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 / 2700 27 / 8 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Heskel Abdullah Yusuf Hayu died in Baghdad on the twenty-seventh day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Corporal Council ⟦illegible⟧ 8/25 ⟦Loss⟧ 8/25/9
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in 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 named ⟦Yitzhak Avraham⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦twentieth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Elul⟧ in the year ⟦5706⟧ 17 Elul (22 / 9 / 1945) and to that effect I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Heskail Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs 50 Fils Death Record 20 / 9 / ⟦45⟧
Department Copy 50 / 2701 1950 / 8 / 27 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burial matters at the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the late Menashi Youssef Erwelli passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8/27 ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 25 / 2
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials 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 person named ⟦Yousef Daoud Shua⟧ died in Baghdad On the ⟦fourth⟧ day of the month of ⟦July⟧ in the year ⟦87⟧ ( ⟦4 / 7 / 1927⟧ ) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Haskil Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials Register entry 25 / 8 / 50 ⟦Signature⟧ ⟦Yosef David Shua⟧ ⟦Signature⟧
Department Copy Death Certificate 50 / 2702 27 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the individual named Eliyahu Ishaq Shabu passed away in Baghdad on the fourth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8/25/⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy Iranian Consulate in Baghdad House Number 149/50 We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Rahma daughter of Munshi and mother of the child named Saeed son of Mushih, aged four and a half years, is supporting the aforementioned child until he reaches the age of majority, as his father has passed away and no one else remains to support him, and for this reason we have signed ⟦line⟧ ! Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran neighborhood Jamil Rubin | Abdul Aziz Salman | Ibrahim Koji | Shmuli Shoe worker | Printing press worker Department Copy Number: M - 2702 / 50 Date: 27 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal above) On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 8/15 ⟦illegible⟧ Halal
Accounting Entry Accounting Department 100 L 702 1810521 D B We received from Mr. ⟦Isaac⟧ Raphael ⟦Shaul⟧ an amount of ⟦five⟧ Dinars as ⟦fees⟧ for the year ⟦1952⟧ and ⟦1953⟧ according to ⟦receipt⟧ number ⟦1810521⟧ on ⟦11/18/1952⟧ issued by the ⟦Department⟧ of ⟦Post⟧, Telegraph ⟦and Telephone⟧ in ⟦Baghdad⟧ . ⟦Written⟧ on ⟦...⟧ On behalf of the Director General of Post and Telegraph Head of Accounting and Financial Audit 1810521 11/18 ⟦signature⟧
Department Copy 4 / 270 / 50 27 / 8 / 1950 14 Salman Daoud Ibrahim⟦line⟧ Miss Naima Shokh Rahmin Hab⟦line⟧ba The fourth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nin⟦line⟧e A.⟦line⟧D. ⟦signature⟧ 1/8 ⟦signature⟧ February the 755 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ Vice President of the Spiritual Council 9 / 25 / 8
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering 31 / 5 / 1950 Isaac We, the President and members of the High Court, certify that Mr. Bashir Youssef Daniel Rabia has completed the prescribed course of study successfully in Science and obtained a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, and accordingly we have granted him this certificate with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto in the world ⟦illegible⟧ by the testimony of Lieutenant Governor of the Council of Higher Education ⟦line⟧ Dean ⟦line⟧ Registrar University of Pennsylvania ⟦line⟧ School of Engineering ⟦line⟧ Signature ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Philadelphia ⟦line⟧ Pennsylvania ⟦line⟧ United States True Copy Translation 155 7 / 6 / 50 ⟦line⟧ Fulfillment 10521 / 8 / 50 ⟦line⟧ Attestation ( ⟦illegible⟧ Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq in New York ) Signature Consul General of the Republic of Iraq In the name of the Government of the Republic of Iraq in New York 5 / 8 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 50 / 2705 8/27/1950 234 Daoud Shaoul Eliahou Fattal Miss Nadira Saleh Ishaq Matia The second of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 8/25 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/25/8
Department Copy 2706 / 55 27 / 8 / 1955 Exhibit Safnaha Sadaqa ⟦line⟧ Miss Sih Yaqub The sixteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- three AD ⟦line⟧ . (Copy of Certificate) ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 15 ⟦signature⟧ Certified 27 / 8 1 / 25 / ⟦illegible⟧
50 / 2707 27 / 8 / 1950 Certificate ⟦illegible⟧ The Community ⟦illegible⟧ We hereby certify that Rabbi David Shaul Shamash was one of the members of the Communal Court in Baghdad and was receiving from the community fund a nominal salary of fifteen dinars. He was also receiving monthly allowances from the esteemed Ministry of Justice in the amount of fifteen dinars as well, and he submitted his resignation from the membership of the aforementioned court on 27 / 6 / 1950 and his allowances from the Ministry of Justice were cut off from the aforementioned date. His nominal salary from this presidency was also adjusted from 15/- dinars to 26/- dinars effective from 1 / 7 / 1950 in view of his being a member of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, and based on his request, he was provided with this certificate; ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 27 / 8 A / 25 / 8
Department Copy 3707 / 50 27/8/1950 Certificate We hereby confirm that Rabbi David Shaul Shamash was one of the members of the Communal Court in Baghdad and was receiving from the community fund a nominal salary of fifteen Dinars. Also he was receiving monthly allowances from the Honorable Ministry of Justice in the amount of fifteen Dinars as well, and he submitted his resignation from membership of the aforementioned court on 27/6/1950 and his allowances from the Ministry of Justice were cut off as of the mentioned date. Also his nominal salary from this Presidency was adjusted from 15/- Dinars to 26/- Dinars effective from 1/7/1950 in view of his being a member of the Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad, and based on his request he was provided with this certificate. Note This certificate was issued based on the request of Rabbi David ⟦the man⟧ Shaul to be presented to ⟦Directorate⟧ ⟦...⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 1 / November / 1950 Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 1/11 ⟦signature⟧ Required ⟦...⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ Department Copy We, the undersigned, certify that Rahmin Haskil Al-Irani residing in house number 126 / 144 in Tatran neighborhood has one daughter named Rahil and two sons, the elder named Munshi and the younger named Samir, whose photo is in this certificate Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Tatran neighborhood Haroun Yusuf neighborhood | Yaqub Yusuf neighborhood | Ibrahim Korgi Shmouli Tatran car driver | Tatran | Number: 2708 / 50 Date: 28 / 8 / 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 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 27 / 8 / 50 Photo 8 / 27
Department Copy Birth Certificate We, the undersigned, certify that Daoud Ibrahim Gabriel had his citizenship revoked in Khanaqin on 20 / 6 / 1950 and seventeen days after the revocation of his citizenship, he was blessed with a son and named him Hayim Daoud according to the birth notification given to him by the Central Doctor in Khanaqin, numbered 387 and dated 7 / 7 / 1950, and also the birth notification is signed by the Mukhtar of Salih Beg neighborhood in Khanaqin and the health inspector in Khanaqin, therefore we have organized this certificate for him signed by us; Witness | Witness | Witness Moshe Hai Mordechai | Moshe Baqaqa | Menashe Shoa From the residents of Khanaqin | | Number -: 50 / 2709 Date -: 28 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the above witnesses) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Copy 1 / 27 / 8 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8 / 27
Baghdad 8 / 8 / 1950 His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Presented to your Excellency We, the undersigned, Munshi Mastu Hakim and Salim Shakuri ⟦illegible⟧ That ⟦illegible⟧ Halaw Salih Shina is from a noble family and possesses good qualities Munshi Mastu Hakim ⟦signature⟧ Salim Shakuri ⟦signature⟧ Munshi Mastu Hakim, residing in Karrada al-Pasha, merchant Salim Shakuri, residing in Al-Bataween, merchant Rescue 40 Fils ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Department Copy 3710 /50 20th August 50 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ISAAC S. SHINA of Baghdad, Iraq, comes from a good family of excellent moral character. ⟦illegible⟧ 20/8 MEIR S. BASRI For Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice- President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. Request ⟦line⟧ 20 / 8 / 50
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Department Copy 3710 / 50 20th August 50 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ISAAC S. SHINA of Baghdad, Iraq, comes from a prominent family of good moral character. ⟦Shamaash⟧ 2 copies 20/8 x 184 - 20/8 MEIR S. BASRI for Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice-President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. Hinnawi 20 / 8 / 50
The Official 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 ⟦Ibrahim Hazqeel Ibrahim⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦twentieth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Elul⟧ in the year 5710 (21 / 8 / 1950) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦Ibrahim Hazqeel Ibrahim⟧ Heskel Haddad The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters ⟦illegible⟧ on 25 / 8 / 50
Department Copy Death Certificate 50 / 2711 50 / 8 / 28 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Munshi Zebulon passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-first day of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ For the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Physical Council F / 8 / 27 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 27
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Department On the first day of the week, on the ninth day of the holy month of Shevat, the year [5]710 - Yes, Moshe son of Hak Sasson, Shafiqa daughter of Khalfa son of Yitzhak and Mrs. Sarina clean for her merit ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ until there is for the child every ⟦illegible⟧ small regulation ⟦illegible⟧ 23 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 12/25/1949 Salman Hoogi Aboudi Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Salman Hoogi Aboudi CHIEF RABBI SALMAN H. ABOUDI BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 3712 / 50 1950/8/28 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Eliyahu Salman was divorced from his wife, the person named Shafiqa Eliyahu Ishaq, on the twenty-fifth day of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ For the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦2400 Fils⟧ 8/28 8/28/1 ⟦signature⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 27 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage contract numbered 724, I hereby confirm that Mr. Yaqoub son of Hai Gharib has married in Baghdad Miss Nazima daughter of Shaul Saleh Muallim On the day 30 / 6 / 1950 (Corresponding to 15 Tammuz 710) Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses 500 Dinars | Shimon Shaul | Salim Hakham Eliyahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Beth Din Baghdad ⟦...⟧ 200 Fils ⟦Registered⟧ 27 / 8 / 50