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IJA 3749

Baghdadi Jewish Community Employees & Salaries; Financial Transactions, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah

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Description

These are receipts from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item includes lists of Jewish Community employees and their monthly salaries; also included is financial transaction receipts from Ḥevrah Ḳadishah.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3749
Item Number
6918
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Chart, Financial, Bills, Eagle Crest, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Typed, Receipt

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 2 / 9 / 1965
Fils: 160
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one hundred and sixty fils
And that is for car fares for the association's purposes
Tawfiq
Salman
Chai Daoud
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
✓

Page 102

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No.:
Date: 2 / 9 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
290 | —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦twenty-three fils⟧
And that is for car fares to the homes of the deceased to perform prayers
Youssef
Sarah
Signature of the recipient
⟦Midhat⟧
172
⟦1/9/65⟧

Page 103

Dear Sir:
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Price | Quantity
⟦line⟧ | 1 | ⟦Regarding⟧ ⟦Box/Fund⟧ ⟦Day⟧ |  |
|  | Only one Dinar |  |
|  | Yusuf |  |
|  | ⟦Salman⟧ |  |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties.
Signature

Page 104

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
169
✓
Number:
Date: 1 / 9 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
— | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and nothing more
And that is for the allocations of the month of August ⟦according to⟧ our research
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦illegible⟧

Page 106

⟦...⟧ in Baghdad
For the month of ⟦line⟧ 196
Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Republic of Iraq 20 Fils Revenue Stamp |
Republic of Iraq 20 Fils Revenue Stamp ⟦illegible⟧ |
Republic of Iraq 20 Fils Revenue Stamp |
Republic of Iraq 20 Fils Revenue Stamp ⟦illegible⟧ |

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Payroll list of employees and workers in
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Amount Received | Name
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25/— | Naji Majeed
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12/— | ⟦Yousef Shamoun⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11/— | Zalfa Shaoul
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4/— | Aziz Saleh
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52/— | Total
⟦signature⟧

Page 108

167
21/8/65
Expenses spent on the preparation and shrouding of the late Masouda
Salman, who passed away on 21/8/1965
| Dinar | Fils
David's Tea | 2 | 500
Dress fabric | 2 | 500
Sheet fabric | 4 | 000
Additional carrier | 1 | 000
Hot and cold | . | 250
Soap | . | 700
Unloading | 1 | 400
Total | 12 | 350
The total is only twelve dinars and three hundred and fifty fils in cash
Signature
The Officer
⟦Ezra...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 109

Al-Shaab Garage
Owners: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadla and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone 88890
No. 24
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3 / [Only three dinars and no more]
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiya Association
The sum of only: Three dinars and no more
For account: Garage fees for vehicle number 22545 / Baghdad for one month, August 1965
Date: 21 / 8 / 1965
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧
166
⟦checkmark⟧

Page 110

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Second 1965
Installment | First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
| Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Lump sum
Name: Rahmin
Address: 17M / 141 Rusafa
Amount: 990
Subscriber Number: 6478
2
Final ⟦warning⟧
Due to your failure to pay the bill during the period
Pay the amount within 7 days from the date of
Collection and it will not be restored until after the debt is paid and ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 111

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
164
Number:
Date: 31 / 8 / 1965
Dinar | Fils
2 | —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only only two dinars only
And that is for ⟦fees in the association for the month of August 1965⟧
Daoud Haroun
Signature of the recipient
Daoud Haroun
Half
Haroun

Page 112

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 1 / 9 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
— | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and no more
And that is for the funeral transport fees by car to the ⟦...⟧ Mosque
⟦...⟧ until ⟦...⟧ additional in the association
Raouf
Salman
Signature of the recipient —
127

Page 113

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
— | 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar
And that is for the guard's fee and visiting the cemetery on the occasion of the death of Saida
from ⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hosni⟧
Wazi Saleh
Disburse
Salman
163

Page 114

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 1 /
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one dinar
And that is for the car observation from the Jerusalem Army ⟦your movement⟧ for the month of August
Signature of the recipient
⟦Manager⟧
⟦Nouri⟧
Half
Salwa
161

Page 115

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
— | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars only
And that is for accompanying the car from the house of Allah ⟦slope⟧ ⟦to the trace⟧
A - ⟦⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦21/8/60⟧
⟦Muayyad Fahd⟧
Nouri
Salman

Page 116

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
1259
Number:
Date: 29 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
| 20
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirty Dinars
And that is for car fees to Habbaniya for digging for the association's management
Nouri Sassoon
Signature of the recipient

Page 117

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
158
✓
Number:
Date: 29 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
500 | ⟦-⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five hundred fils
And that is for ⟦postage⟧ fees ⟦regarding⟧ the ⟦veiling⟧ process in the ⟦Association⟧
Disburse
Sukun
Signature of the recipient
⟦Signature⟧

Page 118

157
Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 29 / 8 / 1965
Fils: 750
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for the transportation fees of the funeral (1) belonging to the late Shaul Meir
By the Rabbi's car
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Above
⟦Sukoon⟧

Page 119

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 22 / 8 / 1965
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils
And that is for a tip (1) for the worker Munir Shaftouj on the occasion of the holidays
The Association
⟦Munir Shaftouj⟧
Signature of the recipient
22 / 8
⟦Youssef⟧
⟦Shaker⟧
⟦186⟧
✓

Page 120

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 20 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
740 | —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only seven hundred and forty fils
And that is for the price of car gasoline
Signature of the recipient
⟦Youssef⟧
20/8
155

Page 121

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 19 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
- | 3
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more
And that is for car fees for visiting the house of the deceased ⟦Zoya⟧ and the council
of condolence ⟦at the house of⟧ the late Rabbi Nassim in the Al-Rawash Synagogue
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
154
/

Page 122

152
15/8/1965
Expenses for the dinner and the Talqin offered for the soul of the late Isaac ⟦Ezra⟧ Zubaida
Who passed away on 15/8/1965
| Dinar | Fils
Rabbi Daoud | 3 | 500
Rabbi Toba | 3 | 500
⟦Ceremonies⟧ | 2 | --
Extra worker | . | 500
Ice | . | 750
Grains | . | 200
Lighting | 1 | 400
Total | 14 | 950
Fourteen Dinars and nine hundred and fifty Fils
Tawfiq
Salman
⟦illegible⟧

Page 123

152
Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 1
Date: 10 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar
And that is for the burial fee of the child of Ibrahim Yaqub Cohen
Signature of the recipient
Murad Tahir
Yaqub
Yello
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
✓

Page 124

10/8/1925
Expenses spent on the preparation and burial of a child, son of Ibrahim Yaqub Korgia
Who passed away on 5/8/1925
Dinar | Fils
1 | 500 | Jay Daoud
1 | 500 | Digging Dunia
1 | 500 | Digging Shiftajah
4 | 500 | Total
Exactly four dinars and five hundred fils only
⟦illegible⟧
Nassif
Alwan