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51 / 4 / 1951 / 131 Saleh Yousef Saleh Miss Karjiya Shaul Moshi The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧
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 English Translation, Pages 726-750
Archival unit 727
51/ 4/1951/ 149 Yousef bin Eliyahu Miss Naima daughter of Yadhkur bin Abed The twenty-eighth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Physical Council ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 10 / 4 / 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Ketubah Amount | Witnesses Rupees | Jaafar Makki 2500 | Shaul H. Moshi Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Beth Din HaTzedek Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧/51 951/4/⟦illegible⟧ 120 Kurji Ibrahim Yaqub Miss Mazli Ishaq Hasqil Bibi The twenty-sixth 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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51 / 4/1951/ Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery, we hereby confirm that the named Shua Yamin Samra passed away in Baghdad on the tenth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧
Archival unit 731
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs in Baghdad Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Regarding the death Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the== named ⟦Swar Shukriya⟧ has died in Baghdad on the day ⟦...⟧ of the month ⟦...⟧ of the year ( ⟦10 / 10 / 1947⟧ ) and for that reason I have signed below. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
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4/1951 174 Heskel Shaoul Moshi, known as Heskel Hai bin Shaoul Moshi Miss Naima Khedhouri Rubin The fourteenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
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51 / 951 / 4 / Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial duties in the Israeli cemetery, we hereby confirm that the named Karjiya Haskil passed away in Baghdad on the nineteenth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs, Baghdad Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community, Baghdad After greetings, Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that ⟦line⟧ The individual named ⟦...⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the day ⟦...⟧ of the month ⟦...⟧ of the year ( ⟦19/5/1940⟧ ) and for this purpose I have signed below. On behalf of the Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦illegible⟧
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4/1951 258 Naim Rubin, known as Munshi Naim Rubin Miss Mazli Ibrahim Abboudi Khazzam The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
Archival unit 736
51 / 1951/4/ Death Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the named Angel William Qassad passed away in Baghdad on the thirtieth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Archival unit 737
6281 Death Notification Burial Permit Volume: 19: D/M Number: Neighborhood or Village: Sub-district: District: Province: Baghdad The deceased and their surname: ⟦Khalil⟧ Father's name: ⟦Salim⟧ Mother's name: ⟦Rabia⟧ Date of death: 20 / 2 / 951 Place of death: Baghdad The deceased's usual place of residence: ⟦Amman - 252⟧ Direct cause of death: ⟦Acute Enteritis⟧ Gender: Female Marital status: Single . Married . Divorced . Widowed Age: ⟦One month⟧ Religion: Mosaic Nationality: Iraqi Profession: Number of children of the deceased: Name of the death informant: ⟦Abdullah⟧ Signature of the informant or their thumbprint: ⟦signature⟧ Relationship of the informant to the deceased: ⟦Hanna⟧ Date of notification: 21 / 2 / 951 Signature of the competent official and their job title Date 21 / 2 / 951 I certify the accuracy of this statement The Mukhtar ⟦signature⟧
Archival unit 738
The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israeli Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: 264 Date: 11 / 1 / 1951 The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad testifies That Nouri Albert Nissim Kashin is a Jewish resident in Baghdad And he is a Jew holding a Canon certificate of the year ⟦...⟧ Baghdad Secretary of the Spiritual Council Menachem ⟦...⟧
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51 / 1951/4/ To Whom It May Concern We certify that the person ⟦named⟧ Ephraim Nassim Qoin, whose photograph is attached above, is of the Mosaic faith, and at his request we have provided him with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Archival unit 740
51 / 4 / 1951 To Whom It May Concern Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that the person named Layla Malouk is the daughter of the person named Farha Karhiya daughter of Khalif, and at her request we have provided her with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
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8/5 13/1531 ⟦line⟧ 17 November 941 Rolina catches up with her description, coffee of our fatness, that the dress is other than for our pity, so for him our fatness is a sand liter • He said to our fatness, a requested sand liter for your coffee, for your sand liter, for your formal, you drink, you become clear, a story of our fatness Measure for us in the lack of hopes, my years Ra'if Jan Salijmal, my years
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To whom it may concern I certify that the birth notification dated 2 / 2 / 995 and given by the midwife ⟦the sect⟧ Shaul belongs to the female child of the woman named Karjiya and the Aleppine Afraha Karjiya daughter of Khalaf And according to the request of the aforementioned, I have given her this certification The Mukhtar Yusuf ⟦Salih⟧ ⟦Shindi⟧ ⟦stamp with arabic text and date 1370⟧ ⟦stamp with arabic text⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Date: ⟦line⟧
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Death Certificate 51 / 4/1951/ Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that the named Ezra Munir Qast died in Baghdad on the tenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧
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Bab Al-Wastani 6098 Volume 11 Death Statement Burial Permit Neighborhood or Village: District: Sub-district: Governorate: Baghdad Name of the deceased and surname: ⟦Kezara⟧ Father's name: ⟦Mir⟧ Mother's name: ⟦Nouriya⟧ Date of death: 10 / 4 / 1951 Place of death: House Usual place of residence of the deceased: Tayaran 27 / 151 Direct cause of death: ⟦Pneumonia⟧ Gender: Male Age: A year and a half Religion: Mosaic Nationality: Iraqi Profession: Children of the deceased: Name of the death informant: Moussa Yehuda Signature of the informant or thumbprint: ⟦Thumbprint⟧ Relationship of the informant to the deceased: His grandfather Date of notification: 10 / 4 / 1951 Health Assistant for the Fourth Region Signature of the competent official and job title: ⟦Signature⟧ Date: 10 / 4 / 1951 I certify the correctness of this statement: The Mukhtar:
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⟦illegible⟧/51 11/4/1951 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented , I hereby confirm that Mr. HARRY JOSEPH GOURDJI who known as HARON JOSEPH GOURDJI was born at Baghdad on the first October 1920 ( ninteen hundred twenty ). Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDA ⟦illegible⟧
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51 / 4/1951/ ⟦illegible⟧ Ezra Youssef Aqrawi Miss Jawaher Benjamin Ibrahim The twenty-seventh of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
Archival unit 748
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 4 / 4 / 951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 292, I hereby confirm that Mr. Ibrahim son of Salman Shabi has married in Baghdad Miss daughter of Haron Benjamin ⟦Laden⟧ on the day 4 / 4 / 1951 (corresponding to 27 Adar B 711) The amount of the Ketubah is 50 Gold Dinars Witnesses: Shimon Shaul Salim Hakham Eliyahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧
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51 / ⟦...⟧ 4/⟦...⟧/1951 293 Ibrahim bin Salman Munir Miss Latifa bint Harun Nissan Lawi The fourth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Archival unit 750
⟦illegible⟧ 51 / ⟦illegible⟧ 1951 / 4 / 377 Aziz Mirza Yaqub Miss Khatoun Moshi Benjamin Qahtan The twenty-first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Spiritual Council