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.
⟦District Register⟧ 4255 / 501 1950 / 10 / 26 12 Eliyahu Yaqub Salih Eyni Miss Masouda Yusuf Ibrahim The second of April of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight AD. Certified now ⟦illegible⟧ 10/26 ⟦illegible⟧ 80/56 10/26/1 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
⟦Department Copy⟧ 4456 / 501 10 / 26 / 1950 663 Shaul Munir Shaul Asher Miss Hanina Munir Eliyahu Samira The twenty-fourth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. 200 Fils ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10/26 ⟦The⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10/26/1 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Department Copy His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. Elias Jafar 88 Shmu 88 was born in Baghdad on the tenth day of May in the year 1921 AD And for this purpose we have signed below Baghdad on 10/18/1950 Witness ⟦Salman⟧ Salman Yaqub Al-Bataween Al-Othmani Baghdad Salman Yaqub Witness Mansour Cohen Al-Bataween Al-Othmani - Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar Copied in English 75 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22 50 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 20
Department Copy 4257/50 26 th October 50 ⟦25⟧ BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ELIAS HASKEL SHAASHOU was born at Baghdad on the 10th of May 1931 (-nineteen hundred & thirty one A.D.) ⟦illegible⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. 124 25/10
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ Department Copy 4258 / 50 10/⟦...⟧/1950 333 Eliyahu Asher Ezra Miss Doris Salman, known as Doris Ghala, daughter of Salman Bassoon The fourteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Property inspection required Exempt ⟦signature⟧ 10/26 ⟦signature⟧ 10/26 1/10/26
Department Copy 425 / 50 26 / 10 / 1950 661 Isaac Ezra Isaac Joseph Miss Saeeda Rahmin Hesqail Kirkukli The eighth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 26 / 10 Given ⟦illegible⟧ 26 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 26 / 10
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad ⟦Department Copy⟧ Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that: The named: ⟦Avraham Aharon H. Hanum⟧ Has passed away in Baghdad: On the day: ⟦Saturday⟧ Of the month: ⟦June 1950⟧ Year: 5711 And for this reason I have signed below: (1950/6/17) ⟦signature⟧ 30/6/52 ⟦Avraham⟧ ⟦Aharon⟧ Certified ⟦signature⟧ 30/6/52 Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs
⟦Department Copy⟧ 50 / 4260 10 / 26 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the person named Elisha Ibrahim Elisha died in Baghdad on the twenty-seventh day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Refinery ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 26 1 / 10 / 26 ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 26
⟦Validity of Signature⟧ 50 / 4221 10 / 26 / 1950 The Exhibit Khamo Yusuf ×× × Aqrah Miss Makkiya Moshi The twentieth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ Archived 10/26 ⟦signature⟧ 10/26 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 1 / 26 / 10
⟦Presidency⟧ of the Department 4224 / 50 On 2 / 10 / 1950 The Exhibit Israel Eliya Gabbay ××× Aqrah Miss Majouda Mordechai The first of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one AD. ⟦In the capacity of⟧ ⟦Judge⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 11/26 1 / 26 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
55 / 4262 10 / 26 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ The Probe Ayoub Israel ×× Aqra Miss Becky Yona The thirtieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦Authentication⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 26 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 26 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
Age Department Copy 4222 / 551 1950/10/27 427 Heskel Youssef, known as Heskel Naeem bin Youssef Heskel Rasht Miss Eileen Ezra Tobina, known as Aziza Eileen daughter of Ezra Khadouri Moshi The twentieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 800 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 10/27 ⟦signature⟧ 10/27/⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy His Excellency, the President of the Honorable Jewish Community We, the undersigned, testify that the woman named Toba, daughter of Muslih and wife of Daoud Rahmin, residing in the Al-Tatran neighborhood at house number 144/41, has lost her Iranian identity book by fate and destiny, and for this reason we have signed. 10/27/950 Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran Neighborhood, Ibrahim Karji Shmouli Yousef Hesqel Number: 4229 / 50 Date: 10/27/1950 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above ⟦except⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council 4229/50 10/27 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦District Health⟧ His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected We testify regarding Mikhail Youssef, an Iranian national, residing in house No. 144/206, Iranian nationality No. 6223 That he is of poor status and does not have the funds to pay the passport fees due to the lack of income he has, and for clarification we have testified to that 24 / 10 / 1950 Witness | Witness | Seal and Mukhtar of Al-Tatran neighborhood Ibrahim Kurji Shmouli Kamal Saleh Sheena | Daniel Youssef Zarifi, Iranian national | Number -: S.A.A / 551 Date -: 27 / 10 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above) ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ / 27 / 10 1 / 27 / 10 10 / 27 / 1
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected We testify regarding Aniel Zarifi son of Joseph, an Iranian national, residing at house number 206 / 44 and Iranian nationality number (5613) that he is poor and does not have the funds to pay the passport fees due to the lack of income he has. And for the record, we have testified to this. October 26, 1950. Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran Neighborhood Kamal Saleh Shina | Mikhail Joseph Suri, Iranian national | Ibrahim Korgi Shmouli Number: 4222 / 50 Date: 10 / 27 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above) ⟦illegible⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 10/27 10/27/A
Number ⟦illegible⟧ Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/27/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 220, I hereby certify that Mr. Khedhouri son of Yusuf Nassim married in Baghdad Ms. Habiba daughter of Nassim Moallem Ezra Zreir on the day 4/11/1902 (corresponding to 4 Nisan 5662) Witnesses | Amount of the Ketubah Roubin H. Duka | Raihi Piastres Ezekiel Haron | 22000 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Baghdad SHIMON SHAUL H. SHIMON BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧ 10/27
⟦Department Copy⟧ Department Copy 50/4228 10/27/1950 159 Sulaiman Saleh Hayyim Salman Sassoon Al-Wayta Miss Juliet Khedhouri Yaqub Darzi The twelfth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦Correct at its end⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 1/27/10
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 4229 10 / 29 / 1950 843 Naim Meir known as Sassoon Naim bin Meir Sassoon Mazala Miss Marcelle Heskel Yona Sarraf The tenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 10/29 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/29 1/29/10 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧ The Community ⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 4270 10 / 29 / 1950 309 Israel Shaul known as Israel Shaul Abdullah Hakham Moshe Miss Hanna Yaqub known as Rahma Hanna daughter of Yaqub Daniel Levi Abdo The first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Refinery ⟦signature⟧ 10/29 ⟦signature⟧ 10/29 1/10/29
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/27/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 26 I hereby certify that Mr.: Heskel Saleh Bania has married in Baghdad the named: Tuffaha daughter of Isaac Abu Malik On the day: / / 19 (corresponding to 7 Cheshvan 5655) Witnesses | Amount of the Ketubah Reuben H. Moshi | Qirsh Rabeh Ezra Shasha | 8000 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Correct transcription 27/10 And likewise the date in Hebrew
Department Copy 4271 / 50 10/29/1950 36 Heskel Saleh Bania Miss Tuffaha Ishaq Abu Samak The seventh of Cheshvan, the year five thousand six hundred and fifty-five Hebrew. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Authentication ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 27 / 10
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby confirm that: The named: ⟦Yehuda Menachem Menachem⟧ Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: ⟦tenth⟧ 12 Of the month: ⟦November⟧ Year: 87 (19): ⟦1927/12/17⟧ And for that reason I have signed below: ⟦Yehuda Menachem Menachem⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦signature⟧ 27/8/50 Certified ⟦signature⟧
Department Copy Death Certificate 50 / 4272 29 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the person named Shakouri Moshi Shakouri passed away in Baghdad on the seventeenth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Certified ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 27 / 1 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 50 / 4272 29 / 10 / 1950 20 Isaac Ibrahim, known as Isaac Salim bin Ibrahim Nassim Dubai Miss Doris Khedouri Yaqub Darzi The eighteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. Majid 29 / 10 200 Fils 29 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Fixed 200 Fils 1 / 29 / 10