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.
729 Certificate May 27, 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Mordechai bin Saleh bin Hesqail has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Masouda bint Abdullah bin Hayyim on the first day of the month of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/27 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7291 Certificate 28 May 946 Based on the marriage document numbered 98, we hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim bin Hawki bin Khadouri has ⟦married⟧ in Baghdad the one named Victoria daughter of Shua bin Yusuf Lawi on the twenty-third day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦Hesqel⟧ 5/28 Head of the Community
25 11 1907 Wife of David Saleh H' Ezra Nissim G. Today, Monday, 25th of Kislev, year 5668 here in Baghdad, may G-d protect it True Document In the presence of us, the undersigned witnesses, it was clarified to us that Mrs. ⟦Haviva⟧ daughter of Ezra Nissim G. wife of David Saleh H' Ezra Shukri G. passed away to her eternal home on the aforementioned day in Baghdad The Heirs Her husband David Saleh H' Ezra Shukri Her son Ezra David Saleh Her daughter Farha David Saleh Shimon Saleh H' Ezra Shukri Witnesses: Salman Eliyahu " " Sasson Eliyahu Wednesday 7251 List 24 April 86 On Monday, 11 April 1983, corresponding to 28 Nisan 5743, at 8:30 PM A marriage contract was concluded in the house of Mr. Abbas Al-Muslawi located in Al-Thawra City For the named Haifa, daughter of Razouq bin Yousef bin Nouri Shaya, with the young man Wajdi bin Head of the Muslim Community ⟦signature⟧ 5/5/86 Copy to Mr. 7
⟦7292⟧ Certificate May 28, 1946 Based on the certificate of the registrar of marriage contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Eliahu son of Heskel Eliahu Kureie contracted his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Matouka daughter of Aboudi son of Menashi Ovadia on the eleventh day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/28 Head of the Community Deceased in status ⟦illegible⟧
706 ⟦11⟧ 22 Before us, this Ketubah document is signed and established On Thursday, the sixth day of the month of Adar, the year five thousand and six hundred In the year on the Sabbath, eighteen days of the month of Kislev, the year five thousand six hundred and eighteen from the creation of the world, according to the counting we are accustomed to counting here in Baghdad which sits upon the Tigris River, how the pleasant young man The ⟦dear⟧ groom The ⟦dear⟧ bride ⟦The witnesses⟧ Ezra Sasson Sasson Yehezkel ⟦...⟧ Hakham Bashi In Baghdad May God protect it Recorded status ⟦signature⟧ ⟦127⟧ List September 24, 87 According to what was reported ⟦before us⟧ yesterday, 17 stories of prayer and for us what guides the body is high, ⟦rupee⟧ 5 liters What traveled in ⟦Matilagha⟧ cash one hundred and twenty-seven liras, and for his wife to receive Lelwa Maysaten 11 liras Paid a quarter of the water and he is Abu Shara'a and ten liras interest, travel hand, its price is a portion of 12 ⟦rupee⟧ Price of an egg and sold in ⟦Wass⟧ like a mother, water was provided, mother of the health yesterday 17 stories of Berita like it ⟦illegible⟧ 3/15 Story of prayer 7 With health ⟦illegible⟧
7292 Certificate March 28, 946 Based on a certificate registered in the marriage contracts of the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Menashi son of Shaul Ibrahim has performed his engagement in Baghdad to the named Najiya daughter of Aziz son of Raphael on the nineteenth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 3 On behalf of the Head of the Community Status registration ⟦signature⟧
22 Adar I 706 Before the Righteous Court here in Baghdad, may G-d protect it The parties Mr. Sasson son of Kadouri and Mrs. Simcha daughter of Kadouri appeared and agreed on the terms regarding the bill of divorce given to her by the aforementioned husband on the day of 22 Adar I 706 in the Righteous Court in Baghdad in exchange for a sum of fifty Iraqi Dinars in cash and the other detailed conditions 400 Shimon Moallem 200 Rachel 200 Bracha 800 Shimon Moallem Ma'atouk Sasson Witnesses Shimon Moallem " Isaac son of Kadouri ⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦292⟧ 28 May 946 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby certify that Mr. Selim son of Abdullah son of Eliyahu has concluded his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Hanini daughter of Nahoum son of Ezra on the twenty-seventh day of the month of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
7495 Certificate 28 May 944 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 282, we hereby certify that Mr. Haron Naji Bin Sion Hesqel Levi was married in Baghdad to Miss Marcelle, daughter of Yusuf Bin Yaqub Dori, on the twenty-third day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. ⟦blue scribble⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/28 For the Head of the Community
25 Adar 706 The groom Mr. Isaac Bekhor, may his light shine, said to her Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel and I will work and honor Approximate ⟦illegible⟧ On the sixth day of the week, eight days of the month of Adar, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-six from the creation of the world according to the count we are accustomed to counting here in Baghdad How the pleasant young groom Mr. Isaac son of the deceased Mr. Bekhor Tenth break in the name of the groom | 100 Total dowry | 125 Total sum | 225 Signature of the witnesses | The signed witnesses ⟦illegible⟧ His Excellency Thursday ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Memorandum Financial 29 September ⟦82⟧ We received from Mr. Nissan Al-Khayyat the amount of 286 Dirhams and eight hundred Fils according to the receipt of the head of section 17 in ⟦the journey⟧ according to article No. 7 and the value of ⟦Zaki's⟧ wife based on the requirements of the order from the head ⟦Suad Shasha⟧ and Yehuda ⟦Ruby⟧ at the Palace Gate ⟦Zaki⟧ • On September 24th, as a credit to the hospital Financial 1515 Accounts Department ⟦illegible signature⟧
7296 Certificate 29 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Sha'ul bin Salman Ishaq Shakuri has performed his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Maryam Khatun daughter of ⟦Hahim⟧ bin Shaul Yaqub Lawi on the twenty-third day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 5/29 Head of the Community Deceased ⟦signature⟧
25 Adar 5607 Before us Sasson son of Isaac Levi, may he rest in Eden, signed Today, Thursday, the 25th of Adar, the year 5667 from creation In the city of Baghdad On the sixth day of the week, on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Adar, the year five thousand six hundred and sixty-seven from the creation of the world According to the count we use here in Baghdad, situated on the Tigris River One hundred good gold coins 100 Twenty gold coins 20 Total of one hundred and twenty gold coins Sasson son of Isaac Levi Witness Sasson son of Meir Shalom Joshua HaLevi Witness Sasson son of Meir The Limit List 232 Arrival 26 According to what was reported by the tribe of Mr. Kafiqa the Sultan and the Hidden, according to which ⟦Biljasda⟧ a list of riyals for other than what was settled, and in the Sheikhdom of Talqa one hundred Rabi, and in ⟦Raqsan⟧ perhaps it is riyals according to which the war from it for the third, and in it and in a quarter of Kab ⟦Rawash⟧ is estimated as a face from which riyals are drawn, and in division 14 riyals and it continues, and he sold from some like ⟦Qasulgha⟧ Umm Qasimmustaj Rifa 17 Qant Riha inherited by Bani Shua'a Price ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Matches the truth ⟦illegible signature⟧
7281 Certificate 30 May 1946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Meir son of Khedouri son of Sassoon entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Habiba daughter of Israel son of Heskel on the fifth day of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 5/30 For/ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ Loss of Status
27 ⟦...⟧ 706 Wedding of the young man Mr. Isaac Nissim, may his light shine with the honored Mrs. Simcha daughter of the late Abraham, may he rest in Eden at a good hour On the sixth day of the week, 19 Iyar 706 of the minor era in Baghdad, passed between Nissim Sabbu and Eliyahu Bechor ⟦illegible⟧ the match between the aforementioned young man son of Nissim and the aforementioned honored daughter of Abraham on this condition 100 Shimon Ovadia on behalf of the young man 75 Joshua Abraham Bracha Saul Joshua Eliyahu Meshullam Witnesses Shimon Ezra " Isaac Nissan
⟦V C A A⟧ Certificate May 30, 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Abed son of Nasim Shubramalawi has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Dawud Ezra Dawud on the twentieth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦scribble⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 5/30 On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Rachel Shahmoon School Founded in 1909 Baghdad Location: Aqad Sakhr No. 26 - 114 Telephone Number: 5214 Number: Date: 29 / 5 / 1942 His Excellency the Head of the Jewish Community, Respected After greetings, According to the records in our possession, Mr. Daoud Daniel was killed in the events of June 1941, and accordingly we have issued this certificate. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the 1941 Events Orphans Support Committee ⟦mark⟧
7299 Certificate 30 May 946 Based on the certificate of the Committee for the Relief of Orphans of the 1941 Incidents, we hereby confirm that Mr. Daoud Daniel was killed in the June 1941 incidents. ⟦signature⟧ 5/20 On behalf of the Head of the Community June 941 incidents ⟦signature⟧
7200 30 May 946 Certificate Based on the marriage certificate number 481, we hereby confirm that Mr. Maatouk bin Salman bin Maatouk married in Baghdad Miss Aziza daughter of Shaul bin Rahmin on the twentieth day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 5/20 Head of the Community ⟦blue scribble⟧
/ 7401 Certificate 30 May 946 Based on the marriage certificate number 380, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Yehuda known as Yusuf bin Khedhouri bin Daoud married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Ibrahim bin Daoud on the third day of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 5/20 on behalf of/ Head of the Community
720 Certificate May 30, 941 Based on the marriage record number 333, we hereby confirm that Mr. Meir Sion known as Meir son of Nessim son of Shlomo was married in Baghdad to Miss Farha Sabiha daughter of Ezra son of Haskel known as Saliha daughter of Ezra on the seventeenth day of the month of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one ⟦signature⟧ 5/20 Head of the Community
⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ ⟦in Baghdad⟧ ⟦Number⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Date⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Certificate 2 June 946 Based on the marriage contract numbered 210, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yehuda Hai, known by the name Yehuda son of Aboudi son of Reuven Dine, has married in Baghdad Miss Henzi daughter of Khedhouri son of Saleh Nassim Habasha on the sixteenth day of the month of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦signature⟧ 74 On behalf of / President of the Community
7303 Baghdad 30th May, 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Miss ROSE MEIR BINYAMIN was born in Baghdad in the year 1925 ( nineteen hundred & twenty-five A.D.) ⟦Ezra⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad. Mr. President For certification, please Birth certificate of Miss Rose Meir Binyamin in Baghdad Year 1925 A.D. Signed by his Excellency ⟦signature⟧ 5/30
⟦illegible⟧ 7305 Baghdad, 28th May, 1946. Marriage Certificate. In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 426 I hereby confirm that Mr. SALEH MOSHI LOYA was married in Baghdad to Miss ROZA NESSIM DARZI on the 11th day of May 1937 ( nineteen hundred & thirty-seven A.D.) ⟦On behalf of⟧ President The Jewish Community, Baghdad.
No 7304 Baghdad 23rd May 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. ISHAK ABRAHAM AKERIB was born in Baghdad in the year 1946 ( nineteen hundred & forty six A.D.) ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President The Jewish Community Baghdad.