Verification Certificates, Confirmations of Members Vocations, Lineages, Citizenship
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, comprised of birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates; confirmations of Jewish lineage, vocations, ethnicity, and citizenship. Certificates were issued in 1950 and cover the 1890s-1950. Some of the certificates have names written in Hebrew.
Department Copy 50/4229 10/24/1950 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Sasson Hayyim (Sheri) has been divorced from his wife named Khatoun Moshi (Mamouka) on the eighteenth of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. F ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 1/10/24
To whom it may concern We, the undersigned residents of the Jewish quarter in Sulaymaniyah, testify that Shaykh daughter of Baruch, who was born in 1934, has no provider other than her aforementioned father Baruch Moshe, whose Iraqi citizenship was revoked according to form 158, and their brother Zion Baruch, and that the revocation for her and her brother was rejected by the competent department because her father is in the record of ⟦...⟧ Therefore, we have provided her with this certificate until further notice Witness | Witness | Witness | Witness Member Saadia Ishaq | Shlomo Daoud Ezra | Eliyahu Hay Yaqub | Munir Mordechai Witness | Witness | Witness | Seal of the Head of the Community in Sulaymaniyah Baruch Ibrahim | <del>Baruch Ibrahim</del> Meir Mordechai | Yusuf Nahum | Moshe Mordechai Witness | Witness | | Seal of the Mukhtar Daniel Shlomo Ishaq Hesqel | Yaqub Ibrahim | | Number: 50/427 Date: 10 / 24 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 10/24/1
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad 13/1 Baghdad on <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that ⟦Miss Shua daughter of Shloso⟧ is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Justice of the Peace ⟦signature⟧ 21 / 1 / 951 50 Fils
Department Copy 4221 / 50 Certificate 24 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the woman named Shoni Shlomo is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Mustafa Al-Hilli ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 10 / 24 / 1
⟦illegible stamp⟧ 4222 / 50 10 / 24 / 1950 485 Ibrahim Sayon, known as Ibrahim Naji bin Sayon Miss Khatoun Haskil Yaqoub The fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. ⟦Current Classifier⟧ 10 / 24 ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 24 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 16 / 10 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 418, I hereby certify that Mr. Daoud son of Yasmin has married in Baghdad Miss Jahla daughter of Eliyahu on the day 22 / 5 / 1947 (corresponding to 2 Sivan 707 ⟦line⟧ Witnesses Shimon Shaul Salim Jaafar Eliyahu Dowry Amount Dinars 75 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Mediator ⟦illegible signature⟧ 24 / 10 / 1950
⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦Marriage Register⟧ 50/4222 1950/10/24 418 Daoud Yamin Miss Jahla Eliyahu The twenty-second of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦Refinery⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10/24/1
Department Copy Department Copy 4224 / 551 10/25/1950 Monsieur Moshe Ibrahim xxx Miss Serge Shalom The twentieth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Physical Council 1/10/25
4244 / 50 25 / 10 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department Copy 166 Isaac Jacob Arbili Miss Badriya Ezra Saleh The first of January of the year nineteen hundred and fifty AD. Exempt ⟦illegible⟧ 10/25 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1/10/25
⟦Copy for the Department⟧ ⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ 501 / 2245 10 / 25 / 1950 85 Shuaa Saleh Abed Miss Matana Karjia daughter of Yusuf Ibrahim Shalom The twenty-eighth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and ten AD. Classified status ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10 / 25 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10 / 25 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10 / 25 / A
To Whom It May Concern We certify that the person named Moshe Ezra Abed is the husband of Serge Marie daughter of Ibrahim Laila according to our knowledge That her husband named Moshe Ezra Abed has been outside Iraq for a period of three months and for that reason we have initiated this testimony. Witness | Witness | Mukhtar's Seal Shimon Youssef - Tailor | Ezra Yaqoub - Carpet Seller | ⟦Daoud Youssef⟧ ⟦Mantaki⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Number -: 4246 / 50 Date -: 25 / 10 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal above) ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 20 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 25 / 10
Department Copy 4247 / 55 25 / 10 / 1950 806 Shmuel Pinhas Salman Miss Shafiqa Yaqub Shaul The twenty-third of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 26 / 10 10 / 26 / 1
4248 / 50 25 / 10 / 1950 ⟦Second Copy⟧ 39 Saboun Murad Eliyahu Miss Jawaher Doudi Khedhouri Doudi The sixth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/26 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 20 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 10/26 10/26/1
4249 / 50 25 / 10 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 131 Anwar Shaul Yaqub Shambikho ××× Kirkuk Miss Sabiha Khedhouri Hay Sabih The seventh of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ The 10/25 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 26 / 10
The person in charge of Jewish burial matters Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Head of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: Greetings: Based on the records established in my logs, I hereby confirm that: The named: ⟦Mordechai Tobi⟧ Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: ⟦Tenth⟧ Of the month: ⟦Tammuz⟧ Year: 5710 ( 7/5/1950 ): and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦Mordechai Tobi⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial matters ⟦illegible⟧ 22/7/50 Mustafa Al-Hilli
⟦illegible⟧ The Israelite Community 50 / 425 - M Death Certificate 25 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the named Shaul Isaac passed away in Baghdad on the seventh day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Exempt ⟦signature⟧ 26 / 10 1 / 26 / 10
Department Copy 4451 / 50 1950 / 10 / 26 563 Murad Shaul Saleh Amber Miss Mazli Abdullah Ezra Zion Shohet The fifteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 26 / 10 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10 / 26 / 1
4452 / 50 26 / 10 / 1950 605 Ezra Eliyahu, known as Ezra Naji son of Eliyahu Daoud Hilali Miss Khatoun Eliyahu Moshi The twenty-fifth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 10/26 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10/26/A
4252 / 50 26 / 10 / 1950 Copy of the Department ⟦...⟧ 605 Ezra Eliyahu, known as Ezra Naji son of Eliyahu Daoud Hilali Miss Khatoun Abdullah, known as Khatoun Abdullah Eliyahu Moshi The twenty-fifth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ (Corrected Certificate) ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10 / 26 / ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Name: Youssef Ibrahim Zalkha Father: Ibrahim Youssef Zalkha Mother: Lulu Ibrahim Sweigh Date of Birth: April 8, 1926 Neighborhood: Tataouine Midwife's Name: Masouda Bakhor Masouda Bakhor ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. Yousif Ibrahim Zilkha was born in Baghdad on the eighth day of April, the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine AD And for this purpose we have signed below Baghdad on 10/19/50 Yousif Ibrahim Zilkha Yousif Heskel, Buyer and Seller Witness Yousif Heskel Zubaida Witness Salim Hafid Habib Salim Hafid Private Clerk I endorse the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar 50 Fils IRAQ Three copies in the English language ⟦illegible⟧ 10/20 1950 19
Jewish Community Association in Baghdad Number ⟦illegible⟧ The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad certifies that ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ is a member of the Jewish community And this certificate has been given to him 155 / 100 / ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible stamp⟧ The back part back
Department Copy 4253 /50 20th October 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. YOUSIF IBRAHIM ZILKHA was born at Baghdad on the 8th of April 1926 ( nineteen hundred & twenty six A.D.). ⟦Kh⟧ 20/10 Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. Solomon Cohen Levy was born in Baghdad on the day ⟦line⟧ of ⟦line⟧ year 1917 AD And for this purpose we have signed below Baghdad on 10/18/50 Witness ⟦Reuben Cohen⟧ Witness Salim Khalifa I endorse the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils Kingdom of Iraq 40 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ 4254/50 20th October 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. SASSOON YOUSIF LAWEE was born at Baghdad in the year 1917 ( nineteen hundred & seventeen A. D. ). ⟦illegible⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. KK 26/10 100 Fils Required