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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 651-675

Page 651

⟦Department Copy⟧
To whom it may concern
The person named Khadduri son of Gurji Ibrahim, whose photograph is attached above, his features and appearance indicate
that he was born in 1932, and at his request we have signed;
Witness | Witness | Stamp of the Mukhtar of the Jewish community for the district
Aboud Ishaq from the people of Miqdadiya | Yaqub Rahmin from the people of Miqdadiya | Qambar Ali Sassoon Ezra Dallal
Number: 2914 / 50
Date: 16 / 9 / 1950
We certify the authenticity of the two witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's stamp above
⟦handwritten signature⟧
For the acting head of the community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦handwritten signature⟧
9/18
9/19
9/18 A

Page 653

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 19 / 9 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 25, I hereby confirm that
Mr. Harun son of Reuben Harun Cohen
Has married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Daoud son of Isaac
On the day 26 / 2 / 1945 (Corresponding to 12 Adar year 5705)
(⟦line⟧
Amount of the Ketubah: 500 Five hundred dinars and no more
Witnesses
Shimon Saleh Shaul
Salim Saleh Al-Bahou
2
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦illegible signature⟧
9/19

Page 654

⟦Last Copy⟧
2916 / 50
9 / 29 / 1950
⟦illegible⟧ 19
25
Haroon <del>Rubin</del> Haroon Kawaz
Miss Khatoun Daoud Ishaq
The twenty-sixth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
five AD.
⟦signature⟧
9 / 29
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community acting
Vice President of the Lay Council
9 / 19 / A

Page 655

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 19/9/1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate number 142, I hereby confirm that
Mr. Yusuf Dawud Khushkali
has married in Baghdad Miss Lulu daughter of Munshi son of <del>Yusuf</del> Salman
on the day 2 / 2 / 1929 (corresponding to 14 Shevat 5699)
Dowry amount: 75 Dinars
Witnesses: Yusuf Shaul Hakham Eliyahu
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Three
⟦illegible⟧
9/19

Page 656

Department Copy
50 / 2987
1950 / 9 / 29
143
Youssef Daoud Khoshanki
Miss Lulu Hindi Suleiman
The third of February of the year nineteen hundred and thirty
AD
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Three
Half Financial P
9/19
⟦signature⟧
9/19/9

Page 658

The person in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the records established in my logs, I hereby certify that
the named ⟦Yitzhak Abraham⟧ passed away in Baghdad
on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tammuz⟧ year
⟦5710⟧ (⟦1950/7/12⟧) and for that reason I have signed below
Current Classifier
⟦Signature⟧
9/19
⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧
⟦Signature⟧
Heskel Haddad
The person in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs

Page 659

⟦Department Copy⟧
50 / 2919
19 / 9 / 1950
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 individual Yehuda Ibrahim died in Baghdad on the twelfth
day of July in the year nineteen hundred and forty AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Physical Council
Accompanied by God
⟦signature⟧ 9/19
9 / 19 / 2

Page 660

Department Copy
50 / 2280
19 / 9 / 1950
98
Ibrahim Eliyahu Shamoun
Miss Naeema Shaul Abdullah
The second of September, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six
AD.
⟦Mustafa Al-Sh⟧
9/19
⟦illegible⟧
9/19
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
2/19/9

Page 661

Department Copy
We, the undersigned, testify that Ezra Shmail, husband of Habiba Hesqil, traveled abroad during
the First Great War and died during the aforementioned war, and for this reason we have signed.
Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar
Sadiq Aziz | Daoud Hakham Eliyahu | Ibrahim Kurji Shmouli
Chaiji |  |
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
We certify the authenticity of
the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above.
Number -: 2921 / 50
Date -: 12 / 9 / 1950
⟦illegible signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible signature⟧
9/19
12/9
12

Page 662

Department Copy
2922 / 50
16 / 9 / 1950
110
Naji Moshi, known as Naji Ilya bin Moshi Aini
Miss Warda Sadiq
The twenty-third of November of the year one thousand nine hundred
and forty-nine AD.
⟦For certification⟧
9/19
⟦signature⟧
9/19/2
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council

Page 663

Department Copy
2922 / 50
29 / 9 / 1950
217
Saleh Naeem bin Moshe Hayyim Shami
Miss Matouqa Shaul Yahya Lawi
The third of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Corporal Council
⟦File kept⟧
9/19
9/19
2 / 10 / 9

Page 664

Department Copy
50 / 2924
19 / 9 / 1950
Exhibit
Khedhouri Salman Munshi
Kirkuk Miss Eileen Eliyahu Munshi Rabi'a
The twentieth of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five
AD.
My signature
9/19
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
9 / 19 / 9

Page 665

Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that
the person named ⟦Yitzhak Avraham⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦first⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ in the year
19 5702
(22/5/1942) and for that reason I have signed below.
⟦Yitzhak Haskel⟧
⟦...⟧
Haskel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials
⟦...⟧
9/19

Page 666

Department Copy
2925 / 50
19/9/1950
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that the person named Eliyahu Murad Yadgar died in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth
day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Corporal Council
⟦signature⟧
9/19/⟦?⟧

Page 667

Department Copy
2926 / 50
19 / 9 / 1950
The marriage contract was registered on 5 / 5 / 1947
Presidency of ⟦...⟧ Baghdad
410
Ibrahim Isaac Maroudi
Miss Mary Moshi Ibrahim Ajami
The twenty-third of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
⟦Certified⟧
9/19
9/19
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
9 / 19 / 2

Page 668

I, Hayim Anbar Ajam, a resident of Baqubah, testify that
Raheel Rajab Rabia married Abdo Rajab Hussein
Al-Karwi in the year 1942, and for this reason I have given this testimony.
Salman
The marriage contract was completed on 4 / 4 / 1942
⟦illegible⟧
Year 50
12 / 9
Regarding the news of
Hayim Anbar Ajam
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 9 / 1950
We endorse what is stated above
Salman Murad
Aboudi
17 / 9 / 50
⟦illegible⟧
Salman
17 / 9 / 1950
Considered a marriage certificate
⟦illegible⟧
17 / 9

Page 669

Department Copy
2927 / 50
29 / 9 / 1950
Exhibit
Abdullah Rahmeen Al-Koudi
** Yaqoubiya Raheel Rahmeen Rabee
The fourth of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three
AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
9/19
⟦signature⟧
9/19
9/19/1

Page 670

Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 18 / 9 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the marriage record number 161, I hereby certify that
Mr. Munir son of Shaul Ibrahim Mordechai
married in Baghdad Miss Naima daughter of Salloum Shaya Shlomo Dawood
on the day 21 / September / 1922 (Corresponding to 28 Elul year
5682)
( ⟦line⟧ 5682 ⟦line⟧ )
Marriage settlement amount | Witnesses
32,000 Thirty-two thousand Rupees | Meir Bnayad
| Saleh Mazam Kwaya
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
200 Fils
19 / 9

Page 671

2928 / 50
1950 / 9 / 19
Department Copy
161
Munir Shaul Abraham Mordechai
Miss Naeima Sassoon Moshi Shlomo Dawoud
The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-⟦line⟧
two AD.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦faded circular stamp⟧
⟦File⟧
9/19
⟦Correct⟧
9/19
9/19/1
⟦faded circular stamp⟧

Page 672

His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Sasson Baruch
Ibrahimi is Jewish and was born in Baghdad in the year 1912 and he is unmarried
and has no family responsibilities, and for this reason we have signed.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Witness
Naim Saleh
Witness
Dawood Salman
⟦illegible signature⟧
I certify the contents of this testimony
The Mukhtar
⟦The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
⟦three revenue stamps with portraits and values 2, 5, 5 fils⟧
184
Mh

Page 673

Department Copy
3929/50
17 September 5 0
To whom it may concern
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr Sasson Baroukh Mizrahi is a jew and was born at Baghdad
in 1912. He is a bachelor and has no family responsibilities.
⟦Shamash⟧
18/9
⟦illegible⟧
19/9
⟦illegible⟧
for Ofg. President
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Vice-president
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD
f/19/9

⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ in ⟦...⟧
We, the undersigned, certify that Mr. ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Identifier
⟦...⟧
Identifier
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦circular stamp: Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad⟧
⟦circular stamp⟧

Page 674

⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Iranian Consul
Baghdad
Presented to your position
We testify that the woman named Nazdar Nissan is the wife of Nassim bin Nassim, who died in Iran, and that the girl
named Layla Nassim is the daughter of Nazdar Nissan, and to this we have signed.
⟦illegible⟧
Witness | Witness | Witness | Witness | The Mukhtar
Munshi Youssef | Daniel Youssef | Yaqoub Ismail | Ishaq Ibrahim | Ibrahim Karchi Shmuli
Servant | Girek Seller | Jawri |  |
Number: 50 / 2920
Date: 29 / 9 / 1950
We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the witnesses
and the seal of the Mukhtar
(above)
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Youssef Zakkai
9/29
⟦illegible⟧
9/29
9/29/9
M.A

Page 675

⟦Department Copy⟧
50 / 2921
18 / 9 / 1950
12
Yehuda Haskel bin Moshi Yehuda Rajwan
Miss Naima Essam Shaul Ishaq Sabih
The twentieth of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight
AD ⟦line⟧.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦Baghdad⟧
9/19
⟦signature⟧
2/19/9