Correspondence between President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi Government about Members who Abrogated Citizenship
View interactive document pageThis item contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning information about members of the Iraqi Jewish community who possibly abrogated their Iraqi citizenship and traveled abroad. Some of the documents are requests from the government for certain individuals to appear before the Office of Citizenship to provide information concerning their identity, location of residence, and nationality.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
⟦Office⟧ 80407
Number T /: 976 / 73
Date: 25 / 4 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
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The Honorable Director General of Nationality
(Identities)
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 522/1067 and dated 11/1/1973 that
that Raisa Hayyim died in Baghdad on 29/6/1949.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
426 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 888 / 1973/2/18 Incoming Stamp Directorate /: Identities Number /: 1067 / 544 Date /: January / 1973 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad Subject / Death Certificate Please provide us with the place and date of death of the Jewish woman (Rima Hayyim Mathir Hakkak) as quickly as possible and inform us. Brigadier General of Nationality Ahmed Mahmoud Sami For the Director General of Nationality Mr. Secretary for necessary action, respected By hand of Mr. Mr. Al-Sabi for necessary action, respected Iyad / 9 Mr. Office Manager, respected Identities After greetings Based on your letter numbered 544 and dated 73/1/11 Rima Hayyim died in Baghdad on 1943/7/29 this
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80454
Number T /: 979 / 73
Date: 25 / 4 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
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Respected Mr. Director General of Nationality
(Identities)
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After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 521/1052 and dated 11/1/1973
We have found in the death records that Naji Menachem Daoud died in Baghdad
on the date 23/4/1966 .
Please accept our highest respect .
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community
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425 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Republic of Iraq Directorate of: Identities Number: 1052 / 5 Date: 2 / Jan / 1973 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date 18 / 8 / 1973 Incoming Stamp To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad Subject / Death Certificate Please provide us with the place and date of death of the Jew (Naji Menachem Rahmin) as quickly as possible and inform us. Brigadier of Nationality Ahmed Mahmoud Sami For / Director General of Nationality Respected Mr. Director General of Nationality - Identities - Regarding your letter numbered 521 and dated 11 / Iyad / 9 It has been found in the death register that Naji Menachem Daoud died in Baghdad on 22 / 4 / 65 AH
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧ Community Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ Incoming Stamp Directorate /: Identities Number /: 15002 Date /: April / 1973 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Death Certificate It was stated in your letter 975/73 on 4/25/1973 that the Jew (Naji Menachem Daoud) died on 4/23/1969 while the Jew being inquired about is (Naji Menachem Rahmin) Please inform us if the latter is the one intended in your letter above or not, noting that his mother's name is Saliha Haskil. Brigadier General of Nationality Ahmed Mahmoud Sami p.p. General Director of Nationality Number ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ May / 29
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number | President 83531 | Secretary 80452 Number T /: 929 / 73 Date: 8 / 3 / 1973 Subject / ⟦line⟧ Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected (Identity Division) After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 1386/366 and dated 30/1/1973 It has been confirmed to us that the woman named Rachel Moshi, her paternal grandfather's name is Ibrahim and her maternal grandfather's name is Yaqub, and she was known by the name of her grandfather for her mother. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad President 83531 | Telephone Number Secretary 80452 | Number T /: 929 / 73 Date: 8 / 3 / 1973 Subject / ⟦line⟧ Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected (Identity Division) After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 366/1386 and dated 30 / 1 / 1973 It has been confirmed to us that the person named Rachel Moshi, her paternal grandfather's name is Ibrahim and her maternal grandfather's name is Yaqub, and she was known by the name of her grandfather for her mother. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦illegible⟧ Aziz Basri Acting President of the Community
Mr. Accounts Manager, Respectfully - Financial Electricity Division With reference to your letter numbered 266 / 1286 and dated 20 / 3 / 1962 It has been confirmed to us that the mentioned Shahid Khushi that her paternal grandfather's name is Ibrahim and her maternal grandfather's name is Yaqub, and she was known by her maternal grandfather's name. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦line⟧
Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ⟦Coat of Arms⟧ Presidency of the Mosaic Community Incoming Stamp Special Number 1686 Date 21 / 1 / 1973 Directorate /: Identities Number /: 366 / 1286 Date /: 2 / Jan / 1973 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad Subject / Name Change The Jewess Rachel Moshi Yaqub Dawid claimed that her father's correct name is Moshi Ibrahim Dawid, while your letter numbered 64/799 on 9 / 6 / 1964 stated her father's name as Moshi Yaqub Dawid So please inform us of the correct name of her father and grandfather with the reasons for the discrepancy. Nationality Brigadier Ahmed Mahmoud Sami p.p. General Director of Nationality Mr. President of the Community, Respectfully Confirming that Rachel Moshi's paternal grandfather's name is Ibrahim and not Yaqub and that Yaqub is her paternal great-grandfather and she signed accordingly Lawyer Naim Cohen Presented the Census Book Number 07575 Date 22 / 11 / 1961 Al-Adhamiya ⟦illegible⟧ Iyad / 30
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 President No. T/: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 21 / 11 / 1972 Subject /: Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected Identity Division Greetings, Based on your request, we list below the names of Jews who died in Baghdad from the date 5 / 1 / 1972 until this date :- Name | Date Farha Eliyahu Daoud Halawi | 5 / 1 / 1972 Sassoon Heskel Youssef Battat | 2 / 2 / 1972 Aziza Abboudi Menashi | 5 / 2 / 1972 Sabah Nassim Boushan | 5 / 3 / 1972 Yaqub Ezra Shouli | 10 / 5 / 1972 Hanini Shaul Menashi Shoashua | 16 / 5 / 1972 Moshe Shlomo Heskel | 16 / 7 / 1972 Masouda Salman Maatouk Shahrabani | 10 / 8 / 1972 Lilo Heskel Nassim Cohen | 12 / 8 / 1972 Khadouri Yamin Murad Dabi | 16 / 8 / 1972 Naima Heskel | 22 / 8 / 1972 Saleh Daoud Shamel | 10 / 9 / 1972 Saleh Shamel | 2 / 10 / 1972 Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh | 14 / 10 / 1972 Ezra Shalom | 4 / 11 / 1972 Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community 422
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 President Number T/ ⟦...⟧ Date 21 / 11 / 1972 Subject /: Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected Identity Division Greetings, Based on your request, we list below the names of Jews who died in Baghdad from the date 1/5/1972 until this date :- Name | Date Farha Eliyahu Daoud Halawi | 5 / 1 / 1972 Sassoon Heskel Youssef Battat | 2 / 2 / 1972 Aziza Abboudi Menashi | 5 / 2 / 1972 Sabah Nassim Barshan | 3 / 3 / 1972 Yaqub Ezra Shouli | 10 / 5 / 1972 Hanini Shaul Menashi Shasha | 16 / 5 / 1972 Moshe Shlomo Heskel | 16 / 7 / 1972 Masouda Salman Maatouk Shahrabani | 10 / 8 / 1972 Lilo Heskel Nassim Cohen | 12 / 8 / 1972 Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dubai | 16 / 8 / 1972 Naima Heskel | 22 / 8 / 1972 Saleh Daoud Shmeil | 10 / 9 / 1972 Saleh Shmeil | 2 / 10 / 1972 Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh | 14 / 10 / 1972 Ezra Shalom | 4 / 11 / 1972 Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 83531 President Number T/ ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 1972 Subject / The Honorable Director General of Nationality Death Department Greetings Based on your request, we list below the names of Jews who died in Baghdad from 1/5/1972 until this date :- Name | Date Farha Eliyahu Daoud Halawi | 1/5/1972 Sassoon Heskel Youssef Battat | 2/2/1972 Aziza Abboudi Menashi | 2/5/1972 Sabah Nassim Bushman | 3/2/1972 Yaqub Ezra Shuli | 5/10/1972 Hanini Shaul Menashi Shashua | 5/16/1972 Moshe Shlomo Heskel | 7/16/1972 Masouda Salman Maatouk Shahrabani | 8/10/1972 Lilo Heskel Nassim Cohen | 8/12/1972 Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dabi | 8/16/1972 Naima Heskel | 8/22/1972 Saleh Daoud Shmeil | 9/10/1972 Saleh Shmeil | 10/2/1972 Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh | 10/14/1972 Ezra Shalom | 11/4/1972 Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 President No. T/: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 21 / 11 / 1972 Subject /: Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected Identity Division Greetings, Based on your request, we list below the names of Jews who died in Baghdad from 1/5/1972 until this date :- Name | Date Farha Eliyahu Daoud Halawi | 5 / 1 / 1972 Sassoon Heskel Youssef Battat | 2 / 2 / 1972 Aziza Abboudi Menashi | 5 / 2 / 1972 Sabah Nassim Boushan | ⟦illegible⟧ / 3 / 1972 Yaqub Ezra Shouli | 10 / 5 / 1972 Hanini Shaul Menashi Shashoua | 19 / 5 / 1972 Moshe Shlomo Heskel | 16 / 7 / 1972 Masouda Salman Maatouk Shahrabani | 10 / 8 / 1972 Lilo Heskel Nassim Cohen | 12 / 8 / 1972 Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dabi | 16 / 8 / 1972 Naima Heskel | 22 / 8 / 1972 Saleh Daoud Shmeil | 10 / 9 / 1972 Saleh Shmeil | 2 / 10 / 1972 Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh | 14 / 10 / 1972 Ezra Shalom | 4 / 11 / 1972 Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
The Honorable Director of the Public Library Greetings and respect Based on your request, we take the opportunity of the letter of the esteemed Jews in Baghdad dated 7/15/71 towards this street of ours Fee ⟦line⟧ Date of arrival ⟦line⟧ to be
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 President Number T/ ⟦illegible⟧ Date 21 / 11 / 1972 Subject / Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected Identity Division Greetings, Based on your request, we list below the names of Jews who died in Baghdad from the date 5 / 1 / 1972 until this date :- Name | Date Farha Eliyahu Daoud Halawi | 5 / 1 / 1972 Sassoon Heskel Youssef Battat | 2 / 2 / 1972 Aziza Abboudi Manshi | 5 / 2 / 1972 Sabah Nassim Barshan | ⟦2⟧ / 3 / 1972 Yaqub Ezra Shuli | 10 / 5 / 1972 Hanini Shaul Manshi Shohet | 19 / 5 / 1972 Moshe Shlomo Heskel | 19 / 7 / 1972 Masouda Salman Maatouk Shahrabani | 10 / 8 / 1972 Lilo Heskel Nassim Cohen | 12 / 8 / 1972 Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dabi | 16 / 8 / 1972 Naima Heskel | 22 / 8 / 1972 Saleh Daoud Shmeil | 10 / 9 / 1972 Saleh Shmeil | 2 / 10 / 1972 Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh | 14 / 10 / 1972 Ezra Shalom | 4 / 11 / 1972 Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone No. | President 83531 Secretary 80452 No. T/: ⟦74⟧ / ⟦82⟧ Date: 20 / 8 / 1972 Subject /: Death Certificate General Directorate of Nationality - Identities - Greetings, Reference to your letter No. 11775/149 dated 30/7/1972 The person named Munshi Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh Passed away in Baghdad on 8/8/1957. Please accept our highest respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: ⟦840 / 7⟧
Date: 20 / 8 / 1972
Subject /: Death Certificate
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
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Directorate of General Nationality
- Identities -
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 11775/149 and dated 30/7/1972.
The person named Menashi Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh
Passed away in Baghdad on the date 8/8/1957.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Incoming Stamp Presidency of the Jewish Community Special Number 1277 Date 21 / 7 / 972 Directorate/: Identities Number/: 1490 Date/: 7 / 7 / 972 To :- Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject / Death Certificate We confirm our letter 4606 / 1490 on 26 / 3 / 972 And we request to be informed of the place and date of death of the Jew (Munshi Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh) as quickly as possible. Brigadier General of Nationality Ahmed Mahmoud Sami On behalf of the Director General of Nationality Copy to /- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - your letter 28245 on 24 / 7 / 972 For information. ⟦illegible⟧ A copy is sent to ⟦...⟧ on ⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad No. T / ⟦line⟧ / Date 6 / 7 / 1972 Telephone No. | President 83531 | Secretary 80452 Subject / Death Certificate Directorate General of Nationality - Identities - Greetings, Reference to your letter No. Special/ 10128/76 dated 2 / 7 / 1972 It appears from our records that Sassoon Moshi Youssef Bahar died in Baghdad on 21 / 12 / 1959. With high respect. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community Copy to / General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Rights.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 6 / 7 / 1972
Subject /: <del>Death Certificate</del>
Directorate General of Nationality
- Identities -
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered Private /10128/76 and dated
2/7/1972 .
It appears from our records that Sassoon Moshi Youssef
Bahar passed away in Baghdad on 21/12/1951 .
With highest respect .
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to /
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Rights .
S M T W T F S 1955 14th week 88-277 March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March Tuesday 29 ⟦illegible⟧ 5/5/1955 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ⟦illegible⟧ (2) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ (3) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ■ Perandren ■ reactivates ■ ■ the entire organism ■ at the critical age ■
Baghdad 5 / 7 / 1957 To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Mosaic Community I submit to your Excellency the following The late Sassoon Khedhouri Youssef (Hajji) passed away on Monday 21 / 12 / 1959 Corresponding to 20 Kislev 5720 (Al-Irada Al-Bahijia) House No. 7 / 1 / 6 Al-Alwiya Submitted by the son ⟦signature⟧ 1959 21 / 12 / 1959
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality ⟦illegible⟧ Incoming Stamp Directorate /: Identities D /: Special / 806 Date /: 7 / 7 / 1972 To :-: Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject / Death Certificate Please inform us of the place and date of death of the Jew (Sassoon Moshi Youssef) as soon as possible. Brigadier General of Nationality Ahmed Mahmoud Sami On behalf of the Director General of Nationality ⟦illegible⟧ for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal ⟦illegible⟧ 23969 on 25 / 6 / 1972 for information