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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.

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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 301-325

Page 301

Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that
The individual named Chaim Yitzhak Daniel passed away in Baghdad
On the 20th day of the month of Nisan, year 5706
(27 / 4 / 1945), and for this purpose I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
20 / 8 / 50
Hezekiel Haddad
Heskel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
⟦signature⟧
50 Fils
Status Record
21 / 8 / 50

Page 302

Department Copy
⟦Officer's Copy⟧
50 / 2669
8 / 22 / 1950
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Jewish cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Hayim Daoud Cohen Kurdi died in
Baghdad on the twenty-seventh day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
five AD.
⟦signature⟧
8/21
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
8/21
8/21/9

Page 303

Department copy
50 / 2670
1950 / 8 / 25
732
Fuad Munshi Hay⟦line⟧im
Esperance Khalifa Mush⟦line⟧i
The thirtieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fift⟦line⟧y
A.⟦line⟧D.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Counc⟦line⟧il
⟦illegible⟧
6 / 24
Shir Akal
8 / ⟦illegible⟧

Page 304

Department Copy
50 / 2671
25 / 8 / 1950
337
Salim Yaqub Rahmin
Miss Samha Nazima daughter of Eliyahu Rahmin
The twentieth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four
AD.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 24
Indigent
8 / 24 / 9
⟦illegible⟧

Page 305

⟦Copy⟧ to whom it may concern
We endorse and testify hereby that Mr. Azar Baوقar son of Murad is of Iranian nationality, and that his
identity book, i.e., his nationality document issued to him by the Iranian Consulate in Khanaqin, has been lost, and based on this we have testified
Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran Neighborhood
Sion Rahman Hanoun Al-Saghir - Baghdad | Ibrahim Murad - Neighborhood | Ibrahim Koji Sholi
Civil Status Record No. 7075 issued | Al-Tatran Civil Status Record No. |
from the Iranian Consulate in Baghdad | 4531 issued from the Consulate |
| Iranian in Baghdad |
Number: 272 / 50
Date: 25 / 8 / 1950
(We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above)
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
8/24/A
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 307

Officer in Charge of Israelite Burial Affairs
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 named ⟦Salim Hakkak Murad⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦January⟧ year ⟦48⟧
⟦12⟧
⟦(12/1/1948)⟧ and for this purpose I have signed below
Haskail Haddad
Officer in Charge of Israelite Burial Affairs
50 Fils
Recorded in
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 308

Department Copy
A 674 / 50
25 / 8 / 1950
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burial affairs at the Israelite Cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Habiba Mordechai Tobia died in
Baghdad on the sixteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-eight AD.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
8/22/9
⟦illegible⟧

Page 309

Registrar of Betrothal and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 8/22/1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Greetings
Based on the marriage contract numbered: 89
I hereby certify that Mr.: Shaoul son of Khedhouri son of Salomo
Married in Baghdad the Miss: Naeima daughter of Salloum son of Hanouka
On the day: 11/20/1941 (corresponding to 1 Kislev 5702)
Witnesses
Shimon Sasson Shaoul
Selim Sasson Eliahou
Shimon Shaoul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaoul H. Shimon
Amount of the Ketubah
50 Dinars only and nothing else
Registered on
8/22/50
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 311

50 / 4676
25 / 8 / 1950
Department Copy
161
Rahmin Youssef Rahmin Rumia
Miss Doris Rahmin Nassim Cohen
The twenty-fifth of December of the year nineteen hundred
and forty-nine AD.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
8/24
⟦illegible⟧
8/20
8/21
8/24
⟦illegible⟧

Page 312

Department Copy
His Excellency, President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respectfully
Greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Moshi, son of Karim Abed, was
born in Baghdad on the 24th day of August, the year 1944 AD.
Therefore, we have signed below.
Baghdad on 20 / 8 / 1950
Witness
Moshi Sahyoun
⟦signature⟧
Witness
Yousef Hesqeel
⟦signature⟧
We endorse the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
⟦stamp with two postage stamps⟧
Sufficient
Two copies in English
28 / 8 / 50
A /
Moshi Karim Abed

Page 313

Department Copy
3677/50
21st August 50
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby
confirm that <del>Mr.</del> Master MOSHI KARIM ABED was born at Baghdad on
the 24th of August 1944 ( nineteen hundred & fourty four
A. D. ).
⟦Shamael⟧
2 Copies
21/8
For, Ofg. President,
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
Vice- President,
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
⟦signature⟧

Page 314

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
For the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 22 / 8 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate number 294, I hereby confirm that
Mr. Ezra Yaqub Saken
married in Baghdad the daughter of Yaqub Daoul
On the day 6 / 9 / 1929 (corresponding to 22 / Elul 689)
⟦line⟧
The Ketubah Amount | Witnesses
Five hundred dinars | Shamoon Shaul
500 | Salim Hakim Mayahu
⟦signature⟧
22 / 8
⟦illegible⟧
Shamoon Shaul H. Shamoon
⟦stamp⟧

Page 316

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 22 / 8 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 259
I hereby certify that Mr.: Heskel son of Yusuf Heskel Shindi
Married in Baghdad Miss: Rahma daughter of Eliyahu Menashe Jack
On the day: 8 / 6 / 1916 (15 Sivan 5676)
Ketubbah amount: 60 Lira sixty only
The Witnesses
Reuben Hayyim Madshi
Ezra Al-Shamash
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 8 / 50

Page 317

Department Copy
50 / 2679
1950 / 8 / 25
259
Heskel Youssef Heskel Sherry
Miss Rahma Eliahu Moshe Gaggak
The eighth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and six
AD.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
8 / 24 / 9
N L

Page 318

Department Copy
50 / 2680
1950/8/25
479
Yaqub Ibrahim Rahmin Arwil⟦line⟧i
Miss Hanna Yaqub Mush⟦line⟧i
The thirtieth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fif⟦line⟧ty
AD⟦line⟧.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
8/22
Indigent (Poor)
On 8/22
A/8/24

Page 319

⟦Department Copy⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧
We certify that the person Ibrahim Khader is Iranian
We certify regarding Ibrahim Khader of Iranian nationality that his Iranian nationality is the original and permanent ⟦for the...⟧
and in his real name numbered (158), and for clarification we have testified to that.
Witness | Witness | Witness | Witness
Sion Munshi | Isaac Younani Shlomo | Daoud Ibrahim | Yousef Munshi
Stamp of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran Neighborhood, Yousef Ibrahim Kouji Shamouli
Number: 50/4681
Date: 25 / 8 / 1950
(We certify the validity of the witnesses' signatures and the stamp of the Mukhtar above)
For the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible signature⟧
8/24
25
8/24/9

Page 320

Baghdad on August 22 / 1950
Department Copy
To whom it may ⟦line⟧ concern
DEATH CERTIFICATE
We, the undersigned, certify that the person named Abdullah Yusuf Cohen died in
Iran on August 13 / 1950, and for the record we have signed;
Witness | Witness | Witness
Heskel Ezra Qazzaz | Yaqoub Sion Rajwan | Sasson Abdullah Cohen
|  | Son of the deceased
I confirm the above that the person named Abdullah Yusuf Cohen died in Iran 10 / 22 / 1950
Stamp of the Mukhtar of Qambar Ali District, Mr. Mahmoud Al-Sayed Abdullah
Number - 2682 / 50
Date - 8 / 25 / 1950
(We certify the validity of the witnesses' signatures and the stamp of the Mukhtar above)
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
File Completion
Ncc
8 / 24 / 1

Page 321

Officer in Charge of Israelite Burial Affairs
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby certify that
The individual named ⟦Abraham Hassan Ovadia⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ year 5695
(19 ⟦/ / ⟧) and for that reason I signed below ⟦Abraham Ovadia⟧
⟦Mazliach⟧
Heskiel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Israelite Burial Affairs
⟦illegible⟧
Indigent (Poor)
2/24/50

Page 322

Department copy
Copy of the ⟦illegible⟧ death certificate
2682 / 50
25 / 8 / 1950
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials in the Israeli cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the person named Rifka Ishaq Moshih died in Baghdad
on the sixteenth day of August in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five
AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
8/24
Haqqi Ahmed
8/24/2
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 323

50 / 2684
1950 / 8 / 25
Department Copy
The Seers
Shlomo Moshe Isaac
Miss Shamsi Daoud
The sixteenth of June, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
five AD.
On behalf of the Head of the Israelite Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
We received the fee
2824
8 / 24 / 1

Page 325

Department Copy
Department Copy
2686 / 50
25 / 8 / 1950
206
Ibrahim Murad, known as Ibrahim Lkayim bin Murad Khay Elisha
Miss Rahil Shirazi Munshi, known as Rahil Munshi Moshi Ghazal
The second of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one
AD ⟦line⟧ .
Poor status
24
4/28
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A/24/8