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 21 May 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 Moshi Eliyahu Jadda' was married in Baghdad To Miss Rosa Masouda known by the name Rosa daughter of ⟦Matir⟧ son of Dawood Meir Dawood Yaqub on the tenth day of the month of Tishreen in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen . ⟦illegible⟧ 5/21 On behalf of / President of the Community
21 Tishrei 2 706 With good fortune and a good omen, in an excellent hour and a blessed time, and may it be the will of God that this building be an eternal building proper and happy On the sixth day of the week, eight days of the month of Kislev, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight since the creation of the world, according to the count we use here in Baghdad, the city situated on the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, whose waters irrigate and flow, according to the law of Moses and Israel Zuz 1200 Dowry 500 Addition 500 Gift 100 Total Sum 2300 Shimon Hayyim Ma'tuq Sasson Witnesses: Shimon Hayyim Emil Cohen ⟦illegible⟧ List 12 September 16 Based on our request from 17 November and referring to the citizenship card belonging to our father Registered under number ⟦...⟧ and date ⟦...⟧ and the statement ⟦...⟧ we request to be provided with an expatriation statement ⟦...⟧ provided that it includes ⟦...⟧ mentioning the years of ⟦...⟧ instead of submitting it to the consulate of ⟦London⟧ section 17 ⟦...⟧ the counselor at the embassy of 17 October 1 we request to be provided with a certificate of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 9 Iraqis Department
271 Certificate May 24, 1946 Based on the marriage contract registry of the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby certify that Mr. Anwar Kohi son of Ibrahim son of Meir Somikh has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Habiba Salima, known as Habiba daughter of Abdullah son of Raphael on the eleventh day of the month of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 22 Head of the Community
16 Adar 2 5667 Before us, the undersigned, witnesses came and testified that on the fifth day of the week, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of Adar in the year 5667 from the creation of the world according to the count we use here in Baghdad (May G-d protect it), how the dear and pleasant groom, Mr. Levi Yitzhak son of Yehezkel Raphael Yehuda, of blessed memory, said to this honorable virgin, Mrs. Mazal daughter of Yehezkel Yehuda, of blessed memory: Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel, and I will work, honor, nourish, and support you according to the custom of Jewish men. Witnesses: Ezra son of the Honorable " Yitzhak Hayyim Shimon Agassi Hakham Bashi Baghdad 271 List 31 Kislev 26 What was mentioned by ⟦Saghir⟧ regarding our meeting on the night of the 17th, the dinner story, and because we realized, for the sake of interest, what occurred that night and the town of Alf And in the Qibla we stayed for a period, which requires a lot of butter, the supply of Najd, and according to our Lord, we must provide the news We have leaned toward the sales in Qubaiba and its other sanctities ⟦Admik⟧ Qubaiba, story 17 and the town of what traveled The story of our touch today by 12, a story that requires by Hush butter, he returned to what was, and in our opinion that What we truly are, and it should have been a division for the guarantor ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 26 Story of ⟦Al-Alous⟧ 7
7272 Certificate 24 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Salman son of Ephraim son of Ezekiel has conducted his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Hannah daughter of Jacob son of Ezekiel on the twenty-fourth day of the month of Nisan in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and he has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 5 Head of the Community
706 ⟦illegible⟧ In a good name, with good luck, and a sign of blessing On the fifth day of the week, on the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar In the year 5612 In the city of Baghdad, may God protect her, which sits upon the Tigris River, in this holy congregation, and he read the blessings, Blessed is Dor son of Abraham son of Eliyahu Rahamim. This bride is from Al-Kuwayz Ashon Oved Cohen Tzedaka Salim 1000 500 ⟦line⟧ 1500 Ashon Oved Meshullam Ashon Witnesses Ashon Oved Meshullam " Cohen 2727 List 23 September 36 Based on the request of the Consulate General of Iran in Baghdad according to its letter No. 1510 dated the 15th thereof, a search was conducted in the death records belonging to this community for the death of the person named ⟦Isaac⟧ son of ⟦...⟧ and no trace of him was found in the mentioned records whereas a search had previously been conducted in the mentioned records based on the request of the consulate referred to above. ⟦Signature⟧ 23 / 9 Head of the Israelite Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
7282 Certificate May 24, 1946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Benjamin bin Shaul bin Eliyahu Naqqar has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Farha Noor daughter of Khadhouri bin Eliya Murad on the ninth day of the month of Nisan in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 5/22 Head of the Community
K ⟦Y⟧u⟦d⟧ ⟦w⟧ 706 Wedding on the eve of the Holy Sabbath Today, the eighth day of the month of Elul, the year 5676 from Creation Here in Baghdad, may God protect it The pleasant young man, Isaac son of the late Joseph Georgie Cohen, may he rest in peace, with the honorable Mrs. Miriam daughter of the late Ben Zion Abraham Cohen, may he rest in peace, and everything is valid, clear, and established Witnesses: Shimon Aaron Isaac Georgie In the name of Shimon Sasson 700 250 150 1100 Shimon Sasson Ma'tuq Sasson ⟦illegible⟧
7275 Certificate 23 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Eliyahu son of Salih Murad has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Farida daughter of Ibrahim son of Harun Lillah on the fourteenth day of the month of April of the year nineteen hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 5/23 On behalf of the Head of the Community
To the Honorable President of the Mosaic Community Baghdad After greetings, Based on the records documented in my registers, I hereby certify that Yousif Habib Daoud Muhajir passed away in Baghdad on March 7th, 1906 The person in charge of burial matters Mosaic ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad May 22nd, 1946 Indigent Free of charge
7272 Certificate Baghdad, May 24, 946 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Joseph Hayyim David passed away in Baghdad on the eighth day of the month of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. ⟦signature⟧ 5/24 Head of the Community The Deceased ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7277 Certificate May 24, 946 Based on the marriage contract numbered 574, we hereby certify that Mr. Ezra son of Moshe Kashi married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Meir son of Ishaq on the second day of the month of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/24 On behalf of / Head of the Community
7278 Baghdad 24th May 1946. Marriage Certificate. In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 227 I hereby confirm that Mr. ANWAR DAOUD SHABI was married to Miss SAIDA SHAOUL YEHUDA on the 10th day of January 1946 ( nineteen hundred & forty-six A.D.) ⟦Urgent⟧ Mr. President For signature please (three copies) Marriage certificate of Mr. Anwar Daoud Shabi to Miss Saida Shaoul Yehuda on 10 / 1 / 1946 President The Jewish Community Baghdad. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/22 ⟦illegible⟧
22 Iyar 607 Before his honorable eminence the Rabbi, may his light shine The young man Isaac son of the honorable Abraham, may his light shine, appeared On behalf of his sister Simcha Regarding the 18 [currency] portion given [in year] 607 to the young man Elijah son of the honorable Nissim, may his light shine, upon the marriage of the daughter of Joseph Tov Before his honorable eminence the Rabbi, may his light shine, signed below Cash | 500 Clothing | 400 Utensils | 300 | 1200 Shimon Aaron Moshe Shimon Ovadia Witnesses Shimon Aaron " Ovadia Shimon
7279 24 May 946 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Shalom son of Aghababa Levi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Yusuf Jouri on the nineteenth day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/24 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7280 Certificate 24 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 402, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Habib son of Eliyahu, an official teacher known as Yusuf bin Eliyahu, married in Baghdad Miss Hanina daughter of Yaqub bin Yusuf Houri, known as Hanna bint Yaqub, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of June in the year nineteen hundred and forty five. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/24 Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
7281 Certificate May 24, 1946 Based on the marriage certificate No. 156, we hereby certify that Mr. Yahya bin Moshi bin Salman married in Baghdad Miss Juliet daughter of Dawood bin Saleh on the twenty-first day of the month of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- two. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/24 On behalf of / Head of the Community
728 Certificate 24 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 278, we hereby confirm that Mr. Baba Hay known by the name Hay son of Israel married in Baghdad Miss Goujia daughter of Ezra Isaac on the sixteenth day of the month of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/24 Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
7282 26 May 946 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the divorce of Mrs. Salima daughter of Sion from her husband (Isaac) Gurji son of Yusuf (Kashi) took place on the twenty-second day of the month of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. On behalf of 5/26 Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ Destitute ⟦illegible⟧
7286 27 May 946 Certificate Based on the marriage certificate numbered 166, we hereby confirm that Mr. Shamoun Salim son of Ezra Eliyahu Shamoun Bashi, known by the name Shamoun Bashi son of Ezra, has married in Baghdad Miss Rahma, known by the name Regina daughter of Ishaq Shamoun Bashi, on the seventeenth day of the month of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine. ⟦signature⟧ 5/27 Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ 5/27
7287 Certificate 28 May 946 Based on the certificate from the Marriage Contract Registry of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Shmuel Qaraeen, acting as proxy for his brother Meir Hai bin Shmuel Qaraeen, has contracted the engagement in Baghdad to Miss Farha, known by the name Farah daughter of Yaqub Dila'h, 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. Note that engagement among Jews is a legal contract between the betrothed and the fiancée which cannot be annulled by either party except after performing the specific divorce ceremonies. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 5/28 On behalf of Head of the Community Signed by His Eminence the Rabbi
26 June 1907 Before us in the court signed below in lines 3 and 4 appeared the ⟦dear⟧ Mr. Kadouri Abraham and his wife Mrs. ⟦Habiba⟧ daughter of ⟦Ezekiel⟧ ⟦Abraham⟧ On the Sabbath day, 20th of Sivan, year 5667, here in Baghdad, voluntarily and with full will and a whole heart and correct mind, the aforementioned Habiba The aforementioned woman gave as an absolute gift and a gift of a healthy person to her aforementioned husband Kadouri Abraham all her rights in the Ketubah and everything that is due to her from the aforementioned Mr. Kadouri ⟦the aforementioned⟧ ⟦in any⟧ ⟦manner⟧ ⟦it may be⟧ Habiba daughter of Ezekiel Witness ⟦Isaac⟧ ⟦Moses⟧ Witness ⟦Abraham⟧ ⟦Moses⟧ 3 786 List March 31, year 926 According to what ⟦our committee⟧ was informed by all the shops, and we had sent at the time and for a while to search for the news itself, we found that whereas ⟦Zaid⟧ said that she is his wife and she remained a companion of the mentioned Suleiman so we asked some of our neighbors about her and they reported that she lived and died before this for a period with his companion's wife and this is under the care of this man, and that since he has received his duties and paid off his debts we, the undersigned, have reviewed the interests and it has become clear to us, as previously mentioned, that the aforementioned and according to the law in bringing her to him as her husband did before this, that anyone against whom a maidservant has been issued instead of the man and that he has no right to marry her because ⟦our committee⟧ has no record of this marriage and it remained suspended, and therefore we have written this list and called God to witness what we say, and God is the best of witnesses ⟦illegible⟧ Interests Committee And God is the Granter of Success ⟦illegible⟧ 926/⟦...⟧
⟦V 288⟧ Certificate May 27, 1946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we certify hereby that Mr. Munshi bin Saleh bin Ezra has held his engagement in Baghdad to the one named Salima bint Rahmin Cohen on the twenty-first day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and he has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/27 Head of the Community
748 Certificate 28 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate number 85, we hereby confirm that Mr. Khadhuri Yaqoub Youssef Ruwaish was married in Baghdad to Miss Gurjiya daughter of Shalom Menachem on the eighteenth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/28 On behalf of the Head of the Community
29 Elul 706 I, the undersigned, testify and uphold in the Rabbinical Court The honorable, dear and exalted Mr. Kadouri Avraham, may his light shine Is fit to be married according to the Law and Religion Regarding the young man Mr. Kadouri Sasson son of Isaac son of Ezekiel son of Kadouri Testifying as required to establish that the aforementioned Kadouri is a free man and worthy To enter the congregation of the Lord and there is no obstacle to prevent him Before us, the undersigned witnesses Today ⟦...⟧ Elul ⟦...⟧ In Baghdad, may the Lord protect it Witnesses Shimon Ezra " Sasson Kadouri Shimon Ezra On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ The residence