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.
⟦212⟧ / 51 18 / 3 / 1951 64 Shua Khadhouri bin Salman Miss Nouna Marcelle daughter of Nassim Rahmin The sixteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 3 / 951
51/5217 1951/3/19 ⟦1951/3/18⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ Zaki Nouri ⟦line⟧ Mosul Miss Zubaida Munshi Saleh The thirty-first of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 951/3/19
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 18 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 426, I hereby certify that Mr. Saleh Ezra Abdel Nabi married in Baghdad Miss Karjiya Youssef Haroun on the day 21 / 8 / 1921 (corresponding to 18 Elul 5681) Witnesses | Ketubah Amount Shimon Shaul | Rubieh Salim Sanam ⟦Saber⟧ | 6500 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon | The Rabbinical Court Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ 11/7/951
19/2/51 19/3/1951 436 Saleh Ezra Abdul Nabi Miss Karjiya Youssef Haroun On the thirty-first of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦2 Yeni⟧ 18/2/1951 1/51 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
We testify that Yusuf Ibrahim al-Irani No. 537, Ismail Ibrahim al-Irani No. 19, and Zahra bint Ibrahim al-Iraniya No. 17, their mother is Rayhan Hanouka al-Iraniya No. 539, and that the aforementioned have been residing in our neighborhood, Qarah Sha'ban 1/5/88, for a period of ⟦about⟧ 8 years, and we know them, and according to my investigations, they are of Iranian nationality, and because of their request to us, we have initiated the submission of this certificate paper. Witness | Witness | Mukhtar of Qarah Sha'ban Neighborhood Daoud Cohen Hanouka | Yaqub Ka Harun | Iranian Nationality Number | Iranian Nationality Number | 109541309 | 1202 129 | ⟦illegible⟧ Number: 51/522 Date: 9 / 3 / 1951 (We certify the authenticity of the Mukhtar's seal above) ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 19 ⟦illegible handwriting⟧
To the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby testify that the person named Akram Sasson Aslan is the son of Mr. Sasson Salman Aslan, and for this reason we have signed ⟦?⟧ Witness ⟦illegible⟧ (Yaqub Yusuf) Witness Eliyahu Haqqi ⟦Isaac⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ I certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses above 50 Fils ⟦Revenue⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
51/5221 1951/3/19 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the person named Akram Sassoon Aslan is the son of Mr. Sassoon Salman Aslan. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Named ⟦illegible⟧ 1951/3/19
Name: Fouad Munshi Baslawi Number: 22524 ⟦line⟧ Name: Safi ⟦...⟧ Baslawi Number: 22522 ⟦line⟧ Name: Daisy Munshi Baslawi Number: 21212 ⟦line⟧ Name: Angeline Munshi Baslawi Number: 21213
51/5222 1951/3/29 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that the person named Rosa Haskel Cohen is the ⟦mother⟧ of Mr. Fouad Menashi Maslawi and that Daisy Menashi Maslawi and Evelyn Menashi ⟦Maslawi⟧ are his two sisters. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Named⟧ 19 / 2 / 951
51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 3 / 1951 448 Ibrahim Moushi Shaya Miss Marcelle Yaqoub Sourani The eighth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 3 / 951 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Volume 6665 Death Statement Burial Permit Second File 9/10 D/M Number: 5 Neighborhood or Village: ⟦illegible⟧ Sub-district: ⟦illegible⟧ District: ⟦illegible⟧ Governorate: ⟦illegible⟧ Name and Surname of the Deceased: ⟦illegible⟧ Father's Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Mother's Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Date of Death: ⟦illegible⟧ Place of Death: ⟦illegible⟧ Usual Place of Residence of the Deceased: ⟦illegible⟧ Direct Cause of Death: ⟦illegible⟧ Gender . Single . Married . Divorced . Widowed: ⟦illegible⟧ Age: ⟦illegible⟧ Religion: ⟦illegible⟧ Nationality: ⟦illegible⟧ Occupation: ⟦illegible⟧ Number of Children of the Deceased: ⟦illegible⟧ Name of the Death Informant: ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the Informant or Thumbprint: ⟦illegible⟧ Relationship of the Informant to the Deceased: ⟦illegible⟧ Date of Notification: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible blue smudge⟧ Signature of the Competent Official and Job Title Date ⟦illegible⟧ I certify the accuracy of this statement The Mukhtar
51 / 5224 9 / 3 / 1951 ⟦54⟧ Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery, we hereby confirm that Amira Youssef passed away on the seventh day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 2 / 1951
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 18 / 7 / 51 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss Juliet Ezekiel is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦The Living Page⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 7 / 51
P / 51 / 522 29 / 3 / 1951 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Miss Juliet Haron Heskel is not engaged or married and has no record in the <del>regist</del> relevant records. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 3 / 951
51/5226 1951/3/9 297 Daoud Ibrahim Miss Samha Israel Haskil Rabie The twelfth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD ⟦illegible⟧ 1951/2/19 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
7 229 / 51 3/⟦...⟧/1951 176 Naeem Saleh Haskeel Abdo Miss Marcelle Shamoun Khadduri The ninth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Authentication ⟦illegible⟧ 2/20/1951
51/5227 1951/3/20 176 Naeem Saleh Haskeel Abdo Miss Marcelle Shamoun Khedhouri The ninth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD (True copy) Baghdad on 1951/3/25 Copy 25 / 3 / 951 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
His Excellency the Consul General of the Iranian Government Presented to your Excellency We, the undersigned, testify after review that Miss Thamar daughter of Pinhas, of Iranian nationality, was born in Baghdad to Iranian parents and holds the Iranian identity card (citizenship) issued by the Iranian Consulate in Baghdad under number 31472 and dated the fifth day of the month of Dey in the year one thousand three hundred and twenty-two Solar, and we confirm to your high position that the mentioned card belongs to her without any doubt or forgery, and to this we have signed. Yours with command and respect. Witness | Witness | Mukhtar Nisan bin Ephraim | Yehuda Hakham Elisha | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 20/7/20 Number: 51/⟦...⟧ Date: 8/3/951 We certify the authenticity of the seal of the Mukhtar above Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 20 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 260 I hereby certify that Mr.: Sion son of Menashi H. Qayil ⟦Samah⟧ Married in Baghdad: Ms. Daisy daughter of Ezra ⟦Sh.⟧ On the day: 15 / 2 / 1951 (corresponding to 9 Adar B 711) Ketubah amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Witnesses: Sion Shaul ⟦illegible⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature⟧ 20 / 2 / 1951
51 / ⟦528⟧ 1951/3/20 261 Sion Menashi Heskel Sabih Miss Daisy Ezra Menashi The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD ⟦illegible⟧ 20 / 3 / 51 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
5431 / 51 3/20/1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Frayha Haron Shami passed away in Baghdad on the nineteenth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 20 / 3 / 951
51 / 5242 1951 / 3 / 20 370 Shlomo Yahya Moshiach Miss Eliezer Rubin The eighteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 51 / 3 / 20 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council Afif Al-Hakim 51 / 3 / 20