AI en Translation, Pages 651-675
Page 651
11 Elul 706
We, the undersigned witnesses, have acquired from
the dear young man, the honorable Isaac son of the honorable Abraham
Kasher Aghaiyya, may his soul rest in Eden
On the sixth day of the week, the 11th of the month of Elul, the year 5666 of the creation, here in Baghdad, which sits on the river
Tigris, how the dear young man, the honorable Isaac son of the honorable Abraham Kasher Aghaiyya
Shimon Tov
⟦illegible⟧
Shimon Abraham Shrem
The humble servant Shimon, undersigned
The humble servant Menachem Dayan
⟦Menorah stamp with Hebrew text⟧
Recorded in the register
⟦signature⟧
11 Heshvan 5210
This is to be known and held by Mordechai son of Yitzhak, may his light shine
to serve as witness and proof for him that on the 11th day of the month of Heshvan, the year 5210
a male son was born to him and his name in Israel is
Kaduri
Before us, the undersigned, the aforementioned Mordechai son of Yitzhak admitted before us with a complete
open and public admission that the son born to him on the aforementioned day is his son from the
virtuous woman Mrs. ⟦...⟧
Sasson Tobi
Kaduri
Shimon Avraham Shabtai
⟦illegible⟧
Ezra Sasson Ezra
Ezra Ben Zion
Registered in the record
⟦illegible⟧
Page 652
7259
Certificate
July 15, 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Saleh bin Ishaq bin Nahum has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to
Miss Juliette daughter of Gurji bin Sassoon on the twenty-eighth day of the month of
June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
7/16
Head of the Community
Current status
⟦illegible⟧
Page 653
17 ⟦Year⟧ 706
A good record in the handwriting of Sasson Nissim, may his light shine
Today, Sunday, the 26th of the month of Adar II, the year 5676 from creation
In the city of Baghdad, may God protect it
In my upper floor building ⟦of Raanan⟧ one apartment in the house of Zion son of Nissim Sasson in Baghdad
Its rent ⟦in the amount of⟧ ⟦two⟧ thousand piasters for one year starting from Sunday, the 1st of Nisan 5676
Advance | 1000
⟦By⟧ Sasson | 500
⟦By⟧ Nissim | 500
Total | 2000
Sasson Nissim
Sasson
Sasson
Witnesses Shimon Yehezkel
" Ezra Yitzhak
Al-Hussein
17 (year) ⟦illegible⟧
With good fortune and at a time of blessing and success, Amen
On Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar Rishon
The year 5652 of the Creation
On Friday, the twenty-eighth day of the month of Sivan, the year five thousand six
hundred and sixty-seven of the creation of the world, according to the count we use here in the city of Baghdad, which sits on the Tigris River
Advance 1500
" 500
" 500
" 500
⟦line⟧
3000
Sasson H. Yitzhak
Witnesses: Sasson H. Yitzhak
" Ezra Yitzhak
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
The Document
Page 654
⟦756⟧
Certificate
17 July 946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that Mr. Sion son of Khedhouri Shahrabani has performed his engagement in
Baghdad to Miss Sarah Nazima daughter of Yusuf son of Ishaq Faraj on the
second day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has
not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
7/17
Head of the Community
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18
706
For good luck and for a sign of blessing
On the fifth day of the week, six days of the month of Adar, the year
five thousand and six hundred
and fifty-eight of the counting we are accustomed to count here in Baghdad, how the dear groom Mr. Isaac son of Mr. Joseph Hayyim
said to this beautiful and pleasant virgin, Miss Farha daughter of Mr. Solomon son of Mr. Joseph Hayyim, be my wife
according to the law of Moses and Israel, and I will serve and honor and nourish and provide for you according to the custom of Jewish men
The young
Ma'tuk
Sasson
Witnesses Nissim Isaac
Witness Abraham Nissim
⟦Proper condition⟧
⟦blue scribble⟧
Page 656
7561
Certificate
17 July 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Yusuf Hayyim bin Baruch Hakham Dawood has entered into an engagement in
Baghdad with Ms. Latifa daughter of Salman bin Manshi Shoshoua on the twenty-seventh
day of the month of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six
and has not yet married.
⟦signature⟧
17/7
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦True Copy⟧
Page 657
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
For good fortune and a sign of blessing and success Amen
It is the truth that the dear young man, the honored ⟦Moshe⟧ son of the honored ⟦Avraham⟧, may his light shine,
is kosher and fit to enter the congregation
On the fourth day of the week, six days of the month of Kislev, the year five thousand six hundred and eighty-eight of the creation of the world
according to the count we count here in Baghdad, which is situated on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, may their waters be blessed, Amen
The groom ⟦Moshe⟧ son of ⟦Avraham⟧, may his light shine ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Principal ⟦...⟧
Addition ⟦...⟧
Dowry ⟦...⟧
Total Sum ⟦...⟧
The servant of God Sasson ⟦Tzadka⟧
The servant of God ⟦Avraham⟧ son of ⟦Gad⟧
Hakham Bashi
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature/mark⟧
Page 658
7522
Certificate
July 15, 1946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad,
we hereby confirm that Mr. Benjamin son of Moshe son of Benjamin entered into an engagement in
Baghdad with Miss Marcelle daughter of Shlomo son of Haskel on the twenty-sixth
day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six,
and has not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
7/16
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Status Record
⟦signature⟧
Page 659
7524
7593
Certificate
July 12, 946
Based on the marriage certificate No. 386, it is hereby confirmed that Mr. Yusuf bin Rahmin
married Miss Juliet daughter of Munshi in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of
June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦illegible⟧
7/14
Head of the Community
Page 660
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706 ⟦...⟧
For a good name, good luck, and a sign of blessing
On Thursday, the sixth day of the month of Adar I
The year 5672 of the Creation
Before us, the undersigned witnesses, the young man Joseph son of Nissim son of Isaac Ezra, may his light shine, said to us
To the virgin Farha daughter of Rahamim son of Moses H' Nissim V' Isaac in the city of Baghdad, may God protect her
| In hand
Cash in legal tender | 800
Clothes and gold | 400
Utensils and furniture | 400
Total | 1600
Witnesses Sasson H' Sasson
" " Isaac Ezra
" " Ezra Cohen
Sasson H' Sasson
Isaac Ezra
Ezra Cohen
⟦illegible⟧
Page 661
7529
Certificate
July 18, 1946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Yusuf son of Nassim son of Ishaq Shamash has concluded his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Khatoun daughter of Rahmin son of Ezra Rabbi Nassim on the eighteenth day
of the month of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
18/7
Head of the Community
Page 662
17 ⟦Kislev⟧ 706
For a good name and a good sign and a sprouting fortune, may it be
The groom, the pleasant young man, Moshe son of Isaac Rahamim, may his soul rest in Eden
As God begins for him
Jacob Rahami
On the sixth day of the week, six days into the month of Kislev, in the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-seven from the creation
of the world, according to the count we use here in the city of Baghdad, which sits on the Tigris River, how the pleasant groom
Witnesses Shimon H.Y. | Two hundred zuz that are due to her | 1800
" Ezra son of Eliyahu | Addition | 600
Ezra | Dowry | 400
Total | <2800>
Shimon H.Y.
Moshe
A.S.S.
⟦illegible⟧
Page 663
7562
Certificate
July 18, 1946
Based on the marriage contract numbered 9, we hereby certify that Mr. Salem bin Ezra bin
Yehuda has married in Baghdad Miss Sara Julin daughter of Ibrahim bin Saleh
on the twelfth day of the month of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
five.
⟦signature⟧
788
⟦24⟧ Head of the Community
Page 664
7565
Certificate
18 July 946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Bahjat son of Shaul Gabbay has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to
Miss Margaret daughter of Ibrahim son of Yusuf Chachak on the seventeenth day of the month of
May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
7/18
On behalf of the Head of the Community
7565
Certificate
July 18, 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Yaqoub bin Shaul Gabbay has conducted his engagement in Baghdad to
Miss Margaret daughter of Ibrahim bin Yusuf Chichek on the seventeenth day of the month of
May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet.
⟦illegible⟧
7/18
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Page 665
17 ⟦illegible⟧
This is to know and to be as testimony and proof in the hand of
The dear and noble Honorable Abraham son of the Honorable Isaac, may his Light shine,
In the month of Shevat 5696
On Thursday, the eighth day of the month of Shevat, the year five thousand six hundred and ninety-six from the creation of the world
According to the count we count here in Baghdad, a city situated on the Tigris River, how the dear and noble groom
The Honorable Abraham son of the Honorable Isaac, may his Light shine, said to this virgin, Sarah daughter of the Honorable Isaac, may his Light shine
Ready cash in Tzur silver | 250
Dowry | 250
Addition | 500
Grand Total | 1000
Signature of the Groom
Abraham Isaac
Witnesses: H. Isaac Ezra
H. Levi Rahamim
Hezekiah
⟦illegible⟧
Al-Khameesi
Page 666
⟦7526⟧
Certificate
July 17, 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we certify
hereby that Mr. Yaqub bin Ibrahim Hesqil became engaged in Baghdad to
Miss Khatun Juliet daughter of Salman bin Meir Barshan on the second day of the month of
December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married.
⟦signature⟧
17/7
Head of the Community
Page 667
16 Elul 706
With good fortune and an hour of blessing and success, Amen Selah
On Thursday, the sixteenth day of the month of Elul
the year 5666 of the Creation
On Sunday, on the fourth day of the month of <del>Tammuz</del> Av, year 5666 here in Baghdad, how the dear groom
Sasson Habib Nakkassin son of Isaac son of Sasson Nakkassin, may God protect and sustain him, said to this fair virgin
and modest woman, Mrs. Rachel daughter of Isaac son of Sasson Nakkassin
Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel
Dowry
Shimon Ovadia in the name of the deceased
Kiddushin
by Elijah Nakkassin
1200
300
100
⟦line⟧
1600
Signature of
the witnesses
The humble servant
The humble servant Sasson Nakkassin
The humble servant Isaac Nakkassin
⟦illegible⟧
Page 668
7566
Certificate
18 July 946
Based on the certificate of the marriage contracts registry for the Jewish community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Muthir Salim, known as Muthir bin Haskil Ezra Haddad, has
entered his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Simha daughter of Eliyahu Haskil Tuba on
the fifth day of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six
and has not yet married.
⟦illegible signature⟧
On behalf of / President of the Community
Belonging to Ishaq Murad
⟦flourish⟧
Page 669
7527
Certificate
July 18, 946
Based on the marriage contract numbered 516, we hereby certify that Mr. Yehuda Naim
son of Shlomo son of Yehuda Zarour, known as Yehuda son of Shlomo, married in Baghdad
the lady named Salima Matouka daughter of Khedouri son of Yaqub, known as Salima daughter of
Khedouri, on the twenty-fifth day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred
and forty-five 1945
One thousand nine hundred
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
18 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
Page 670
⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Head of the Israelite Community
Greetings,
Based on our information, we hereby confirm that Sasson ⟦illegible⟧ Sasson
was born in Baghdad on August 12, 1924 (the twelfth of August, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-four), and for this purpose we have signed this statement.
Witness
Youssef ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Sasson ⟦illegible⟧ Sasson
Al-Takiya,
Baghdad
Baghdad No. 944 Arrivals
The date of his birth registration according to one
of the copies numbered 941 H and dated
on 12 / 8 / 1949 and issued by
the Baghdad Civil Status Registrar
⟦illegible signature⟧
15 / ⟦illegible⟧
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7068
Baghdad 18th July 1946
18 July 1946
Birth Certificate.
Birth Certificate
In accordance with testi-
Based on the presented documents, we hereby certify
monials presented I hereby
that Mr. Heskel Sassoon Sehaik
confirm that Mr. HESKEL
SASSOON SEHAIK was born in
was born in Baghdad on 12 August 1924
Baghdad on the 12th day of
(one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD)
August 1924(nineteen hundred
& twenty-four A.D.)
⟦illegible⟧
President
President of the Jewish Community
The Jewish Community
Baghdad
Baghdad.
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16 Kislev 706
Good luck and a good sign, grace, kindness, mercy and life
Life, peace and blessing for J. P. for all of Israel, Amen
Mr. Abraham and Esther
On the fifth day of the week, 10 Nissan, the year 5677 of the creation of the world, according to the count we count here in Baghdad
The pleasant young man, the honored Abraham son of the honored Ezekiel son of the honored Abraham, of the Kahana family
With the pleasant bride, Mrs. Esther daughter of the honored Ezekiel, of the Kahana family
Joy and happiness they shall attain, and sorrow and sighing shall flee
1000
500
500
⟦line⟧
2000
Signed
Kusman
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Witnesses ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 673
7528
Certificate
18 July 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Dr. Isaac son of Menashi son of Yusuf Sourani has married in Baghdad
Miss Victoria daughter of Salman son of David on the fifteenth day of the month of April in the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Page 674
7569
Certificate
22 July 946
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 395, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ishaq Naji son of
Dawud son of Ishaq Dallal has married in Baghdad Miss Salha daughter of Yusuf son of
Shina on the fifteenth day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
two.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Page 675
181 Cheshvan 706
Mazal Tov and a Good Sign
In the name of the Merciful, full of mercy, blessed be His name and exalted be His memory
May He build His house
Fit to write in
On the first day of the week, the 11th day of the month of Kislev in the year 5670 of the creation here in Baghdad
How the pleasant young man, the honored Isaac, son of the late honored Joseph Abdel Aziz, may he rest in Eden, said to this
honorable and modest virgin, Mistress Habiba, daughter of the late honored Ezekiel son of Ezra, may he rest in Eden,
Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel, and I will serve, honor, nourish, and sustain
you according to the custom of Jewish men who serve, honor, nourish, and sustain their wives in truth.
And I give you your virginity dowry, two hundred silver zuz which is due to you, and your food, your clothing,
and your needs, and to live with you according to the way of all the earth. And this Mistress Habiba consented and became his wife.
The humble servant Shimon Agassi
The humble servant Nissim Sasson
Hakham Bashi
Baghdad