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5/1 2/7/1951 201 Nouri Benjamin Murad Miss Esperance Sassoon Ibrahim Bulbul The ninth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦on⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
IJA 3706
Verification Certificates, Citizenship Paperwork
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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.
AI en Translation, Pages 601-625
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51/⟦...⟧ 1951/⟦...⟧ 120 Gurji bin Ibrahim Elias Miss Mazli bint Ishaq Bibi The seventeenth of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD. By proxy Head of the Lay Council
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Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦1951/10/17⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered ⟦120⟧, I hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Gurji son of Ibrahim Al-Bash⟧ has married in Baghdad ⟦the lady Ghazala daughter of Isaac Bani⟧ on the day ⟦17⟧ / ⟦10⟧ / 19⟦51⟧ (⟦corresponding to 17 Elul 5711⟧) Ketubah amount ⟦750⟧ Rupees Witnesses ⟦Saleh H. Shamoon⟧ ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Shamoon Shaul H. Shamoon ⟦illegible⟧
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51/5229 2/4/951 <del>5/8/951</del> Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Naeema Shuh Swairi has been divorced from her husband named Munir Yehuda Qattan in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 5/8/951 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 70 ⟦illegible⟧
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Divorce Certificate 51 / ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧/4/1951 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Naima Shuh Swiri has been divorced from her husband named Munir Yehuda Qattan in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ Copy ⟦signature⟧ 10/8/1951
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Chief Rabbi in Baghdad Chief Rabbi of the Holy Community Salman Hoki Aboudi Baghdad, may God protect it CHIEF RABBI BAGHDAD Number: 66 / 951 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ On the fifth day of the week, on the seventeenth day of the month of Kislev, the year five thousand seven hundred (5711) from the creation of the world according to the count we use here in the glorious Baghdad (Babylon) Written and signed before the Court of Justice here in Baghdad, may God protect it President of the Council of Religion in Baghdad 50 Fils Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Salman Hoki Aboudi CHIEF RABBI SALMAN H. ABOUDI BAGHDAD Approval 1945 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ 51 / 4/⟦...⟧/1951 Certificate To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police Greetings, We hereby confirm that the named Maryam Sassoon Zeloof is the mother of Yaqub Hesqel Cohen And we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying him during travel. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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To the Honorable Presidency of the Israelite Community We, the undersigned, testify that Maryam Salloum Zalouf is the mother of Yaqub Sghayyer Cohen And for this purpose, we have signed this Witness | Witness | Witness Shaul ⟦Bashour⟧ | Nouri Salloum Cohen | Sghayyer Yaqub Cohen I certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures The Mukhtar 2 / ⟦...⟧ / 195 ⟦illegible⟧
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24 / 1951 / 56 Khadouri Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Miss Marcelle Nounou Shuaa Hayim The twenty-fifth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD. ⟦illegible stamp⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
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51 / 951 / 4 / 51 / 951 / 4 / Certificate To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police After greetings We hereby certify that Mr. Shua Yahya Lawi is the father of Mr. Yehuda Shua Lawi and that Aziza Saleh Shapiro is his mother and Sasson Shua Lawi is his brother, and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying them with him in travel. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible date⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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FORM No. 3. Form No. 3 No. ⟦line⟧ 11710 Number KINGDOM OF 'IRAQ. Kingdom of Iraq CERTIFICATE OF 'IRAQIAN NATIONALITY. Iraqi Nationality Certificate THIS is to certify that ⟦line⟧ I hereby certify that Yehuda Shua' Levi whose photograph is attached and whose photograph is attached herewith and whose description is given below who is described below having opted for 'Iraqian as he has chosen Iraqi nationality and solemnly declared his allegiance Nationality and solemnly declared his allegiance to <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> to His Majesty the King of Iraq, is an Iraqi national according to H. M. the King of 'Iraq, is an 'Iraqian National under Article ⟦line⟧ of the 'Iraqian Article Twelve (A) of the Iraqi Nationality Law Nationality Law, 1924: of the year 1924. Given at Baghdad this ⟦line⟧ day Issued in Baghdad on this day, the twelfth of ⟦line⟧ 193 ⟦line⟧ of the month of August, year 1939. Signature ⟦line⟧ Signature ⟦signature⟧ Designation ⟦line⟧ Position: Director of Travel, Residence, and Nationality Administration Age / Year: 20 Height / Height: 165 Eyes / Eyes: Hazel Nose / Nose: Normal Mouth / Mouth: Normal Hair / Hair: Black Beard / Beard: Shaved Moustaches / Mustache: Shaved Face / Face: Round Complexion / Facial Color: Wheatish Distinctive marks or peculiarities / Distinguishing mark or characteristics: Scar on the cheek, mole on the forehead Photograph of holder. Photograph of the certificate holder Left thumb impression of holder. Left thumb print of the certificate holder 75 FILS 100 FILS 200 FILS 1129 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧
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51 / Certificate 4/ /1951 To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police After greetings We hereby confirm that the person named Jahla Saleh Hardoun, whose form number is 37957, is the mother of the person named Rahina Hardoun Menashi, whose form number is 37958, and we have provided her with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying her during travel. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
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Ministry of Interior General Police Directorate Baghdad Form No. (3) Number / 24625 Kingdom of Iraq Iraqi Nationality Certificate Based on the verification of the acquisition of Habina daughter of Munshi Saleh, whose photograph and descriptions are provided below, of Iraqi nationality in accordance with Article Eighteen (2) of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924 and its amendments, we certify that she is an Iraqi national. This certificate has been granted to state that. Issued in Baghdad on the twenty-ninth day of September in the year 1941 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Director of Travel, Residence, and Nationality Administration Descriptions of the certificate holder: Height: 1 meter and 75 centimeters Eye color: Black Nose shape: Average Mouth description: Average Hair color: Black Beard description: — Mustache description: — Face description: Rectangular Face color: Wheatish Distinguishing marks: No distinguishing marks Left thumbprint IRAQ REVENUE 100 FILS IRAQ REVENUE 200 FILS IRAQ REVENUE 75 FILS
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51 / ⟦5⟧ 4/⟦2⟧/1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the individual named Yaqub Salih Hardoon died in Baghdad on the twentieth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Attributed to⟧ ⟦2/2/51⟧
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The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs, Baghdad Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community, Baghdad After greetings, Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Yaqub Salih Harun⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦twentieth⟧ day of the month of ⟦March⟧ in the year ⟦(one thousand nine hundred and forty-three)⟧ and for this reason I have signed below. On behalf of the Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
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4/1951 197 Heskel bin Nahum Saleh Miss Masouda bint Abraham Yahya Taqiya The twenty-seventh of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
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Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦21 / 7 / 1925⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 697, I hereby confirm that Mr. Salim son of Nasser Sabah has married in Baghdad Miss Maryam daughter of Ibrahim Hayyim Kabbash on the day 23 / 7 / 1925 (corresponding to 2 Tammuz 5685) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 5000 five thousand rupees only | Saleh son of ⟦...⟧ | Saleh son of ⟦...⟧ Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on 21 / 7 / 1925
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⟦illegible⟧ / 51 4/⟦illegible⟧/1951 276 Victor Salem Moshi Miss Rachel Kerji Moshi Dabboul The twenty-first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
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⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ 51/4/⟦illegible⟧ 50/80 Siddiq Rahmin, known as Siddiq Rahmin Levi ⟦line⟧ Mosul, Miss Adiba Sabi Yahya The sixteenth of October of the year nineteen hundred and fifty AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
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51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 1951/4/⟦illegible⟧ Certificate We hereby certify that Mr. Menachem Ibrahim was a servant in the schools of the Jewish Community in Baghdad for a period of approximately eighteen years, and at his request, he was provided with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Authentication 50 Fils
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I hereby certify that Mr. Menachem Ibrahim was a teacher in the schools of the Jewish community in Baghdad for a period of approximately eighteen ⟦years⟧ and based on his request, he was provided with this identity card. ⟦Hikmat⟧ Secretary of the Schools Committee 20 / 2 / 951 ⟦In the name of God⟧ 815 ⟦m⟧ 1951/8/21 ⟦It was said⟧ ⟦not⟧ ⟦as⟧ ⟦anxiety⟧ ⟦for the high⟧ ⟦his name⟧ ⟦vision⟧ ⟦for the third⟧ ⟦n⟧ ⟦no⟧ ⟦his vision⟧ ⟦for me⟧ ⟦a⟧ ⟦his connection⟧ ⟦Nisan⟧ ⟦n⟧ ⟦a⟧ ⟦Anfoub⟧ ⟦sleeping⟧ ⟦h⟧ ⟦the participant⟧ ⟦from the side of⟧ ⟦between⟧ ⟦your love⟧ ⟦his vision⟧ ⟦for me⟧ ⟦his heart⟧ ⟦it was found⟧ ⟦near⟧ ⟦to him⟧ ⟦between⟧ ⟦at⟧ ⟦his heart⟧ ⟦what⟧ ⟦I miss⟧ ⟦priest⟧ ⟦the ideal⟧ ⟦lightness⟧ ⟦for the money⟧ ⟦si⟧ ⟦vision⟧ ⟦for the mountains⟧ ⟦snow⟧ ⟦money⟧ ⟦si⟧ Bbouf Peace