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IJA 2742

Birth and Marriage Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These 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.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2742
Item Number
12825
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Religious Court, London, Birth Certificates, Revenue Stamp, Certification of Non-Impediment, Rahel Shamoon School, File Folder, Thumbprint, Typed, Marriage Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ink Stamp, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Dowry, Jewish Law, Letterhead, University, Death Certificates, Jewish Lay Council, Divorce, President of the Jewish Community, Engagement Certificate, Certificate of Good Conduct, Receipt, Divorce Certificate, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten, Beirut, Travel

AI English Translation, Pages 126-150

Archival unit 126

7129
31 March 946
Certificate
Based on the marriage contracts register certificate for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Ephraim son of Nissan son of Ephraim has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with
Miss Nabat daughter of Hanukkah son of Malkiel on the twenty-second day of the month of
July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not married yet.
⟦illegible scribble⟧
⟦signature⟧
3/31
14 Head of the Community
⟦current status only⟧

Archival unit 127

Certificate
7148
31 March 946
Based on the marriage contract numbered 510, we hereby confirm that Mr. ⟦Hayim⟧ known
as Habib son of Munshi Rubin married Miss Khatoon daughter of Ephraim
son of Saul in Baghdad on the twenty-seventh day of the month of June of the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-five.
⟦signature⟧
31/3
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Current Purpose
⟦signature⟧
⟦squiggle⟧

Archival unit 128

25 ⟦illegible⟧ 706
This is to inform and be in the hands of his Excellency
The dear and exalted R. Abraham, son of the late R. Solomon, may he rest in Eden
Be'ad Al-Hajj
On Thursday, the twenty-first of the month of Tishrei, in the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-seven
Since the creation of the world, according to the count we use here in the city of Baghdad, situated on the Tigris River
The servant of God Ezra Sassoon, son of the honored R.
Sassoon
May his end be good
The servant of God Sassoon, son of the honored R.
Moshe
Sassoon
The servant of God Isaac, son of the honored
Late R. Abraham
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 129

7127
Copy of Certificate
31 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Heskel Shmuel Qaraeen, acting as proxy for his brother Meir Hai bin
Shmuel Qaraeen, has concluded the engagement in Baghdad to Miss Farha, known as
Farah daughter of Yaqub Dala, on behalf of his aforementioned brother Meir Hai, on the third day
of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and that the aforementioned
Meir Hai has not yet married.
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of His Eminence the Rabbi

Archival unit 130

7127
31 March 946
Copy of Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we
hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Shmuel Qaraeen, acting on behalf of his brother Meir Hai bin
Shmuel Qaraeen, has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Farha, known
by the name Farah daughter of Yaqub Dallah, on behalf of his mentioned brother Meir Hai on
the third day of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six,
and that the aforementioned Meir Hai has not yet married.
⟦signature⟧
3/31
Head of the Community
⟦The signature of His Eminence the Rabbi⟧

Archival unit 131

22 Adar II 507
To the honor of the excellence of H' Yitzhak Nissim
Today we received your letter from 20 Adar II and in it you sent us
money, 21 liras, and we received them
H' Yitzhak, we have a request from you that you send us next week ten liras
and we will send you a letter from the bank that we received them from the bank and also we sent you
a letter from the bank regarding twenty liras that we received
We are waiting for your response quickly on the coming Sunday
Your servant
Menashe
Sassoon
Akum Shimon HaLevi
" ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 132

7129
31 March 946
Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that Mr. Menashi son of Abdullah son of Ezra Qaw has entered into his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Adiba Nozha daughter of Yaqub son of Ezra Qaw on the sixth day of the month of
August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four and has not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community

Archival unit 133

S. 776 ⟦.⟧ 7
For the 17th of the month of Sivan 572
The day in which this letter is present for...
Kosher for choosing and for selection
With the praise of the Creator of all, and after this letter, let it be known to your dear selves
To you, let it be in the hand of Jacob, let it be known to your dear selves, and peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings
Servant of the poor, this
Jacob son of Isaac "
⟦line⟧
Servant of the poor
Jacob Isaac
Ma'tuq
Sassoon
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 134

7125
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 539, we hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Ezra
Bin Tzion Rahmin Sa'igh, known as Ibrahim Bin Tzion, was married in Baghdad
to Miss Lily daughter of Tzion bin Ishaq Mikhail on the eighth day of August
of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.
⟦signature⟧
29 / 3
on behalf of/ The Head of the Community

Archival unit 135

VICO
Baghdad 27th March 1946.
Birth Certificate.
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby
confirm that Mr. EDWARD MOSHI PERESS was born in Baghdad
in the year 1922 ( nineteen hundred & twenty-two A.D.)
On behalf of
President
The Jewish Community
Baghdad.
His Excellency the President
For documentation please
Birth certificate of Mr. Edward Moshi Peress
1922 One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two A.D.
⟦signature⟧
27/3

Archival unit 136

7124
Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Shlomo son of Isaac Shalom Levi has performed his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Riza daughter of Jonah son of Daniel on the twenty-fifth day of the month of
April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not married yet.
⟦signature⟧
3/29
On behalf of the Head of the Community

Archival unit 137

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Before us, the undersigned witnesses, we have signed below and so
it was on Sunday, the 13th of the month of Adar II, the year 5655
in the city of Baghdad
as there came before us the young man Isaac son of Shalom, may his light shine, to request and also
behold we knew that the aforementioned young man is a free man and unattached
from any woman and there is no claim or hesitation against him at all
The humble servant Shimon Aharon
Ma'tuq
Sassoon
Witnesses: Shimon Aharon
" Lulu son of Qad⟦...⟧

Archival unit 138

⟦7127⟧
Certificate
March 29, 1946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we certify
hereby that Mr. Abdullah son of Dawood Abdel Nabi has performed his engagement in Baghdad
to Miss Marguerite daughter of Ezra Baruch Abdel Nabi on the twenty-eighth day of
the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
2/29
Head of the Community

Archival unit 139

By the hand of ⟦...⟧ L"V
And also a grandson of the cards of Has' Shimon Nissim ⟦...⟧
On day 1 (Sunday), 19 Kislev, year 5684 ⟦...⟧
For the tailor ⟦...⟧
Yosef Shlomo
As given ⟦...⟧ by the hand of Pl' Nahum Ezra son of Kr' Abdallah ⟦...⟧
Son of Ezra Kadoori Abdallah Ratzon P' Kadoori Pl' Hazan ⟦...⟧
Witnesses Shimon Sasson
" Yitzhak Antoni
⟦illegible⟧
Ma'tuq
Sasson

Archival unit 140

Certificate
29 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate No. 21, we hereby confirm that Mr. Baruch son of Khadhuri
Aboudi was married in Baghdad to Miss Serge daughter of Shmuel on the seventeenth
day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦signature⟧
3/29
Head of the Community
⟦7122⟧
⟦Recorded to⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 141

And a high certificate of 29 March 946 AH, or 46 AH, that he did not leave Isa, I am that they are between the glance and the will that based on the testimony of the dictionary of marriage contracts of the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Jacob, son of David Ezra Place, was engaged in Baghdad to Miss Manharah, daughter of David, son of Ibrahim Zubaydah, on the eighth day of the month of February in the year 1946 AD, and he did not leave yet. Qafa Allah, any Sina 4 < / ca her uncle, the head of the community

Archival unit 142

18 Elul 5607
Before the honor of our teacher and our rabbi, may his light shine
Today I present myself before the honor of your excellence, may his light shine
As ⟦illegible⟧ 21 ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of the Blessed Name 5607 to the creation of the world, so may it be His will, Amen Selah
So may it be His will before the honor of your excellence, may his light shine
Maris Ashon ⟦illegible⟧
" Knessin Akhor
14/58
Yitzhak
Ma'uq guard on day 20/12
Your servant ⟦illegible⟧
Ashon ⟦illegible⟧
5778
A.S.V.

Archival unit 143

Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 225, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ibrahim Victor
known as Victor son of Sassoon Saleh Aslan married in Baghdad Miss
Rene daughter of Shaul Murad on the twenty-eighth day of February of the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
⟦signature⟧
28 / 3
On behalf of the Head of the Community

Archival unit 144

⟦130⟧
Certificate
27 March 946
Based on the testimony of the person in charge of burial affairs at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad
we hereby confirm that the person named Shaul Ibrahim Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on the
thirteenth day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty.
⟦signature⟧
⟦3/28⟧
Head of the Community
Deceased status

Archival unit 145

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify
that the individual named Shaul Abraham Maslawi died in Baghdad
on the date of August 2, 905
The Acting Official for Religious Affairs
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
⟦hebrew signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 26 / 2 / 1946

Archival unit 146

7119
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the certificate of the official in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery, we hereby confirm
that the individual named Hayim Moshe Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on the seventeenth day
of the month of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
⟦signature⟧
3/28
Head of the Community
⟦Lost status⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 147

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby state
that Habib Moshi Maslawi passed away in Baghdad on
9 Tevet 702
The official in charge of burial matters
in the Baghdad community
⟦Moshe Cohen⟧
Baghdad 27 / 2 / 1946

Archival unit 148

7118
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we confirm
hereby that Mr. Salim bin Yaqub Ibrahim Salim Qattan has performed his engagement in
Baghdad to Miss Louise daughter of Darwish Hay Ma'tuq Shami on the twenty-ninth
day of the month of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has
not married since then
⟦signature⟧
3/28
On behalf of the Head of the Community

Archival unit 149

22
For a good memory and for a blessing and for good life, Amen
These are the funds that were given to me from the charity for the poor for a good memory
on behalf of the deceased
Salim Yosef
in our city Baghdad, may God protect it, on Wednesday, 26th of the month of Shevat, the year 5657 from Creation
These are the names of the poor who received the funds from the aforementioned charity
Shimon Sasson ⟦line⟧ 200
Yitzhak ⟦line⟧ 200
Yosef ⟦line⟧ 200
⟦line⟧
600
Shimon Yitzhak
The ascender
⟦illegible⟧
May he rest in peace, Shimon Sasson
" Yosef Hayyim "
Yaakov
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 150

717
Certificate
28 March 946
Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad,
we hereby confirm that Mr. Gurji Ezra son of Isaac son of Moshe Rabie has performed his engagement
in Baghdad to Miss Shafiqa daughter of Aslan Shiri on the eighth day of the month of
March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty and has not yet married.
⟦illegible⟧
3/28
⟦illegible⟧
3/28
On behalf of/ Head of the Community