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 ⟦illegible⟧ No. ⟦line⟧ Date / 1 Fils Dinar 500 - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦additional funeral service fees for the late Naima daughter of Bashir⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧ 19 Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Salim Abboud Kabbay⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Naji Yaqub⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Daoud Youssef⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Naim Meshaal⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Shaul Hakim⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Fuad Nasser⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Zaki Haroun⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Salman Youssef⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Hassan Jassim⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦Saadoun⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp/sig⟧ | His salary became five Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ According to the committee's decision on ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ from 17-7-⟦illegible⟧ According to the committee's decision on 25/7/⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1 Republic of Iraq 10 Ten Fils
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦12⟧ / ⟦9⟧ / 195⟦9⟧ Fils | Dinar 950 | — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦nine hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for car fees on the day of the death of the late Sassoon Gabbay on ⟦...⟧ And Qasri, the son of Ashira, and the son of their father until 9/12/59 Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Fils⟧ ⟦950⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 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⟧
No. 162365 (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 Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraqi Government CASH MEMO Cash Memo: Fill Stn Station: Fallujah Date Date: ⟦illegible⟧ I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ Kanun Sig ⟦line⟧ Signature
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195 Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
142 Value of stamps ⟦line⟧ Fils 250 Lease contract for Albert Mardoch coffee 110 ~ Taha Attar Bashi 250 For transportation ⟦line⟧ 610 Only six hundred and ten fils
Expenses for the late Ibrahim Eliyahu Saleh Al-Mushrifi on the date of 141 ⟦line⟧ Fare for the visitation car Khalil Daoud 7/500 Fare for transporting the deceased from Aziz the porter's house 0/500 ⟦illegible⟧ 0/500 Fare for two people for the leave of those who ⟦illegible⟧ 0/800 Shroud fee with house fee for transporting workers 0/500 Transporting shawls and a rug ⟦illegible⟧ 2/900 Spent on ⟦illegible⟧ the council ⟦line⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad No. ⟦line⟧ Date / / 195 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦three dinars only⟧ And that is for the ⟦fare⟧ of the car of the late Ibrahim ⟦Eliyahu Saleh⟧ Signature of the recipient Jalil Daoud ⟦fingerprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦five hundred fils⟧ And that is for: ⟦transportation fees for the late Ibrahim Eliyahu Sabba⟧ ⟦Fingerprint stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 19⟦...⟧ Fils: 500 Dinar: — I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦Five hundred fils only⟧ For: ⟦Grave fee for the late Ibrahim Eliyahu Saleh⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Bashir Faraj⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦Two hundred and fifty fils⟧ For: ⟦Bus fare for transporting the family for the burial of the late Ibrahim Eliyahu Saleh⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul Hakim⟧
Spent from the bank approximately ⟦illegible⟧ fall of the buyer on date ⟦illegible⟧ 141 700 - Car driving fee ⟦illegible⟧ 500 - Fee for using the driving license 1/500 - Transport fee to ⟦illegible⟧ 500 - ⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ 1/250 - Car fee for transporting the family 750 - and ⟦illegible⟧ expenses with hotel fees ⟦line⟧ 5/200 only five dinars and two hundred fils Signature ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Milh ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195 Fils: Dinar: I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 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 For: Bus fees for transporting the funeral of the late Khedhouri Murad Musaffi Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaker ...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: - I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦transportation fees for the late Khedhouri Daoud Yaqub⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Yaqub ...⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195 Fils: 250 Dinar: ⟦line⟧ 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 ⟦the transportation fee of the deceased, Mr. Murad Yaqub⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧
Expenses for the late Murad Eliyahu Ishaq who passed away on 129 Car driver's fee Ali Naeem ⟦line⟧ 7/000 Fee + scale for health permit ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ 2/000 Grave digging fee by Ezra ⟦line⟧ 1/500 Salman Alwan ⟦line⟧ 1/500 Spending on tea and cigarettes ⟦line⟧ 1/100 Lettering a banner and gauze cloth ⟦line⟧ 2/100 for I received the amount ⟦signature⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 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 ⟦illegible⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Dinar: 1 Fils: 450 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦one dinar and four hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦cleaning fees for ⟦...⟧⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Shaul Saleh⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦one and a half dinars and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦the washing fee of the late Murad Eliyahu⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Ezra⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number: Date: / / 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: ⟦one and a half dinars⟧ Only: And that is for: the fee for transporting meat on the cart Signature of the recipient Salman ⟦Khadhouri⟧ ⟦592⟧
Baghdad Electricity Services BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES 128 Habar Qadisha Association Association 17/M/141 Opposite 141/27 000296 I4049 I. 2½ 6607960 Account Number | Date | Meter Details | Monthly Fee for Limit | Dinar 860 22 32 | 89910 | Sequence 860 22 Number 7960 | | ⟦illegible⟧ 4470 Various Prices | | To 916 | For the meter | 1 - Arrears | | From 817 | 35 | 4445 2 - Special Reading Fee | | Units Supplied 99 | | 45 3 - Cost of Damage to Meter | | At a price of 16 fils | | 4 - Transferred from your account | | At a price of 12 fils | | | | At a price of 10 fils | | | | Various prices - see side | Total | 215 Note: 1 - This list is to be paid ⟦...⟧ days from its date. 2 - The subscriber who ⟦...⟧ their deposited security exceeds ⟦...⟧ after taking the course of ⟦...⟧ in one place for a period of ⟦...⟧ 12 months should visit ⟦...⟧ Bill Be From Box
Hevra Kadisha Society Baghdad Number: 127 Date: / / 195 Fils: Dinar: 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 Nader ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad Number 126 Date 7 / 9 / 195 200 Fils 6 Dinars I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦six dinars and two hundred fils⟧ And that is for ⟦fees for transporting the deceased from their home to the cemetery⟧ Amount of 6 Dinars for the fees of transporting the deceased by car The Acting President of the Association 10 Fils Kingdom of Iraq Signature of the Recipient