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 Register 4212 / 50 22 / 10 / 1950 361 Shaul Ibrahim Miss Saida daughter of Sassoon The seventh of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 22 / 10
Department Copy 4264 / 50 22 / 10 / 1950 503 Youssef Nassim Youssef Miss Salha Khedhouri Ibrahim Muzayyin The twelfth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. Youssef Al-Khay 22 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 22 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 22 / 10
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad 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 ⟦Yitzhak Avraham David⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦eighth⟧ day of the month of ⟦January⟧ in the year ⟦29⟧ (1/8/1929) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ Death Certificate 50 / 4285 22 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the named Nassim Youssef Khousandji passed away in Baghdad on the eighth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 10 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Mustafa 22 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 22 / 50 Suf 22 / 10
Department Copy 50/4215 10/22/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the named Nissim Yusuf Khosanjak passed away in Baghdad on the eighth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on June 26, 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 1/26/10 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/26
The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs 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 Ezra Daoud Noah passed away in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, year 98 (4 / 4 / 1928) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 10/22
Department Copy Personal Copy 4216 / 50 22 / 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 Khedhouri Ibrahim Isaac died in Baghdad on the fourth day of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Asaf II ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 10 1 / 22 / 10
4217 / 55 24 / 10 / 1955 Permanent Copy 356 Ephraim Heskel Ephraim Miss Maryam Yaqub Salman The sixteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. 20 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 10 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: 10 / 22 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm that Miss Daisy daughter of Samuel Levy is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible Hebrew signature⟧ 5 Fils 10/29
⟦Department Copy⟧ 50 / 4218 10 / 24 / 1950 Certificate 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 Daisy Ezekiel Levy is not engaged or married and does not have any record in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Refinery ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 80/24/1
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad 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 Yitzhak Ezra Salman Murad passed away in Baghdad on the 6th day of the month of Elul in the year 5702 18 (21 / 7 / 1942) and for that reason I have signed below Yitzhak Ezra Murad Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs I certify the correctness of the date above ⟦illegible⟧ 24/8/50 Certified ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Death Certificate 4219 / 50 24 / 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 person named Yaqub Naji Ibrahim Taha died in Baghdad on the twenty-first day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Certified ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 A / 24 / 10
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/22/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 250 I hereby certify that Mr.: Yaqub son of Shaul Sabha Married in Baghdad Miss: Salima daughter of Saleh son of Yeshu' Hakham Shimon On the day: 8/2/1920 (Corresponding to 19 Ab year 5691) ⟦illegible signature⟧ Ketubah amount 122/50 6000 Rupees two thousand only Witnesses Hakham Jbeil Hoki Raji Salman Sabha Certified 10/24 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Hebrew stamp text⟧
Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 422 / 501 24 / 10 / 1950 350 Yaqub Shaul Subhi Miss Salima Saleh Moshi Hakham Shimon The second of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD. Exempt 10/24 ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 Acting Director of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 24 / 10
4421 / 501 Regarding 10 / 10 / 1955 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ 385 Ezra Khlaif Ibrahim Shalom Mrs. Maryam Nahum Arwa⟦line⟧i The twenty-sixth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 7 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Refinery ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 10 1 / 24 / 10
4222 / 501 24 / 10 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 109 Eliyahu bin Ibrahim bin Eliyahu, known as Eliyahu bin Ephraim bin Eliyahu Miss Qadaha Munshi, known as Qadaha Munshi Shmuel The twenty-fifth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. The 24 / 10 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Safat ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 10 1 / 24 / 10
4224 / 501 24 / 10 / 1950 ⟦Department Portfolio⟧ 777 Naim Benjamin Salman Youssef Daoud Hay Miss Ghazali Rahim, known as Ghazali Rahim Saleh Maslawi The eleventh of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Refinery ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 A / 24 / 10
Department Copy 4224 / 50 24 / 10 / 1950 598 Isaac Shalom Shabo Miss Karjiya Robin Hesqel Baniya The twenty-fourth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Certified ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 1 / 24 / 10
⟦Copy⟧ ⟦for the Department⟧ 50 / 4225 1950 / 10 / 24 233 Fathi Moshi, known as Fathi Ezra son of Moshi Yehoshua Miss Madeleine Yaqub Ishaq The eighth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. With clarity 10/24 ⟦signature⟧ 10/24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 24 / 10
Department Copy 50 / 4226 10 / 24 / 1950 91 Nouri Ezra, known as Nouri Abdullah bin Ezra Elia Baqqal Miss Bertine Khedhouri Elia Baqqal The twenty-first of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD year . ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 24 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 24 A / 24 / 10
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦...⟧ Department Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10/24/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim Yehuda has entered into an engagement with Miss Salima daughter of Haidar Al-Sayegh in Baghdad on the day 9/5/1950 (corresponding to 24 Tishrei 5711) ( ⟦line⟧ ) And has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 300 Three hundred Dinars | Shmuel Shaul | Rahmin Ibrahim Rahmin | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon 20 Fils 10/24 ⟦The Rabbinical Court⟧ Court of the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦of the Babylonian Community⟧
Department Copy 4227 / 50 24 / 10 / 1950 Yosef Yehuda Miss Salima Hayoumir Al-Sayegh The fifth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦illegible⟧ 24 / 10 200 Fils 24 / 10 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 24 / 10
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Elia Youssef Shahmoun married Karjia Ephraim Nassim in Baghdad in the year 1920 One thousand nine hundred and twenty, and we also certify that both Evelyn and Maurice are the children of Elia Youssef Shahmoun and Karjia Ephraim Nassim And for this purpose, we have signed below. Witness | Witness | I endorse the contents of this testimony Munshi Shaul | Ibrahim Khadouri | The Mukhtar | | Abdul Latif bin Sayyid Sulayman Number -: 4228 / 50 Date -: 24 / 10 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 10/24 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal above) Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 10 / 19 / 58 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Please provide Salloum son of Hayim (Sheri) with a certificate stating his divorce from his wife Khatoun daughter of Moshi (Mamouka) on the date of June 7, 1958, corresponding to 10 / 16 / 58 ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10 / 24
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