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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 51-75

Archival unit 51

2-9
Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 11 / 8 / 1965
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦three dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦car fees for visiting the homes of the deceased, the late Shaul Levi⟧
⟦and the late wife of Yehuda Ghazal (Nassim Houri Daoud)⟧
Signature of the recipient
Salim ⟦Mansour⟧

Archival unit 52

Al-Shaab Garage
Owners: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadlah and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone 88890
No. 33
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 3/ Only three dinars and no more
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawi Association
The amount of: Only three dinars and no more
For: Garage fees for vehicle number 22565 Baghdad for one month, October 965
Date: 20 / 10 / 1965
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 53

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 10 / 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 car fan fees by the guard Jassim
For the month of October
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 54

Number. Habra Qadisha Association Baghdad Date 10/21/1965 Fils Dinar Only Received from Habra Qadisha Association in Baghdad the above mentioned amount Dinars for the dearest Note from the foot.. You will not see the first one before Received the signature of the receiver 02 Al-Baqi’a Company V Message 12 Noon I came to him, Dilan appeared from

Archival unit 55

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 27 / 10 / 1965
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five hundred fils
And that is for the assignment fees of ⟦the⟧ Hakim Raul for the year ⟦regarding⟧
The grave of the late
Hakim Raul
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 56

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 25 / 6 / 1965
Fils: 500
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for the burial fee of the late son of Moussa Jouri
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad Tahir
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 57

Ministry of Industry
National Electricity Service
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
715
202
Electricity Bill:
Subscription Number: 29306
Account Number: 3233860
Mr.: Jibr Qad Yiha Association
Meter Number: 7960
Sequence: 10017
House Number: 141
Al-Kaddah Association:
Previous Reading Date | Subsequent Reading Date | Previous Reading | Subsequent Reading | Supplied Units
650913 | ⟦651016⟧ | 7310 | 7478 | 168
Meter Fees | Special Reading Fee | Circuit Breaker | Various Prices | Consumption Value | Total Required (Fils / Dinar)
050 |  |  |  | 672 | 725 -
This bill must be paid within
(15) fifteen days from its date
Grand total in case the
subscriber holds more than one meter
⟦signature⟧
Paid

Archival unit 58

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and five hundred fils
And that is for the Kadisha bus fee in the association
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the Recipient
D. Rassam

Archival unit 59

10/20/1925
Expenses spent on digging and the burial rites of the late Naeema daughter of Cohen in the washhouse
The deceased on the date of 10/15/1925
 | Dinar | Fils
Digging the grave | 2 | 500
David's porter | 2 | 500
Washerwoman | 2 | ⟦line⟧
The companion's porter | 1 | ⟦line⟧
Lighting | 4 | 200
 | 12 | 200
In the amount of only twelve dinars and two hundred fils, no more
⟦10/22/1925⟧
Tawfiq
Alwa

Archival unit 60

10/12/65
Expenses for Tajweed and Tahleel spent for the soul of the late Khawaja
Ezra Yusuf Lawi Al-Twayq on the date of 10/11/65
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 2 | Hai Daoud
500 | 2 | Hosni Thwayna
000 | 2 | Munir Shamash
250 | 0 | Shamma Al-Yazi
910 | 1 | Tanwir
910 | 11 | Total
The amount of only eleven dinars and nine hundred and ten fils
Muwaffaq
⟦Silence⟧
⟦Ezra Lawi⟧

Archival unit 61

✓
Expenses for the equipment and vaccination for the son of Fawzi Souri whose
wife gave birth on 20/10/49
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1 | Midwifery fee
500 | 1 | Hospital fee
⟦line⟧
3 ⟦line⟧
Fingerprint only three dinars no more
24/11/1949
Tawfiq
Barah

Archival unit 62

Baghdad District Water Supply Administration
Third 1965
Cut-off List
April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Amount: 990
Subscriber Number: 9478
Rusafa: 14
⟦illegible⟧: 3
The cut-off at the beginning of the first month and paid during the mo ⟦illegible⟧ th
its end warns of the necessity of payment within 7 days, after which the flow is cut if
payment.
Baghdad District Water Supply Administration
198

Archival unit 63

Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers in: ⟦illegible⟧
For the month of: ⟦illegible⟧
196:
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Amount Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | 12 500 | Naji Muhammad | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 6 500 | Munir Yashua | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 5 500 | Nouri Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 500 | Nadhir Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 26 500 | Total |  | 
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Financial

Archival unit 64

Al-Zawra Establishment
For Taxis
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone Number 4619
Fils: —
Dinar: 2
Received from: Servants and Kin of Prayer Association
Only: Two Dinars only
Nothing else:
And that is for car fees: transport
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature

Archival unit 65

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh & Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619 80809
Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxi Cars
Owners
Talib El-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619 80809
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
M.: Respectable President of the Habra Qadisha Association
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
25 / 6 | ⟦Renting it⟧ for the use of a car for a period of (4) hours. | 2 | ---

Archival unit 66

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in:
For the month of:
196:
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Amount Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Financial
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

Archival unit 67

Republic of Iraq
⟦Z. Kamala⟧
Please pay it to the nearest branch to you
Installment starting on 1 / 1 /
And ending on 30 / 1 /
Telephone Fees Bill
Post, Telegraph and Telephone Service
Central Telephone Directorate
Name: ⟦Ord⟧
Address: ⟦Al-Laffah⟧
Telephone Number: 62506
Insurances:
Used Equipment | Telephone | Internal Extension | External Extension | Jack | Bell | Total Fees
Fees |  |  |  |  |  |
Bill Number | Bill Date | Number of Local Telephone Calls | Local Telephone Call Fees | Telephone Call Fees Inside Iraq | Telephone Call Fees Outside Iraq | Telephone and Accessories Fees | Additional Insurances | Amount Due
17892 | 12 / 2 |  | 1000 |  |  | 800 |  | 1800
1- Please pay this bill within 15 days of its date, otherwise the telephone connection will be cut off.
2- A certified check from the bank drawn on for the amount of this bill is accepted to the order of the Central Telephone Directorate, provided it is sent
with this bill by registered mail, and the above coupon will be returned stamped with the receipt stamp to the sender ⟦line⟧
⟦Central Telephone Directorate⟧
Director of Central Telephones
Printed at the Telegraph and Post Press

Archival unit 68

Republic of Iraq
Post, Telegraph and Telephone Administration
Directorate of Central Telephones
Telephone Charges Bill
Please
Pay at the branch nearest to you
Name: Khair Odette
Address:
Telephone Number: 62456
Insurance/Deposits:
For the installment starting on: from Rafidain Bank branches
And ending on: 5/2/⟦illegible⟧
Equipment Used | Telephone | Internal Extension | External Extension | Jack | Bell | Total Charges
Charges |  |  |  |  |  | 
Dinar |  |  |  |  |  | 
Bill Number | Bill Date | Local Telephone Calls Number Charges | Telephone Call Charges Inside Iraq Outside Iraq | Telephone and Accessories Charges | Additional Deposits | Amount Due to be Paid
 |  |  |  | 9.800 |  | 9.800
1- Please pay this bill within 15 days of its date, otherwise the telephone connection will be disconnected.
2- A certified check from the bank drawn upon for the amount of this bill is accepted to the order of the Directorate of Central Telephones, provided it is sent
with this bill by registered mail, and the above coupon will be returned stamped with the receipt stamp to the sender...
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Director of Central Telephones
Printed at the Telegraph and Post Press
⟦illegible⟧ eight
197

Archival unit 69

⟦...⟧ - Dulaimi
Battery, Dynamo
& All Automobile
Electric Repairs
Kifah Street
Near Granada Cinema
Baghdad
TEL. 81743
Hamid Mahmoud Al-Dulaimi
Specialist in repairing dynamos and batteries
and all car electrical systems
Al-Kifah Street
Next to Granada Cinema - Baghdad
Telephone: 81743
Date: 20 / 9 / 1960
Mr.: Habra Qadsha Committee
Particulars | I.D. Dinar | Fils
Battery charging with starter repair | . | 500
Only and nothing else | . | 500
Received the amount
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 70

Al-Shaab Garage
Owner: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadda and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Telephone 88890
No. 29
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3 / ⟦three dinars only⟧
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiya Association
Amount only: three dinars only
For account: Garage fees for car number 22565 / Baghdad for a period of one month, September 965
Date: 29 / 9 / 1965
Republic of Iraq
Fiscal Stamp
10 Fils
⟦signature⟧
29 / 9 / 965

Archival unit 71

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 20 / 9 / 1965
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar⟧
And that is for ⟦assistance for the month of September for the year 1965⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 72

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 7 / 8 / 1965
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦two dinars only and nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦car assistance for transporting the deceased for the month of July⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Muayad⟧
⟦Razzouqi⟧
189

Archival unit 73

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 5 / 9 / 1967
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar
And that is for the fees of the son of Khedhouri Rahmin for his clinic visit at the hospital and the care
in the complex
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Khedhouri Rahmin
Nouf
✓

Archival unit 74

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 20 / 9 / 1965
Fils: —
Dinar: 3
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦three dinars only⟧
And that is for ⟦September allowances and according to our knowledge⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Bjad

Archival unit 75

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 27 / 9 / 1965
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only two hundred and fifty
And that is for the silk-maker behind the Pasha Mosque for additional work in the volume
Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Khalaf Sabah