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 Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 4164 / 50 Divorce Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Victoria Ezra Cohen has been divorced from her husband named Baruch (Abdullah) Aboud on the fourth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 18 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 18 / 10
Department Copy 4425 / 50 18 / 10 / 1950 138 Naji Rahmin, known as Naji Ephraim son of Rahmin Moshi Miss Habiba Moshi, known as Habiba Sabiha daughter of Moshi Shamoun The thirtieth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 For the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 A / 18 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦Presidency⟧ Baghdad on 11/18/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 214 I hereby certify that Mr.: Abdullah Mansha son of Al-Hajja Ashir married in Baghdad Miss: Aida Rubin on the day: 20 / June / 1940 (corresponding to 24 Sivan 700) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 75 Seventy-five Dinars | Shamoun Shaul | Salim Sofer Eliyahu Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun The Rabbinical Court Baghdad COURT OF THE CHIEF RABBI 11 / 20 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 50/4126 18 / 10 / 1950 314 Abdullah Matana bin Ishaq Fashir Miss Samha Abed Rubin The twentieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. 20 Fils <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 18/10 18/10 On behalf of the Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
⟦illegible⟧ Department 4167 / 501 Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 We hereby confirm that Mr. Sassoon Zion Abed is the Chairman of the Jewish Hospitals Committee in Baghdad. ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 1 / 18 / 10
District Copy 4428 / 50 18 / 10 / 1950 235 Yahya Munir Yahya Sadqa Miss Toba Salman Shaul Samira The seventeenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 18 On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Certified 18 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 18 / 10
⟦illegible⟧ The Circle ⟦illegible⟧ 44 / 501 18 / 10 / 1950 The Exhibit Yaqub Abdullah Cohen Miss Karjiya Munshi The twentieth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen AD. ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 The ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 18 / 10
Department Copy 4170 / 50 18 / 10 / 1950 426 Shlomo Meir known as Shlomo Meir Shlomo Miss Salima Meir known as Salima Meir Ibrahim Masri The ninth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Certified ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 18 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 18 / 10 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm that Miss Zakia Ibrahim Salim is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Correct, Ali 18 / 10
⟦illegible⟧ 4771 / 50 Certificate 18 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Zakia Ibrahim Salim is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Special Classifier ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 18 / ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/18/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. Habib son of Shlomo Yahya Maslawi has entered into an engagement with Miss Fawzia daughter of Yusuf Eliyahu Benjamin in Baghdad on the day 10 / November / 1949 (corresponding to 21 Cheshvan 5710) ⟦line⟧ And has not married yet. Witnesses | Conditions ⟦Selim⟧ Hakham Eliyahu | 300 Three hundred dinars only. ⟦In the presence of⟧ Hakham Shaul | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon | ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Baghdad - BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧ The Community ⟦illegible⟧ 4272 / 501 8 / 10 / 1950 Habib Shamoun Yahya Maslawi Miss Khazna Youssef Eliyahu Benjamin The tenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 10/18 ⟦signature⟧ 10/18/1
Copy of the Will 50/4172 50/10/19 762 Aziz bin Marikh bin Ishaq Miss Yazi bint Aziz Shaul Baruch The sixth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. Isfahani ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 On behalf of the Acting Chief Justice President of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 F / 10/19
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/21/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 224 I hereby certify that Mr.: Abdullah son of Ibrahim Saleh married in Baghdad Miss: Masouda daughter of Rabbi Yosef Hayyim On the day: 6/7/1892 Corresponding to: 5 Sivan year 5652 Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 92,000 Ninety-two thousand Qirsh | Raouf Hakham Sassoon | Ezra Al-Shammaa Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ Shimon ⟦Cantor⟧ Certified ⟦signature⟧ 10/19
⟦illegible⟧ The Department 4124 / 50 19 / 10 / 50 224 Abdullah bin Ibrahim Saleh Miss Masouda bint Ishaq Youssef Hayim The seventh of June of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two AD. Authentication ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Physical Council F / 1991 / 10
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: Date: 10/19/52 Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Please provide Rahil, also known as Rachel and known as (Badriya) daughter of Haron Shadhaqa including her divorce from her husband Daoud bin Daoud (bin Salman) on the date of August 22, 57 corresponding to ⟦corresponding to⟧ 8/19/1927 Accountant ⟦illegible⟧ 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 10/19
Department Copy 4175 / 50 Divorce Certificate 19/10/50 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the woman named Rahil Haroun, known by the name Rahil Rachel Badriya Haroun, has been divorced from her husband named Daoud bin Daoud (bin Sultan) on the nineteenth of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 F / 10/19
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society Baghdad ⟦illegible stamp⟧ 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: ⟦hebrew text⟧ Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: Tenth Of the month: Adar ⟦illegible⟧ Year: 5707 (22 / 8 / 1947): and for this reason I have signed below ⟦hebrew signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society He has no heir ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Mustafa Al-Khay 10/19
Office Copy 4176 / 50 Death Certificate 19 / 10 / 50 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Daoud Yamin Marikh Hawa died in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 19 F / 19 / 10
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 447 / 50 29 / 10 / 50 582 Younah bin Daoud bin Younah Miss Nouriya bint Menashi Youssef Cohen The eighteenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council F / 19 / 10
⟦illegible⟧ Copy ⟦illegible⟧ Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 19 / 10 / 950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim has entered into an engagement with Miss Majla Salman Ibrahim in Baghdad on the day 6 / 7 / 1950 (corresponding to 22 Av 5710) and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 200 Two hundred Dinars | Ahlal Shaul | Ezra Ibrahim Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature⟧ 19 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 4478 / 50 19 / 10 / 50 Youssef Ibrahim Miss Jahla Salman Ibrahim The sixth of July of the year nineteen hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 10 20 Fils On behalf of the Acting Chief of Court President of the Ecclesiastical Council F / 19 / 10
Department Copy 9 ⟦illegible⟧ 50/ 50/10/ ⟦illegible⟧ The Exhibit Branch of Yaqub Habib XXX Kirkuk Miss Hanna Hay Shalom Pinhas The seventh of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 ⟦signature⟧ 10/19 Acting Registrar of Sects President of the Spiritual Council F/10/19
Duplicate Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 4179 / 50 19th October 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. NOORY HESKEL MASLIYAH was born at Baghdad on the 29th November, 1929 ( nineteen hundred & twenty nine A. D. ). He is a Jew and of Jewish parentage. ⟦illegible⟧ 19/10 Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Number Copy of the Identity Record That Nuri bin Jaafar, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the population register, has been given this record on 5 / 5 / 1922 Name and Surname: Nuri Date and place of birth: Baghdad 1894 Father's name: Jaafar Mother's name: Naeema Religion: Mosaic Profession and whether he reads and writes: / Whether married and has a wife or wives: / Eye color: / Face color: / Fixed distinguishing mark: / Liwa (Province): Baghdad Qadaa (District): Baghdad Nahiyah (Sub-district): / Neighborhood or village: Tauraat Housing number: 4 / 128 Housing type: House ⟦illegible⟧ ( True copy of the original ) ⟦illegible⟧ 22 / 10 / 950