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IJA 3080

Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members

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These 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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3080
Item Number
15741
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Judeo-Arabic, Iran, Birth Certificates, Revenue Stamp, Charity, Typed, Marriage Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Death Certificates, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Life, Palestine, Divorce, President of the Jewish Community, Correspondence, Annotation, Personal Document, Handwritten, Military, Travel

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
For the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 8/16/1950
To the Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the records established in my registers, I certify that
Mr. Yaqub Ishaq Kadoorie
has entered into an engagement with Miss Juliet Khadoori Hayqo Daoud
in Baghdad on 10/17/1949 (corresponding to) 24 Tishrei 5710
⟦line⟧
And has not married yet
Witnesses | Conditions
Shimon Shaul | 120 Dinars (One hundred and twenty Dinars)
Khuza'i Salman |
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦Shimon Shaul H. Shimon⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
2/12

Page 102

50 / 2564
16 / 8 / 1950
Department Copy
Duplicate
Yaqoub Ishaq Kadla ⟦line⟧
Miss Juliet Khedhouri Haskiel Daoud
The seventeenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
nine AD
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
200 Fils
8/16
1 / 16 / 8

Page 103

50/2565
1950/8/16
Department Copy
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Duplicate
⟦line⟧
225
Heskel Ezra Meshaal
Miss Janet Moshe Karji Menashi
The third of February of the year nineteen hundred and fifty
AD.
200 Fils
⟦line⟧
8/16
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
8/16
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
M/16/8

Page 104

50 / 3565
16 / 8 / 1950
⟦illegible⟧ Department
225
Heskel Ezra Shamil
Miss Janet Gurji Munshi, known as Janet Moshi Gurji
Munsh⟦line⟧i
The third of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fif⟦line⟧ty
A.⟦line⟧D. .
⟦illegible⟧
8/16
P ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
8/16/1

Page 105

50 / 2565
10 / 8 / 1950
Department Copy
Duplicate
The Exhibit
Nouri Haskiel Suleiman
Miss Karjiya Menachem Nassim
The tenth of October, year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five
AD.
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 140
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 14
Ezra the Scribe, on behalf of
The Head of the Corporal Council
8 / 14 / A

Page 106

200
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 21 / 8 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the marriage certificate number 200, I hereby certify that
Mr. Salman son of Meir Zarra
has married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Saleh son of Rahmeen Yusuf Pasha
on the day 6 / 2 / 1950 (corresponding to 7 Shevat year 5710)
Amount of Ketubah | Witnesses
4800 Rupees four thousand and eight hundred only | Rabbi Meir
| Meir Abu Al-Timman
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
שמעון שאול ח. שמעון
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
24 / 8 / 50

Page 107

Copy of Circle 2566 / 50
16 / 8 / 1950
Duplicate
Naji Daoud Shalmo
Miss Evelyn Gurji Shammash
The third of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD
⟦signature⟧
16 / 8
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
16 / 8 / 50
8/16/9

Page 108

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 16 / 8 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that:
Mr.: Nasser Daoud Shuker
Has conducted his engagement to: Miss Evelyn Youssef Shamash
In Baghdad on the day: 2 / July / 1950 (Corresponding to 18 Tammuz 5710)
And has not married yet:
Conditions | Witnesses
Without divorce | Shamoun Shaul
| Yaqub Akram Sa'at
Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun
⟦Hebrew stamp: שמעון שאול ח' שמעון⟧
⟦signature⟧
16 / 8

Page 109

50 / 2566
50 / 8 / 15
⟦Department Copy⟧
⟦Duplicate⟧
30
Salman bin Moshi Ezra Sassoon
Miss Farha bint Saleh bin Rahmeen Yusuf Pasha
The sixth of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty AD.
⟦illegible⟧
50 / 8 / 14
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Lost Status⟧
8 / 14
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 14
For the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
F / 14 / 8

Page 110

50 / 2567
1950 / 8 / 15
Duplicate
351
Daoud Saleh, known as Daoud Naim bin Saleh Levi
Miss Juliette Daoud Sahyoun Levi
The sixteenth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
⟦signature⟧
15 / 8
⟦Examination⟧
⟦signature⟧
8/14
Acting Secretary of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
8/14/1

Page 111

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 12 / 8 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that
Mr. Naim son of Eliyahu son of Rahmin
Has entered into an engagement with Miss Ni'ma daughter of Salman son of Abdullah Shamoon
In Baghdad on the day 27 / 8 / 1948 (22 Av / 708)
⟦signature⟧
12 / 8 / 50
And has not married yet
Witnesses | Conditions
Salim Hakham Eliyahu | 120 (One hundred and twenty Dinars)
Khedhouri Salman Hallawi |
Shamoon Shaul H. Shamoon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
200 Fils
⟦signature⟧
8/16

Page 112

Department Copy
2567 / 50
16 / 8 / 1950
Male
Naim Eliahu Rahmi ⟦line⟧ yn
Miss Naima Salman Abdullah Shammai ⟦line⟧ a
The twenty-seventh of August of the year nineteen hundred and forty
eight AD
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Physical Council
200 Fils
8/16
A / 16 / 8

Page 113

50 / 2568
15/8/1950
Administration Copy
Thanks
614
Saleh Naeem bin Nahoum, known as Saleh Naeem bin Nahoum Heskel Dekbi
Miss Daisy Khedouri Daoud Shamoun
The twenty-ninth of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
The case is closed
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
8/14
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
8/14/A

Page 114

Certificate Paper ⟦line⟧
We, the undersigned, testify that the person named Sahyoun son of ⟦illegible⟧ from the people of Halabja, that his wife
named Zeinat Benjamin gave birth to a daughter whom he named (Kaula), and that was after ⟦illegible⟧ Iraqi nationality
on 11 / 6 / 1950, and therefore we signed below ⟦line⟧.
Witness Witness
Moshe Daniel Mordechai Shlomo
Signature
Representative of the Head of the Jewish Community in Halabja
Secretary
Number - 2568 / 50
Date - 16 / 8 / 1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above)
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 16
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
9 / 16 / 8
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 16

Page 115

Department Copy
Secret
2569 / 50
15 / 8 / 1950
392
Isaac son of Ephraim son of Nissan Iran⟦line⟧ian
Masouda Ezra Yaqub Zak⟦line⟧ai
The eighteenth of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty⟦line⟧
A.D.⟦line⟧.
⟦illegible⟧
14 / 8
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Referring to
14 / 8
His letter
M / 14 / 8

Page 116

Department Copy
Certificate Paper
We, the undersigned, testify that the person called Eliyahu Simana, a resident of Halabja, that his wife
Riman Daoud gave birth to a boy on 6/20/1950 and named him (Zaki), and that was after the revocation of
Iraqi citizenship, and therefore we have signed below;
Department Copy
Witness | Witness
Moshe Daniel | Mordechai Shalhabo
Signature
Acting Head of the Israelite Community in Halabja
Number: 2569 / 50
Date: 8/26/1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above)
8/16/1
Simana
⟦signature⟧
8/12
⟦signature⟧
8/12
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council

Page 117

Department Copy
Certificate Identification Paper
We, the undersigned, certify that Rahim bin Wasum is a native of Halabja and that his wife, named
Shabih bint Shama, gave birth to a daughter on 10/6/1950, whom he named Ahwisa, after the revocation of
Iraqi citizenship. Therefore, we have signed below:
Witness | Witness
Moshe Daniel | Mordechai Shlomo
| Representative of the Head of the Jewish Community in Halabja
Duplicate
Number: 50/257
Date: 16/8/1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above)
⟦illegible signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
Certified
16/8/50
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 118

50 / 2570
10 / 8 / 1950
Department Copy
Department Copy
Duplicate
462
Sfani Harun, known as Yusuf Sfani son of Harun Yaqub
Miss Salima Moshi Eliya
The eighth of July, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD.
⟦illegible⟧
14 / 8 / 50
Original filed
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
14 / 8
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
F / 14 / 8

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Lay Council
Certificate of Confirmation
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad certifies that Mr. ⟦Ezra Shaoul Shmuel⟧
registered in the old civil status records numbered 541 / 810 in entry ⟦...⟧ is one of
the members of the Jewish Community in Iraq
Name: Ezra Shaoul Shmuel
Father's name: Shaoul
Mother's name: ⟦...⟧
Number: 75100
Date: 10 / 8 / 1950
(This certificate was issued based on his request)
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
President of the Lay Council
13 / 8 / 1950

Page 119

50 / 2571
10 / 8 / 1950
Department Copy
Duplicate
498
Isaac Shua known as Isaac Hassim son of Shua Habayeb
Miss Jahla Yehuda known as Jahla Yehuda Isaac Shemaya
The twenty-sixth of Tammuz in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty
seven AD.
The 2/14
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧
9 / 14 / 8

Page 120

⟦illegible⟧ Department
Certificate Paper
We, the undersigned, testify that the person called Sion Yosef from the people of Halabja, that his wife Khatoun
Yair, gave birth to a male child whom he named Eliyahu Hai on 7/25/1950, and that was after the revocation of Iraqi citizenship
Therefore, we have signed below
Witness | Witness
Moshe Daniel | Mordechai Shlomo
⟦signature⟧
Signature
Acting Head of the Israelite Community in Halabja
Secretary
Number: 2571 / 50
Date: 8/16/1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above)
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Physical Council
⟦signature⟧
8 / 16
⟦signature⟧
16 / 8
2 / 16 / 8

Page 121

50 / 2572
10 / 8 / 1950
Copy for the department
Duplicate
213
Youssef Isaac, known as Youssef Hayim bin Isaac Yaqub Levi
Miss Najia Rabie, known as Najia Ezra Rabie Rahim Cohen
The fifteenth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
eight AD.
Status registration
8 / 14
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Corporal Council
8 / 14 / ?

Page 122

We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Rahim Munshi has been blessed with a child
female named Tikva in the Mosul District on 7/7/1950, and for this reason we have signed
below ⟦line⟧
Department Copy
Witness | Witness | Mordechai
Subeih Baruch Saleh | Nahum Yaqub Hali | Authorized Representative of the Israelite Community
|  | in Mosul
Issued
Number: 2572 / 50
Date: 26 / 8 / 1950
( We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above )
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
8/16/1

Page 123

⟦illegible⟧ of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
50 / 2572
50 / 8 / 10
Duplicate
479
Anwar Rahmin, known as Nouri Anwar son of Rahmin Moshi
Miss Juliet Ezra, known as Ghazala Juliet Ezra Yaqub Zaki
The twentieth of July of the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight AD.
⟦illegible⟧
50 / 8 / 14
Expert of the Situation
2 / 14
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 14
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
F / 14 / 8

Page 124

⟦Department Copy⟧
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the named Zion Elohim has
been blessed with a female child named Koheila in the Mosul District on 18/7/1950
And for this reason we have signed below;
Witness | Witness | ⟦Mordechai⟧
Naeem Aziz Ibrahim | ⟦Meir Aziz⟧ | Representative of the Israelite Community in
|  | Mosul
⟦red mark⟧
Number: 2572 / 50
Date: 16 / 8 / 1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above)
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the ⟦Lay⟧ Council

Page 125

Department Copy
We, the undersigned, testify that Moshe Mama Khan Abdullah has lost the Iranian nationality book
belonging to him, and accordingly we have signed below:
Witness | Witness | Witness
Lawyer Shawkat Kamil | Salih Yaqoub Salih | Mukhtar of Hanoun neighborhood previously Yusuf Shlomo Shamash
Regarding what is stated above, the mentioned person is a resident of our neighborhood Al-Aqouliya in house number 17 / 101
And for that I signed: 14 / 8 / 1950.
Stamp of the Mukhtar of Al-Aqouliya neighborhood
Abdul Jabbar Ahmad Al-Umari
Duplicate
Number - 2574 / 50
Date - 15 / 8 / 1950
(We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses and the stamp of the Mukhtar above)
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Khader Elias
8 / 14
M / 14 / 8