraqi Republic 10 Fils⟧ |
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 96 Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 2 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