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 / 4 / 1951 / Certificate To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police After greetings We hereby confirm that the person named Ephraim Reuben Yamin is the father of the person named Yamin Ephraim Reuben and that Jahla bint Salman is his mother, 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⟧
To The Honorable President of the Jewish Community of Baghdad We, the undersigned, testify that Ephraim Reuben is the name of the father of the person named Amin Ephraim, the railway employee whose citizenship was revoked under number 22001, and that the woman ⟦his wife⟧ Nina Salman is the mother of the aforementioned named Ephraim, and accordingly we have signed. Witness | Witness | The Mukhtar ⟦Abd al-Naji⟧ | ⟦Zaidan al-Haj Tawfiq al-Safi⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ 50 Fils ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 4 / 1951 / Certificate Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police After greetings We hereby confirm that the person named Robin Saleh Aziz is the father of the person named Salim Robin Saleh Aziz and that Simha Ezra is his mother, and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying them with him in travel. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
51 / 4/1951/ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 257 Shalom Musfi Nahum Miss Nahifa Yusuf Shalom The seventeenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD. On behalf of President of the Physical Council Ibrahim /1
1951/3/1 To the Honorable Community Council of the Jews in Baghdad / Sir I, the undersigned, ⟦hereby⟧ inform you that Yosef Hayyim Ezra ⟦was⟧ ⟦working⟧ ⟦for me⟧ ⟦in my⟧ ⟦shoe⟧ ⟦factory⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦a year⟧ ⟦and a half⟧ 1951/3/1 ⟦The name⟧ ⟦aforementioned⟧ ⟦The signature⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Testifies⟧ ⟦hereby⟧ ( ) ⟦regarding⟧ ⟦the aforementioned⟧ ⟦his⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Salem⟧ ⟦Shoe⟧ ⟦shop⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1951/3/1
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 757 ⟦...⟧ his way and his money And by deportation, you return a part ⟦...⟧ • In the case of my Lord Shamali in Lebanon, from receiving checks less than those who buy them Lebanese section Head of the Syrian Financial Council 11 June
51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 4 / 1951 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Karjiya Yusuf Hayyim Shahtoub, of Iranian nationality, is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim 17
Chief Rabbi in Baghdad Chief Rabbi of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it Salman Hoki Aboudi CHIEF RABBI BAGHDAD Number: 65 Date: 28 / ⟦illegible⟧ I testify that the young man named Abraham Joseph Elijah Abraham H. Sassoon Was born in the year 1933 to his mother Dorit daughter of Flora (Mazal Tov) And he is single and registered in the community books in the year 1952 Salman H. Aboudi Chief Rabbi of the Holy Community of Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Salman Hoki Aboudi CHIEF RABBI SALMAN H. ABOUDI BAGHDAD Date of Review 1952/4/28 ⟦signature⟧
51/5324 4/1/1951 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Dorit Khadhouri Sawda'i has been divorced from Mr. Moshe Daoud on the twenty-eighth day of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 7/15/1951 ⟦signature⟧ Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Copy ⟦signature⟧ 7/15/51
Divorce Certificate 51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 4 / 1951 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Dorit Khadouri Suda'i has been divorced from Mr. Moshe Daoud on the twenty-eighth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Copy ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 4 / 951 Copy ⟦signature⟧ 15 / 7 / 951
51/5324 4/1/1951 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Dorit Khadouri Sawda'i has been divorced from Mr. Moshe Daoud on the twenty-eighth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 5/3/1951 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
51/5324 1951/4/1 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Dorit Khedhouri Sawda'i has been divorced from Mr. Moshe Daoud on the twenty-eighth day of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 1951/4/3 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Name of the deceased - Baruch Eliya Ibrahim Marbajo Date of death - Saturday 2 Shevat 5708 (Hebrew) Corresponding to 17 / 1 / 1948 AD Identical to the records of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 4 / 1957 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
51 / Death Certificate 4/1951/ Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Baruch Elia Ibrahim Muhajir died in Baghdad on the seventeenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
518 4/1951/ The Procession Salman Murad Salman Miss Hayman Munshi Ezra The eighteenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧ 4/1951/ 699 Salim Nunu Yusuf Miss Maryam Abboudi Ishaq The third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
His Excellency the Consul General of the Iranian Empire in Baghdad, the Respected Presented to your Excellency We, the undersigned, testify that Miss Karhiya Yusuf ⟦the teacher⟧ ⟦...⟧ is of Iranian nationality and she is unmarried, and her father traveled to his country, Iran, some time ago, and she has no one left in Iraq to support her. Therefore, we beg your Excellency's kindness to approve granting her a passport to travel to her country, Iran. With thanks to your Excellency. Witness - Saleh Shaul | Witness - Selim Shakerji | Mukhtar of the Neighborhood - Ezra Mukammal Number: ⟦...⟧ / 51 Date: ⟦...⟧ / 2 / 51 ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 28 / 2 / ⟦...⟧ (We certify the authenticity of the Mukhtar's seal above) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
51 / 4 / 1951 / 24 Saleh Rubin Yusuf Kaj Miss Karjiya Sassoon Munshi Matana The tenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight AD. On behalf of President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧/42 422 Ezra Shatoub, known as Ezra Shatoub Ibrahim Haroun Hamis Miss Hanina Saleh, known as Hanina Janet Saleh Mounir Somikh The twenty-sixth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ 12/4/1950 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
51 / 1946 359 Shlomo Meir known as Shlomo Meir Baruch Somikh Miss Flora Murad known as Flora Dina daughter of Murad Heskel The thirty-first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 5 / 4 / 46 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
⟦51/522⟧ 4/1951/ Certificate To Whom It May Concern Based on the documents kept with us, we confirm that Mrs. Rahma daughter of Moshe Qahtan is the widow of the deceased Yusuf Rubin Dallal. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
Personal Status Court in Baghdad Judge ⟦line⟧ Mr. Salman Bayat Number ⟦line⟧ 120 / 48 Previously, Yusuf Rubin Dallal passed away on July 15, 948, and his inheritance was limited to his wife Rahma daughter of Moushi Qahtan and his adult children, namely Salim, Naeem, and Albert from his aforementioned wife, and he has no heirs other than these according to what was stated in the statement issued by the Mukhtar of the Battaween neighborhood dated 7/22/48 and confirmed by the testimony of both the lawyer Yusuf Battat and Albert Yaqoub, residents of the Battaween neighborhood. Therefore, their inheritance matter is valid based on twenty-four shares, of which three shares go to the wife Rahma daughter of Moushi and seven shares to each of the children Salim, Naeem, and Albert according to the Sharia obligation. At the request of one of the heirs, Naeem, this distribution was organized in writing on 7/27/1948. Marriage certificate number ⟦line⟧ 84 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
21 ⟦...⟧ the first The buyer: ⟦...⟧ Construction in the building seized by us. ⟦...⟧ Mrs. Rahma ⟦...⟧ she is the widow of the deceased ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 4/⟦illegible⟧/1951 264 Sion Eliyahu Shamoun Miss Violet Sion Haroun Qattan The twenty-second of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD. By proxy President of the Physical Council