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 / 2766 21 / 8 / 1950 81 Shamil Munshi known as Shmuel Munshi Habousha Levi Miss Jahla Suleiman ⟦line⟧ Murad The sixth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Certified ⟦signature⟧ 21 / 8 1 / 31 / 8
Copy for the department 2767 / 50 21 / 8 / 1950 232 Hesqail Meir known as Hesqail Meir Eliyahu Miss Saida Manshi Benjamin Ajami The sixteenth of February, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. Certified true copy ⟦signature⟧ 8/21 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council A / 8/31
Copy of the Circular Sect 2768 / 50 21 / 8 / 1950 355 Yona Heskel, known as Yusuf Salim Yona bin Heskel Barhoum Miss Shafiqa Salim, known as Shafiqa Salim Ezra Shiri The sixteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦Mustafa⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 8/21 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Sect Vice President of the Lay Council 8/31/1
Department Copy ⟦...⟧ 50/2729 8/20/1950 221 Ibrahim Yusuf, known as Ibrahim Matana bin Yusuf Haskiel Ezra Dallal Miss Doreen Khedhouri Sassoon Khleif The thirtieth of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦...⟧ 8/21 ⟦...⟧ Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 8/31/1
Department Copy 50/2770 8/21/1950 353 Ibrahim Munir known as Ibrahim Munir Ibrahim Ajami Salima Haskiel Pinhas known as Salima Haskiel Eliahou Kashi The twenty-second of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Sent to 8/21 8/31/A
⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ We certify that the person Yusuf Salih Rahim, whose features indicate he was born in 1932, and whose father called Salih bin Rahim has had his citizenship dropped No. 390, and we have signed here. Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of al-Tawrat neighborhood Salim Dawud Salam Mordechai Ibrahim | Munir Aziz Abdullah | School Director | School Student | Number: 50 / 2771 Date: 21 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above) ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Chief of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8/21 A / 31 / 8
The Administrator 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 named ⟦Yitzhak Menachem Menachem⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦23rd⟧ day of the month of ⟦Iyar⟧ in the year 96 (12 / 5 / 1922) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Menachem⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 8 / 20 ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 20 ⟦faded stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧ By virtue of this transfer, pay against the amount of 2621 Dinars to the order of the Honorable Director General of Awqaf the sum of two thousand six hundred and twenty-one Dinars only, for the value of our entitlement as trustees for the school and for the shelter and endowments of the Laila Al-Qasim school attached to it | for the school | for the school | Abdul Latif Nuri Bey | Said Al-Hajj Thabit Bey | The trustee thereof in his own capacity | The trustee thereof in his own capacity 105 / 277 / ⟦illegible⟧ - Our entitlement 05/10 / 81 / 71 / - Our entitlement (This transfer is designated for the recovery of construction amounts in the garden of Laila Al-Qasim School) The two trustees of Laila Al-Qasim School Abdul Latif Nuri Bey Said Al-Hajj Thabit Bey ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 138628
Department Copy Department Copy 50 / 2772 21 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named person, Yaqub Moshi Shasha, passed away in Baghdad on the sixteenth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-six AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Delivered to ⟦illegible⟧ 8/21 Head of the Community A / 31 / 8
Department copy 50/ 4772 1950/8/21 137 Nassim Ibrahim Dani⟦line⟧al Miss Lulu Abboudi, known as Lulu Abboudi Ishaq Bass⟦line⟧on The second of February of the year nineteen hundred and forty AD⟦line⟧. ⟦illegible⟧ 50/8/21 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/21 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council F /8/21
Department Copy 2774 / 50 1950/8/21 271 Naji Haskail Baroukh, known as Naji Salim bin Haskail Ezra bin Baroukh Ishaq Miss Marcelle Eliyahu, known as Marcelle Eliyahu Yaqub Sofair The sixteenth of December, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 50/8/20 200 fils ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/21 P / 8/31 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦Department Copy⟧ To whom it may concern We testify that ⟦Yaqu⟧ Yusuf Zalkha and his wife Flora daughter of Yehuda Jetayat are of Iraqi nationality and they have children, namely Eileen 1930, Maurice 1932, William 1934, Raymonde ⟦17/7⟧ 1937 and Nazem 1940, and at his request we have provided him with this certificate; Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Taht al-Takiya neighborhood Ezra Isaac Hakmal Saleh Khedhouri Isaac | Meir Khedhouri Battaween - 1/1/25 | I confirm the above, Mukhtar of the Jewish Community Sassoon Dallal No.: 50/2775 Date: 9/9/1950 ⟦...⟧ (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses and the seals of the two Mukhtars above) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 9/1/1
Department Copy To the Honorable Consulate General of the Imperial Iranian Government Presented to your highness: We testify, after reviewing, that the person named Yaqub bin Eli, of Iranian nationality, whose photo is attached below, is of Iranian dependency and possesses an Iranian census book issued by the Iranian Consulate Administration in Baghdad under No. 7236 and dated 11/4/1311 of the Solar year. Accordingly, we inform you that the aforementioned person is Iranian in every sense and the said book belongs to him personally without any doubt or forgery. Therefore, we have signed this paper in our capacity as witnesses to that. Yours is the obeyed command. 31/8/1950. Witness | Witness | Mukhtar of Qanbar Ali Neighborhood Hasqil Daoud, employee at | Fathi Moshi, baker worker | Sayyid Mahmoud Sayyid Abdullah Aboudi Warehouse | | Number: 2776 / 50 Date: 1 / 9 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses and the stamp of the Mukhtar above) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧
Department Copy Department Copy 50 / 2777 1 / 9 / 1950 15 Edward Salman Ezra Reuben Mazi⟦line⟧n Miss Berthe Saleh known as Berthe Saleh Eliyahu Pinḥ⟦line⟧as The eighth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eig⟦line⟧ht AD⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 20 / 8 / 50 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 21 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Coun⟦line⟧cil N / 8 / 310
Lease Registration And the area of the building located in the sector of ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Hakama numbered ⟦illegible⟧ has been ⟦illegible⟧ List number ⟦illegible⟧ Its designation and type: a house built of brick and cement, roofed with iron beams, brick, and reinforced concrete, consisting of two floors only, its area is (185/162) m2, while the total building area registered in the Land Registry is one hundred eighty-seven square meters and sixteen square decimeters only, and the mentioned house is a building consisting of two floors, ground and first, and each floor contains three rooms and their associated utilities 187/16 m2. And the area mentioned above is one hundred eighty-seven square meters and sixteen square decimeters Number and date of the estimation letter ⟦line⟧ Tenant ⟦line⟧ Owner According to list number 7347 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Heirs of Sassoon Samuel Rabia On 7/7/1978 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Represented by Sassoon Samuel 105 Dinars ⟦line⟧ Monthly 1260 Dinars ⟦line⟧ Annually (One thousand two hundred and sixty dinars only per year for the rent allowance) Estimator ⟦illegible⟧ General Directorate of Frozen Assets Directorate of Frozen Assets Accounts ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 2778 / 50 1 / 9 / 50 122 Youssef bin Ibrahim Shalom Zakaria ⟦line⟧ Miss Latifa Youssef Daoud Halawi The thirtieth of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/8/50 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/31 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council F / 8/31
Community Copy His Excellency the Iranian Consul in Baghdad, the Most Distinguished Presented to your Excellency: House Number: 141/37 We testify regarding Nassim Isaac Hayyim Elias, of Iranian nationality, and that his photograph attached to this petition is the real one and his real name with his Iranian nationality, and for clarification we have testified to that ⟦line⟧ , 9/2/1950 Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Tatran neighborhood Ibrahim Gurji Shmuli Isaac Heskel | Shaul Ezra | Number: 2779 / 1950 Date: 2 / 9 / 1950 We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 9/2/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/9
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 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 ⟦Heskel Shaoul Walad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦twenty-eighth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ in the year ⟦5709⟧ (29 / 1 / 1949) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦illegible hebrew text⟧ ⟦illegible stamp mark⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 9
Department Copy Death Certificate 2780 / 50 2 / 9 / 50 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Eliyahu Sion Khalif died in Baghdad on the twenty-ninth day of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 200 Fils 9/2 F / 3 / 9
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦Department of ...⟧ Baghdad on 2 / 9 / 950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that Mr. Eliyahu Ezra Menashi Shahrabani has performed his engagement to Miss Madelaine Menahem Isaac Sa'at in Baghdad on the day 12 / July / 1950 (Corresponding to 27 Tammuz 5710) And has not married yet Conditions: 550 Dinars Witnesses: Shamoun Shaul H. Shaul Story Habsha Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/9
Department Copy 50 / 2781 50 / 9 / 2 Eliyahu Ezra Moshi Shahrabani ⟦line⟧ Miss Madeline Menachem Isaac Saat The twelfth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦illegible⟧ 2 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 20 Fils 9 / 2 ⟦signature⟧ F / 3 / 9
Department Copy His Excellency the Respectable Director of Income Tax Presented to your Excellency I testify that the person named Ishaq Menachem Saatchi carries the title "Salim" and has the right to use his title instead of his real name, therefore he is called Ishaq Salim Menachem Saatchi. This is for your consideration. 9/1/1950 Department Copy Witness | Witness | Mukhtar's Stamp Naeem Salman | Daoud Yaqub Shilo | | Tatran Neighborhood 102 / 144 | (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's stamp) On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Number: 2782 / 50 Date: 2 / 9 / 50 F / 3 / 9 ⟦signature⟧ 9/2 ⟦signature⟧
Copy for the Department 2782 / 50 2 / 9 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 618 Daoud Menah, known as Daoud Menah Khedhouri Hoki Arabi Yaqoub, known as Arabi Yaqoub Ibrahim Zakhouli The thirtieth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2 / 9 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 1 / 3 / 9
Department Copy Department Copy ⟦2784⟧ ⟦2⟧ 2784 / 50 2 / 9 / 1950 526 Yehuda Shimon, known as Yehuda Shimon Yehuda Irani Miss Munira Yousef, known as Munira Yousef Mushih The seventh of May, year one thousand nine hundred and fifty A.D. By ⟦fee⟧ 25 Fils 9/2 ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 9 / 3 / 6
Department copy 50 / 2785 2/9/1950 20 ⟦Shabu⟧ Ilya Sha⟦line⟧bu Miss Simha Khatun, daughter of Sion Nasrallah Dawood Mansour The second of October, year one thousand nine hundred and forty six AD ⟦line⟧. On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 3 / 9