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.
7162 7 April 946 ⟦illegible⟧ Certificate Based on the marriage certificate numbered 382, we hereby confirm that Mr. Naji Abdullah bin Sassoon Bulbul was married in Baghdad to Miss Amouma daughter of Ibrahim bin Isaac Moshe on the third day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/8 Head of the Community
Certificate 7161 7 April 946 ⟦line⟧ 9 Based on the marriage contract number 448, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Sasson known by the name Sasson son of Menashe son of Yusuf married in Baghdad Miss Violet daughter of Haskel son of Sasson Sourani on the fourth day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty four. ⟦signature⟧ 4/8 on behalf of / Head of the Community
Certificate 7160 7 April 946 9 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Naji son of Hawki son of Yaqub Seraj became engaged in Baghdad to Miss Tuffaha daughter of Yaqub son of Heskel Shammash on the twenty-eighth day of the month of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/8 On behalf of / President of the Community
2 April / 706 With good luck and a good sign and for a time of blessing and success Today, Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-six In Baghdad, the city situated on the Tigris River, how the pleasant and dear young man Mr. Ezekiel, son of the late Mr. Isaac Sofer (may his soul rest in Eden), said to this virgin daughter of Mr. Jacob, son of the late Mr. Isaac Sofer (may his soul rest in Eden), be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel. Dowry 500 five hundred Marriage Gift 200 two hundred Addition ⟦illegible⟧ Grand Total ⟦illegible⟧ seven hundred Dower ⟦illegible⟧ She made it ⟦illegible⟧ Witnesses: Simeon Sasson " Mr. Isaac Hayyim The Name Selim Drawing and Printing Death List 7 / 1 / 30 32 January 7 We, the undersigned, hereby declare that we do not own any property and that we are still in the town of Death, and accordingly what has been established as our debt for one year's expenses by the provision of Zaid and his wife Zaid, and in a returned state by our tongue from Zaid bin Shimon from our side, and since we do not have the opinion of the division of Zaid from a house comprising from side division 17, and accordingly this is drafted on our part as is the case, we have become friends for no less than fifty days ⟦illegible⟧ On their behalf Only the truthful 7
7158 Certificate 7 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby certify that Mr. Shua son of Aghababa son of Rahmin has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Nazima daughter of Moshi son of Ibrahim on the fourth day of the month of March of the year nineteen hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/8 Head of the Community
706/10/24 I, the undersigned below, acknowledge and confess that I received from Mr. Ezra S. Salman, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, after the distinction the sum of 706 fils 1000 (one thousand) dinars for the writing fee in the absolute account for Shimon son of Abraham Daoud. And that is for the brokerage fee. The servant of God, Shimon Sasson 1400 0075 The servant of God, Abraham Shimon Sasson 8 Tishrei 5696 Witnesses: Shimon Sasson " Salman Daoud 5696 3 706 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 2 For good luck and a sign of blessing and success, may his light shine Today, Thursday, the 23rd of the month of Adar, the year 5695, may his light shine In the city of Baghdad On the sixth day of the week, on the first of the month of Adar, the year 5695 of the creation of the world, according to the count we use here in the city of Baghdad How the pleasant young groom Isaac son of Abraham Sassoon said to this virgin Witnesses Isaac Sassoon Nissim 1400 Ezra Elijah Abraham 0075 The young Sassoon Elijah H' Sassoon Eve of the Holy Sabbath Witnesses Simon Elijah " Menashe Rahamim Eve of the Holy Sabbath
7159 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage certificate number 557, we hereby certify that Mr. Musa bin Saleh Mordech Lari married in Baghdad Miss Setu daughter of Yusuf bin Dawood on the nineteenth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/5 On behalf of the Head of the Community
No. 7/57 Baghdad 8th April 1946 Birth Certificate. In accordance w th testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. NAIM SALEH MAHLAB was born in Baghdad on the 18th day of March 1925 (nineteen hundred & twenty- five A.D.) President The Jewish Community Baghdad. Mr. President For signature, please Birth certificate of Mr. Naim Saleh Mahlab In Baghdad on the 18th day of the month of March 1925 One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five ⟦illegible⟧ 4/8 7/57 7/57
April 1942 His Eminence, the Head of the Jewish Community, Respectfully Baghdad. ⟦7136⟧ I request to be provided with a birth certificate in two copies, noting that I was born in Baghdad on the date of 18 March 1925. Please accept my respects Naim Saleh Mahlab ⟦signature⟧ We certify that Mr. Naim Saleh Mahlab was born on the date mentioned above Moshe Eliyahu Dallal Moshe Eliyahu Dallal Salman Aboudi Bashi ⟦signature⟧ Yassin Eliyahu Cohen ⟦signature⟧ Edward Saleh Mahlab ⟦signature⟧ Yaqub Salman Mahlab Yaqub Salman Mahlab ⟦blue pencil mark/signature⟧
7156 Baghdad, 8th April, 1946. Death Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby certify that Mr. SHAMOON SHELOMOO SHAMASH who is of Iraqi nationality has died in Baghdad on the 3rd day of January 1946 ( nineteen hundred & forty-six A.D.) ⟦ut⟧ President The Jewish Community . Baghdad . Mr. President For signature please Death certificate of Mr. Shamoon Shelomoo Shamash of Iraqi nationality In Baghdad on the date of 3rd January 1946 Nineteen hundred and forty six AD ⟦illegible⟧ 4/8
⟦7NN60⟧ Certificate 2 April 946 Based on the marriage document numbered 497, we hereby confirm that Mr. Rubin son of Yusuf Fathi married in Baghdad Miss Khatun daughter of Meir son of Yusuf Za'rur on the twenty-sixth day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦KK⟧ ⟦Hattah⟧ 4/2 7 Head of the Community
7154 5 April 946 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Murad Hayyim bin Daoud bin Salman entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Hannah daughter of Abboudi bin Abed Mansour on the seventh day of March of the year nineteen hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 4/8 On behalf of the Head of the Community
With God's help / ⟦illegible⟧ Before us, the undersigned valid witnesses Mr. ⟦...⟧ son of the honored ⟦...⟧ admitted and confessed For ⟦...⟧ Undersigned valid witnesses, we testify how on the day ⟦...⟧ of the month ⟦...⟧ year ⟦...⟧ Mr. ⟦...⟧ son of the honored ⟦...⟧ came before us and admitted before us a complete confession ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Witness Shimon ⟦...⟧ Witness Shimon ⟦...⟧ Witness ⟦...⟧ Witness ⟦...⟧ Witness ⟦...⟧ Witness ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ The Humble One ⟦illegible⟧
Certificate 2 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Gabriel son of Joshua son of Joseph Levi entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Rachel daughter of Sion Hakouli on the eighth day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 4/2 Head of the Community ⟦Loss of status⟧
706 ⟦illegible⟧ 24 This is a blessing: Sassoon Nissim, son of Nissim, may he be preserved. On Sunday, the 24th of the month of Adar II, in the year 5684 from Creation In the city of Baghdad The young man, the honorable Nissim, may he be preserved, son of the deceased Nissim Nissim, may his soul rest in Eden, has betrothed a wife according to the Law of Moses and Israel The honorable maiden Liza, may she be protected, daughter of the deceased Isaac Cohen, may his soul rest in Eden, and they accepted upon themselves all the conditions of the Ketubah 100 Sassoon Ezra 100 Nissim 100 Nissim 300 H' Sassoon Nissim Lien holder Signature The servant of God, Sassoon Nissim The servant of God, Isaac Cohen ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
7151 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 413, we hereby confirm that Mr. Munshi son of Isaac son of Mordechai married in Baghdad Miss Juliet daughter of Khedhouri son of Saleh Dally on the first day of the month of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four ⟦signature⟧ 4/5 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7158 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the certificate of the undertaker in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Menahem Yahya Maslawi died in Baghdad on the nineteenth of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, and that the person named Yahya Yehuda Maslawi died in Baghdad on the nineteenth of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. ⟦signature⟧ 4/5 on behalf of/ Head of the Community ⟦Status Statement⟧
4817 Aliyah 5 32 N for the year 5 Based on a report mentioned in the name of a file registered by the Rusafa Civil Registry Department in Aliyah under No. 5 for the year 1932, and based on what appeared in the narration of the year 1932 in the name of Reeha daughter of Issa, that the famous Reeha wife of Kolka Saleh had died in the hospital in Baghdad on November 17, 1935, and she was recorded in the death registry, and based on what appeared in the narration of the year 1932 in the name of Isaac Reeha son of Mama, that the name of her husband Kolka Saleh had died in the hospital in Baghdad on November 17, 1935, and he was recorded ⟦illegible⟧ 5/15 German Consulate in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
7149 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage document numbered 236, we hereby certify that Mr. Meir Zion son of Yaqub Sassoon, known by the name Meir Yaqub, was married in Baghdad to Miss Violet daughter of Shaul Shlomo Nawi on the fourteenth day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/5 On behalf of the Head of the Community
7148 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage contract number 405, we hereby confirm that Mr. Gharib son of Daoud son of Nassim has married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Sassoon Shabu on the sixteenth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ p.p. Head of the Community Status Intent ⟦illegible⟧
7147 Certificate 6 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Aboudi Kurji son of Nashi son of Aboudi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to the named Simha Kurjieh daughter of Murad son of Shamoun on the twenty- first day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/2 On behalf of the Head of the Community
29 Elul 706 In the name of the Compassionate and Gracious and Great in ⟦forgiveness⟧ On Thursday, on the second day of the month of Tishrei, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-one of the Creation Thursday, 18 Elul ⟦4th⟧ 706, Ovadia Bachar son of Ezra son of Ovadia Bachar arose In the presence of witnesses Bachar son of Meir son of Shimon and purchased from Kaduri and She'ela Hayyin ⟦Al-Fawwaz⟧ By a deed and a complete acquisition 100 Parsley ⟦Al-George Ovadia⟧ Witnesses Shimon Shaul Yitzhak Bachar Salman Shimon Shaul Moshe Salah Sasson ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7146 Certificate April 2, 946 Based on the marriage record numbered 428, we hereby certify that Mr. Musa bin Sassoon bin Musa married Miss Najia daughter of Mordechai bin Ezekiel in Baghdad on the twenty-sixth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- two. ⟦signature⟧ 4/2 On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦718⟧ Certificate 2 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yaqub bin Yusuf Sassoon Laniado has concluded his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Bertha daughter of Nassim bin Yusuf Ezra Somikh on the twenty-ninth day of the month of March in the year nineteen hundred and forty and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 4/2 On behalf of the Head of the Community
29 Adar II 5607 With a good name and good luck and a sign of blessing and joy On the fifth day of the week, on the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar the second the year five thousand six hundred and seven 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 river Tigris, how the pleasant young man Isaac son of the deceased Joseph Sassoon, may he rest in Eden, said to this honorable and modest virgin Farha daughter of the deceased Abdullah Sassoon, may he rest in Eden, be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel, and I will work and honor and feed and support you according to the custom of Jewish men who work and honor and feed and support their wives in truth, and I give to you The Humble One, Sassoon Sassoon The Humble One, Sassoon Sassoon The Humble One, Sassoon Sassoon The Humble One, Sassoon Sassoon 100 The Humble One, Sassoon Sassoon Family Sassoon