Verification Certificates, Citizenship Paperwork
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community and include death certificates, birth certificates, marriage, and divorce documentation. This item also contains citizenship paperwork, documents certifying the surrendering of Iraqi citizenship in order to emigrate abroad, and letters of recommendation written for former employees. Many of the letters include photographs.
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 506 / 51 Feb. 23 51 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. IFRAIM HESKEL GABBAY was born at Baghdad on the year 1895 (eighteen hundred ninty five ) . ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD/. President* JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/22/1951
⟦illegible⟧ 51/5022 Death Certificate 1951/2/22 Department Copy Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Saleh Salem Dabi died in Baghdad on the thirteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 23 Liquidation of Funds 951/2/22
51 / 5062 1951 / 2 / 25 ⟦illegible⟧ 210 Shaul Haroun Rubin Baqchi Cohen Miss Farha Khatoun Salman Nahum Cohen The twenty-eighth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy to L ⟦illegible⟧ 25 / 2 / 1951 Ibrahim / 25 ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦5/15⟧ The Lay Council of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad certifies that Mr. ⟦...⟧ Date 25 / 7 / 1951 has lost his Iraqi nationality under Law No. 5 of 1950 (The validity of the signature and seal of the Mukhtar on the back is certified) ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim 25/ ⟦Hanif Al-Kal⟧ 25 / 7 / 951
51 / 5065 1951 / 2 / 25 ⟦illegible⟧ 308 Daoud Youssef Shamoun Miss Samha Ezra, known as Samha Fahima, daughter of Ezra Abdullah The fourth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 1951 / 2 / 25 Ibrahim 254 We, the Mukhtar, the Ikhtiyar, and the Gravedigger of the Israelite community in Hillah, testify that Moshe Eliyahu Moshe is from Al-Hindiya and died on the date of 23 Cheshvan 5704 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Hillah. Upon request, we have issued this certificate on 23 / 2 / 1950 Witness - Zion Yosef | Ikhtiyar - Yosef Ishaq | Gravedigger - Israel Meir | Mukhtar - Eliyahu Abdullah ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
5066 / 51 1951/2/25 478 Salim Daoud Zakaria Miss Victoria Shaoul Ibrahim Hayyim The eleventh of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 1951/4/23 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦1951/4/23⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the ⟦Community⟧ President of the Lay Council
⟦51 / 5028⟧ ⟦25 / 2 / 1951⟧ 51 / 5027 25 / 2 / 1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Suad Nassim passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-third day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦Isaac Ezra Khedhouri⟧ ⟦Miss Saida Shaul Hayy bin Ibrahim⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦The twelfth of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦...⟧ 25 / 2 / 1951 Ibrahim / 25
28 - 5 - 51 25 / 2 / 1951 ⟦illegible⟧ 53 Isaac Ezra Khadouri Miss Nahima Shaul Hai bin Ibrahim Ezra Shmeil Sadqa The twelfth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦Youssef Shmeil⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Treasurer ⟦illegible⟧ 25 / 2 / 51 Ibrahim / 25
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 25 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 219 I hereby certify that Mr.: Azzouri Rahmin Gabbay Married in Baghdad: Miss Faiza Haroun On the day: 22 / 2 / 1951 Witnesses Shimon Shaul Salim H. Eliyahu Amount of the Ketubah 200 Dinars ⟦...⟧ Fils Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ 25 / 2 / 951
51 / 5029 26 / 2 / 1951 219 Azouri Rahmin Gabbay Miss Wiza Haroun The twenty-second of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Ibrahim / 26 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
2/25/1951 To Whom It May Concern We certify that the person named Naji Khadhuri Rashti is a native and resident of Basra, and based on his request, we have provided him with this certificate. Witness - Moshe Ephraim Sadqa | Witness - Yaqub Ephraim Sadqa | Seal of Mukhtar Qanbar Ali - Sassoon Dallal Number -: 51/5070 Date -: 2/26/1951 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Ibrahim / 26 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/26/1951 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Kahlawi Cohen⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦5711⟧ ( 9 / 6 / 1951 ) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Hebrew text⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs Status Report ⟦signature⟧ 26 / 6 / 51 531/1/521 In the name of the people The Court of Personal Matters for Mosaicists in Baghdad decided on 1-21-951 to revoke the Iraqi citizenship of the person named Naji Ishaq - and his wife Luluwa Hazqeel - and his son Yusuf - and his daughter Mary - and his daughter Layla - and his daughter Samira - and his daughter Amal 5/1/507 - Registered 531/1/521 on 1-21-951 (This is the clear text in the official certificate issued by the court) Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs President of the Mosaic Court in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 5071 2/26/1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Sabiha Sassoon passed away in Baghdad on the ninth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦uncertain text⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/26/1951 Ibrahim / 26
The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Meir Basson⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the day ⟦28⟧ of the month ⟦February⟧ year ⟦5707⟧ (⟦28 / 2 / 1947⟧) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 26 / 2 / 951 ⟦Meir Basson⟧ ⟦Meir Basson⟧
51/5072 Death Certificate 26 / 2 / 1951 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Heskel Shaul passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-eighth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 26 <del>200 Fils</del> 26 / 2 / 1951
51/5074 1951/2/27 The Exhibit Siddiq Daoud Nassim Mikhail xxx Kirkuk ⟦Rahina⟧ Gharib The fifteenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦Nassif Al-Han⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 951/2/27 Ibrahim / 27
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 Cohen⟧ died in Baghdad on the day ⟦1⟧ of the month ⟦Tammuz⟧ year ⟦98⟧ ( 8 / 7 / 1928 ) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦illegible⟧ Hezekiah Haddad The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦Status Sheet⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 2 / 1951
51 / 5075 1951 / 2 / 27 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Yusuf Salih Abdu died in Baghdad on the eighth of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD. ⟦Financial Inspector⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 51 / 2 / 27 Ibrahim / 27 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 27 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 91, I hereby certify that Mr. Ezra Khedhouri son of Abada Ezra Mukammal married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Yaqub Hazqeel Mukammal on the day 1 / 2 / 1915 (corresponding to 5675 17 Shevat) Witnesses | Ketubah amount Saleh Meshi | Lira Saleh Saleh Meshi | 1000 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ 27 / 2 / 951 ⟦stamp: Beth Din Baghdad ...⟧
51 / 5876 27 / 2 / 1951 ⟦27 / 2 / 1951⟧ 91 Ezra Khedhouri bin Abdullah Ezra Mukammal Miss Farha bint Yaqub Hesqel Mukammal The first of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Filed on 27 / 2 / 951 Ibrahim / 27
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 27 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that: Mr.: Saleh Isaac Ibrahim Kashi Has entered into an engagement with Miss: Nour Yaqub Mansouri Dali In Baghdad on the day: 11 / 6 / 1950 (Corresponding to 26 Sivan 710) (⟦line⟧) And he has not married yet, noting that the said Saleh Isaac Ibrahim Kashi whose name is mentioned above has not married or engaged anyone other than Miss Nour Yaqub Dali whose name is mentioned above The ⟦broken⟧ conditions 50 Dinars Witnesses Shimon Shaul Fuad Beho Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ 27 / 2 / 51 ⟦illegible⟧
51/5077 1951/6/27 Certificate Department of Sharia Procedures Baghdad Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Saleh Isaac Ibrahim Kashi, whose photo is attached above, has entered into an engagement with Miss Nouri Yaqub Khadouri Dali in Baghdad on the eleventh day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD and has not yet married; this is with the knowledge that the aforementioned person has not married or been engaged to anyone other than the lady named above. ⟦...⟧ 27 ⟦illegible⟧ 951/6/27 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
5078 / 51 Feb. 27 51 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ANWAR JOSEPH ALIAS was born at Baghdad on the year 1920 ( nineteen hundred twenty ). ⟦signature⟧ Ofg. president, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. Three copies ⟦Munsif al-Ani⟧ 2/27/51 ⟦faded blue stamp⟧ ⟦circular stamp⟧