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.
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
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⟧
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
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
To whom it may concern We, the undersigned, testify that the person named Ezra Nassim Bassoon is a former railway employee and his Iraqi citizenship was revoked under number 26815 and approved by the esteemed Council of Ministers on 27 / 6 / 951. And we testify that his mother is alive and her name is Khatoun Daoud Sabih, and at his request we provided him with this certificate Witness Yousef Shalum Witness ⟦illegible signature⟧ Ibrahim Korgi Shua'i Mukhtar I certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures The Mukhtar 8 2 951 Based on the orders of ⟦illegible⟧ The required certificate is organized for him based on the Mukhtar's testimony 20 Fils 12 / 2 / 951
To the Honorable Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad. Presented to your Excellency We, the undersigned, testify that the lady named Khatoun Daoud Hay is the mother of the petitioner Ezra Nassim Haroun who is a bank employee and is the one providing for his aforementioned mother, and the matter is for your Excellency to decide, sir. The Petitioner Ezra Nassim Haroun Taheran Quarter 42 151 50 Fils ⟦Iraq⟧ Witness | Witness ⟦Yosef Shlomo⟧ | ⟦Ibrahim Georgia⟧ And certified the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures The Mukhtar ⟦Mukhtar of the ... Quarter⟧
51/5180 1951/3/12 Corrected Certificate To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police Greetings, We confirm that Khatun Daoud Sahij is the mother of Mr. Ezra Nassim Basson, and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying her with him on the trip. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 12 / 951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 222, I hereby certify that Mr. Eliyahu son of Ibrahim Mukhlis has married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Khedhouri Mukhlis on the day 7 / 4 / 1944 (corresponding to 14 Nisan 704) Witnesses | Ketubah Amount Yaqub Shaul | Dinars Salim H. Eliyahu | 150 | in the living form Shimon Shaul H. Shimon | 12 / 2 / 951 ⟦illegible stamp with Hebrew and Latin characters⟧
51 / 5187 1951 / 3 / 20 362 Eliyahu Ibrahim Hamed Miss Nazima Farha daughter of Khedhouri Hamed The seventh of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Page of ⟦the register⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 951 / 3 / 12 Ibrahim / 12
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 individual named ⟦Murad Daoud Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦fifth⟧ day of the month of ⟦January⟧ in the year (25 / 2 / 1951) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Stone Slab ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 2 / 1951 Murad Daoud Murad 5711 19 ⟦illegible⟧
51/5182 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 Shalom Masfi Nahum died in Baghdad on the twenty-fifth of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Ibrahim / 13 ⟦illegible⟧ 12/3/1951 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
51/5882 1951/3/12 342 Nassim Youssef Nahoum Yaqoub Miss Marcelle Nagi Rahmin Oqeirib The eighth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦Selim⟧ Acting Head of the ⟦Community⟧ President of the Lay Council ⟦Nassim⟧ 951 / 3 / 12 Ibrahim / 12
51/5184 1951/3/12 ⟦261⟧ Mordechai Munir Mrs. Sultana Mahtouq Faznawi The second of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Acting President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 250 Fils 1951 / 3 / 12 Ibrahim / 13
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on <del>12 / 3 / 1951</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Mr. Saleh son of Ibrahim Eliyahu Irani is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 3 / 951
51 / 5185 12 / 3 / 1951 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Saleh Ibrahim Eliyahu Irani is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community ⟦on behalf of⟧ President of the Lay Council ⟦na⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 3 / 1951 Ibrahim / 13
51 / 5186 12 / 3 / 1951 228 Sassoon Nahum Ezra Mordechai Miss Berthe Jacob Joseph Shamash The twenty-seventh of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 3 / 51 Ibrahim / 13
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 5187 14 / 3 / 1951 The Prominent Saleh Haskeel Murad Miss Juliet Salman Daboura, known as Juliet Salman Yaqub The thirteenth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 14 / 3 / 951 Ibrahim / 14
2/12/1951 To His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, the Respected Please provide me with a certificate stating that Yusuf Yaqub Nahum and his wife Mansha Shua are the parents of Nahum Yusuf Yaqub, the employee in the Railways, and the matter is yours to decide. 2/12/951 Witness | Witness | Certification of that Liahu Abboudi | Eliyahu Yaqub | The Mukhtar ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | 5 Fils 5 Fils 5 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 2/14/951
Copy of the Marriage Certificate Name of the Groom -: Yusuf Yaqub Nahum Name of the Bride -: Habiba daughter of Moshi Shua Date of Marriage -: ⟦line⟧ Based on the presented marriage certificate issued from the city of Hillah <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 14 / 2 / 1951 12 Shevat
51/5188 14/3/1951 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that Mr. Yousef Yaqoub Nahoum is the father of the person named Nahoum Yousef Yaqoub and that Rahina Manshi Shua is his mother. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 14/3/1951 Ibrahim / 14 Copy ⟦illegible⟧
51/5188 14/3/1951 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we certify that Mr. Yusuf Yaqub Nahum is the father of the person named Nahum Yusuf Yaqub and that Rahima Manshi Shua is his mother. (True Copy) Baghdad on 27/3/1951 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Copy of the marriage certificate Name of the husband -: Saleh Yaqoub Makman Name of the wife -: Karjiya Haroun Yaqoub Date of marriage -: 4 October 927
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We testify that Saleh Yaqoub Mukal is the father of Yaqoub Saleh Mukal residing in the house numbered 2/1/21, Al-Bataween neighborhood, and that Karjiya Haroun Meshaal is his mother, and Salima and Haroun are his siblings. I certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures 14 2 951 50 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Witness Witness Latif Munshi Neighborhood Mukhtar ⟦signature⟧ 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 2 / 951
51 / 5 / 89 1951 / 3 / 14 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Saleh Yaqoub Mukammal is the father of Mr. Yaqoub Saleh Mukammal and that Karjiya Haroun Meshaal is his mother. 789 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 Fils 14 / 3 / 51 Ibrahim / 14