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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 English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

⟦illegible stamp⟧
3/2/1951
341
Hayu Moshe, known as Hayawi Kurji Moshe
Hanina Mushih Huki
The eleventh of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD.
Status Sheet
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/2/1951
⟦illegible signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Ibrahim / 4

Archival unit 177

Copy of the Case
5097
Volume
15
Death Statement
Burial Permit
Number D/M ⟦line⟧ Neighborhood or Village ⟦line⟧
Sub-district ⟦line⟧ District ⟦line⟧ Province Baghdad
Name of the deceased and surname: Sabiha
Father's name: Aziz
Mother's name: Maysoo
Date of death: 4 April 952
Place of death: Baghdad
Deceased's usual place of residence: Al-Tawrat
Direct cause of death: Pneumonia and Anemia
Gender: Female Single . Married . Divorced . Widowed
Age: Two years
Religion: Mosaic
Nationality: Iraqi
Occupation:
Number of children of the deceased:
Informant of death: Musa
Signature of the informant or thumbprint: ⟦signature⟧
Relationship of the informant to the deceased: Neighbor
Date of notification: 4 / 4 / 952
Signature of the competent official and job title
Date 4 / 4 / 952
I certify the correctness of this statement
Mukhtar Shehadeh Salim Sabha
4/4/52 Death in Bab Al-Wastani

Archival unit 178

⟦The Iraqi Government⟧
51 / 5106
4 / 3 / 1951
⟦illegible⟧
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that Sabiha Aziz passed away in Baghdad on the fourth day of March in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Status Category
4 / 3 / 951
Ibrahim / 4
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 180

Iraqi Government
The Mosaic Sectarian Religious Court
In Baghdad
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1957
Certificate
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Born in ⟦illegible⟧
We certify that Mr. Nouri bin Nahum Haroun
whose personal photo is attached above, is married to the woman named
Esther Yusuf Yona, whose personal photo is also attached above
and that their marriage has been registered in this court under
number 4/49 and date 12 / 29 / 1948
And based on the request, we have provided them with this certificate.
President of the Mosaic Religious Court
⟦illegible signature⟧
Fils
Fils
The Mosaic Religious Court
In Baghdad

Archival unit 181

51 / 5107
Marriage Certificate
4 / 3 / 1951
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that Nouri Nahum Haroun has
married Shafika Youssef in Mosul.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Ibrahim / 4
⟦signature⟧
4 / 3 / 51

Archival unit 182

Ni Lina Li Qala’a Al-Alameen Ist Al-Mal Sajmal Min Ran Ta Sali Did Ama Ba Safir Haqiqat Ruya To Min Umma We, the undersigned, testify that the person named Rahim Bin Salih, husband of Samha Bint Nahmou and father of Salih, Fadhel, Ghazala, Fadhila and Wafiqa, has died seven years ago. For clarification, below: Witness - Moshe Shaul Witness - Daniel Shmuel Mukhtar of the Jewish Quarter in Mosul Number - 51/5008 Date - 3/4/1951 Ibrahim / 4 certifies the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Current Newspaper Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council

Archival unit 183

⟦illegible⟧
2/4/1951
9
4
479
Ibrahim Hayyim Ibrahim
Miss Naima Rahmin, known as Naima Rifqa, daughter of Rahmin
The twentieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Chief of Court
Head of the Spiritual Council
Status Category
⟦signature⟧
4 / 2 / 51
Ibrahim / 4

Archival unit 184

Real Estate Facilities
Presidency of Real Estate Settlement
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
(Special file for notification of preliminary decisions)
Number — 80/5115
Date — 3/12/1954
Locality — Bashar — District — Ana — Liwa — Al-Dulaim — Sub-district of Al-Qaim
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧ Gharib Qasim Effendi
After the investigations conducted in the judicial department regarding the claim of ⟦illegible⟧ and the allegation of ⟦illegible⟧
It has been decided to confirm the rights of ⟦illegible⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦illegible⟧ as shown below
And there is no objection to registering it in the name of ⟦illegible⟧ after the objection period has passed
⟦line⟧
Head of Ana Settlement

Archival unit 185

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 11 / 4 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 142, I hereby certify that
Mr. Heskel son of Shaul Sabih
has married in Baghdad Miss Najia daughter of Salman Sabih
on the day 10 / September / 1950 (Corresponding to) ⟦November⟧
⟦line⟧
Witnesses | Ketubah Amount
Saleh Sabih | 2000 Two thousand rupees only
Naji Sabih | 
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Baghdad
Registered on page 31 on 4/4/951

Archival unit 186

52/⟦illegible⟧
4/3/1951
146
Khadouri Shaul Sabih
Miss Simha Salman Sabih
The tenth of October, year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven AD.
Ibrahim / 4
As is
⟦illegible⟧
4/7/951
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 187

The Official 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 ⟦Yousef Hakam Warda⟧ passed away in Baghdad
on the ⟦29th⟧ day of the month of ⟦Nisan⟧ in the year 5710
( ⟦16 / 4 / 1950⟧ ) and for that reason I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
⟦Yousef Hakam⟧
⟦signature⟧
5710
Haskel Haddad
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
⟦Munif Al-Han⟧
⟦signature⟧
5 / 2 / 951

Archival unit 188

51 / 5181
3/5/1951
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli Cemetery ⟦line⟧
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Moshe Saleh Cohen died in Baghdad on the
sixteenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Indigent
⟦signature⟧
3/5/51
Ibrahim / 5

Archival unit 189

Telfi Ta Alit 1901/4/0 Yilya Ka Attariya We did what nights financial leadership for me Dadn by God what Lan or Al-Munir in Dokki Tianiyah involved the healer I am Amden this Nis Salsa Sasson Pierce Harun Rashti 42 Miss Seniora Yaqoub Moallem Ibrahim Twelfth of October 1943 S Al-Ittihad Qafa Al-Alam Mini Al-Sial Rob Malin Mali Nisf Ibrahim / h weak in condition Rsy the following on behalf of the head of the physical council

Archival unit 190

⟦51/5811⟧
5 / 3 / 1951
The Distinguished
Khedhouri Daoud Shamoun
Miss Hababa Menashi Ishaq Hesqail
The seventeenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and five AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
True copy
5 / 3 / 951
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim / 5

Archival unit 191

51 / 5114
1951 / 3 / 5
28
Youssef Ibrahim Khleif, known as Eliyahu Youssef Hayyim Naji bin Ibrahim Ishaq Khleif
Miss Najia Khedhouri Manshi, known as Najia Matana daughter of Khedhouri Manshi Shashoua
The sixth of October, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦stamp⟧
200 Fils
⟦signature⟧
5 / 3 / 951
Ibrahim / 5

Archival unit 192

30
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, respected
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. Khoji Youssef Heskel
was born in Baghdad on the - day of - in the year 1869 AD
Baghdad on 2/28/1951
⟦Ibrahim ...⟧
Witness | Witness
⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
Heskel Daoud | ⟦...⟧
I endorse the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
50 Fils
⟦seal⟧

Archival unit 193

50
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We hereby testify that Mr. Yusuf Haqqi is known as Yusuf Naji Yusuf
And we have no knowledge?
Witness
⟦signature⟧
Akram Daoud
Witness
⟦signature⟧
Ibrahim Lawi
Those who provided this testimony
The Mukhtar
50 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 194

/51
March 7 51
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented , I
hereby confirm that Mr. YOUSIF HISKEL who known as
YOUSIF GOURJI was born at Baghdad on the year 1869
( eighteen hundred sixty nine ).
⟦signature⟧
Offg. President,
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
⟦signature⟧ President,
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
Three copies
⟦In the name of⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦2 / 10 / 51⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 195

Copy of the Identity Book
That ⟦Youssef⟧ son of ⟦Saqeel⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the civil registry,
has been given this book on - 5/9/922
Name and Surname: Youssef Saqeel
Date and place of birth - Baghdad: in eighteen ninety-nine
Father's name -: Saqeel
Mother's name -: Majla
Religion -: Mosaic
Profession and whether he reads and writes -: Draper, yes
Whether married and has a wife or wives -: Married
Face color -: Wheatish
Eye color -: Narcissus
Fixed distinguishing mark -: None
Province -: Baghdad
District -:
Sub-district -:
Neighborhood or village -: Haydar Khana
Housing number -: 48/91
Housing type -: House
⟦illegible⟧
(True copy of the original)
5/6

Archival unit 196

His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, respected
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mrs. ⟦Koji Said Murad⟧
Was born in Baghdad on the - day of the year 1879 AD
Baghdad on 28 / 2 / 951
Witness | Witness
⟦Ahmed Rashid⟧ | ⟦Abdullah Kamal⟧
I endorse the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
50 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 197

To the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
We hereby testify that the woman named Rahma Murad is known by the name Rahma <del>Youssef</del> Koji
And for this reason we have signed ⟦?⟧
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
Akram Daoud
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim Lawi
I endorse the contents of this testimony
The Mukhtar
50 Fils
Mukhtar of ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood
851
3/2
4

Archival unit 198

⟦illegible⟧/51
March 7 51
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented, I
hereby confirm that Mrs. BEIMA MURAD who known as
REINA YOUSIF GOURJI was born at Baghdad on the year
1879 ( eighteen hundred seventy nine ).
⟦signature⟧
Offg. President,
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
President,
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
Proof of Date
⟦illegible⟧
25 / 2 / 951
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 199

5117 /51
March 5 51
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
⟦line⟧
In accordance with testimonials presented , I hereby
confirm that Mr. ISAAC EPHRAIM ISAACwas born at Baghdad
on the year 1921 ( nineteen twenty one ).
⟦signature⟧
Offg. President,
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
President,
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
We have certified
⟦signature⟧
25 / 7 / 51

Archival unit 200

His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, respected
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. ⟦Cohen Isaac Ibrahim Cohen⟧
Was born in Baghdad on the - day of the year 1921 AD
Baghdad on 4 / 2 / 951
Witness | Witness
⟦Nuri Makki Laden⟧ | ⟦Yousef Daoud⟧
I endorse the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
50 Fils
⟦illegible stamp⟧
19
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