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.
⟦7436⟧ Baghdad, 3rd July 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. YEHUDA EZER was born in Baghdad in the year 1924 ( nineteen hundred & twenty-four A.D.) President The Jewish Community Baghdad . Sovereignty ⟦...⟧ Birth Certificate ⟦...⟧ Yehuda Ezer In Baghdad, year 1924 A.D. ⟦...⟧ ⟦24⟧
No. 7436. Baghdad 3rd July 1946. Birth Certificate. In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. YEHUDA EZEK was born in Baghdad on the 19th day of November 1924 ( nineteen hundred & twenty-four A.D.) ⟦illegible⟧ President The Jewish Community, Baghdad. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/11
7437 July 7, 946 Copy of a Certificate Based on the marriage register numbered 430, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ishaq son of Aziz son of Ephraim has married in Baghdad Miss Rachel daughter of Haroun son of Robin known as Baji daughter of Haroun on the thirty-first day of the month of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦signature⟧ 7/29 Head of the Community
⟦7427⟧ Certificate July 7, 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 430, we hereby confirm that Mr. Isaac son of Aziz son of Ephraim married in Baghdad Ms. Rachel daughter of Aaron son of Reuben on the thirty-first day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature/mark⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
11 June 706 I, David son of the late Honorable Sasson Pinhas, may he rest in peace, confess a legal and valid confession in all of this, that I have 35 new and current Kosher [units] <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Kosher ⟦...⟧ in the four R. H. and also in the study of Abraham Hayyim s/o Elijah Ezra, may he rest in peace Thus I confess and commit to them in this, and he shall have nothing left with me 6000 5000 ⟦line⟧ 11000 Signature of Abraham s/o We are faithful witnesses " " " " ⟦illegible⟧ The Certifier Arshad Pasha ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Certificate July 10, 1946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Ezra Ibrahim Hayya has performed his engagement in Baghdad to the named Marcelle Joco Ishaq on the twelfth day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community Baghdad Council of Sages After greetings Based on the verified information we have, we hereby attest that Ishaq Abdullah Habousha was born in Baghdad around the year 1886 one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six AD and left Iraq for the Egyptian lands about forty-two years ago, and for this purpose we signed below Witness | Witness | Witness | Witness ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ The Kingdom of Iraq 40 Fils I certify the authenticity of this testimony The Mukhtar ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
7429 Certificate July 9, 946 Based on the documents kept by us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Isaac Abdullah Habousha was born in Baghdad around the year 1886, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six AD, and left Iraq for the Egyptian lands about forty-two years ago. Custodian <del>Head of the Community</del> ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Belonging to Sarah ⟦illegible⟧ 99 1/15
7440 July 10, 946 Certificate Based on the marriage certificate No. 71, we hereby confirm that Mr. Eliyahu Khedhouri known as Eliyahu son of Yaakov son of Nahum married in Baghdad Miss Farha Toba known as Farha daughter of Hesqel son of Sassoon Gabbay on ⟦the day⟧ on the ninth day of the month of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦signature⟧ 10/7 Head of the Community
7441 Certificate 10 July 946 Based on the marriage contract number 470, we hereby confirm that Mr. Saleh Naeem known by the name Saleh bin Salim Ibrahim has married in Baghdad Miss Tuffaha daughter of Moshi Hai bin Sion on the eighteenth day of the month of (June) the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five ⟦illegible⟧ Clerk of the Community ⟦Register entry⟧ ⟦...⟧
7422 10 July 946 Certificate Based on the marriage certificate numbered 287, we hereby confirm that Mr. Hesqel known as Askar son of Daoud, married in Baghdad Miss Salima daughter of Isaac son of Rahmeen on the eighth day of the month of March in the year nineteen hundred and and forty-five. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
7422 Certificate 10 July 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 140, we hereby confirm that Mr. Rahim bin Youssef bin Daoud was married in Baghdad to Miss Louise daughter of Munir bin Ishaq on the fourth day of the month of December in the year nineteen hundred and forty-two ⟦illegible signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦Current Status⟧
7444 Certificate July 10, 946 Based on the marriage register numbered 381, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ezra Hayyim known as Ezzat son of Moshi son of Hayyim Maryam Khan married in Baghdad Miss Juliet daughter of Saleh son of Daoud on the third day of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦signature⟧ 10/7 Head of the Community
7445 Certificate 10 July 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 512, we hereby confirm that Mr. Ezra son of Moshi son of Rahmin Hamu was married in Baghdad to Miss Hanna daughter of Moshi son of Murad on the twenty-third day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦signature⟧ 7/8 Head of the Community
Certificate July 11, 1946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 434, we hereby certify that Mr. Daniel Gurji son of Ya'qub son of Meir Levi married Miss Selima daughter of Ya'qub son of Isaac in Baghdad on the fourteenth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
9 Tishrei 706 Good luck from Heaven to the lovely youth, the honored Rabbi Yehezkel Nissim, may his light shine, son of Abraham Yehezkel upon his arrival to study Torah from Sunday, 4th of Tishrei, year 5666 And may it be the will of the Blessed Name that his study be for the sake of Heaven For tuition | 100 For the teacher | 100 May the Blessed Name merit him to learn, to teach, to keep, and to do Society of Talmud Torah The servant Shimon Sasson " Yehezkel Yitzhak
Certificate July 10, 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Haroun son of Eliyahu son of Salman Maslawi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Khedhouri son of Salman Maslawi on the thirteenth day of the month of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community Current Status
Certificate July 11, 946 Based on the marriage certificate number 127, we hereby confirm that Mr. Shebet son of Ephraim Shebet was married in Baghdad to Miss Salima Mattana, known as Salima daughter of Daoud son of Salman, on the sixteenth day of the month of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
11 ⟦illegible⟧ 706 To the honor of the great Rabbi, pious and humble, our teacher and master The exalted and famous Sage, our teacher and master Ezra Dangoor, may his Light shine In the city of Baghdad, may God protect it I have come herewith to inform your honor that on the 2nd day of Tammuz, year 5687, I arrived here In peace, and with the help of the Blessed Name, I found all my household alive and in peace And I hereby thank the Blessed Name who granted me the merit to see your faces and the faces of all my friends In peace 20 > The young Menachem Sassoon Your faithful servant " Chugi Menachem ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Certificate ⟦7228⟧ July 12, 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israeli Community in Baghdad, we hereby certify that Mr. Yeshua son of Ezra son of Yeshua Levi has performed his betrothal in Baghdad to Miss Khatoun daughter of Nahum son of Joseph Cohen on the third day of the month of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. And he has not yet married. ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 7/14 On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦229⟧ Certificate July 10, 1946 Based on the marriage record number 273, we hereby confirm that Mr. Rahmin son of Ibrahim son of Isaac married in Baghdad Miss Esther, known by the name Setto, daughter of Shalom son of Shimon, on the twentieth day of the month of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
12 Elul 5666 To the honorable Mr. Isaac Joseph, may his light shine, peace and blessing To the honorable Mr. Ezekiel Abraham, may his light shine, peace, blessing, and life After inquiring of your welfare Regarding the money ⟦...⟧ that Joseph Nissim ben Ezra ben Abraham, may his light shine, gave to you to the hand of the son of my brother, son of Hayyim ben Isaac ben Kaddouri in the arrival ⟦...⟧ grace to you by the hand of Simeon Ezra Cohen ⟦...⟧ The sum of 100 Lira as mentioned above. The youth ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ by the hand of Simeon Cohen Ezra ben Nissim ⟦illegible⟧ Abd al-Hayy ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
Certificate 12 July 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Yusuf Nasim son of Shlomo son of Ibrahim has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Salima daughter of Mushir son of Hayyim Dawud on the twenty-fifth day of the month of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦stamp⟧ Status Paragraph
9 Cheshvan 706 Before us, Mr. Shlomo son of Levi signed and confirmed that he received from the hand of the treasurer, the honorable ⟦Isaac⟧ Abraham ⟦Sasson⟧ Levi ten English pounds Thursday, the ninth day of the month of Cheshvan, the year five thousand seven hundred and six since the creation, here in Baghdad how Mr. Shlomo son of Levi came before us — and received from the hand of the aforementioned treasurer ten English pounds and to this we have come to sign " Korban Shohet " Ezra Shohet Shlomo son of Levi The witness Ezra Shohet ⟦illegible blue ink stamp/signature⟧
Certificate 12 July 946 Based on the testimony of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Yahya son of Shua Yahya Levi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Shmuel son of Habib Neneh on the twenty-seventh day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six and has not married yet. ⟦signature⟧ 12/7 Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧