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.
Baghdad 12th March 194⟦...⟧ Birth Certificate In accordance with testimonials presented ⟦...⟧ hereby confirm that Mr. ALBERT son of EZRA INI was born in Baghdad in the year 1918 (nineteen hundred & eighteen A.D.) ⟦signature⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad. Presidency of the Community Mosaic in Baghdad Birth certificate of Mr. Albert Ezra Ani year 1918 and eighteen
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Baghdad 12th March 1946 Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirmthat Mr. NAJI RAHMIN KHARMOUSH was born in Baghdad in the year 1911 (nineteen hundred & eleven A.D,) ⟦illegible⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad. Mr. President ⟦illegible⟧ Birth certificate of Mr. Naji Rahmin Kharmoushi 1911 (one thousand nine hundred and eleven) AD ⟦illegible⟧ 3/12
Certificate 19 March 946 Based on the marriage contract No. 63, we hereby confirm that Mr. Isaac son of Yohanan son of Pinhas married in Baghdad Miss Naima daughter of Shmuel son of Mordechai on the twelfth day of the month of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. ⟦illegible⟧ 3/19 On behalf of / Head of the Community
Certificate 19 March 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 216, we hereby confirm that Mr. Pinhas bin Yohanan bin Pinhas, known by the name Pinhas bin Hafu, was married in Baghdad to Miss Rasta daughter of Yusuf bin Sabti on the third day of the month of Nisan in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one. ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 3 Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Certificate 19 March 946 Based on the marriage record numbered 358, we hereby certify that Mr. Ishaq Sayoun son of Ibrahim son of Moshe, known as Sayoun bin Ibrahim, was married in Baghdad to Miss Naeema daughter of Moshe son of Sayoun on the eighteenth day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦signature⟧ 19/2 On behalf of the Head of the Community
Aley ⟦31⟧ October ⟦31⟧ We confirm that we have received from Mr. ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Saleh⟧ ⟦Khedhouri⟧ a sum of ⟦ten⟧ dinars, which are rental fees for our parents' houses on ⟦Al-Rashid⟧ ⟦Street⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ near the ⟦White⟧ ⟦Cinema⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦the month of⟧ ⟦January⟧ ⟦year⟧ ⟦1931⟧ ⟦until⟧ ⟦November⟧ ⟦year⟧ ⟦1931⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦myself⟧ ⟦and by proxy⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦the rest of⟧ ⟦the heirs⟧ ⟦legally entitled⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦11/16⟧ ⟦Recipient's⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 20th March 1940. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. YUSUF IBRAHIM SHEMIA was born in Baghdad in the year 1925 (nineteen hundred & twenty- five A.D.) ⟦illegible signature⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad. His Excellency the President of The Respected Jewish Community Birth certificate of Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim Shemia in Baghdad in the year 1925 one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five A.D. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 20/3
17 Adar II 706 Before us in the court, signed below, may their light shine, Today, Abraham son of the honored Abraham, may his light shine, said to us, As mentioned, Abraham and his family, And after it was proper, we said to him that it is with complete will and without any coercion, in cancellation, Explicitly we said to them, thus we said to you, for the honor of these living ones and all that is attached, ⟦line⟧ To every person, they shall know from now and they will be able to write for them a deed, Witnesses: Shimon HaLevi " [illegible] has passed The Great Rabbinical Court In Baghdad May God protect it ⟦line⟧
7071 <del>8741</del> Certificate 22 March 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Anwar son of Murad son of Meir Saleh has conducted his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Gladys daughter of Dawood son of Murad Cohen on the twenty-fourth day of the month of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married ⟦illegible⟧ 2/22 Head of the Community
7072 24 March 946 25 Certificate Based on the marriage contract number 446, we hereby certify that Mr. Shaul son of Haroun son of Hesqel Ezra was married in Baghdad to Miss Sabiha daughter of Abid son of Murad Shukerji on the sixth day of the month of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 2/24 7 Head of the Community
Certificate 7072 24 March 946 25 Based on the marriage certificate number 291, we hereby confirm that Mr. Abid son of Hayyim son of Eliya was married in Baghdad to Miss Aziza daughter of Yusuf Zalait on the eighth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ 7/24 Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦25/7/811⟧ ⟦25/3/1946⟧ 7074 24 March 946 25 Certificate Based on the marriage contract numbered 421, we hereby confirm that Mr. Shua son of Moshe Isaac married in Baghdad Miss Wajiha daughter of Haskil Moshe on the third day of the month of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 3 On behalf of the Head of the Community
The Religious Court of the Holy Congregation Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: 296 Date: 25 / 2 / 946 File Number: 7 / 945 His Honor Rabbi Sassoon Khaddouri, Respectfully President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Please be so kind as to give the bearer of this paper a certified copy of the consensual divorce between the husband Menasha Thall Salih Shlomo Dawoud and his wife Doreen Gurji Salem Abboud on the day of 20 Cheshvan the year ⟦corresponding to⟧ 1 / 11 / 945 ⟦illegible signature⟧ The President
Certificate 25 March 946 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Meir Shaul Saleh Shlomo David has divorced his wife Doreen Gurji Salem Abdo on the first day of the month of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦signature⟧ 3/25 Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
17 Adar II 506 Before Mr. Isaac son of Ezra son of Isaac, may he rest in peace He made a complete admission that he received from the hand of Mr. Isaac son of Abraham, may he rest in peace The sum of 2000 Grush In cash money 20 Nisan 507 and he returns to the house of Mr. Ezra son of Isaac, may he rest in peace In place of his debt that he has with the aforementioned Mr. Isaac in the handwriting of the aforementioned Mr. Isaac son of Ezra The aforementioned sum of 2000 Grush 2000 Grush 400 Dirham 2400 The humble Simeon Sasson The humble Ezra Ch. Sasson The humble Simeon Sasson The humble Isaac ⟦illegible signature/mark⟧
7075 24 March 946 S. H. Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Heskel Sabih son of Mansi son of Heskel Sadiq has conducted his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Toba Rena daughter of Ezra Mashir Elias on the third day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 3/24 On behalf of the Head of the Community
With the help of Heaven, Tuesday, 16 Adar II, 5670 To the honor of our dear and exalted friend, the honorable Rabbi Isaac, may his light shine, Life and peace and all good forever shall reach his Excellency, Amen. After inquiring after his Excellency's peace, Upon my coming up now from the bathhouse, I saw his Excellency's letter and I enjoyed it very much, regarding Simeon our dear son, may he live, and may it be [God's] will that he be for a name, for glory, and for praise in the midst of all Israel, Amen. The one who loves and honors his value, The servant of God, Isaac Sassoon The young Ezra Sassoon The young David Sassoon The young Joshua Sassoon The young Solomon ⟦line⟧
7076 Certificate 24 March 946 45 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Rubin Eliyahu, known as Rubin son of Nassim Rubin Hakham Moshe Hakham Shimon, has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Juliet Hanini, known as Juliet daughter of Daoud Haskil Khazam, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 24/3 On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧ We, the undersigned, testify ⟦that⟧ Shlomo Shim is Iraqi by birth and that he was born ⟦in⟧ the year one thousand nine hundred and two Witness Shlomo Rubin, teacher Shlomo ⟦Rubin⟧ Shlomo Al-Khazzan Witness Shmeil ⟦Yehuda⟧ Shmeil Yehuda Fattal Witness ⟦illegible⟧ I certify this, Mukhtar of Al-Qishla neighborhood 15 / 3 / 946 Mukhtar ⟦Circular seal with illegible text and figures⟧ IRAQ POSTAGE 40 Fils 40 FILS
List 2707 32 At to 36 85 By virtue of this deed, our ownership of 12 baskets of wheat and the items mentioned in the schedule in the workshop and the house which Musa Yusuf sold to him from Zabun and Salim in their house which is in Al-Bayya' from the houses of Isa mentioned in the schedule And its total value is 2000 Rupees, excluding other works of his right amounting to one hundred Rupees, and he has in the workshop other items of wood, iron, and others, and no one has a right in the workshop and the house mentioned above in all its aspects, and whoever claims had delivered to the buyer the list of mentioned documents, 12 lists in the workshop and the house ⟦signature⟧ The Manager Net division among 7
Certificate 29 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Munir Nassim, known as Naima bin Shlomo Munir Abdul Aziz, the Jew, has concluded his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Daisy, daughter of Saleh Munir bin Abdul Aziz, the Jew, on the seventh day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven, and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 4/29 On behalf of the Head of the Community
28 Nisan 706 To the honor of the honorable Rabbi R. H. Sassoon Kadoorie, may his light shine Head of the Spiritual Committee for the Babylonian Community, may God protect him In the city of Baghdad After kissing his hands, I entreat his presence to have pity and compassion on us as your servant is poor and lowly and burdened with children, and I had a portion in the old cemetery and today we are living in the ⟦synagogue⟧ and we have no place to sleep by day and by night The humble servant Hayyim Yosef Shalom Your humble servant to you " Hayyim Yosef Shalom
Certificate 29 April 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Nazim, known as Yusuf bin Shlomo Muthir Abdul Aziz, has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Doreen, daughter of Gurji Salem Abdo, on the eleventh day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of / President of the Community
28 Nisan 706 To the honorable Gabai, the teacher, H. Ezra Nahum, may his light shine To the honorable Gabai, the teacher, H. Yitzhak Avraham, may his light shine Kashar Adonai Thursday 23 Nisan ⟦...⟧ blood of their comfort ⟦...⟧ easy, here is Yosef son of Moshe Aziz Passed to the future if so ⟦...⟧ your sending Kadin son of Gedaliah, peace, whose mind is Yitzhak this Beloved and transgressing a transgression, pity for their holders of all of them Your servant Ma'tuq Sassoon Ovadia Hayyim son of Yosef " Hayyim Sassoon ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧