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.
⟦7 22⟧ Certificate September 3, 1946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Yaqub Hayy bin Ibrahim Hanukkah has held his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Rachel bint Eliyahu bin Moshe Levi on the fifth day of the month of December, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community Current status
28 Tammuz 706 Before the Rabbinical Court here in Baghdad, may the City of God be established Today we said to the aforementioned Court that it is our complete will and without any compulsion at all to credit him ⟦...⟧ money from all four hundred white pieces and the value of 8 of the white pieces is five gold coins as mentioned in this deed which is in his hand by means of priests as witnesses and we performed an act of acquisition from his hand with a vessel fit to perform an acquisition for all the aforementioned The youth ⟦...⟧ Witnesses Shimon ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Recorded status ⟦signature/mark⟧
722 Certificate 3 September 946 Based on the marriage record numbered 171, we hereby confirm that Mr. Daoud Hesqil bin Moshi bin Daoud ⟦Jitiat⟧ married in Baghdad Miss Habiba daughter of Daoud bin Ishaq Shamshou' on the tenth day of the month of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦flourish⟧ ⟦did not reach the number⟧
No. 7233 Baghdad, 8th May 1946 Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Miss GOURJIAH KHATOUN ABDULLA was born in Baghdad in the year 1910 ( nineteen hundred & ten A.D.) ⟦On behalf of⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad . Mr. President For signature please (two copies) Birth certificate of Miss Gourjiah Khatoun Abdulla in Baghdad 1910 Nineteen hundred and ten AD ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧
7232 Baghdad, 8th May 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mrs. SALEA YUSUF was born in Baghdad in the year 1878 ( eighteen hundred & seventy-eight A.D.) ⟦Alloush⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad . Mr. President For signature please (two copies) Birth certificate of Mrs. Saleha Yusuf in Baghdad 1878 one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight AD ⟦Saleh⟧ 5/8
No 7231 Baghdad 8th May 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. ABDULLA EZRA GABBAY was born in Baghdad in the year 1867 ( eighteen hundred & sixty-seven A.D.) President The Jewish Community Baghdad. His Excellency the President For signature, please (two copies) Birth certificate of Mr. Abdulla Ezra Gabbay in Baghdad In the year 1867, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven A.D. Belonging to ⟦illegible⟧ Sion Al-Wakeel Confirmed ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/8 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Baghdad 1 April 946 His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, respected After greetings and respect Based on our information, we hereby testify that Mr. Abdullah Ezra Gabbay was born in Baghdad in the year 1867, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- seven, and that Salha daughter of Yusuf was born in Baghdad in the year 1878, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and that Mrs. Regina Khatun daughter of Abdullah was born in Baghdad in the year 1910, one thousand nine hundred and ten Witness ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Asher Harun ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ (⟦...⟧) ⟦...⟧ Asher Harun ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
706 ⟦illegible⟧ Chief Rabbinate Committee, 8 Cheshvan 5713 Today a match was held for the honorable Abraham Aaron, may his light shine In the city of Baghdad, may God protect it The young man Kohen A.A. Abraham Bachur, may God preserve him, son of the honorable Rahamim Bachur, of blessed memory, and the honorable lady Daughter of the honorable R. Isaac Rahamim, may God preserve him, son of the honorable R. Meir son of Kohen The Dowry 1000 Banknotes 200 Gold Lira 600 Silver 1800 Witnesses Sasson Ezra Abraham Aaron Bachur Sasson Ezra Maala Shamash
Certificate ⟦722⟧ May 12, 1946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Harun son of Baruch Rajwan has performed his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Victoria Latifa daughter of Gurji son of Yaqub Qujman on the sixth day of the month of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 12/5 Head of the Community Teacher in the schools ⟦signature⟧
7225 Certificate 13 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 395, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ishaq son of Eliyahu Duhoki married in Baghdad Miss Simcha Rachel daughter of Ephraim son of Moshe Dabbakh, known as Rachel daughter of Ephraim, on the twenty-fifth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and forty-four. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/12 Head of the Community Belonging to Munshi Ibrahim al-Mashwi ⟦signature⟧
7275 Certificate 12 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad We hereby certify that Mr. Nahum son of Muthir son of Nahum has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Dinah daughter of Hiyawi son of Israel on the seventh day of the month of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 12/5 Head of the Community
28 Nisan 666 Before us signed Shimon son of Isaac Shimon, may his soul rest in Eden Today, Sunday, 28th of Nisan, year 5666 here in Baghdad, may God protect it Valid and established Shalom Hory On the sixth day of the week, 28th of the month of Nisan, year five thousand six hundred and sixty-six from the creation of the world According to the count that we count here in the city of Baghdad, which sits on the Tigris River Witness Shimon Hory ⟦illegible⟧ Kadouri Ezra Witnesses Shimon Shohet ⟦illegible⟧ Shimon Hory Ma'atouk Ezra ⟦illegible⟧
7 228 Certificate May 13, 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 427, we hereby certify that Mr. Abdul Aziz bin Benjamin bin Moshi Hai, known as Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Mizrahi, married in Baghdad Miss Khatun Reefa, known as Khatun daughter of Reuben bin Ishaq Ilya Hakham Mordechai on the fourteenth day of the month of Nisan in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/12 Head of the Community K Corrected Certificate
For good luck and for a sign of blessing and success, Amen On Thursday, the sixth day of the month of Adar I, the year 5686 In the city of Baghdad, may God protect it There came before us Mr. Isaac son of the late Ezekiel son of Isaac son of Ezra Bachrach, may God preserve him, on behalf of the groom And the elder Mr. Abraham, known as Abba, son of Ezekiel son of Isaac son of Ezra In order to betroth the young man Ezekiel With the maiden Rachel Daughter of the aforementioned Mr. Abraham Witness Isaac Ezekiel Witness Abraham Ezekiel Hakham Bashi Baghdad Marriage Contract ⟦illegible⟧ 7 Discipline 31 January 71 Based on what was stated in the memorandum of the Accounts Department No. 723 on 1/26/71, which includes the employee Youssef Ibrahim, one of the accounts employees, leaving work without a legitimate excuse since the date of 1/1/71 And whereas the aforementioned employee has not joined his work until this date, so based on the provisions of Article 47 of the Civil Service Regulations, we decided to dismiss him from the position as of the date he left the aforementioned work and consider him indebted for the amount of ⟦17⟧ Dinars for the car installment due from him until 1/1/71 ⟦signature⟧ Director General Grain Corporation Legal Translation ⟦signature⟧
Certificate 13 May 946 Based on the marriage contract registry certificate of the Jewish community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel bin Eliyahu bin Shlomo has contracted his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Daisy daughter of Shlomo bin Heskel Abu al-Shibl on the nineteenth day of the month of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 12/5 on behalf of/ Head of the Community Current status
11 Adar 5607 For good luck and a good sign On the sixth day of the week, on the seventeenth day of the month of Adar The year five thousand six hundred and seven from the creation of the world In Baghdad According to the custom >> regarding the wedding of Mr. Abraham, the firstborn of Ezekiel son of Isaac son of Ezra son of Meir son of Ezra Mashash, may God preserve and protect him Married ⟦illegible⟧ Rebecca, the daughter of Mrs. Brakha daughter of Isaac son of Hayyim son of Cohen ⟦illegible⟧ on the day 11 Adar year 5607 in Baghdad In the presence of witnesses Witness: Shimon Hayyim Witness: Moshe Witness: ⟦illegible⟧ Witness: Isaac ⟦illegible⟧ Witness: Abraham ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7226 Certificate May 13, 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm herewith that Mr. Hesqel bin Eliyahu bin Shmuel entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Amam, known as Na'ima daughter of Eliyahu Houri, on the twenty-ninth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community Current status ⟦signature⟧
Certificate May 5, 1946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we certify hereby that Mr. Yusuf Nizam, known as Yusuf bin Shlomo Meir Abdul Aziz, has contracted his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Doreen Gurji Salem Abdo on the eleventh day of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and that engagement among Israelis is a legal contract between the betrothed man and woman which the two parties cannot annul except after performing the necessary divorce rituals. ⟦Alloush⟧ Head of the Community
27 Nisan 706 For a good name, for good luck, and for a time of blessing and success May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our forefathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us With the help of God Almighty On the sixth day of the week, six days of the month of Adar, the year five thousand seven hundred and six of the creation of the world According to the count we use here in Baghdad, a city situated on the Tigris River, well water, and rainwater How the pleasant and delightful groom, the Honorable Isaac son of the Honorable Isaac Said to this beautiful and pleasant virgin ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Witnesses Isaac son of the Honorable " Joseph Muallem Simeon Aaron Ma'tuk Simeon ⟦illegible signature⟧ List 234 Kiseh to 5 We, the undersigned below, attended as commissioned by the Spiritual Council of the Mosaic Sect in Baghdad to inspect the house of Mrs. Maryam, daughter of Yusuf bin Yusuf Al-Saati, located in the Western Sababigh Al-Al neighborhood. After we visited and inspected the house, we found it contains five ground rooms with a kitchen, and within its premises a harvest store. On the upper floor, it contains five rooms with the roof, and its annual value is approximately eighty-eight dinars. After we estimated its annual value at eighty-eight dinars, we estimated its original value at 1200, one thousand two hundred dinars only. We have written this report as commissioned on the 15th day of the 12th month of the year 1947. This is what we have, and we signed below for information. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Baghdad On December 15, 1947
724 Certificate May 13, 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Salim son of Hesqel son of Sasson Shamoon has betrothed his fiancée in Baghdad, Miss Nuna daughter of Salim son of Shlomo, on the eighteenth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦initials⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/12 Head of the Community
11 Av 706 With good fortune and a sign of blessing Thursday, the fifth day of the month of Av, the year five thousand seven hundred and six since the creation of the world Naim Avraham Before us, the undersigned witnesses, came Naim son of Avraham and confessed before us a complete confession from now, that at the end of the month of Elul coming upon us for good he will give to his spouse the sum of fifty Iraqi Dinars Ezra Menachem Sasson ⟦illegible⟧ Menachem Witnesses signed below ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Initiate⟧ Lead entry September 23, 61 Based on the instructions of the High Sect Presidency and as we are establishing independent population records for each wife of its men, we request that you inform us of the birth receipts in your possession concerning your wives and daughters who are still under your care, annotated with the name of each one of them, mentioning the name of the hospital or the midwife who delivered them. With high respect, ⟦Signature⟧ 15 / 9 Schools Committee 7
7221 Certificate 13 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Zakkai son of Yaqub Yehuda has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Rachel daughter of Ibrahim son of Dawood Pinhas 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. ⟦signature⟧ 5/12 Head of the Community
For a good sign On the sixth day of the week, five days of the month of Sivan, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-six from the creation of the world, according to the count we are accustomed to here in Baghdad, situated on the Tigris River On the sixth day of the week, eight days of the month of Tishrei, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight from the creation of the world, according to the count we are accustomed to here in Baghdad, situated on the Tigris River Shimon Ovadia Cohen ⟦Abouka⟧ ⟦...⟧ Dzila Shimon Sasson Meshullam Sasson Witnesses Shimon ⟦Gabbai⟧ ⟦...⟧ son of Isaac ⟦...⟧
7292 Certificate 12 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Hayyim known by the name Yusuf bin Moshi Sofer has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Mazli daughter of Nassim bin Ishaq Hayyim Sofer on the fourth day of the month of February, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ 12/5 Head of the Community
7242 Certificate 13 May 946 Based on the marriage record number 88, we hereby certify that Mr. Naeem son of Shaul Hakham Abboudi was married in Baghdad to Miss Solha daughter of Ephraim son of Eliyahu Habousha Levi on the twenty-ninth day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/13 Head of the Community