Documents from the Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records from the Jewish Religious Courts and the Iraqi and the Baghdad Court of Appeals. The court records concern family matters such as marriage, divorce, custody of children, and inheritance issues.
862 N for the year 41 Registration No. 451 Judiciary Register ⟦illegible⟧ Number 862 / 1 / 81 on 24 Shawwal year 1360 Pursuant to the decision of the Sharia Court in Baghdad No. 470 dated November 18, 1941 Due to the correction of the name of the plaintiff's mother ⟦illegible⟧ son of ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ and making the name ⟦illegible⟧ and correcting ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Copy for the plaintiff
From the residents of our neighborhood, Qanbar Ali, the person named Rahmin Nahum Saleh is a chaste and upright man in status and behavior, and he has a sister named Toba bint Nahum Saleh who is mentally incapacitated and has no money or property except a monthly alimony of 750 fils from her husband named Yusuf. Since the aforementioned Rahmin is capable of performing this duty of guardianship because she is in need of a guardian to manage her affairs, there is no objection to appointing him as a guardian, and for your information, we have submitted this statement. Mukhtar (Stamp with postage) 3/22/1938 ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧