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 / ⟦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
I hereby certify that Mr. Menachem Ibrahim was a teacher in the schools of the Jewish community in Baghdad for a period of nearly ⟦eighteen⟧ years and conducted himself accordingly, and was provided with this identity. ⟦signature⟧ Secretary of the Schools Committee 20 / 2 / 951
51 / 4/⟦...⟧/1951 Certificate Travel and Nationality Police Directorate Greetings, We hereby confirm that the person named Moshe Heskel Darwish is the father of Mr. Salim Moshe Heskel, and that Habiba Eliyahu Haron is his mother, and that Heskel Moshe Darwish is his brother. We have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying them with him on the trip. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
4 / 2 / 1951 To the Excellency of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Presented to your Excellency The undersigned testify that Mr. Salim Moshi Hezkiel Darwish supports both of his parents, Moshi Hezkiel Darwish and Habiba Al-Basha, along with his brother Hezkiel Moshi Darwish. We request your Excellency to certify this. Witness | Witness | Mukhtar ⟦Mashi Hayu Shaul⟧ | Yusuf Shaul | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦revenue stamp: 50 fils, portrait of King Faisal II⟧ ⟦circular blue ink stamp, illegible⟧
51 / ⟦545⟧ ⟦2⟧/4/1951 Certificate Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police After greetings We hereby confirm that the person named Ezra Yaqoub Bashi is the father of Mr. Yaqoub Ezra Bashi and that Masouda Saleh Sofer is his mother and that Saleh Ezra Bashi is his brother And we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of traveling with them outside Iraq. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
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Copy of the service book Work 56 Withdrawn by Gaza ⟦1944⟧ the second ⟦72⟧ / 5 years Conditioning The Arabs by God in Abdel-Hay Mushtaq Saleh, brother of Rashid 12 / 4 / 941
Baghdad, April 2, 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Presented to your Excellency We, the undersigned, testify that Ezra Bashi is the father of Yaqub Ezra Bashi and that Masouda Saleh Sonir is the mother of Yaqub Ezra Bashi. Witness | Witness Salim Shaul Al-Nahhas | Abdullah Saleh Sonir Resident of Al-Orfaliya neighborhood | Resident of Taht Al-Takiya neighborhood House No. 22/9 | House No. 116/19 Salim Shaul Nahhas | Abdullah Saleh Sonir I certify the above The Mukhtar 4/4 19⟦4⟧ ⟦Revenue stamp with portrait of King Faisal II⟧ ⟦Circular ink stamp⟧
51 / 4 / 1951 / 179 Saleh Salim Shaul, known as Saleh Salim Shaul Saleh Miss Rachel Khedhouri Menashi The fifteenth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. On behalf of President of the Physical Council ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 4/1951 Certificate ⟦illegible⟧ Ottoman Bank Baghdad After greetings We hereby confirm that the person named Karaz Aziza Yaqub Bozo whose photo is attached above is the same Karaz Karji Daoud Shammash. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
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51 / 4 / 1951 / ⟦Appointed⟧ 333 Haroun bin Ephraim Yamin Cohen Miss Naima daughter of Moshe Shasha Cohen The tenth of Nisan in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. On behalf of President of the Physical Council ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦10 / 1 / 1951⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered ⟦333⟧, I hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Saleh bin Ibrahim ibn Levy⟧ has married in Baghdad ⟦Miss Naima bint Yusuf Samuel Levy⟧ on the day ⟦10⟧ / ⟦September⟧ / 19⟦50⟧ (Corresponding to ⟦...⟧) Ketubah amount: ⟦Five thousand rupees⟧ Witnesses: 1- ⟦Heskel Sassoon Hakham Shaul⟧ 2- ⟦Salim Hakham Isaac⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦illegible⟧ 4/1951 Mr. Eliyahu Menashi Haron <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Kirkuk Miss Victoria Rahmin Yaqub Ovadia The twenty-fourth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 574 Aboudi Moshi Heskel Hayyim, known as Aboudi Kurji son of Moshi Heskel Hayyim Miss Doris Khedhouri Murad Shukur The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 1951 / ⟦illegible⟧ Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the named Tuffaha Munir Mukhtar died in Baghdad on the eighth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs in Baghdad Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the individual named ⟦Tuffaha Sabi Mukhtar⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦second⟧ day of the month of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦1947⟧ ( ⟦14 Sivan 5707⟧ ) and for this reason I have signed below. On behalf of the Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 170 Abdullah bin Sassoon Naftali Miss Simha daughter of Yusuf Ishaq Dabboul The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Physical Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on ⟦12 / 2 / 1928⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 170 I hereby certify that Mr.: Abdullah son of Daoud Naftali has married in Baghdad: Hazina daughter of Yusuf Kahafa Da'bool On the day: 12 / 2 / 1928 (around 11 Adar 5688) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 225 Dinars | Yaqub First Salih Second Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 1951 / 4 / Certificate Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police Greetings, We hereby confirm that the person named Eliyahu Yusuf Nassim is the father of Mr. Naji Eliyahu Yusuf, and that Simha Shaul Sassoon is his mother, and that each of Haila Eliyahu Yusuf, Louise Eliyahu Yusuf, and Juliet Eliyahu Yusuf are his sisters, and that Khatoun Haroun Moallem is his grandmother. We have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying them with him on the journey. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
815 13 / 15 / 2 District Administration To the Presidency of the Personal Status Court in Baghdad Subject / Succession We inform you that the deceased Saleh bin Yusuf bin Daoud passed away on November 11, 1950 And that his legal heirs are his wife Layla bint Saleh and his sons Yusuf, Ishaq, and Anwar And his daughters Maryam, Habiba, Hassiba, and Florence, and he has no other heirs besides them, and those mentioned above are The sole beneficiaries of his estate. Therefore, we request that the necessary legal procedures be taken. With appreciation. ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of / Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad President of the Spiritual Council
Form No. 3 Number 12025 Kingdom of Iraq Certificate of Iraqi Nationality FORM No. 3. No. ⟦line⟧ KINGDOM OF 'IRAQ. CERTIFICATE OF 'IRAQI NATIONALITY. I hereby certify that Naji son of Eliyahu, whose photograph is attached herewith and whose description is given below, having opted for Iraqi nationality and solemnly declared his allegiance to His Majesty the King of Iraq, is an Iraqi national under Article 18 of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924. Issued in Baghdad on this twelfth day of February year 1940. This is to certify that ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ whose photograph is attached and who is described below having opted for 'Iraqian Nationality and solemnly declared his allegiance to H. M. the King of 'Iraq, is an 'Iraqian National under Article ⟦line⟧ of the 'Iraqian Nationality Law, 1924. Given at Baghdad this ⟦line⟧ day of ⟦line⟧ 19 Signature ⟦signature⟧ Position ⟦stamp⟧ Signature ⟦line⟧ Designation ⟦line⟧ (2) Description of the certificate holder | DESCRIPTION OF HOLDER: Age - Age: 30 years Height - Height: 165 Eyes - Eyes: Black Nose - Nose: Average Mouth - Mouth: Medium Hair - Hair: Black Beard - Beard: Shaven Moustaches - Moustaches: Shaven Face - Face: Oval Complexion - Complexion: White Distinctive marks or peculiarities - Distinctive marks or peculiarities: None Photograph of holder. Photograph of holder. Left thumb impression of holder. Left thumb impression of holder. ⟦Revenue Stamp 75 FILS⟧ ⟦Revenue Stamp 100 FILS⟧ ⟦Revenue Stamp 200 FILS⟧
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, respected Baghdad After greetings / I hereby testify that the person named Khatoun daughter of Haroun Moallem is the grandmother of Naji Eliyahu Levy, and accordingly I have signed this in support 20 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧ Witness ⟦illegible⟧ Witness ⟦illegible⟧ The Mukhtar ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq - The Mukhtar⟧ I certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures The Mukhtar ⟦stamp: Republic of Iraq - The Mukhtar⟧
2 GENERAL PARTICULARS. / (3) General Particulars: 1. Name or names. / 1 - Name or names: Naji 2. Place of birth. / 2 - Place of birth: Baghdad - Rusafa 3. Date of birth. / 3 - Date of birth: 1910 4. Name of father. / 4 - Name of father: Eliyahu 5. Place of birth of father. / 5 - Place of birth of father: Baghdad - Rusafa 6. Date of birth of father. / 6 - Date of birth of father: 1885 7. Name of mother. / 7 - Name of mother: Simha 8. Place of birth of mother. / 8 - Place of birth of mother: Baghdad - Rusafa 9. Date of birth of mother. / 9 - Date of birth of mother: 1891 10. Nationality before promulgation of the 'Iraqian Nationality Law, 1924. / 10 - Nationality before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman 11. Nationality of father before promulgation of the 'Iraqian Nationality Law, 1924. / 11 - Nationality of the father before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman 12. Nationality of mother before promulgation of the 'Iraqian Nationality Law, 1924. / 12 - Nationality of the mother before the publication of the Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924: Ottoman 13. Religion / 13 - Religion: Jewish 14. Occupation or profession. / 14 - Occupation or profession: Oil employee 15. Usual place of residence. / 15 - Usual place of residence: Baghdad - Karrada Al-Sharqiya ⟦line⟧ 16. Married, single or widower. / 16 - Married, single or widower: Single ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Name / Name | Place of birth / Place of birth | Age / Age Wife / Wife | | Child / Child | | Child / Child | | Child / Child | | Child / Child | | Child / Child | | Wife's previous nationality. / Previous nationality of the wife: Government Press 1785 - 10 - 39
51/5359 4/5/1951 The Exhibit Qasim Eliyahu Shalom ⟦line⟧ Mosul Miss Farha Daoud Salman Darwish The twenty-eighth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 4/18/1951 On behalf of President of the Lay Council