Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are birth, engagement, and marriage verification certificates, as well as certificates of non-impediment and documents outlining dowries. Certificates record events back to the 1900s.
7272 Certificate 8 September 946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 349, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Naji son of Yousef, known as Heskel son of Yousef son of Moshi Lawi, married in Baghdad Miss Marcelle Kamar, known as Marcelle daughter of Baruch son of Rahmin Zeloof, on the twenty- fifth day of the month of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
Certificate 8 September 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Mr. Rahmin Naeem, known as Naeem bin Shaul Sawan Cohen, has concluded his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Yaqub bin Ishaq on the first day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty and has not married yet. Head of the Community
A 716 v.y To the good name Bar Mazal H. Sasson Pinchas May his light shine On Wednesday, the 25th of the month of Adar II, the year 5689 of the creation Here, Baghdad On the first day of the week, the eighteenth day of the month of Tishrei, the year five thousand six hundred and seventy-six of the creation of the world According to the count we count here in Baghdad, the city situated on the Tigris River, how the pleasant young man, the honorable Isaac son of the deceased, the honorable Sasson Pinchas May his light shine Dowry | Simple | 100 Addition | 200 Gift | 200 Total | 500 Shimon Sasson Maatouk Sasson Authorized witnesses May their light shine Isaac Joseph Menachem
Certificate 8 September 946 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Mr. Benjamin son of Ezra son of Heskel Salem has entered into his engagement in Baghdad to Miss Juliet daughter of Salem son of Heskel Salem on the twenty-sixth day of the month of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four and has not yet married. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
20 Adar 706 The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing, OBM Sunday, 18th of the month of Adar II, year 5676 of the Creation Kosher Abraham ? Passed away, peace In our city Baghdad, may God protect it, Monday, 2nd of the month of Kislev, year 5676 of the Creation, passed away to his eternal home The dear and pleasant young man, Mr. Isaac son of Mr. Abraham ⟦...⟧ Passed away from this world on Monday, 2nd of the month of Kislev, year 5676 Peace be upon him, Shalom Meir Sofer Peace be upon him, Isaac Abraham ⟦...⟧ Witnesses who signed Abraham Isaac " ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Certificate 16 August 1946 Based on the marriage certificate numbered 73, we hereby confirm that Mr. Moshe Salim, known as Salim son of Reuben son of Mu'allim Saleh Eliezer, married in Baghdad the woman named Habiba daughter of Hakham Moshe son of Ibrahim Mordechai on the seventeenth day of the month of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. Head of the Community
Jewish Hospitals' Administration MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL Baghdad TELEPHONE No, 3006 } BAGHDAD 7480 Jewish Hospitals' Administration Meir Elias Hospital Baghdad Telephone No. 3006 Baghdad 7480 No. 146/18 Date: 11 / 2 / 1946 To whom it may concern, This is to certify that Mme Rashel Jaques Safir delivered in this Hospital on the 22nd of Oct. 939 a baby named "Edward" . ⟦illegible signature⟧ Administrative Director. I hereby certify that the above signature belongs to the Administrative Director of Meir Elias Hospital, Baghdad. Baghdad 11/2/1946 ⟦illegible script⟧ President The Jewish Community Baghdad.
Baghdad 8th August 1946 8 August 1946 Birth Certificate . Birth Certificate In accordance with testim- Based on the presented documents we certify onials presented I hereby con- hereby that Mr. Eliahu Abraham firm that Mr. ELIAHU ABRAHAM Joory was born in Baghdad in the year JOORY was born in Baghdad in 1923 one thousand nine hundred and three the year 1923 (nineteen hundred and twenty A.D. & twenty-three A.D.) President President of the Community The Jewish Community, Bgd.
Permission ⟦...⟧ Azhar We certify that the gentleman called ⟦Albert⟧ Ibrahim ⟦George⟧ And his date of birth is the year 1927 ⟦in⟧ Basra Deceased in Baghdad on the day 22 / ⟦12⟧ / ⟦1972⟧ The two witnesses ⟦Organized⟧ for the purpose of After the official request Mukhtar Neighborhood Al-Musawi Bakr ⟦...⟧ ⟦Albert Ibrahim George⟧ ⟦Basra / 1927⟧