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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 English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Al-Shaab Garage
Owners: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dada and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Telephone 88890
No. 38
⟦228⟧
Fils: —
Dinar: /3/ only three dinars and no more
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiya Association
The amount of: only three dinars and no more
For: Garage fees for vehicle number 525 / Baghdad for one month, November 965
Date: 20 / 11 / 1965
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
20
⟦signature⟧
965

Archival unit 27

To Mr. Ibrahim, visitor cars next to ⟦Tafdalit⟧ No. 22565 Baghdad
To
Work | Dinar I. D. | Fils | Qty. | Rate No. | Particulars | Price | Dinar I. D. | Fils
 |  |  | 1 |  | ⟦Tire valve gate⟧ | 700 | 700 | -
 |  |  | 1 |  | Distributor | 200 | 200 | -
 |  |  | 1 |  | Fan belt | 250 | 250 | -
 |  |  | 1 |  | Engine oil canister | 750 | 750 | -
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 200
Nouf
Sadan
Value of parts 2 200
Labor fees as detailed on the side above for opening distributor, carburetor, and plugs 1 600
Miscellaneous expenses as recorded above, replacing fan belt with opening and inspecting distributor 500
Washing and lubrication fees 500
Only four dinars and 800 fils, no more 4/800

Archival unit 28

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 29 / 11 / 1965
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the fee of - the guard Munir Tothia for his going to <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Al-Karkh and bringing
the funeral of the late Salim Yusuf
Signature of the recipient
Munir Tothia
⟦line⟧
Yusuf
Salman
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 29

Number. Habra Qadisha Association Baghdad Date 11/29/1965 Fils Dinar And we are satisfied with the Habra Qadisha Association in Baghdad The above mentioned amount We received only one dinar only and that is for the flame of onions in the association Jan Daoud going to the dream and bringing his important Qasim Post and Ndf Hön Signature of the collector Ha Daoud towards meeting the life of the Sheila any Shia in general

Archival unit 30

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 29 / 11 / 1962
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the fee of - the courier Mirza Shmuel for his travel to Hillah and for performing
the burial rites of the deceased Nassim Yusuf Saleh and bringing the body (1) Dinar
from Hillah
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
29-11-62
Razzouk
Shaul

Archival unit 31

Yaqub Qattan
Khan al-Makhzum
Baghdad on: 21 / 11 1965
To: Habra Qaddouri
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
500 | 5 | 3 | Green Pepper | 1750
 |  |  | 44 | 
Yaqub Qattan
⟦signature⟧
Zuzu
Naji

Archival unit 32

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 2 / 11 / 1963
Fils: 500
Dinar: 5
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five dinars
And that is for additional lighting fees for the month of September 963
Raouf
Haroun
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 33

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 22 / 11 / 19⟦6⟧
Fils: 700
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seven hundred fils
And that is for car repair fees with tools for (1500) fils
According to the attached lists
Signature of the recipient
⟦Nouri⟧
⟦Salman⟧
22 / 11
✓

Archival unit 34

HAJ SALEH
D
HAJ HUSSAIN SHAKERCHI
CHEVROLET SPARE PARTS
BAGHDAD - RASHID ST., - SINNEK
Tel. 80782
Baghdad / / 196
Haj Saleh and Haj Hussain
Shakerchi Brothers
Chevrolet Spare Parts
Baghdad - Rashid Street - Sinnek
Telephone 80782
Number
3144
Baghdad on: 2 / 11 / 1965
To: The Respected
Fils | Dinar | Price | Details | Quantity
900 |  |  | Hubcaps | 1
400 |  |  | Plastic Hubcap | 1
200 | 1 |  | Exterior Door Lock | 1
250 |  |  | Delco Condenser | 
⟦signature⟧
Recipient's Signature

Archival unit 35

Al-Jumaili Shop
For its owners: Fouad and Faeq Al-Jumaili
For repairing electrical and mechanical tools for cars
And repairing, selling, and charging batteries
⟦Al-Kifah Street⟧ - Opposite the Club
No: 0353
Baghdad on:
To Mr.: Respectable Association
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price
000 | 1 | Opening and repairing carburetor plugs |  | 
 |  | with labor fee |  | 
 |  | Only one dinar and nothing else |  | 
⟦signature⟧
⟦line⟧
Recipient's Signature

Archival unit 36

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
22
Number:
Date: 29 / 11 / 1960
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the burial fee of the child Anwar Yaqub Cohen
Signature of the recipient
Raouf
Salman
Muhammad Salih
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 37

11/20/1925
Preparation and burial expenses for the late Shiyam bint Salih
Who passed away on 11/26/1925 in the Al-Jiyadin neighborhood
Fils | Dinar
500 | 2 | Meters of Tunia
500 | 2 | Hay Dawood
800 | 2 | <del>Meters of Shitta</del>
250 | 0 | Sakhma Yazi
280 | 1 | Lighting
500 | 0 | Grave and Dar al-Khalaba
⟦line⟧
12 / 830
An amount of twelve dinars and eight hundred and thirty fils only
12/830 - 11/27/1925
Youssef
Sloka

Archival unit 38

Jonathan Michael's Shop
For the sale of electrical tools for all cars
Sheikh Omar Street - Armenian Camp near Mowaffaq Garage
Shop Number 207/3/5
Baghdad on: / / 196
Mr.: Farouk Mohammed
Respected:
Number: 60254
Qty | Particulars | D. | Fils
1 | New ground wire | ⟦line⟧ | 500
X | ⟦...⟧ necessary | ⟦line⟧ | 500
⟦signature⟧
Total
I have received the funds and accepted them against any defect; errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Archival unit 39

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 25 / 11 / 1965
Fils: —
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for medicine expenses spent under our knowledge
⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
Secretly

Archival unit 40

20 / 11 / 42
Expenses for preparing and shrouding the child Anwar Yaqoub Ishaq who died on
11 / 42
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1 | Two meters of Tobia and Jay Daoud
500 | 1 | One meter of gauze
I received only three Dinars and no more
11 / 42
Tawfiq
Salman
✓

Archival unit 41

11/21/1965
Preparation and shrouding expenses spent on the late Yaqub Rashan
Owed by Haroun Al-Toukhi on 11/19/1965
Fils | Dinar
500 | 2 | Dishdasha and Tobina
500 | 2 | Hai Daoud
 | 2 | ⟦Washers⟧
500 | . | Additional worker
940 | . | Gasoline 7.750 Gallons
250 | . | Yarzi candle
340 | 1 | Cleaning
030 - 121 Total
Seventeen Dinars and twenty Fils only
11/21/1965
Tawfiq
Salloum
217

Archival unit 42

Ministry of Industry
National Electricity Service
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Settled ✓
Electricity Bill
Subscription Number: 69306
Account Number: 3322860
Mr.: ⟦...⟧ Old Association
Meter Number: 7960
Sequence: 17
House Number: 141 M
Previous Reading Date | Subsequent Reading Date | Previous Reading | Subsequent Reading | Units Supplied
16 / 10 / 65 | 11 / 10 | 7378 | 7400 | 22
Meter Fees | Special Reading Fee | Circuit Breaker | Various Prices | Consumption Value
35 |  |  |  | 220
Total Required | Fils | Dinar
 | 255 | 
This bill must be paid within
(15) fifteen days from its date
Grand total in case the
subscriber holds more than one meter
85
⟦Jabr Qadisha⟧
⟦Iskaf⟧
00192
70-11-17

Archival unit 43

215
Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 11 / 11 / 1960 AD
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for an additional subscription in the society that was in the name of the virtuous Zakia
Salman for car fare to Fam
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 44

414
8 / 11 / 1965
Expenses spent on the preparation and shrouding of the late Daoud Chetit Raphael
Who passed away on 7 / 11 / 1965
Dinar | Fils
5 | 500 | Wood for coffin
2 | 500 | High water
2 | --- | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
. | 400 | Threads and needles
. | 250 | Battery wire
1 | 960 | Lighting
⟦line⟧
12 / 610
Received only twelve dinars and six hundred and ten fils only
⟦signature⟧
Certified
Salmon

Archival unit 45

212
Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxi Cabs
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone No. 4619
Fils:
Dinar: 2
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧ Qaddouri
Only: Two Dinars and no more
And that is for car fees: ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
20 Revenue Stamp Fils
Signature

Archival unit 46

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
Al-Zawra Establishment
For Taxi Cars
Owners
Talib Al-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
M: ⟦illegible⟧
To: ⟦illegible⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
1965 | | |
5/6 | Occasion of using the car for ⟦5⟧ hours | ⟦illegible⟧ | 750
6/11 | ⟦= = =⟧ (4) hours | ⟦illegible⟧ | 600
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦= = =⟧ (5) hours | ⟦illegible⟧ | 750
Grand Total

Archival unit 47

⟦illegible⟧
Date of receipt
⟦illegible⟧ at the beginning: to be received by
Bashir and his father
⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
In Dinars | Fils
2 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧
The mentioned ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 48

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧ 196
Nominal Salary Dinar Fils | Cost of Living Allowance Dinar Fils | Allowances Dinar Fils | Total Dinar Fils | Deductions Dinar Fils | Net Amount Received Dinar Fils | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 | - | Naji ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | - | Munira ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | - | Zakia ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | - | Aziz ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 |  | Total |  |
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Fiscal
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 49

Number. Habra Qadisha Association Baghdad Date 10/2/5 196 I received from Habra Association: Baghdad the above-mentioned amount only from the money of Khawab You are our eyes Signature of the receiver Solfour

Archival unit 50

210
Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 10 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
- | 3
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more
And that is for the October 1965 allocations by our knowledge
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧