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.
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials ⟦illegible⟧ Department Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Yitzhak Hanom⟧ died in Baghdad on the day ⟦16⟧ of the month ⟦Av⟧ year 5705 ( 5 / 8 / 1944 ) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Heskail Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials ⟦Signature⟧ 50 Fils Record Clerk ⟦Signature⟧
Department Copy Death Certificate 50 / 2651 21 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yaqub Haroun Shaul passed away in Baghdad on the fifth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four AD. ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 20 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Status registration 8 / 20 8 / 20 / 8
Department Copy Death Certificate Paper We, the undersigned residents of Halabja, testify that Hasqail son of Yaqub had a daughter named Murwari, and she is registered in her father's form numbered (160), and she passed away after the removal of her father on the road between Halabja and Baghdad, and therefore we have signed below. Moshe Daniel From the residents of Halabja Mordechai Shlomo Representative of the Head of the Jewish Community in Halabja Number - 2652 / 50 Date - 21 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above) Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 2 / 20 / 8
Department Copy 220 / 50 1950/8/21 Department Copy 578 Moshe Naeem bin Shaul Ishaq Ezra Shahrabani Miss Dina Elia Youssef Shamoûn The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty three AD. Required 50 Fils (Copy of Certificate) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 8/21/9
Copy of the District 2657 / 50 1950/8/21 416 Sassoon Youssef ⟦line⟧ Miss Latifa Youssef Isaac Zarour The twenty-fourth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty ⟦line⟧ AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 20/8 9/21/8
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 8 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 15, I hereby certify that Mr.: Yusuf son of Ibrahim son of Shmuel Married in Baghdad: Miss Hanan daughter of Ibrahim son of Hanin On the day: 22 / September / 1915 (Corresponding to 22 Tishrei 5676) Dowry amount: 75 gold liras and seventy only Witnesses Hakham Shmuel Saleh Hakham Cohen Sincerely Khedouri Al-Hay 20 / 8 / 50 Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
50 / 2259 21 / 8 / 1950 Department Copy 15 Youssef Abraham Samuel Miss Hanna Abraham Rahmin The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ A/C On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Khedouri Kamal 9/21/8
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad ⟦Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs⟧ Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Yitzhak Dror⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦21st⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ year 5705 ( 7 / 1 / 1945 ) and therefore I have signed below Yehezkel Haddad Hesqel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
Department Copy Department Copy 50 / 2220 Death Certificate 1950 / 8 / 20 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the person named Sion Kohi died in Baghdad on the seventh day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦red stamp⟧ 1/16/8 2/22 By ⟦signature⟧
2661/50 8/21/50 Department Copy Department Copy 330 Shamoun Faraj, known as Shamoun Naji bin Faraj Miss Eliza Haskel Youssef Sheri The third of July, year nineteen hundred and thirty-five AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 8/20/50 M. Naji 29 ⟦illegible⟧ The Ncu On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council P / 8/21
Department Copy 3661 / 50 21 / 8 / 1950 330 Shamoun Faraj, known by the name Shamoun Naji bin Faraj Miss Lulu Haskeel Youssef Dairi The third of July, year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD. (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 24 / August / 1950 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 8 / 29 8 / 24 / 8 Haskeel Youssef
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 26 / 8 / 1950 Headship of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records fixed in my registers, I certify that Mr.: Naeem Yusuf Yusuf ⟦Zat⟧ has contracted his engagement to Miss: Nuha daughter of Ibrahim ⟦Jankal⟧ in Baghdad on the day: 26 / 8 / 1950 (Corresponding to 2 September year 5710) and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 150 gold Dinars in cash | 1- Rabbi Shaoul, member | 2- Shaoul Saleh Al-Bars the first Shim'on Shaoul H. Shim'on Shim'on Shaoul H. Shim'on Number ⟦...⟧ Date 26/8/50 ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy Department Copy 50/2662 1950/8/21 Naeem Moshe Yousef Zilkha Miss Amouma Yaqoub, known as Amouma Karjiya daughter of Yaqoub Ishaq Hankali The sixteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community and Vice President of the Lay Council Qashrai L N 8/21/8
50 / 4224 8 / 22 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department Department Copy 405 Eleazar Moshi, known as Eleazar son of Moshi Hai Faraj Miss Maryam Moshi, known as Nazima Maryam daughter of Moshi Hanuka Kirkukli The thirtieth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine A.D. ⟦signature⟧ 8/22 On behalf of the Head of the Lay Community Vice President of the Lay Council 9 / 8/21 ⟦signature⟧ 8/22 950
Department Copy 50 / 2664 22 / 8 / 1950 118 Dated Valid Miss Doris Ezra Ephraim The thirteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 8 ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 21 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council A / 21 / 8
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 20 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦the youth⟧ Saleh Rabie has performed his engagement to Miss Evelyn daughter of Isaac son of Haqqi Shaul in Baghdad on the day 9 / 8 / 1950 (corresponding to 26 Av year 5710) and has not married yet Conditions: 100 Dinars ⟦four hundred⟧ only Witnesses: Shimon Hayyim Shaul Salman Ezra Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Baghdad ⟦scribble⟧ 20 / 8 / 50 50 / 8 / 20
50 / 4665 22 / 8 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ Albert Saleh Rabi' ⟦line⟧ Miss Evelyn Isaac Haskel Sassoon The ninth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty ⟦line⟧ AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 29 On behalf of the Head of the Denominational Community Vice President of the Physical Council ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 26 8 / 21 / A
⟦Department Copy⟧ Testimony Paper To Whom It May Concern Sir We, the undersigned, residents of Kirkuk, testify that Victoria daughter of Bashir from Kirkuk, who was registered with her brother Shamil Haqqi Bashir in the citizenship renunciation form numbered (93/94), has no father or mother, therefore we have signed below and provided him with this statement, and the matter is yours, Sir; August 21, 1950 On behalf of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Kirkuk | Witness Hesqail Siddiq | Ishaq Hesqail, a resident of Kirkuk Number - 50 / 2666 Date - 22 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses above) ⟦illegible⟧ N.C. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦Issued⟧ 8/21 9/21/8
1950/8/20 Department Copy To whom it may concern We the undersigned testify that Yehuda Youssef Rishq is a reciter of Al-Fatiha for the dead and he has no other profession or any source whatsoever except for Al-Fatiha Witness | Witness | Witness Munshi Ephraim Munir | Moshe Yacoub | Naji Nassim Heskiel Youssef | | I certify the authenticity of the three signatures above and endorse the contents of this minutes 1950/8/20 Stamp of the Mukhtar of the Israelite Community for the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, Sasson Ezra Dallal Number: 50/2667 Date: 1950/8/22 ( We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the stamp of the Mukhtar above ) ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/21 Jurist ⟦...⟧ 8/21 On behalf of the Community President Vice President of the Lay Council 1/21/8
Department Copy 50 / 2668 1950 / 8 / 22 332 Moshiah Israel known as Moshiah Hai bin Israel Moshiah Miss Naima Abdullah known as Naima Abdullah Moshiah The twenty-third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 8/21 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/21 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 8/21/2