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.
Department copy 50/2997 10/9/1950 389 Nassim Eliyahu Rahamin Miss Seniora Yaqoub Abu Hayo The ninth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council ⟦Mustafa⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1/9/10
Department Copy 50/3997 10/9/1950 389 Nassim Eliyahu Rahmin Miss Seniora Yaqub Abu Habbo The ninth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ 7/20 (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 1/30/1951 ⟦stamp⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Copy ⟦signature⟧ 1/20 Ibrahim 1/30
Officer of Jewish Burial Affairs 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 ⟦Yitzhak Hayim Menachem⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the ⟦fourth⟧ day of the month of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦88⟧ (19 ⟦27/12/14⟧) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer of Jewish Burial Affairs 50 Fils ⟦Grave Fee⟧ ⟦signature⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ ⟦Director⟧ 8 / 299 / 50 9 / 10 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we certify hereby that the person named Moshe Yosef Hayim Karhin passed away in Baghdad on the thirteenth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD. ⟦Archived⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Corporeal Council Certified ⟦illegible signature⟧ 10 / 9 / 1950
99/2/50 10/9/1950 ⟦Presidency⟧ of the Department 71 Daniel Samuel Heskel Abu Hayu Miss Daisy Jacob Heskel Abu Hayu The tenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Urgent⟧ ⟦10/9/50⟧ 1/9/10