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IJA 3169

Ḥevrah Ḳadishah Receipts, Financial Information, Correspondence

Description

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community include files from the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, the Jewish burial society; receipts regarding the administration of an endowment; handwritten financial notes; and a letter from a lawyer regarding community financial affairs. This also includes half of a page of קמיע ירושלמית שמירה ליולדת, (Ḳameʻa Yerushalmit Shrirah le-Yuledet), an amulet guard for pregnant women. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 3169
Item Number: 12936
Date: Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Keywords: Financial, Illustrations, Burial Society, Newspaper, Ledger, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Typed, Endowment, President of the Mosaic Community, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Annotations, Fragments, Legal, Receipts, Jewish Law, Letterhead, Income Tax, Jewish Life, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, President of the Jewish Community, Waqf, Correspondence, Handwritten

AI English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 1

His news
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Chevra Kadisha Society ⟦line⟧
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No. 000113
Endowment Administration of
The late Ezra Menahem Daniel
Baghdad
Fils | Dinars
786 | 106
Received from Mr.: Ismail Sayyid Muhammad
The above-mentioned amount:
Amounting to: One hundred and six dinars and seven hundred and eighty-six fils
For: <del>The second installment</del> rent for shop 1 / 46
(207) Sifat al-Abbara from 1 April 952 to 31 March 953
Baghdad on: 30 / 6 / 1952
The Administration
⟦signature⟧

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From 11/8 to 11/28/1942 Gabi Abdul Razzaq 7/200
From 1/10 to 1/28 to ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 6/000
From 10/15 to 7/9/1943 ⟦illegible⟧ 5/500
From 2/20 to 12/29/1943 Abdul Latif 4/560
From 4/1 to 4/29/1944 Abdul Razzaq 5/500
From 7/15 to 7/26/1944 Adel Zghair 5/500
From 8/1 to 9/29/1944 Hashem Kilani 8/000
From 9/1 to 10/7/1944 ⟦illegible⟧ 5/000
From 10/15 to 10/26/1944 ⟦illegible⟧ 7/500

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500/- Abdul Karim Al-Husri ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Muhammad Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧
77/- ⟦illegible⟧
200/- Muhammad Al-Durrah
70/- Mahmoud Al-Durrah ⟦illegible⟧
25/- Nazih Al-Muabbad ⟦illegible⟧
400/- Muhammad Al-Musawi ⟦illegible⟧
500/- Nafeh Habib ⟦illegible⟧
500/- Abdul Mahdi Al-Bakri ⟦illegible⟧

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Conquering a place and what ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ to him freely. And all the ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ parts of the book of existence ⟦...⟧
Malachi. Sign ⟦...⟧
The aforementioned all kinds of princes and night-demons
from fear at night and for a youth and for a young man
all kinds of fears, these virtues
can days ⟦...⟧ intention of ⟦...⟧
Merciful, the kindnesses of the house ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ this strength and our intention ⟦...⟧
he desires, tested and proven ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ water ⟦...⟧
Holy ⟦...⟧
in the dust to sanctify it
A Psalm, a Song ⟦...⟧
Writings of the ancients ⟦...⟧
on the foundations of the house from every illness ⟦...⟧
Ehyeh and Ha and Ha AA KB
I am Sha'av AAA ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Geval | Kadeshal | Daniel | Yomam | Nuriel | Sander | Azriel | Kasal
Earth | Northward | Days | Eastward | In a mile | His heart | My Lord
And you shall adjure all the damagers and attackers and distance a great release
for birth, for a youth, a precious vessel, we shall return, holy sickness, pity
to call for comfort and do not make my hands to be divided, God forbid, Merciful One
rest for the mouth regarding the earlier one to him and before and my thoughts and my hopes 28 for benefit
to the altar against my gardens and every desire from anything that damages the power that the golem will atone
⟦...⟧ to him and to protect and to understand, he raised and every trembling of laughter ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ against GDF'S K'S 8 in Kaskonah, holy strength ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ KH"B request of sages and my sages and my pious ones and MSS KV"Y K
⟦...⟧ like this, have mercy, mercies of a ruler as resting in every matter of judgment
⟦...⟧ before him, everything to merit, to merit the pity of the many, to merit ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and happy are you, the great permitted sons, M"S H"R Hananiah the Great
⟦...⟧ he shall do, like our teacher Rabbi R.H.Y. of blessed memory, Karsinia K ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ will and let us say Amen Selah
The place of the Holy Temple
⟦...⟧ grace and favor and mercy and long life and abundant sustenance and heavenly assistance and health
⟦...⟧ seed that shall not cease and that shall not be nullified from the words of the Torah
⟦...⟧ that passes over the child and the women, the King of the world shall bless you
⟦...⟧ and you shall be redeemed and you shall be saved from every distress and from all evil diseases
at the time of the righteous redemption speedily

Archival unit 6

Electricity | Water | Tax
Fils   Dinar        Fils   Dinar        Fils   Dinar
400   6            470   2            240   -
840   2            054   2            515   5
150   4            684   2            810   6
210   4            ⟦line⟧             110   2
200   4                               555   2
720   2                               040   3
851   2                               725   7
⟦line⟧             ⟦line⟧             ⟦line⟧
490 / 27           808 / 8            085 / 34
056 / 4
⟦line⟧
864 / 12
15 Electricity ⟦insulted⟧
12 / 864
27 / 490
27 / 611
9 / 540
⟦line⟧
76 / 695

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255 / 455
120 / 715
⟦line⟧
286 / 170
21 / 456
⟦line⟧
264 / 644
⟦illegible faded text in blue ink on left and center⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧

Archival unit 8

School Expenses
Fils Dinar
900 --- Painting the school building
110 --- Value of ceiling fees
070 --- Value of the school address sign
120 --- To the carpenter Abdul Jabbar S.
200 --- To Mr. Salem
⟦line⟧
2400 ---
202 771
70 744
67 629
22 ---
⟦line⟧
364 744
248 ---
⟦line⟧
116 744 Month of September
Fils | Dinar | Description
138 | 600 | September salaries
255 | 400 | October
270 | 900 | November
443 | 600 | December
423 | 400 | January
240 | 800 | February
406 | 800 | March
285 | 900 | April
285 | 500 | May
2944 400
116 744
⟦line⟧
3061 144
Revenues
Fils Dinar
2829 500
4056
7840
9540
⟦line⟧
21436

Archival unit 9

Telephone | Pension Fund | Visa Renewal
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar
8 906 | 20 220 | 17 500
5 850 | 18 150 | 
5 850 | 2 920 | 
7 005 | 2 920 | 
 | 7 840 | 
 | 7 840 | 
 | 7 840 | 
⟦line⟧
26/611 69/630 17/500
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Dinar

Archival unit 10

Statement of rent amounts earned No. 40/222 Dinar / 975 No. 21/1/4
125/- | '' | 1 No. 442/1 A
120/- | '' | 1 No. 442/1 B
45/- | '' | 1 No. 442/1 C
220/- | '' | 1 No. 40/222 G
125/- | '' | 1 No. 40/222 H
225/- | '' | 1 No. 40/222 I
220/- | '' | 1 No. 40/222 House
170/- | '' | 2/2/2 Outbuilding
500 |  | 1/2/442
224/- | '' | 3/10/4 House
⟦Presidency of the Mosaic Community⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦Dinar 155⟧
⟦817941⟧
2347

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His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
By order of the Directorate of Properties and Endowments of Egypt ⟦illegible⟧
Profit Bulletin
1- ⟦illegible⟧ 40/000 250/000 ⟦illegible⟧
2- ⟦illegible⟧ 7/500 220/000 ⟦illegible⟧
3- ⟦illegible⟧ 5/000 125/000 ⟦illegible⟧
4- ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦illegible⟧
5- ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 250/000 ⟦illegible⟧
6- ⟦illegible⟧ 22/500 500/000 ⟦illegible⟧
7- ⟦illegible⟧ 8/000 155/000 ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and twenty-five dinars and eighty fils
What was owed to the Directorate of Endowments is
Remaining only
Mr. Yunis
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 12

To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Please pay the property tax for the Ezra Shamim Daniel Endowments for the ⟦month⟧ of April ⟦until⟧ September ⟦958⟧
per receipt number 262 for the Platon shop share in Egypt on the fee of ⟦...⟧ Dinars ⟦...⟧
and forty-seven and six hundred fils ⟦6/2/958⟧
504 259/750 147/600
Youssef Decor
⟦Receipt Number⟧
⟦137⟧
⟦600⟧
⟦170272⟧

Archival unit 13

Youssef Zanko
Statement
Fils | Dinar | Date | Description
500 | 27 | 5/15 | Sewing ⟦illegible⟧ | 442 Anis | Kaddouri Stores
--- | 14 | " | " | 442 C | From Kaddouri Sarah's house
--- | 10 | " | " | 442 Shafiq | Weight for you
500 | 7 | " | " | 442 Fayez | Carrying a picture
--- | 5 | " | " | 442 C | Sarah's Garage
--- | 7 | " | " | 442 Fayez | To the house of Munir son of Sarah Kaddouri
500 | 22 | " | Salim Zaitoun | 442 Anis | Car bicycle
--- | --- | --- | --- | 442 ⟦illegible⟧ | Kaddouri shop for the house
Son's house
⟦line⟧
155/780
Gradual arrivals for the year 957
280
442 C Nassif's load
442 Anis Al-Baba's load

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Statement of amounts deposited for the brothers of the Israelite community for the year 2007 - 2008
Receipt No. | Date | Amount | Full Name | Total Amount | Notes
Receipt No. | Date | Amount | Full Name | Total Amount | Notes
9856 | 9856 | ⟦line⟧ | 246 | 1 | 1729 | ⟦line⟧ | 240
6570 | 6570 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | 1740 | ⟦line⟧ | 160
9856 | 9856 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 3 | 1741 | ⟦line⟧ | 240
9224 | 9224 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 4 | 1742 | ⟦line⟧ | 225
9856 | 9856 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 5 | 1743 | ⟦line⟧ | 240
12088 | 12088 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 6 | 1746 | ⟦line⟧ | 290
9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 5 | 1747 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
5596 | 5596 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 7 | 1748 | ⟦line⟧ | 135
6924 | 6924 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 9 | 1750 | ⟦line⟧ | 170
9086 | 9086 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 10 | 1751 | ⟦line⟧ | 220
11090 | 11090 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 11 | 1752 | ⟦line⟧ | 270
11090 | 11090 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 12 | 1753 | ⟦line⟧ | 270
10636 | 10636 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 14 | 1754 | ⟦line⟧ | 260
9856 | 9856 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 15 | 1755 | ⟦line⟧ | 240
9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 16 | 1756 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 17 | 1757 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
21752 | 10676 | 10676 | ⟦line⟧ | 18 | 1758 | ⟦line⟧ | 260
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 19 | 1759 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
21272 | 10636 | 10636 | ⟦line⟧ | 20 | 1760 | ⟦line⟧ | 260
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 21 | 1761 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 22 | 1762 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 23 | 1763 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 24 | 1764 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
21272 | 10636 | 10636 | ⟦line⟧ | 25 | 1765 | ⟦line⟧ | 260
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 26 | 1766 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
21272 | 10636 | 10636 | ⟦line⟧ | 27 | 1768 | ⟦line⟧ | 260
26696 | 13348 | 13348 | ⟦line⟧ | 28 | 1769 | ⟦line⟧ | 325
19220 | 9610 | 9610 | ⟦line⟧ | 30 | 1770 | ⟦line⟧ | 234
14788 | 7394 | 7394 | ⟦line⟧ | 31 | 1771 | ⟦line⟧ | 180
20500 | 10250 | 10250 | ⟦line⟧ | 32 | 1772 | ⟦line⟧ | 250
⟦illegible⟧ | 250982 | 140982 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 15

Lawyer
Sion Gigi
Khan al-Shabandar - 240/30
Baghdad - Al-Samawal Street
Office 83759
Residence 94468
Date 18 / 9 / 1965
The Honorable Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
I am sending to you with this letter the following files concerning the community:
1- Employees' income tax
2- Communications regarding the Al-Alwiyah Synagogue
3- Files containing the system of directing authorities and its impact on the appointment of trustees for
community endowments.
4- Meir Tweig Endowments
5- Meir Yaqub Rubin al-Sayegh Endowments
6- Law of the Administration of the Jewish Community No. 167 of 1963 and the proposed and agreed-upon
instructions with the Legal Codification Bureau.
7- Community laws, regulations, and the systems, orders, and instructions issued regarding them.
Please accept my highest respect
Sincerely,
Lawyer Sion Gigi