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.
Certificate 7162 7 April 946 9 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Salman son of Saleh son of Yaqub has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Salha daughter of Yehuda son of Yusuf Rashti on the twenty-fourth day of the month of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 4/8 On behalf of the Head of the Community
To the Chief Musician ⟦...⟧ To the honor of the Excellency, the perfect and inclusive Sage, the honorable Rabbi Hayyim Eliyahu Cohen, may his Lamp burn brightly, son of the honor of the perfect and inclusive Sage, the honorable Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Cohen, may his Lamp burn brightly On the second day of the week, 20th of Shevat, year 5667 of the creation, here in Baghdad, may God protect it, I received from the hand of the Sage Yitzhak son of Yosef Rahabi the sum of fifty-four Ottoman gold liras Total 54 From this 20 From this 20 From this 14 ⟦line⟧ Total 54 The humble servant Shimon Eliyahu Moshe Eliyahu The humble servant The humble servant Shimon Eliyahu " son of Yitzhak Nissim ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Ashi Official document and stamp
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 Nisan 706 Before the honorable H. Yitzhak Devorah, may his light shine Today appeared before us H. Kadouri Avraham, may his light shine on behalf of his sister Kadouri your son 1 Shevat 706 in the presence of Yehezkel, may his light shine, son of Hizki son of Yaakov Menachem With complete will, son of Yaakov son of Yitzhak Devorah Kadouri, and he said to him, grace to him Kadouri Kadouri Wrapped rock 050 Kadouri 200 Wrapped your son ⟦illegible⟧ From a circle/wagon Ashesh Witnesses Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ " Gadji Yitzhak Hayyim The human/woman Salim official and printed
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 / 5 / 2 To the honorable collectors of the committee of the synagogue the ⟦illegible⟧ (This letter pertains to the synagogue collectors only) After the chosen/honorable In the name of the Lord, God of Israel, who makes peace in His heights, may He bless you and all who join you for good life and for peace. Like a river of peace etc. Amen, may it be so. The humble servant Shimon Aharon " Salman Yitzhak The humble servant The humble servant Yitzhak Shimon 1400 The humble servant Avraham Yitzhak 750 Dervishes / Poor ones The humble servant Shimon Aharon The humble servant Yitzhak Shimon ⟦line⟧
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 1946 His Eminence, the Head of the Jewish Community, Respected 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 March 18, 1925. Please accept my respects Naim Saleh Mahlab ⟦signature⟧ We certify that Mr. Naim Saleh Mahlab was born on the date mentioned above Moussa Eliyahu Dallal | Salman Aboudi Bashi | Yassin Eliyahu Rakhsi | Edward Saleh Mahlab ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ Yaqub Slon Mahlab ⟦hebrew signature⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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.) ⟦signature⟧ 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 3 January 1946 one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD ⟦signature⟧ 4/8
7NN600 Certificate 2 April 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 497, we hereby confirm that Mr. Reuben son of Joseph Fathi married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Meir son of Joseph Zairour on the twenty-sixth day of the month of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦signature⟧ 4/2 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
⟦illegible⟧ / 706 The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing, of blessed memory The day of the passing of the deceased, the honored Rabbi Isaac son of the deceased, of blessed memory On the eve of the Sabbath, 12 Tishrei ⟦illegible⟧ Thursday, the 4th of the month of Adar I, the year 5660 from Creation, here in Baghdad How Ben Ezra son of Ezra stood before us, the witnesses signed below, and said to us: Be witnesses for me The humble servant, Shimon Sasson The humble servant, Shimon Menashe May his end be good The humble servant, Shelomo ⟦illegible⟧ The humble servant, Shimon Yitzhak Hatala The humble servant ⟦line⟧ Al-Hasani ⟦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 <del>Joshua</del> son of Joseph Levi has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Rachel daughter of Zion Hakouli on the eighth day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and has not yet married. ⟦signature⟧ 2/4 Head of the Community Current Status
With the help of Heaven ⟦illegible⟧ 707 We in the court, as we were three together who are signed below Before us it was made known from the document that was given before us from The honorable Abraham On the 20th of the month of Nisan, the year 5777 from the creation of the world Which sits upon the Tigris River and its waters are supplied from it and from the water of wells and pits With the help of Heaven, Nissim Sasson Moallem " Isaac Ha-Kohen With the help of Heaven, Shimon Moallem 100 With the help of Heaven ⟦illegible⟧ 100 With the help of Heaven ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 200 With the help of Heaven, Shimon Moallem Mortgaged Sasson ⟦line⟧ Khidr Al-⟦illegible⟧
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⟧
Baghdad, April 942 The Honorable President of the Israelite Community Contributor Greetings and Respect Based on the private records, I confirm that Mr. ⟦...⟧ Maslawi died in Baghdad on April 27, 966 and that the person named Liki Riola Maslawi died in Baghdad on July 28, 709 The person in charge of burial affairs In the Israelite Cemetery Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Accounting
1817 She said 23 April 5 What appeared before me, I am the Notary Public of the Second Rusafa in Baghdad, and he requested from me Which is that what appeared in review paper No. ⟦...⟧ in April ⟦...⟧ reported about The wife of the clerk of the ⟦...⟧ in the hospital ⟦...⟧ in April ⟦...⟧ has given birth to A boy ⟦...⟧ which is that what appeared in review paper No. ⟦...⟧ in April ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ in the hospital ⟦...⟧ in April ⟦...⟧ has given birth to ⟦...⟧ 5/23 The Second Notary Public ⟦...⟧
7149 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 236, we hereby confirm that Mr. Meir Sion son of Yaqub Sassoon, known as Meir Yaqub, was married in Baghdad to Miss Violet daughter of Shaul Shlomo Nawi on the fourteenth day of the month of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two. ⟦signature⟧ 4/5 Head of the Community
7148 Certificate 5 April 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 405, we hereby confirm that Mr. Gharib son of Daoud son of Nassim married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Sassoon Shabbo on the sixteenth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Purpose of the status ⟦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 To the honor of the Excellency Mr. Sassoon Khedouri, may his light shine On Sunday 22 Elul 706 in the Great Midrash House, may its light shine For the memorial service ⟦illegible⟧ Fifteen 15 thousand L. M. 20 Aboudi Gadji son of Ezra son of Afour 2142 2 thousand Shimon Gadji son of Meir son of Shimon Rahamim M. Khedouri and A. 21 Hazan al-Wazzan According to the rules and what is necessary 100 their way sent to you The humble servant Shimon H.A. Ma'tuq Sassoon The humble servant Shimon H.A. Ya'qub Khedouri ⟦line⟧