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.
56 07 No. 000529 Al-Zaman Newspaper (Order List) Date: 22 / 2 / 1958 To: The Honorable Jewish Community Fils | Dinar In reference to letter ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ dated ⟦line⟧ Please kindly pay the publication fee for the rental advertisement Tapu Plot 217, Karrada District Sheikh for 18, 19, and 21 / 2 / 58 Total | Per Issue | Price | Per Node | Node | Fils 4 | | 12 | | 250 | 3 - Only three Dinars and nothing else Al-Zaman Newspaper The Manager Baghdad
55 ⟦line⟧ List ⟦illegible⟧ about ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ the car Transport fare ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195⟦illegible⟧ Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦maintenance fees for the water tanker⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦three hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the cleaning fee of the deceased Ephraim Shlot⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Salman Mahmoud⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1950 Fils: 250 Dinar: -/ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦the cub of the late Ephraim Benjamin Shlomo Ibrahim⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Yaqub Babai⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 11 / 1 / 1950 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 ⟦the washing fee of the late Ephraim Shaul⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Eliyahu Shaul⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / ⟦50⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils only⟧ And that is for ⟦fees for repairing the door of the health workshop for the deceased⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature of the receiver ⟦...⟧
List of expenses from Al-Mahriyah ⟦illegible⟧ 54 1/000 Fare for the car driver Ali ⟦illegible⟧ 0/500 Additional laundry fee ⟦illegible⟧ 0/250 Transport fees by Yaqub Yashi 1/250 " " Salman ⟦illegible⟧ 0/250 " " Aziz Shalom 0/250 " Request for health paper ended 2/900 Dinar installment ⟦illegible⟧ Decided ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1950/7/27
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / ⟦85⟧ Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦One Dinar Only⟧ And that is for: ⟦Cemetery cleaning fees for the month of November ⟦1985⟧⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦Ali Muhammad⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦blue ink stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / Fils: 850 Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils only⟧ For: ⟦transportation fees for the late Samiha⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Salman Muhammad⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 350 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only three hundred and fifty fils And that is for the transport of the late Samira Shamoun on the date 2/8/57 ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient Ezra Shalom ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦10⟧ / / ⟦...⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: - 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 ⟦our labor fees in bringing the health paper for the patient⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Farouk Saleh⟧
52 List of expenses for the school ⟦illegible⟧ Wages for the car driver Ali ⟦illegible⟧ Wages for the building laundry Sarah Yamin Wages for moving the witness's house, ⟦illegible⟧ Street ⟦illegible⟧ Salman Alwan Wages for cleaning the health workshop drain ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Rima ⟦illegible⟧ Rayhana ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Ali ⟦illegible⟧ I received the above-mentioned amount ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦one dinar only⟧ And that is for ⟦driving fees for transporting the deceased Saliha⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 19 Fils: 500 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: 1 / 1 / 10 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 ⟦transportation fee for the body of the late Saleh ⟦...⟧ Gabbay⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Al-Nasser ⟦...⟧⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦92⟧ Date: 1 / ⟦...⟧ / 19⟦...⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the late Saliha Naeem Cohen⟧ Signature of the recipient Salman ⟦Khalaf⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: ⟦139⟧ Date: ⟦11 / 1 / ⟧ 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 ⟦cleaning fees for the door and the room of the grave⟧ ⟦the very old one⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧
Abdul Majeed Al-Kamali Baghdad - Al-Muradiya Market 54 Baghdad on: 16 / 2 / 1958 Telephone: 7944 Number: 3325 Itemized to Mr.: Jam'iyat Hebra Qaddish, Respected Fils | Dinar | Type of Good | Length | Yard | Price 500 | 2 | ⟦Ebriyayati⟧ Muslin | 7 | 40 | - 500 | 2 | Taffeta Receipt | | | 10 | | Stamps | | | 510 | 2 | | | | Iraq 10 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ Errors and omissions excepted
51 Al-Hajj Muhammad Ja'far Salih Al-Shakarji Shorja - Baghdad - No. 158/99 Baghdad on: 16 / 2 / 1958 The Honorable: Sharif of the Girls' Charitable Society Respected: Fils | Dinar | Details 150 | 1 | Rose water, 2 bottles at the price of | | one hundred and fifty fils per bottle | | Equals one dinar and fifty fils Al-Hajj Muhammad Ja'far Salih Al-Shakarji ⟦line⟧ Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties
20 500/ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ On account of constructing a porch in the cemetery, so the total amount received by the engineer Mr. Saleh ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ became 700/ Dinars. Refrained from paying ⟦illegible⟧ the committee to pay the price at the time of disbursement, a certificate for the builder Abu Al-Ali. ⟦signature⟧ 7/4/50 ⟦illegible⟧ the check in the amount of ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars.
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: 46 Date: / / 195 Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and workers for the month of 48 19 Nominal Salary (Fils Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils Dinar) | Allowances (Fils Dinar) | Total (Fils Dinar) | Deductions (Fils Dinar) | Received (Fils Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | ⟦stamp⟧ | Salaries of the New Cemetery Guard