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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 776-800

Archival unit 776

⟦517⟧
4/951/
151
Sassoon Hantia
Miss Rahifa Hantia Ezra Yaqub Shaul
The twenty-eighth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and one AD.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 777

51 /
951 / 4 /
79
Gurji Moshi Youssef Saleh
Miss Khatoun Munshi Rahmin
The twenty-fifth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and seventeen AD.
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 778

⟦illegible⟧/5430
15/4/951
218
Yousef Shaoul Meshaal, known as Yousef Hai bin Shaoul Yousef Meshaal
Miss Rachel Farha, daughter of Ezra Yousef Meshaal
The seventeenth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two AD.
(True copy)
Baghdad on 24 / 8 / 951
Draft
⟦illegible⟧
Audited
24/8/951
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 779

51/
4/1951/
218
Yousef Shaul Meshaal, known as Yousef Hai bin Shaul Yousef Meshaal
Miss Rachel Farha daughter of Ezra Yousef Meshaal
The seventeenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two AD.
On behalf of
President of the Physical Council

Archival unit 780

4/1951
83
Haroun Youssef Jafalwi
Miss Khatoun Daoud Azouri
The twenty-ninth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
On behalf of
President of the Physical Council
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 781

517
4/⟦illegible⟧/1951
The prominent
Yehuda Shimon Eliyahu
⟦Mosul⟧
Miss Dina Daoud Shalam
The second of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
On behalf of
President of the Physical Council

Archival unit 782

51 / ⟦...⟧
4/⟦...⟧/1951
Death Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that the named Naima Saleh
passed away 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 Spiritual Council

Archival unit 783

6269
Death Notification
24
Burial Permit
Volume: 24
Neighborhood or Village:
Number:
Sub-district:
District:
Province: Baghdad
Name of the deceased and surname: Latifa
Father's name: Saleh
Mother's name: Saeeda
Date of death: 10 / 4 / 1957
Place of death: Meer Elias Hospital
Usual place of residence of the deceased: Ras al-Qarya
Direct cause of death: Heart failure
Gender: Female
Age: 60 years
Religion: Mosaic
Nationality:
Occupation:
Number of children of the deceased:
Name of the death informant: ⟦illegible signature⟧
Signature of the informant or thumbprint: ⟦signature⟧
Relationship of the informant to the deceased: Her son
Date of notification: 11 / 4 / 1957
Signature of the competent official and job title
Date
I certify the accuracy of this statement
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible rectangular stamp⟧
⟦illegible note⟧

Archival unit 784

51 / ⟦illegible⟧
1951/4/ ⟦illegible⟧
Certificate
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Greetings,
We hereby confirm that the named Amam Yaqub is the mother of Mr. Shamil Yusuf Shamoun
and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying him on the trip.
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Physical Council
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 785

4/1951
346
Abdullah Eliyahu Khedhouri
Miss Lulu Haham Moshi Dangour
The twenty-seventh of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 786

137 1951/4/AH A hole in my house that does not have a place to live, it has been proven that it is a ray of light and that it is Manshi Youssef /// The young lady Mazli Ezzia Naseem, the seventeenth of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five AD, was granted the title of Deputy Chairman of the Physical Council

Archival unit 787

51 /
4/1951/
Service Certificate
To
Whom It May Concern
We certify that Mrs. Habouba Daoud was appointed as a teacher at the Hadiya Menashi Saleh Primary School
for Girls on 10/1/1946, and she has persevered in performing this duty until
3/31/1951 in a manner that earned the satisfaction of the administration.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦pencil scribbles⟧

Archival unit 788

51/5438
1951/4/16
347
Nassim Ibrahim Saadou
Miss Rahma Mizra Shaoul Jahani
The sixteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
(True Copy)
Baghdad on 951/7/17
Audited
Copy
⟦signature⟧
17 / 7 / 951
⟦signature⟧
Naeem Ibrahim Zabiba
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 789

⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ School
1/5
24/5/1381
Arrival
To ⟦Directorate⟧
We have received a subscription from my father, his feather for his son Qais from Shamoun Safa Private Primary School in Baghdad
for the current cultural season and against receipt voucher No. 4 on 21/3/1961 and according to our letter
No. 510 on ⟦1/5/1961⟧ to ⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ Municipality
On behalf of the Teachers' Culture Committee
Head of the Social Committee

Archival unit 790

4/1951
347
Nassim Ibrahim Saado
Miss Rahina Ezra Shaul Jabbani
The sixteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
Photo
⟦illegible⟧
17/7/1951
95⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 791

⟦illegible⟧ 5438
1951/4/16
347
Nassim Ibrahim Saado
Miss Rahma Ezra Shaoul Jabbani
The sixteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
(True copy)
Baghdad on 1951/6/14
⟦signature⟧
Naeem Ibrahim Obeida
On behalf of the Acting Chief of the Court
Vice President of the Lay Council
Copy
14 / 6 / 951

Archival unit 792

Copy of Marriage Contract
Name: Yusuf Shmuel Saqali
Wife's Name: Tuffaha Shmuel Saqali ⟦Hassoun⟧
Date: 10 March 1962
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Person's Name: Shabuai Yusuf Saqali

Archival unit 793

Salim Daoud Shalam
⟦illegible⟧
Arterial ⟦illegible⟧ Box
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Respectfully
50 Fils
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 794

51 /
4 / 1951 /
Certificate
Travel and Nationality Police Directorate
After greetings
We hereby confirm that the person named Toba Ibrahim Shakouri is the mother of Mr. Munshi Yusuf
Shalam ⟦line⟧ and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose of accompanying her with him on the trip.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council

Archival unit 795

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Abdul Wahab Shalham ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Abdul Wahab Shalham ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Certification of the authenticity of the above signatures
Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of ⟦illegible⟧
1370 ⟦illegible⟧ 1951
25 Fils 25
25 Fils 25

Archival unit 796

51 /
4/⟦...⟧/1951
Certificate
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Greetings,
We hereby confirm that both Simha Abdullah Nathaniel and Habiba Abdullah Nathaniel
are the sisters of the person named Ishaq Abdullah Nathaniel, and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose
of accompanying them with him on the journey.
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 797

51 /
4 / 1951
Death Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, it appears that the person named Ibrahim Munir Somekh
died in Baghdad on the seventh day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one
AD.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council

Archival unit 798

The Army
Bab Al-Wastani
6269
Volume 5
Death Statement
Burial Permit
D/M Number:
Locality or Village:
Sub-district:
District: ⟦illegible⟧
Province: Baghdad
Name of the Deceased and Surname: Ibrahim
Father's Name: Habbi Smikh
Mother's Name: Hasna
Date of Death: 7 / 4 / 951
Place of Death: Baghdad
Usual Residence of the Deceased: Faraj Allah
Direct Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Gender: Male
Single . Married . Divorced . Widowed:
Age: 80 years
Religion: Mosaic
Nationality: Iraqi
Profession:
Number of Deceased's Children: Males
Name of Death Informant: Habib Allah Yehuda
Signature of Informant or Thumbprint:
Relation of Informant to the Deceased: Grandson
Date of Notification: 7 / 4 / 951
Signature of the Competent Official and Job Title
⟦signature⟧
Date:
I certify the correctness of this statement:
The Mukhtar:
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Certificate
Meir Hospital
The Royal Mukhtar

Archival unit 799

⟦224⟧ / 51
1951/4/⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Certificate
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Greetings,
We hereby confirm that the person named Daoud Saleh Nahoum is the father of Mr. Saleh Daoud Saleh
and that Masouda Banin Horish is his mother, and we have provided him with this certificate for the purpose
of accompanying them with him on the journey.
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council

Archival unit 800

This is to certify that Daoud Saleh Nasser and the image of his Lord are my parents
Saleh Daoud Saleh, and that the son is responsible for supporting his disabled parents, and this family
resides in the house numbered ⟦illegible⟧/1/12 located in Mamo Orchard - Al-Bataween.
Baghdad 15 / 4 / 1951
The Mukhtar
The Second Witness
The First Witness
Iraq
Fils 25 Fils
25 FILS 25
POSTAGE & REVENUE
Iraq
Fils 25 Fils
25 FILS 25
POSTAGE & REVENUE
⟦illegible⟧