AI en Translation, Pages 126-150
Page 126
7127
31 March 946
Copy of Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Heskel Shmuel Qaraein, acting as proxy for his brother Meir Hai bin
Shmuel Qaraein, has concluded the betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Farha, known as
Farah daughter of Yaqoub Dallal, on behalf of his aforementioned brother Meir Hai, on the third day
of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and that the aforementioned
Meir Hai has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
Head of the Community
Signature of His Eminence the Rabbi
Page 127
7127
31 March 946
Copy of Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we
hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Shmuel Qaraeen, acting on behalf of his brother Meir Hai bin
Shmuel Qaraeen, has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Farha, known
by the name Farah daughter of Yaqub Dallah, on behalf of his mentioned brother Meir Hai on
the third day of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six,
and that the aforementioned Meir Hai has not yet married.
⟦signature⟧
3/31
Head of the Community
⟦The signature of His Eminence the Rabbi⟧
Page 128
22 Adar II 706
Before us in the Beth Din of Justice, may He preserve and protect it, in Baghdad
Today came before us Mr. Ezra son of the honorable Abraham, may his light shine
Owner of Agany Al-Hakam
And confessed before us a complete confession that he owes a complete and absolute debt to the honorable Ezra Shlomo Ezekiel
May his life be long, the sum of seven hundred and fifty Iraqi Dinars, a complete and absolute debt, and he received them
In cash into his hand and took upon himself to pay them by the time ⟦...⟧
And for evidence we have signed our names here in Baghdad today 22 Adar II 706
The humble servant ⟦...⟧
The humble servant ⟦...⟧
The humble servant ⟦...⟧
The humble servant Shimon Tsedaka
The humble servant ⟦...⟧
⟦blue scribble⟧
⟦faint red stamp⟧
Registration List
7 / 27
August 23, 926
According to what appeared in our record on the night of the 17th ⟦killed⟧ they were lazy, the newborn girl named Zaina Reine daughter of
Zaid bin Rahma Bisha was born. This Zaid said she belongs to his wife Rachel daughter of Rachel Maisan Al-Khawaja
He married her in the city of ⟦Katana⟧ 17 Rajab the year 1305 and in our record she is Malaka the wife of Rachel daughter of
Rachel at exactly six o'clock on the night of the 17th Zaid we came to him and his name is Yaqoub bin Shwayya and Salam
And my wife Kalh washed her in ⟦Katana⟧ Hospital in ⟦Safa⟧ 17 ⟦Katana⟧ so that none of our women or men die
Saad and Rahma O Lord, exactly Zaid has Bisha in
⟦signature⟧
6 / 1 / 9
Al-Sabouni Coupon
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Page 129
7129
31 March 1946
Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Manshi son of Abdullah son of Ezra Qao has entered his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Adiba Nazha daughter of Yaqub son of Ezra Qao on the sixth day of the month of
August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
31/3
Head of the Community
Page 130
25 Adar II 706
For good luck and a sign of blessing and success
On Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of the month of Adar II
In the year five thousand seven hundred and six of the creation
The dear young man Mr. Abraham Bechor Ezra son of Abdallah son of Shimon HaLevi in Baghdad
And the honorable virgin bride Ms. Simcha daughter of Yaakov son of Shimon HaLevi in Baghdad and all is valid, clear and established
Pinhas Abadi
Shimon Sassoon
Maatouk
Sassoon
Witnesses Shimon Sassoon
" " Abraham Sassoon
Page 131
7125
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 539, we hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Ezra
Bin Tzion Rahmin Sa'igh, known as Ibrahim Bin Tzion, was married in Baghdad
to Miss Lily daughter of Tzion bin Ishaq Mikhail on the eighth day of August
of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.
⟦signature⟧
29 / 3
on behalf of/ The Head of the Community
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V125
Baghdad 27th March 1946.
Birth Certificate.
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby
confirm that Mr. EDWARD MOSHI PERESS was born in Baghdad
in the year 1922 ( nineteen hundred & twenty-two A.D.)
⟦On behalf of⟧
President
The Jewish Community
Baghdad.
Mr. President
For signature, please
Birth certificate of Mr. Edward Moshi Peress
1922 One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two A.D.
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27/3
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7122
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we certify
herewith that Mr. Shlomo son of Isaac Shalom Levi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Rizeh daughter of Yunah son of Daniel on the twenty-fifth day of the month of
April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
3/29
on behalf of/ President of the Community
Page 134
⟦24⟧ Adar II 5676
Good Luck and a Good Omen to the Groom and Bride, may their light shine
On the 3rd day of the month of Adar II, the year 5676 from the creation of the world, may his light shine
In the city of Baghdad
As the pleasant young man Salman son of Isaac son of Shalom, may his light shine, was pleased with the virgin, may her light shine
The daughter of Isaac son of Haron Rahamim Cohen, may his light shine, and he accepted upon himself the dowry
A sum of ⟦100⟧ Ottoman gold liras and they accepted upon themselves the trousseau
Witnesses: Sasson Tzadka
" Faraj son of Gad
Hakham Bashi
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
Consulate
31 October 26
Based on the request submitted by Mr. ⟦Wolf⟧ ⟦...⟧ in his capacity as guardian of the minor ⟦Rubin⟧ son of
the deceased ⟦...⟧ who died in the year ⟦1927⟧ and since the desire of the aforementioned minor is to travel abroad
accompanied by his wife named ⟦...⟧ and since the aforementioned guardian has agreed to their aforementioned travel and accordingly
this document was issued by us as the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Iraq in ⟦...⟧ to facilitate their travel
⟦signature⟧
7 / 8 / 85
Consul of the Kingdom of Iraq
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7122
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby
certify that Mr. Abdullah son of Daoud Abdul Nabi has entered into an engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Margaret daughter of Ezra Baruch Abdul Nabi on the twenty-eighth day of
the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three and has not yet married.
⟦signature⟧
29 / 3
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦7127⟧
Certificate
March 29, 1946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we certify
hereby that Mr. Abdullah son of Dawood Abdel Nabi has performed his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Marguerite daughter of Ezra Baruch Abdel Nabi on the twenty-eighth day of
the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
2/29
Head of the Community
Page 136
⟦21 Adar II 5672⟧
Committee of the Chief Rabbi Hakham Shimon Agassi, may his light shine
Today, Thursday, the 2nd of the month of Adar II, the year 5672 from the Creation
In the city of Baghdad, may the Almighty protect it
Mazal Tov
The dear young man, the honorable Eliyahu son of the deceased Ezra son of the dear Abdallah Salman Saleh, may his light shine
The honorable young woman, Ms. Farha daughter of the deceased honorable Yosef son of Ezra Salman, may her light shine
Witnesses Shimon Agassi
" Isaac Abraham
Hakham Bashi
Baghdad
Sassoon
Page 137
7122
Certificate
29 March 1946
Based on the marriage record number 21, we hereby confirm that Mr. Baruch son of Khadouri
Aboudi married in Baghdad Miss Serge daughter of Shmuel on the seventeenth day
of the month of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦signature⟧
29 / 3
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate No. 21, we hereby confirm that Mr. Baruch son of Khadhuri
Aboudi was married in Baghdad to Miss Serge daughter of Shmuel on the seventeenth
day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦signature⟧
3/29
Head of the Community
⟦7122⟧
⟦Recorded to⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 138
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Yaqub bin Daoud Ezra Ballas has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with
Miss Munira daughter of Daoud bin Ibrahim Zubaida on the eighth day of the month of February
in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
3/29
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Page 139
18 Adar II 5607
Before the standing servant of God, Ch. Sassoon Katzuri may his light shine
Today we said to Ch. Isaac may his light shine son of the honored Abraham may his light shine
For life and peace
On the sixth day of the week, on the 7th of the month of Adar II 5607 from the creation of the world here in Baghdad dwelling
between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris and its waters according to the laws of Moses and Israel etc. and Zuzi
Isaac Sassoon Abd el-Rahman
Sassoon Yehuda Katzuri
Ch. Sassoon
Sassoon
Groom Sassoon Isaac
Bride ⟦illegible⟧
17/52
Page 140
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 225, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ibrahim Victor
known as Victor son of Sassoon Saleh Aslan married in Baghdad Miss
Rene daughter of Shaul Murad on the twenty-eighth day of February of the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
⟦signature⟧
28 / 3
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Page 141
⟦130⟧
Certificate
27 March 946
Based on the testimony of the person in charge of burial affairs at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad
we hereby confirm that the person named Shaul Ibrahim Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on the
thirteenth day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty.
⟦signature⟧
⟦3/28⟧
Head of the Community
Deceased status
Page 142
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings,
Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify
that the person named Shaul Abraham Salawi died in Baghdad
on the date of August 2, 905
The Acting Religious Affairs Officer
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
⟦Yitzhak Ezra⟧
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 26 / 2 / 1946
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Page 143
7119
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the certificate of the official in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery, we hereby confirm
that the individual named Hayim Moshe Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on the seventeenth day
of the month of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦signature⟧
3/28
Head of the Community
⟦Lost status⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 144
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby state
that Habib Moshi Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on
9 Tevet 702
The official in charge of burial matters
in the Baghdad community
⟦Moshe Cohen⟧
Baghdad 27 / 2 / 1946
Page 145
7118
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Salim bin Yaqub Ibrahim Salim Qattan has performed his engagement in
Baghdad to Miss Louise daughter of Darwish Hay Ma'tuq Shami on the twenty-ninth
day of the month of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has
not married since then
⟦signature⟧
3/28
On behalf of the Head of the Community
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May he be remembered for good, Shimon H. Sassoon, may his light shine
May God grant him life and merit him to see children's children, may their light shine
Fit to write
Salim Yaakov
On the sixth day of the week, the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-seven from the creation
of the world, according to the count we are accustomed to counting here in Baghdad, which sits on the Tigris River
Witnesses Shimon Sassoon
Yosef Hayyim H.
Yaakov
Shimon Sassoon 400
K' Yosef 400
K' Pinhas 100
⟦line⟧
900
Shimon Sassoon
Five thousand
Six hundred
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Page 147
717
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad,
we hereby confirm that Mr. Gurji Ezra son of Isaac son of Moshe Rabie has performed his engagement
in Baghdad to Miss Shafiqa daughter of Aslan Shiri on the eighth day of the month of
March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
3/28
⟦illegible⟧
3/28
On behalf of/ Head of the Community
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⟦27⟧ Adar II 5676
Eldad son of Moshe H. Sassoon Gurji, may his light shine
As you requested on Thursday, 23rd of Adar II, we sent to you
Kosher for Passover 2 cans
Regarding the landlord R. Yitzhak Bechor Nissim, of blessed memory, son of Yitzhak Kahana, may his light shine, he arrived in Baghdad
Shmuel son of Aaron Sassoon on Thursday, 23rd of Adar II, 8th of Sivan 24, 8th of Kislev
Of blessed memory, Sassoon Menashe
Of blessed memory, Sassoon ⟦H.⟧ Cohen
Signature of
Sassoon
Of blessed memory, Shimon H. Sassoon
10th of Adar II 5676
Page 149
Certificate
27 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Saleh son of Moshi son of Ibrahim Irani has entered into his engagement in
Baghdad with Miss Habiba, known by the name Habu, daughter of Dawood Yaqub, on the
eighteenth day of the month of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.
And he has not married yet.
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/28
Head of the Community
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4 ⟦illegible⟧ 706
For good luck and a good sign Amen Selah
On Thursday, the sixth day of the month of Adar in the year 5686
Fit for health and peace
On Tuesday, 14 Shevat 706 from the creation of the world according to the count we use here in Baghdad
Haviva daughter of Isaac son of David and Joseph son of Isaac son of David and among all Israel
⟦illegible⟧
Total
800 cash at the currency rate
400 dowry and gift
Corresponding to everything
Witnesses Simeon Levi
Joseph son of Isaac
Simeon Levi
The one who anticipates
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