Birth and Marriage Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese documents are from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates of community members. Certificates cover from the 1880s-1946. Many are in Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and English.
Certificate May 7, 1946 Based on the testimony of the June 1941 Orphans Relief Committee, we hereby certify that the named Ibrahim Yaqub, husband of Malka daughter of Habib, was killed in the events of June 1941, and the Orphans Relief Committee has allocated to his son named Yaqub two and a half dinars monthly as an orphan. ⟦signature⟧ 5/7 On behalf of/ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Rahel Shahmoon School Founded in 1909 Baghdad Location: Aqad Bahr No. 26 - 114 Telephone Number: 5214 No.: Date: 2 / 5 / 1946 Committee for the Support of Orphans of the 1941 Events His Excellency, President of the Honorable Jewish Community Greetings, Malka daughter of Habib's husband, the named Ibrahim Yaqub, was killed in the events of June ⟦1941⟧, and the Committee for the Support of Orphans allocated two and a half dinars per month for her son Yaqub, as he is an orphan. Based on her request, we have provided her with this certificate. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Committee
Congratulations, at a good and successful time G.D. On Sunday, the 20th of the month of Nisan, the year 5683 from creation here Baghdad, may God protect it ⟦illegible⟧ On Wednesday, the 27th of Nisan, in which it is for the young man Ezra son of Abd al-Nabi son of Yehuda Ezra ⟦illegible⟧ And he shall bring her to the wedding canopy according to the law of Moses and Israel, and his authority is in his hand and anyone who comes from his side as is customary in the world And everything is valid, clear, and established here in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Shimon Sasson Ma'atuk ⟦symbol⟧ Ezra Abd al-Nabi Gourgi Levi S.Y.
Certificate May 7, 1946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Munir son of Abd al-Nabi son of Yehuda Tweig has performed his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Victoria daughter of Dawood son of Shlomo Sofer on the twenty-fourth day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six, and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/7 On behalf of the President of the Community
The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number :: 821 Date :: 9/5/1946 File Number: 149 Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Regarding the request received from Mrs. Farjiya daughter of Ibrahim Abboudi, please provide her with a certificate stating her divorce before our court from her husband Salim Eliyahu Swayed ⟦illegible stamp⟧ On behalf of the President ⟦signature⟧
Certificate 7 April 946 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the divorce of Mrs. Karjiya daughter of Ibrahim Abboudi from her husband Mr. Salim Eliyahu Serfer has taken place before the aforementioned court. ⟦scribble⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/7 Head of the Community
346 L.A. Before us signed Mr. Shimon Cohen, may his light shine May the Lord protect and preserve him, known as Shimon son of the honorable Aharon Shimon, may his light shine Valid for all testimony and evidence Before us signed this servant ⟦young man⟧ about fifteen and a half years old, Shimon Cohen Before us, the undersigned witnesses, Cohen The humble Shimon Cohen The humble ⟦illegible⟧ Alimony / Sustenance 50 140 Clothing 31 Medical 20 ⟦illegible⟧ 241 Shimon Cohen Ascends Shimon Current intention Wiper / Eraser Qayd Labarth 31 September 7 Maron months, months of Philithaiah ka fahnu aa qathahsa aa qat Labarth rilah hanu For the martyrs from Rogayah and he Iranto Messiah Qalisia Rakta Jhah Slah Hana Z Lwayba Al Lshha aa qathahsa aa ulah aa yartih yah lul aa milah Messiah ⟦illegible⟧ 7/5 Qsna Al-Saris 2
Certificate May 1, 1946 Based on the marriage contract number 9, we hereby certify that Mr. Ya'qub Nazim bin Shlomo bin Nissim Hakkak, known by the name Ya'qub Nazim Hakkak Shlomo, married in Baghdad Miss Solha daughter of Sassoon bin Daoud Shatoub on the fifth day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Certificate 7 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ezra son of Ezekiel Saleh Harithi married in Baghdad Miss Najiba daughter of Mushir son of Ibrahim Aghababa on the sixteenth day of the month of January in the year nineteen hundred and forty-six. ⟦signature⟧ 5/7 on behalf of / Head of the Community Current Registry ⟦signature⟧
3-1116 ⟦v. 6⟧ In order that you may know that the matter of so-and-so and so-and-so ⟦...⟧ On the day of ⟦...⟧ 25 Adar II 5654 in Baghdad ⟦...⟧ For ⟦...⟧ We return about 4 years by a ledger in our handwriting, a person of our predecessors, revealed and clear before us in this book That the matter of the son of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ in Baghdad ⟦...⟧ Ovadia Abraham Joseph " ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Sassoon Sassoon ⟦...⟧ 100 ⟦...⟧ 100 Sassoon Ma'tuq Sassoon Registry entry ⟦...⟧ List 31 December 7 According to what was previously reported on November 17 and the previous certificate in the name of Ghalia Walid Al-Noor (Voucher 12) as she is the wife of Hanna Raphael, his father is Raphael - born in Maysan in Basra In the house of Yehuda in his division previously and currently in the Basra Brigade because her husband lives in Maysan And she is now called Ghalia Lisan in the hospital in Baghdad 25/12 Al-Salihiya Voucher 3 Saleh Alif
Certificate May 7, 1946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel son of Ilya son of Ezra Levi was engaged in Baghdad to Miss Samra daughter of Asher son of Ezra son of Ilya Levi on the tenth day of the month of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Deceased
⟦7448⟧ Certificate 7 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 260, we hereby confirm that Mr. Saleh Naji son of Haroun son of Saleh Daoud Hareeq has married in Baghdad Miss Marcelle daughter of Heskel Hayim Qattan on the twenty-sixth day of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/7 p.p. Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧ In the name of the Compassionate, full of mercy, may His name be blessed forever Here in Baghdad (may God protect her), on Wednesday, the seventeenth day of the month of Adar the year five thousand seven hundred from the creation of the world Kahana, Kahana, the Lord protect him, the pleasant young man, son of Solomon Abdul Aziz Bakhnour, may God protect and sustain him, said to the dear and respected Mrs. Rachel, daughter of Isaac Kahana ⟦illegible⟧ 600 Amount of the silver bridal gift of virginity 400 Dowry and addition 300 Gift 1300 Total sum Shimon Aaron Ma'atuk Witnesses: Shimon Aaron " Kadouri Meir H. Sasson ⟦blue mark⟧ ⟦List⟧ 31 Jan 7 News arrived in Maysan status from 56 residents and results of the eldest son He was headed by 14 of the youngest in Ruqayya who left him in Awan and to nah nah lah nah I divided for him a needle from in the rituals of the women of Judah in N Lahah and in it I saw In my two days it was under the second, he said, it touched a pitcher 17 ⟦illegible⟧ 15/5 Constantine Shaher
⟦V C C 9⟧ Certificate 7 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Naji son of Salman Abdul Aziz has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Regina daughter of Isaac son of Jacob on the eighth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 5/7 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7427 Certificate May 8, 1946 Based on the marriage record numbered 367, we hereby certify that Mr. Naeem Salman known as Salman bin Sion Aini was married in Baghdad to Miss Hilde Leta known as Hilda daughter of Hawki bin Shlomo Ishaq on the third day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. ⟦signature⟧ 8/5 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7227 Certificate May 8, 1946 Based on the marriage document numbered 372, we hereby certify that Mr. Khalifa bin Mordechai bin Khalifa was married in Baghdad to the one named Lulu daughter of Asher Obeid bin Abdullah, known by the name Lulu daughter of Asher, on the first day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 8/5 On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦Munshi Abu Al-Mashwi⟧
24 Nisan 5607 Good luck and a good sign in an excellent hour and a blessed time, and success and prosperity and all good Amen May it be so On the fourth day of the week, twenty-five days of the month of Nisan, the year five thousand six hundred and seven from the creation of the world according to the count we count here in Baghdad, which sits on the Tigris River, how the pleasant and noble young man, the honorable Rabbi Isaac son of the honorable Rabbi Abraham Abd El-Aziz, said to this virgin woman Mrs. Simcha daughter of the honorable Rabbi Abraham Abd El-Aziz, be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel Total 1500 Witness Sasson Mordechai Witness Moshe Sasson Witness Sasson Witnesses Shimon HaLevi " George Yehezkel Levi ⟦illegible markings in blue and red ink⟧
Certificate 8 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad We hereby certify that Mr. Moshi son of Ezra Meshaal has held his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Rachel daughter of Salman Gurji son of Yusuf Dalah on the ninth day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 8/5 Head of the Community
7 Adar II 5667 For good luck and a good sign On Friday, the seventh day of the month of Adar the Second, in the year five thousand six hundred and sixty-seven of the creation in Baghdad, the city situated on the Tigris river, how the pleasant, gracious, and dear young man Mr. Elijah son of Mr. Isaac son of Mr. Abraham Raphael of blessed memory, said to this beautiful virgin Mrs. Rachel daughter of Mr. Abraham Joseph - Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel, and I will serve and honor The Groom Elijah Isaac Ma'tuk Witnesses Ezekiel Ezra Sassoon ⟦...⟧ David 5 ⟦...⟧ List 8 December 31 At your request, we have examined the health condition of Mrs. Nadira Wald ⟦Al-Natto⟧ and we found that she is suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in her left lung and that the disease is in its second stage. Accordingly, we believe it is necessary for her to enter a private hospital for pulmonary diseases and under the care of a specialist physician for chest diseases and tuberculosis so that she may recover her health. Sincerely, ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/12 Chest Diseases Hospital
7229 Certificate 8 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad we hereby confirm that Mr. Salim son of Munshi son of Nassim Zalat has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Susan daughter of Ibrahim Nassim on the twelfth day of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/8 On behalf of the Head of the Community
727 Certificate 26 August 946 Based on a certificate in the register of marriage contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yehuda son of Moshe has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Ms. Na'ima (known) as Toba daughter of Moshe Cohen on the eleventh day of the month of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦mark⟧
25 Elul 706 Chief Rabbinate Committee of the Jews of Baghdad On Thursday, 25 Elul, the year 5706 of the Creation Approximately 2000 Menachem Salman In the room of the Chief Rabbinate Committee in Baghdad and on the day mentioned above Mr. Isaac Nissim Salman appeared, holding the birth certificate of his son Born on Friday, the tenth of the month of Adar I, the year 5697 By the name Abraham and now designated by the name Abraham Ezra H. Sasson Sharbani Jacob Kaduri Chief Rabbinate Committee In Baghdad Year ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible blue signature/scribble⟧
7 / 21 Certificate 28 August 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Munir son of Ishaq Aslan has entered into an engagement in Baghdad to Miss Saeeda daughter of Salem son of Ishaq Salem on the twenty-fourth day of the month of April, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and has not yet married. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Head of the Community
10 Shevat 5667 These are the Rabbis, Mr. Sassoon Kadoorie, may his light shine Today two brothers, Mr. Kadoorie and Mr. Sassoon Kadoorie, may his light shine, were married In the city of Baghdad On the fourth day of the week, 20 Nisan 5667 in Baghdad, who was the son of Isaac who was involved in Baghdad Rabbi Salem son of Isaac Salem of Baghdad, and if he had no sons or daughters they all went Witnesses: Shimon Sassoon " son of Shlomo Sassoon Shimon Sassoon ⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
721 Certificate 3 September 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 100, we hereby confirm that Mr. Hesqel bin Rahmin bin Ibrahim married in Baghdad the woman named Jahla daughter of Yusuf bin Hesqel on the twenty-third day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ Deceased status ⟦signature⟧