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.
51/528 3/22/1951 Certificate To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police Denaturalization Department Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the person named Sion Heskel Saleh is the father of Mr. Heskel Sion Heskel Saleh and that Karjiya Eliyahu Daoud is his mother. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 3/25/1951
TELEPHONES { 7480 / 3006
Meir Elias Hospital
Baghdad
MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL
BAGHDAD
Telephone No. { 7480 / 3006
No. Number:
Date: 25 / 3 / 1951
Death Certificate
The child named Yusuf Rahmin died in this hospital on
24 / 3 / 1951 suffering from "general weakness" and at the request of his family they were provided
with this certificate.
MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
⟦signature⟧
26 / 3 / 951
Al-Zawra Press
1/8/949
5000
11/22
51/5259 3/26/1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from Mir Elias Hospital, we hereby confirm that the child named Yusuf Rahmin passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 3/26/1951
51 / ⟦...⟧ 1951 / 3 / ⟦...⟧ The Procession Ezra Shlomo Benjamin Miss Salha Salman Daoud The first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting President of ⟦...⟧ Vice President of the Physical Council ⟦...⟧ 1951 / 3 / 2
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 26 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 271, I hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ezra Abboudi Yusufan has married in Baghdad Miss Maryam daughter of Hassoun Abboudi Yusufan on the day 19 / 2 / 1951 (corresponding to 11 Adar ⟦B 711⟧) (⟦line⟧) Dowry amount 200 Dinars Witnesses Shimon Shaul Salim Hakham Eliyahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦purple stamp⟧ ⟦green ink signature⟧ 26 / 2 / 1951
51 / 3 / 1951 / 271 Ibrahim Yusuf Ezra Abboudi Yousifan Miss Maryam daughter of Sion Abboudi Yousifan The nineteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Issued on⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 20 / 3 / 1951
51 / 3 / 1951 / The prominent Zaki Tali Nahum Isaac <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> named Miss Marcelle Daniel Youssef, known as Sister Daniel Youssef The nineteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦illegible⟧ 9 - 1 / 2 / 29
To whom it may concern We, the undersigned, testify that the person named Ibrahim Yusuf Cohen, husband of the woman named Marcelle Yusuf Shiri, passed away in the neighborhood in the year 1942 AD, and for this reason we have signed. Witness | Witness Moshe Salman | Yaqub Yusuf, a resident of the neighborhood I certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses whose names are listed above The Mukhtar ⟦illegible⟧ 2/22/1951 (We certify the authenticity of the stamp of the Mukhtar above) Number: 51/5262 Date: 3 / 26 / 1951 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 2 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community In Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 182, I hereby certify that Mr. Hayyim bin Abdullah Yusuf Married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun bint Yusuf Saleh Hayyim On the day 8 / 2 / 1912 (Corresponding to 20 Shevat year 5672) Ketubah amount: 20 Ottoman Gold Liras Witnesses: Saleh bin Menashe / Saleh Ephraim Shmuel Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Secretary ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 22 / 2 / 1951
51/5264 1951/3/26 183 Munshi Hayyim Faraj, known as Munshi Hayyim Faraj Abdullah Yusuf Miss Khatun Yusuf, known as Khatun Yusuf Saleh Hayyim The eighth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 1951 / 3 / 106 Yousef Shlomo Jouri Miss Khatoun Abed Saleh Moshi The fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and seventeen AD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council 27 / 2 / 1951
51 / 3 / 1951 / Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs at the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the individual named Eliyahu Moshe Aqiba passed away in Baghdad on the eleventh day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 3 / 1951
51 / 3 / 1951 / Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the person named Maryam Yusuf is the mother of Mr. Sassoon Shaul Soura. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 3 / 29 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We, the undersigned, testify that Ezra Shlomo Aaron is the father of the person named Eliyahu Ezra Shlomo and that both are ⟦separated⟧ from each other and this Shlomo has no sisters, nor ⟦maternal aunt⟧, nor women Witness Ibrahim Hay Twayqa Rachel Kahoone School Baghdad 26 / 2 / 51 Witness ⟦Ezra Aaron⟧ I certify the validity of the witnesses ⟦Chief Rabbi⟧ 50 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 26 / 2
Number ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Civil Status Record That ....... son of ....... because he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the civil status record, he has been given this Temporary Record: - Name and Surname: - Date and place of birth: - Father's name: - Mother's name: - Religion: - Profession and whether he reads and writes: - Whether married and has a wife or wives: - Eye color: - Face color: - Fixed distinguishing mark: - Governorate (Liwa): - District (Qadaa): - Sub-district (Nahia): - Neighborhood or Village: - House number: - Type of dwelling: - (True copy of the original) ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 3/1951/ Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the person named Ezra Shlomo Haron is the father of Mr. Eliyahu Ezra Shlomo, and that Masouda Rahmin is his mother, and that both Marcelle Ezra Shlomo and Juliet Ezra Shlomo are his sisters. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Copy of Marriage Contract Name of the Groom -: ⟦Ezra Sassoon Shua Al-Qassab⟧ Name of the Bride -: ⟦Aline Salim Saleh Al-Qassab⟧ Date of Marriage -: ⟦1948⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Head of the Israelite Community Presented to your Eminence Sir I, the undersigned, was an employee in the Railway Department, and after my citizenship was revoked under number 21497 - and since I was and still am the sole breadwinner for both my wife named Sabiha Saleh Shakkouli, whose citizenship was revoked under number 21498, and my mother named Farha Shmeis Saleh, whose citizenship was revoked under number 20522, I have come appealing to your Eminence to help me by allowing them to accompany me in travel and providing me with a certificate confirming this for me And to you much thanks, Sir Witness | The Mukhtar | The Claimant Hezekiah ⟦...⟧ | I testify that Sabiha Saleh Shakkouli is the wife | Salim Ezra Shakkouli ⟦signature⟧ | and Farha Shmeis Saleh is the mother | The employee in the Railway Department | of the aforementioned person | ⟦signature⟧ ⟦circular stamp⟧
⟦17⟧ 51 / 3 / 1951 / Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that the named Farha Shua'il Saleh Cohen is the mother of Mr. Salim Ezra Shmuli. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 21 / 3 / ⟦51⟧
Copy of Marriage Contract Number: ⟦464⟧ Name of the Groom -: Naeem Rashid Ezra Name of the Bride -: Victoria ⟦Akbar⟧ Moussa Shasha Date of Marriage -: 19 April 1942 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on 25 / 4 / 1951 We, the undersigned, certify that Dr. Akram Shamash is Akram Moshi Shamash and his mother is Naw'iya Fathi Muslih, and at his request we have provided him with this certificate. Witness Yousef Shlomo ⟦illegible⟧ Witness Ezra Malmal ⟦illegible⟧ Seal of the Mukhtar 19 ⟦illegible⟧
Number Copy of the Civil Status Record That ⟦...⟧ son of ⟦...⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the civil status records, has been given this booklet on: Name and Surname: Date and place of birth: Father's name: Mother's name: Religion: Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: Face color: Permanent distinguishing mark: Governorate (Liwa): District (Qadaa): Sub-district (Nahia): Neighborhood or village: Housing number: Housing type: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ( True copy )
51 / 3/1951/ Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Victoria Isaac Shamash is the wife of Mr. Naeem Daoud Haroun, and that Mr. Isaac Moshe Shamash is her father-in-law and that No'a Fathi Muslih is her mother. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council