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IJA 3706

Verification Certificates, Citizenship Paperwork

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Description

These 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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3706
Item Number
10062
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Endowments, Revenue Stamps, Travel, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificates, Annotation, Handwritten, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ink Stamps, Divorce Certificate, Jewish Lay Council, Birth Certificate, Chief Rabbi, President of the Jewish Community, Spiritual Council, Judeo-Arabic, Typed, Photograph, Meir Elias Hospital, Abrogation of Citizenship

AI en Translation, Pages 276-300

Page 276

Number
Copy of the Civil Status Record
Since Abdullah bin Saleh possesses Iraqi nationality and is registered in the civil status records, he has
been issued this book on August 15, 1925
Name and Surname: Abdullah
Date and Place of Birth: Baghdad 1922
Father's Name: Saleh
Mother's Name: Masouda
Religion: Mosaic
Profession and whether he reads and writes: Employee . Yes
Whether married and has a wife or wives: Single
Eye color: Narcissus (Hazel)
Face color: White
Fixed distinguishing mark: None
Liwa (Province): Baghdad
Qadaa (District): Rusafa
Nahiyah (Sub-district):
Neighborhood or Village: Faraj Allah ( 57 / 154 )
Housing Number: 57 / 154
Housing Type: House
(True Copy)
F/

Page 278

51 / 5167
1951/3/11
Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the person named Masouda
Youssef is the mother of the person named Abdullah Saleh Beyres and that the person named Hesqel Saleh is his brother
the minor, and that the person named Issam Saleh Beyres is his adult virgin sister.
200 Fils
951/4/11
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim / 11
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Page 279

His Excellency the Director of Travel and Nationality Police, Respected
We certify that Mr. Abdullah Saleh Beyres, the employee, is one of the ⟦residents⟧ residents of our neighborhood in the house numbered 5 / 180 Dahana
And his Iraqi nationality was revoked along with the employees by decision of the Council of Ministers on 2/22/1951, and he is legally
obligated to support both his widowed mother named Masouda Yusuf and his minor brother named Haskeel Saleh, born in 933, and his sister
of legal age <del>and the firstborn</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and the virgin named Am Saleh Beyres, and based on his request we provided him with this certificate.
Witness Witness Seal of the Mukhtar / Saeed Muhammad
Number: 51/5928
Date: 3/11/1951
(We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above)
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
3/11/951

Page 280

Institution for the Liquidation of Property of Those Whose Nationality Has Been Revoked
Based on the requirements of Article Six of the Law for the Liquidation of Property of Those Whose Nationality Has Been Revoked No. 51 of 1951
We have decided to freeze the assets of ⟦the named⟧ Salim Shaoul Sassoon, who has been proven to have left Iraq illegally
according to the letter from the Directorate of Travel and Nationality No. 669 dated 7/26/1951, and since the aforementioned has left Iraq
illegally, it has been decided to freeze his movable and immovable property wherever it may be found and consider it state property.
The competent authorities must implement this decision, each according to their jurisdiction.
Written on 8/15/1951
Member
Member
Chairman of the Committee
8/15/1951 - A copy of it to:
7/26/1951 - A copy of it to:
(A copy to be kept in the file of the aforementioned person whose nationality was revoked)
On behalf of the Minister of ⟦...⟧
7/15/⟦...⟧
Directorate for the Liquidation of Property of Those Whose Nationality Has Been Revoked
Institution for the Liquidation of Property of Those Whose Nationality Has Been Revoked

Page 281

51 / 5470
11 / 3 / 1951
354
Daoud Ibrahim Saleh
Miss Jahla Ibrahim Eliyahu
The fifteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
11 / 3 / 951
⟦Ibrahim⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Ibrahim / 11

Page 282

⟦51/871⟧
1951/3/11
704
Heskel Youssef Shaoul
Miss Sharifa Heskel Ezra Shaoul
The twenty-seventh of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦...⟧
951/3/11
Ibrahim / 11

Page 283

To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We hereby testify that Rahma Nassim Saleh is the mother of the person named Munshi Daoud Shebet
and that Blanche Daoud Shebet is his sister, and for this reason we have signed
?
Witness
⟦signature⟧
Nassim Shaul Cohen
Witness
⟦signature⟧
We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses above
Seal of the Mukhtar
195⟦1⟧
50 Fils
⟦Mukhtar of the neighborhood of ...⟧

Page 285

51 / 5172
11/3/1951
Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Rahma Nassim Hakkak is the mother
of the person named Munshi Daoud Sheth and that Blanche Daoud Sheth is his sister.
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council

Page 286

51 / 5172
11 / 3 / 1951
Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Rahma Nassim Hakkak
is the mother of the person named Munshi Daoud Sheth and that Blanche Daoud Sheth is his sister.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Ibrahim / 11
11 / 3 / 1951
⟦illegible⟧
⟦9 / 4 / 1951⟧

Page 287

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 21 / 7 / 51
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 42, I hereby certify that
Mr. Ibrahim son of Yusuf, known as Naji Musa
married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Cohen Sabbar
on the day 24 / 10 / 1941 (corresponding to ⟦3 Tishrei 5702⟧)
(⟦line⟧)
Ketubah amount 75 Dinars
Witnesses
Shimon Shaul
Salim Hakham ⟦Kiaher⟧
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦signature⟧
21 / 7 / 51

Page 288

51 / 5172
1951 / 3 / 22
124
Naji Musa, known as Ibrahim Naji bin Musa
Miss Khatoun Gurji Saleh
The twenty-fourth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one
AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Assistant
⟦signature⟧
951 / 3 / 22
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim / 12

Page 289

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We hereby certify that Khedhouri Rahmin Yaqub and Khatoun Nassim are the parents of
Rahmin Khedhouri Rahmin, and for this purpose we have signed.
Witness | Witness
Nassim Rahmin Haron | Victor Saleh Shehadeh
Nassim Rahmin | Victor Saleh Shehadeh
I certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses above
⟦illegible signature⟧
On behalf of the President of the Community
50 Fils
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Page 291

Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Baghdad
Kingdom of Iraq
Iraqi Nationality Certificate
Form No. (3)
Number / 2014
Based on the verification of Rahmin Khadouri, whose photograph and descriptions are provided below, acquiring
Iraqi nationality in accordance with Article 8, Paragraph (A) of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924 and its amendments, we certify that he is an Iraqi national.
He has been granted this certificate in evidence thereof.
Issued in Baghdad on the thirteenth day of the month of November in the year 1948
Director of Travel, Residence, and Nationality Administration
⟦signature⟧
Directorate of Travel, Residence, and Nationality Administration
Descriptions of the certificate holder:
Height: 1 meter 68 centimeters
Eye color: Narcissus (dark brown)
Nose shape: Moderate
Mouth description: Medium
Hair color: Black
Beard description: Shaven
Mustache description: Shaven
Face description: Oval
Face color: Tan
Distinguishing marks: None
Left hand thumbprint
75 FILS REVENUE
100 FILS REVENUE
200 FILS POSTAGE

Page 292

Details of the holder's identity
1 - Full name and surname: Wajih
2 - Place and date of birth: Baghdad - 1919
3 - Father's name: Khadouri
4 - Father's place and date of birth: Baghdad - 1887
5 - Mother's name: Khatoun
6 - Mother's place and date of birth: Baghdad - 1896
7 - Nationality held before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman
8 - Nationality held by the father before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman
9 - Nationality held by the mother before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman
10 - Religion: Mosaic
11 - Profession or trade: Merchant
12 - Usual place of residence: Baghdad
13 - Married, single, or widowed: Single
Details about the wife and children who
are under eighteen years of age
| Name | Place of Birth | Age
Wife |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Child |  |  |
Wife's previous nationality:
Photograph of the wife if possible
Left thumbprint of the wife

Page 294

51/M/75
12/3/1951
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that Dina Naji from the people of Shahraban died in Baghdad on the third day of
March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Ibrahim / 11
Certified
⟦illegible⟧
11/3/1951

Page 295

Volume 5097
Death Statement
2
Burial Permit
⟦Fee⟧
⟦Central Baghdad⟧
200 Fils
1951/2/11
Baghdad
D/M Number:
Neighborhood or Village:
Sub-district:
District:
Governorate: Baghdad
Name of the deceased and surname: Simha
Father's name: Abdullah
Mother's name: Latifa
Date of death: 1951/2/2
Place of death: Baghdad 124
Deceased's usual place of residence: Tatran 125
Direct cause of death: Acute Peritonitis
Gender: Female
Age: 70 years
Religion: Mosaic
Nationality: Iraqi
Profession:
Number of deceased's children:
Death informant: Musa
Informant's signature or thumbprint: ⟦Saleh⟧
Informant's relationship to the deceased: Son-in-law
Date of report: 1951/2/2
Signature of the competent official and job title
Date
I certify the accuracy of this statement
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible⟧

Page 296

Number 575874
12/3/1951
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby
testify that Simha Abdullah died in Baghdad on the second day of March in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
200 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
11 / 7 / 951
Ibrahim / 11

Page 297

77 / M / 51
12 / 3 / 1951
213
Munir Shua, known as Munir Naji bin Shua Rubin Dallal
Miss Daisy Rubin, known as Blanche Daisy daughter of Rubin Ezra Abboudi
The twentieth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦Type of Document⟧
⟦signature⟧
12 / 2 / 1951
Ibrahim / 12

Page 298

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 person named ⟦Daoud Heskel Daoud⟧ passed away in Baghdad
on the ⟦22nd⟧ day of the month of ⟦March⟧ in the year ⟦1951⟧
(4/28/1951) and for this reason I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
Correct ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
4/28/1951
Heskel Haddad
The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
⟦571⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 299

51 / 5178
Death Certificate
1951/3/22
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that Saliha Yamin passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-eighth day of February
in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
51/3/11
Ibrahim / 11

Page 300

51/5479
1951/3/22
225
Eliyahu Sassoon Abdullah
Miss Florie Yaqub Abdullah
The twenty-sixth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
Ibrahim / 12
⟦Hussein Al-Hayy⟧
1951 / 2 / 12
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council