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IJA 2871

Correspondence, Jewish Religious Court

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These documents contain handwritten correspondence from the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad in Judeo-Arabic.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2871
Item Number
5834
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Handwritten, Jewish Religious Court, Judeo-Arabic, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 1-25

Page 2

The Court of Justice in the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
To tell her that they heard there is anger from Karkur Eliyahu Nissim ⟦illegible⟧ from the year 5690 regarding her because he said
that a settlement was given in favor of Mr. Heskel Eliyahu Shlomo Avraham Pinchas and Yitzhak Avraham from this, as the deed of their settlement comes
which is in their hand, year ⟦illegible⟧ 12 Shevat 82 / 29 Nisan 80 1922
The young ⟦illegible⟧
Yitzhak Hayyim
May his end be good
The notification was given on February 14, 928, number 812
⟦illegible⟧

Page 3

The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City of
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
With the help of Heaven
To the Honorable President of the Community in Baghdad, Ezra Reuven Dangoor, may his light shine - Certificate
On September 20, 922, and number 809
Regarding the receipt of the letter from Mr. 82 Mor 8 Kislev 57 / 22 / we received the marriage certificate of Shimon
daughter of Shabtai Ezra Mualem there / Rahamim ⟦illegible⟧ Abdi Shimon Kadouri and her son you called
name A. Sharka and name Omar Hasson / the aforementioned shall be remembered for his lineage in Baghdad A. Sharka and her son A. were written
we received from Yitzhak Mualem A. Sharka his name. His writer Kadouri ~ to exchange a certificate ~
we received to Mualem Yahson in Baghdad A. Sharka to Sharka Rashid the marriage law shall be performed.
marriage certificate in the hand of Mualem his name. His writer's name is Kadouri certificate of A. Sharka her son
A. Sharka A. her son shall understand the name Ezra / 27 Mor 15 Mor 17 August / 25
Register number 809, page 2 in register 9

Page 4

The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number:
Gift
Before us came Mr. ⟦...⟧ son of Mr. ⟦...⟧ Adel ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
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1922
17 September ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
The notification was given on September 20, year 922, number 809
⟦signature⟧

Page 5

The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Protect It
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
Before us ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 25 ⟦...⟧ 942 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Signature of ⟦...⟧
Yitzhak Hayyim
⟦...⟧
Number
808
Notification given on the date of 25 ⟦...⟧ 942
⟦illegible⟧

Page 6

The Justice Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
We saw here marriage contracts from the holy community, the marriage contract of the name of the honorable Obadiah in Baghdad and the second in Basra from Menashe Moshe A.
David Kadoori Menashe
2nd of Kislev 5692 Menashe (Menashe) son of Obadiah Abu Sasson married the virgin Sarah daughter of Eliyahu Obadiah
Year 5692 /in Basra/ Eliyahu ~ Abu David 11th of Kislev 5692 Menashe son of Obadiah Abu Sasson married the virgin Sarah daughter of Eliyahu Obadiah
And we did not find Menashe's marriage contracts here in Baghdad; Menashe left his wife Sarah and went to Basra and married a woman
secondly in Basra /left his wife Sarah in Baghdad/
And the woman Sarah remained in Baghdad as an Agunah and she demands maintenance from her husband Menashe
Shlomo ~ Aaron Ezekiel Obadiah son of Obadiah Menashe left his wife Sarah in Baghdad and went to Basra
Abu David Obadiah Menashe left his wife Sarah in Baghdad and went to Basra and married a second wife in Basra
In Basra ~ Eliyahu Obadiah Menashe left his wife Sarah in Baghdad and went to Basra and married a second wife in Basra
Menashe son of Obadiah Abu Sasson married the virgin Sarah daughter of Eliyahu Obadiah
27th of Tammuz 5692 / 15th of Tammuz 5692
Number ⟦line⟧
807
Notice given on date ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧