Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They contain certificates from 1950 issued by the President of the Jewish Community and Jewish Lay Council verifying birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, non-impediment (i.e., no legal hindrance to marriage), heritage, and personal character.
⟦Second Copy⟧ 3505 / 50 10 / 8 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 763 Hayim Abed known as Hayim El-Bir bin Abed Shaul Miss Naeima Saleh known as Naeima Saleh Ibrahim Dori The sixth of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ( Corrected Certificate ) On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦Sham'oun⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 20 ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 8 / 950
⟦True Copy⟧ 50/3505 50/8/10 763 Hasim Abed, known as Hasim Al-Bir bin Abed Shaoul Miss Naeema Ibrahim Dori August 6th, 1950 AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 50/8/7 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Preceded Three ⟦signature⟧ 9/7 8/7/50
Department Copy 50/3505 10/8/1950 Department Copy 763 Hayim Abd known as Hayim Al-Yamin Abd Shaul Miss Naeema Saleh known as Naeema Saleh Ibrahim Dori The sixth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 15 / September / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Three photos 9/15 ⟦illegible⟧ 9/15/9
Department Copy 50 / 2506 1950 / 8 / ⟦...⟧ 489 Eliyahu Khadhuri, known as Eliyahu Hayyim bin Khadhuri Shaul Miss Rachel Isaac, known as Jahla Rachel daughter of Isaac Hayyim Abdullah Cohen The fourteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty three AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Registry entry⟧ 8 / 9 / 9
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 21 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Hasir Yehuda Yeritz⟧ contracted his engagement to ⟦Miss Soline daughter of Aaron daughter of Ragine Elias⟧ in Baghdad on the day 28 / July / 1950 (corresponding to 14 Ab year 5710) ⟦line⟧ And he has not yet married ⟦as stated by his mother, Mrs. Rene Yehuda Yeritz⟧ ⟦from Italy⟧ Conditions | Witnesses 5 Dinars deferred dowry | Daoud L. Ezra H. Shimon L. RS ⟦...⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon SHIMON SHAUL H. SHIMON BAGHDAD 25 Fils Tawfiq Ali ⟦...⟧
Department Copy Certificate 50 / 2507 10 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Betrothal and Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Isaac Yehuda Perez, currently residing in Italy, has concluded his betrothal to Miss Madeleine Haron Shaul Youssef Eliyahu in Baghdad on the twenty-eighth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD, noting that the betrothal ceremony took place in Baghdad on behalf of the groom through his brother Mr. Reuben Yehuda Perez according to the power of attorney presented by him. The betrothal contract is binding like the marriage contract according to Jewish law and cannot be annulled except by divorce. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community ⟦illegible signature⟧ Head of the Secular Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Registered ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 9 / 9 8 / 9 / 9 ⟦illegible faded stamp⟧
Circle Copy 2508 / 50 20 / 8 / 1950 441 Haim Menahem Harun Shatir Miss Nazima Sion Saleh Shahriyan The fourth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council 8 / 9 / 2
Officer in Charge of Israelite Burials Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that The individual named ⟦Yitzhak Nissim Yitzhak⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the ⟦seventh⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ in the year 5692 (8 / 8 / 1932) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Nissim⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Israelite Burials ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 8 / 50 ⟦signature⟧ 20 / 8 / 50 From Hatit 200 Fils
Department Copy 3509 /50 ( Iraq ) 9th August 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ISAAC SALEH SHINA was born at Baghdad ( Iraq ) on the 23rd of December 1925 ( nineteen hundred & twenty five A. D. ). He is of Jewish faith and of Jewish parentage. Thomas 3 Copies 9/8 ⟦signature⟧ MEIR S. BASRI. for Offg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice-President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL, BAGHDAD. ⟦Isaac Saleh Shina⟧
Department Copy 3509 / 50 ( Iraq ) 9th August 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ISAAC SALEH SHINA was born at Baghdad, ( Iraq ) on the 23rd of December 1925 ( nineteen hundred & twenty five A. D. ). Shamash 3 Copies 9/8 ⟦signature⟧ MEIR S. BASRI. for Offg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice - President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
Department's Copy ⟦Department's Copy⟧ 50/3510 50/8/10 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial duties at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Jamil Sasson Ezra Khuzam died in Baghdad on the eighth day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD. and thirty-eight (True Copy) Baghdad on 50/10/9 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council True copy ⟦signature⟧ 10/9 ⟦illegible⟧ Required 800 Fils
2511 50 / 10 / 8 / 1950 Department Copy 510 ⟦Husband's Name⟧ Gurji Sion Ibrahim Nassim Duzly ⟦Wife's Name⟧ Miss Salima Shlomo Ezra Elia ⟦Marriage Date⟧ The seventeenth of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Status Registration⟧ 1 / 9 / 50
5/3/52 Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 28 / 12 / 1951 Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 260, I hereby certify that Mr. Ishaq Nassoum, nicknamed Nassoum, son of Yusuf ⟦Arafi⟧ married Miss Tuffaha, daughter of Menashi Saleh Dubai, in Baghdad on 14 / 7 / 1928 (corresponding to 15 Tammuz year 5688) Ketubah amount 187 Dinars, one hundred and eighty-seven Dinars Witnesses ⟦Assoum⟧ H. Shamoun Salim Murad ⟦Al-Bashu⟧ Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun Verified in the marriage register Number ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy x x 50 / 2512 10 / 8 / 1950 360 Nahoum Rubin known as Isaac Nahoum bin Rubin, Iranian Miss Tuffaha Munshi Salih Dubi The fourteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty A.D. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Registry entry ⟦Shashan⟧ 78 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 9 / 8
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby certify that The individual named ⟦Isaac Daoud H. J. Lawi⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦fifth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year 5710 (20 / 6 / 1950) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦יחזקאל חדד⟧ Hesqail Haddad The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters ⟦Signature⟧ 20 / 6 / 50 ⟦Recorded in⟧ ⟦Deaths Register⟧ ⟦Number⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦Year⟧ ⟦...⟧
Department Copy 50 / 2012 10 / 8 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yona Bahu Ilya Aqrawi died in Baghdad on the twentieth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Lost the ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧ 9 / 10 / 8
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 8/9/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I confirm that Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of Salman Salman⟧ has entered into his engagement with ⟦Miriam daughter of Yosef Avraham⟧ in Baghdad on the day 8 / 7 / 1950 (⟦17 Av 5710⟧) and has not married yet Witnesses | Conditions ⟦Yitzhak Ezra⟧ | ⟦600 Dinars Mohar⟧ ⟦Menashe Shimon⟧ | ⟦of which 200 Dinars Dowry⟧ | ⟦250 Dinars⟧ | ⟦1050⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦H. Shimon⟧
To whom it may concern We, the undersigned, certify that the person named Ezra Raphael Shaya, of Iranian nationality, has ⟦year⟧ lost his national identity book and this passport, with much respect 4 / 8 / 1950 Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Tatran District Shlomo Ephraim | Gurji Shaul | Ibrahim Gurji Shmuel Number: 508 Date: 6 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Acting Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Head of the Secular Council 3/3 ⟦line⟧ (Was) 9 / 9 / 8
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that The individual named ⟦Heskel Isaac Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ in the year ⟦5710⟧ 10 (⟦29/3/1950⟧) and for this purpose I have signed below 5710 ⟦Moshe Ezra⟧ ⟦Menachem⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters ⟦Signature⟧
⟦True Copy⟧ 50/2515 --/8/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Yaqub Dahuki died in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Deceased status ⟦Z⟧ 1/10/8
Department Copy 50 / 2516 10/8/1950 77 Rahmim Eliyahu Rahmim ⟦line⟧ Miss Habiba Ibrahim Sassoon Sourani ⟦line⟧ The twenty-eighth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Poor/Indigent ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council 8/10/A