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.
4146 / 50 28 / 10 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ The Distinguished Sassoon Ezra Isaac Hai Mordechai Miss Sarah Khatoun daughter of Shalom Joseph The nineteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and three AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council For use ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 17 ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 17 / 10
Department Copy 4147 / 50 10 / 10 / 1950 16 542 Munshi Shaul Salman Twena Miss Lulu Sion Saleh The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ Asaf Al-Khay 10/17 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10/17/1
Department Copy 4148 / 50 28 / 10 / 1950 118 Rahmin Moshe, known as Rahmin Yosef Hayyim bin Moshe Moallem Rahmin Levi Miss Karjiya Murad, known as Karjiya Bulbul daughter of Murad Moshe Rahmin The twenty-fifth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD ⟦line⟧ 200 Fils 18 / 10 18 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
His Excellency the Deputy Head of the Community, Respected The petition submitted to your Excellency I request your kindness to certify that I am Habiba Ezra Daoud, daughter of Ezra bin Daoud, and that my mother is Lulu Sassoon, based on the request of the Munir Twayq administration, and to your Excellency my thanks. The Petitioner Habiba Ezra Resident of Faraj Allah neighborhood, House No. 72 / 151 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Taht al-Takiya neighborhood Edward Moshe Nissim | Reuben Salman Daoud Torat 396 / 94 | Torat 396 / 94 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal listed above) ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Number - 4149 / 50 Date - 18 / 10 / 50 Keep in my file ⟦signature⟧ 10/17
Department Copy Death Certificate Registration Number 7997 Amal daughter of Ibrahim passed away on Saturday, 10/14/950, at the age of one year, and the cause of death was a doctor's certificate from Dar Al-Shifa Private Clinic, and for the record, this was decided. Witness Witness <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Hanoun Al-Saghir neighborhood Sassoon Daoud Ezra Sassoon House Number 9 / 124 Stamp of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran neighborhood, Ibrahim Kourji Shouli Burial Officer Heskel Ezra Haddad Number: 4150 / 50 Date: 10 / 16 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's stamp above) ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 16 On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 18 / 10
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby confirm that the named ⟦Menachem Menashe Nissim⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦7th⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ in the year 5709 ( 10 / 9 / 1949 ) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Menachem Menashe⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society Duly certified 10/17
Department Copy 4151 / 501 18 / 10 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Salman Yaqub Nasim Habba died in Baghdad on the first day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Corrected on 17 / 10 1 / 17 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/17/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number 52, I hereby certify that Mr. Abdullah son of Mansour son of Ibrahim Sahyoun has married in Baghdad the honorable Miss Inaam daughter of Salman Sahyoun on the day 10/11/1950 (corresponding to 30 Tishrei 5711) Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses 200 Dinars, as God wills | Heskel Sabay Shaul | Salim Sabay Al-Bahir Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Cantor For filing 10/17
⟦illegible⟧ the Department ⟦illegible⟧ the Department 22 / 4 / 50 28 / 10 / 1950 52 Abdullah Khadouri Abraham Maslawi Miss Rachel Isaac Salman Habbaqouq The eleventh of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10 / 28 Mustafa Al-Ani ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 17 / 10
Department Copy 4152 / 50 Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 We hereby certify that Mr. Nissim Hakham Shalom is one of the employees of the community institutions (the slaughterhouse) and trains those interested in the principles of ritual slaughter. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
Sheikhdom of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ 54 / 4154 8 / 10 / 1950 482 Benjamin Shaul Eliyahu Naqqar Miss Farah Khedhouri, known as Farha Nour, daughter of Khedhouri Eliya Murad The nineteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. 200 Fils 18 / 10 1 / 18 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
Department Copy 4155 / 50 18 / 10 / 1950 488 Shaul Ibrahim, known as Shaul Rahmin Ibrahim Farfouri Miss Rachel Isaac Ibrahim Farfouri The sixth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. 20 Fils 17 / 10 1 / 17 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad Department Copy Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named יצחק אברהם passed away in Baghdad on the 8th day of the month of תמוז in the year 5709 (1949/7/2) and for that reason I have signed below יצחק אברהם ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 10/8/50
Department Copy ⟦Department Copy⟧ 4156 / 50 Death Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Eliyahu Haik died in Baghdad on the third day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD ⟦line⟧ the ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 20 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 17 / 10
Department Copy Department Copy 4157 / 50 8 / 10 / 1950 386 Haim Menashe Haim Miss Qadaha Shmuel Shaul The eighth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. Classified to ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 18 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on 10/17/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm that Miss Naima daughter of Salman Moshi ⟦line⟧ is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. National Bank 10/17 Shamoun Shaoul H. Shamoun ⟦illegible signature/stamp⟧
Department Copy 4758 / 501 Certificate 28 / 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 person named Naima Salman Moshi is not engaged or married and does not have any record in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 10 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Masraf Khay 10/17 ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 17 / ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 50 / 4156 18 / 10 / 1950 131 Ezra Nassim Yehuda Miss Esther Daoud Youssef Zakhouli The seventh of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. The ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Mustafa Al-Khay ⟦illegible signature⟧ 17 / 10 1 / 17 / 10
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 50/ 44 10 / 18 / 1950 388 Abdullah Yusuf Hayyim Darzi Miss Marcelle Ezekiel Elia Shahrabani The ninth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. Certified 10/18 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
District Copy 4121 / 50 18 / 10 / 1950 89 Haroun Mordechai Haroun Miss Warida Ibrahim Shawoo The fifteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. Status Record ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
Duplicate 50/4161 50/10/18 Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 89 Haroun Khadouri, known as Haroun Mordechai Haroun Miss Kelly Ibrahim, known as Warida Ibrahim Shlomo The fifteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Department Copy 4662 28 50/1 50/10/ 185 Rahmin Haron, known as Rahmin Haron Rahmin Miss Karjiya Haskil, known as Karjiya Haskil Ibrahim Shalom The eighteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/18 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/18 ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 19
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that The named ⟦Yitzhak Nissim Menachem⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the ⟦12th⟧ day of the month of ⟦October⟧ in the year ⟦48⟧ (10/12/1948) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Paid ⟦signature⟧ 12/1/50
Health Department 4162 / 50 Death Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Heskel Nessim Sa'at died in Baghdad on the sixteenth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD ⟦.⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Yaqub ⟦Heskel⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 16 / 10 ⟦signature⟧
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israeli Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: Date: 18 / 6 / 950 Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad Please provide Victoria daughter of Ezra Cohen a certificate including her divorce from her husband Baruch son of (Abdullah) named Aboudi, dated 22 Sivan 5705 Corresponding to June 4, 1945 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Husni⟧ 18 / 6 / 50 ⟦illegible⟧