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.
7245 Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Eliyahu son of Khedhouri son of Eliyahu Al-Hajji has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Riza daughter of Saleh son of Yusuf Sherin on the thirty- first day of the month of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 12/6 Head of the Community
11 Sivan 706 To the honorable master, my teacher and rabbi, Isaac, may his light shine After inquiring of your peace and welfare and the peace of all who accompany you properly with love and affection You, the respected so-and-so, Hayyim son of Abraham, may his light shine, sent me a letter from the day 22 Kislev and in it informs me regarding the house of Abraham, may his light shine Rent money 1500 Repair costs 600 Expenses 400 ⟦line⟧ 2500 The remainder with me now Peace be upon you and upon all who accompany you Amen Al-Husni
7246 Certificate June 12, 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Hayyim son of Saleh Yusuf Shereen has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Najia daughter of Benjamin Jetyat on the twenty-sixth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 12/6 Head of the Community
12 M / 706 To the honorable Mr. Ezra Hai Sasson, may his light shine Today we sent to you by the hand of the bearer of this letter the honorable Eliezer Abraham and until now we have not received a response from your honor regarding the letter mentioned above, and also we have not received the money and the ⟦line⟧ 14 / 6 / 1946 ⟦illegible⟧ 775 ⟦illegible⟧ The digging / The engraving ⟦signature⟧
Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad We hereby certify that Miss Naima, daughter of Shaul, is neither betrothed nor married, and there is no record of her in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ 6/12 On behalf of / President of the Community ⟦Status section⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦7417⟧
1 Sivan ⟦56⟧60 For good luck and a sign of blessing and joy Today, Thursday, on the sixth day of the month of Sivan The year 5666 of the Creation The young man, the honorable Mr. Yosef, may God protect and preserve him, Adam Nachum Avraham Naim, son of Saleh, son of Adam, honorable and respected With good luck and a sign of blessing and joy, for the daughter of the honorable Mr. Avraham Yitzhak, son of Adam, honorable and respected One hundred Shimon Ovadia Cohen Avraham 1000 One thousand and five hundred 1500 Total 2500 Shimon Ovadia Sent by Hear Witnesses Shimon Shaul Avraham Yitzhak Naim ⟦blue scribble⟧
Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Ibrahim Nassim bin Moshi bin Daoud Bikhor has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Jahla Violet daughter of Sion bin Manshi Sadqa on the twenty-sixth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 6 On behalf of the Head of the Community
No. 706 For good luck and blessing, grace, kindness and mercy On the fifth day of the week, on the sixth day of the month of Adar I The year five thousand and six hundred On the sixth day of the week, two days of it, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of Adar I, the year five thousand and six hundred Here in Baghdad, may the Lord protect it, as mentioned below. Bride Mrs. Rachel daughter of the deceased Joseph Cohen, may his soul rest in Eden Groom Sasson Ezra Warda May he rest in peace, Sasson Ezra May he rest in peace, Joseph Cohen May he rest in peace, Isaac Cohen Isaac
Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad we hereby confirm that Mr. Dawood Naim son of Heskel Shlomo Shamash has performed his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Marcelle daughter of Yehuda Yaqoub Nunu on the seventeenth day of the month of May of the year nineteen hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦illegible⟧ 12/6 Head of the Community ⟦72⟧
1 Sivan 5670 To the honor of the genius Rabbi, H.R. Shimon Agassi, may his light shine Today the sage R. Yitzhak Avraham Sasson, may his light shine, came to me Regarding the matter of the young man ⟦...⟧ I request of you, O my master, see what to do with the aforementioned young man For he does not listen to the voice of his father and also does not listen to the voice of the teachers I request of you, speak with his father and also with the aforementioned young man ⟦...⟧ The young one Shimon Yehuda ⟦illegible⟧ Paras ashrin min "ashrin min" Baghdad
Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Nouri son of Khulaif Abdullah has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Suzette daughter of Murad son of Abdullah Yona Moshih on the twenty-first day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 6 Head of the Community
7251 Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 554, we hereby certify that Mr. Salman son of Sassoon Smouha married in Baghdad Miss Mozli <del>daughter of Saleh</del> daughter of Yusuf Shpiro on the sixteenth day of the month of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦signature⟧ 12/6 ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
133/10 To the honor of the management of the Shamash School I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I received from the school management a sum of eighty Iraqi Dinars 80 Iraqi Dinars for the rent of the house belonging to me and leased to the school for the month of Adar II, year 5711 Sum of 20,000 rent Sum of 15,000 taxes Sum of 45,000 Arnona (property tax) Sum of 80,000 Ezra Sasson Manager Shamash Witnesses to the receipt of the aforementioned sum The Seal
Certificate June 12, 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Nakham Haskel son of Isaac Moshe Sa'at has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Saida daughter of Joseph Mashita on the twenty-eighth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 12/6 Head of the Community <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
1. Friday ⟦illegible⟧ To my honorable dear master, H. Sassoon Nissim, may his light shine, After peace be upon you and the mercy of God, likewise I inform you that your letter reached me with the letter that is in it, Wednesday after 10 of Adar I, [5]670, by the distributor Joseph Ezra son of H. Meir Abbas and your handwriting, ⟦line⟧ that I should bring you the letter that is in it, the letter that is in it, and if God wills, there will be peace, and the letter was written in the name of Sheikh Khair, The expectant, Ma'tuq Ashash Salim Sassoon, may his light shine, 10 Adar I, 5670 ⟦illegible⟧
7252 Certificate 12 June 946 Based on the certificate of the marriage contracts register for the Israelite community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Moshi son of Hakham Meir Muallim Rahmin has entered into an engagement in Baghdad with Miss Rivka daughter of Ezra son of Eliyahu Ibrahim on the nineteenth day of the month of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ 12/6 Head of the Community
7254 Certificate 13 June 946 Based on the marriage record number 325, we hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Naji son of Ezra son of Ibrahim was married in Baghdad to Miss Lulu daughter of Sion son of Yehuda on the fifth day of the month of Nissan in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four. Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad on June 21, 1946 The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri We, the undersigned, testify that Selim bin Shaul Anbar was born in Baghdad in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight (1828) Hijri and based on his request, we have provided him with this letter. Witness | Witness Yaakov Haskil | Saleh Yusuf Shaye ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ Torah Quarter | Torah Quarter Iraq 40 fils 19 20 Mr. Selim Shaul was born in Baghdad in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight AD according to the census register numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated October 20, 1925 ⟦signature⟧ 6/20/1946
7358 Baghdad 28th April 1⟦illegible⟧ Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimoniáàs presented I hereby confirm that Mr. SALIM SHAOUL EZRA was born in Baghdad in the year 1923 (nineteen Hundred & twenty-three A.D.) Alawi . President The Jewish Community Baghdad Mr. President For signature please (two copies) Birth certificate of Mr. Salim Shaoul Ezra 1923 one thousand nine hundred and twenty three AD in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ 4/28
7252 Certificate June 13, 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 276, we hereby certify that Mr. Gharib son of Isaac son of Gharib Cohen has married in Baghdad Miss ⟦Rifa⟧ Juliet daughter of Nahum Shabtai on the twenty-ninth day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- two. ⟦illegible⟧ 6/13 Head of the Community ⟦Registration of...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
No. 7355 17th February 8 COPY BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. SALIM SHAOUL EZER was born at Baghdad in the year 1923 ( nineteen hundred & twenty three A.D. ) Presidency of the Community Copy of Birth Certificate Mr. Salim Shaoul Ezer Was born in Baghdad Year 1923 17 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧ Copy True to original ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Amin D-W This shall be as a testimony and proof in the hand of The dear and exalted, the honored Rabbi Isaac son of Isaac son of Abraham, may he rest in Eden, Kosher Abraham and Lahmania Whereas the aforementioned honored Rabbi Isaac gave to the pleasant youth son of Isaac son of Ezekiel, peace be upon him, the sum of ⟦illegible⟧ silver In order that it shall be in partnership between them in profit and loss according to the law and statute. The youth Isaac Sassoon, may his end be good, Son of my lord and father Meir Sassoon, may God protect him and grant him life. Witnesses: Simeon ⟦illegible⟧ " Ezra Isaac ⟦illegible⟧ The youth Simeon Sassoon ⟦illegible⟧
7258 Certificate 14 June 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Jewish community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Shafiq son of Sassoon son of Hesqel Ezra Shapiro has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Nouriya daughter of Muthir son of Abboudi on the first day of the month of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 6/14 On behalf of the Head of the Community Deceased
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, respected After greetings and respect Based on our information, we hereby testify that Mr. Salim Isaac Barzel was born in Baghdad in the year 1920 One thousand nine hundred and twenty ⟦signature⟧ Anwar Jaddou ⟦signature⟧ Barzel Isaac Barzel Iraq 40 Fils Finance Identity Card No. 1485 8/5/944 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Finance
7359 Baghdad, 16th June, 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. SELIM ISAAC BARZEL wasborn in Baghdad in the year 1920 (Nineteen hundred & twenty A.D.) Mr. President Birth certificate of Mr. Selim Isaac Barzel, year one thousand nine hundred and twenty A.D. in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ 7/16 ⟦illegible⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad.