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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 351-375

Archival unit 351

16
⟦illegible⟧
Minutes of the Association's relations regarding
the General Assembly meeting to elect
the Board of Directors for the year 1959
Certification
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 352

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 15
Date: 25 / 1 / 195
Fils: 462
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦One dinar and four hundred and sixty-two fils⟧
For: ⟦Shroud fees⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 353

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 14
Date: / / 195
Fils: 422
Dinar: -
Signature of the collector Afrah
Afrah ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 354

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 12
Date: / / 195
Fils: -
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦one dinar and no more⟧
For: ⟦cleaning fee for the grave of the late Gurji Ezra Nathan⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦purple thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 355

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 12
Date: 1 / 1 / 195
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: ⟦...⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦wages for (guarding) watching the Karmat Khairallah cemetery⟧
⟦for the month of January⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Daoud Kim⟧
⟦Thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 356

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 11
Date:
Dinar: 2
Fils: 250
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the mentioned amount
Only ⟦two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦pickup truck fare from transport fees⟧
⟦A set of furniture from the Takia to the Ahmed Association⟧
⟦For the association for the year 1956⟧
Iraq
10
Signature of the recipient
⟦Razzaq⟧

Archival unit 357

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number ⟦10⟧
Date 17 / 1 / 195
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦...⟧ only
And that is for ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 358

9
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 359

Al-Omran Garage
Sheikh Omar Street — Opposite Al-Siba' Square Street
Telephone: 5230 and 83519 and 7337
8
Car Account List No: ⟦...⟧
To Mr.: ⟦...⟧ Respectfully
Fils | Dinar | Notes
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Fee for opening, lifting, and tightening the petrol tank with the rear wire
250 | 0 | Welding the petrol tank
250 | 1 | Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Pound
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 360

No 104837 (Form SP. 52 (Form M.M. 52)
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
Fill. Stn Station: Sa'adoon
Date Date: 11 / 1 / 1956
ID. Dinar | Fils Fils
Price of petrol coupons | --- | 200
Only |  |
Sig. Signature
⟦scribble⟧
8-958-1000B

Archival unit 361

No. ⟦line⟧ Baghdad ⟦line⟧
Dr. to ________________________
Shasha Stores
Various types of fabrics (silk, wool, linen, cottons)
Specialists in furnishing fabrics (upholstery)
Copper Bazaar No. 10/11
GENERAL MERCHANTS OF ALL KIND OF TEXTILES
(Silk, Wool, Linen, and Cottons)
Specialists in Furnishing Fabrics
Copper Bazaar (Sooq Suffafir)
11 - 10 Baghdad
Est. 1917
Telephone. 6152
( 6 )
Date | Particulars | YD | Price | I.D. | Fils
 | ⟦illegible⟧ sewing the curtains |  |  |  | 
 | Three Dinars and eight hundred and fifty Fils |  |  | 3 | 850
 | Shasha |  |  |  | 
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Received the amount in cash 20/8/57
For sewing the curtains of Rinakhana H. K.
E. & O. E.
SHASHA STORES
Proprietor

Archival unit 362

The amount spent by the municipality from today until ⟦illegible⟧
5
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
About
I received the amount of 2/600 Dinars
2017
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 363

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Dinar: 8
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 364

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 365

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the late Sion Radwan⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 366

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: 750
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 367

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: 450
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦seven hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦car fare for transporting the coffin from the Forensic Medicine to⟧
⟦the residence of the deceased, the late Sabri Rahman⟧
⟦and from his residence to the cemetery⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦Mansour Rahman⟧

Archival unit 368

List of amounts spent by Daoud Youssef for the school
mentioned
4
700 - Car driving fee for the League family ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ - Transport fee from Beersheba ⟦illegible⟧
1/250 - " " " Salam Gaza
0/450 - Fees for obtaining car licenses and the name
2/400 Car reinforcement ⟦illegible⟧
Daoud
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 369

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦Only one dinar⟧
For: ⟦Building maintenance fee for the week, Yosef Isaac Kashi⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 370

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 195 / /
Dinar: -
Fils: 250
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: Two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for: Transportation fees for the late Yusuf Levi Kashi
⟦Karim⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 371

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the late Yosef Shaoul Kashi⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman Khadhouri⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 372

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: 320
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three hundred and twenty fils and no more
And that is for the fee of processing and obtaining a burial
permit for the late Yusuf Ishaq Kashi
Signature of the recipient
Shaul ⟦...⟧
⟦Thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 373

For the network ⟦...⟧ Qubai'a ⟦...⟧
Number ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Message
⟦...⟧ Qubai'a ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Voucher Number
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 374

2
List of amounts spent by ⟦...⟧
7- Car driver's fee
6/200 Fee for transporting fees by Ezra
⟦...⟧/000 by ⟦...⟧ Ban ⟦...⟧
0/400 Fee for obtaining the burial permit by Shaul ⟦...⟧
2/100 Ban train and ten ⟦...⟧ for its fee.
Total
Fils
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 375

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: ---
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar only and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦car fare for the late Ezra Sion Shasha⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧