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 / 2909 18 / 9 / 1950 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we certify herewith that the divorce of Matloub (Salman) Shamoun (Muhajir) from his wife Simha Ishaq (Asher) took place on the twentieth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 9/18 1/18/9
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Congregation of Israel Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: Date: 18/9/50 The Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad Please provide Karjiya daughter of Eliyahu Shehadeh ⟦with a certificate⟧ stating her divorce from her husband Harun (Ezra) son of Yusuf son of Harun, dated 11 Iyar 5672, corresponding to 28/4/1912 Salman Joki Aboudi ⟦illegible⟧ 28/9
Copy to ⟦Order⟧ of the Department 2610 / 50 18 / 9 / 1950 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the person named Karjiya Eliyahu has been divorced from her husband named (Harun) Ezra bin Yusuf Harun on the twenty-eighth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve AD. On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 9/18 ⟦illegible⟧ N / 18 / 9
Copy for the department file 50 / 2911 18 / 9 / 1950 109 Decision regarding the property known as Shebet Munir Shabshay Miss State of Israel The sixteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and nine AD. ⟦Lutf Al-Khal⟧ 9/18 9/18/1 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
Department Copy 3912 / 50 18th September 50 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract presented, I hereby confirm that Miss. FLORA MOSHI ABED ABRAHAM was married in Baghdad to Mr. MENASHI JACOB SALEH ZEBLI on the 3rd day of April 1921 ( nineteen hundred & twenty one A. D. ). ⟦1/22⟧ ⟦Shamas⟧ 18/9 ⟦initials⟧ 18/9 ⟦signature⟧ For Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice - President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
Registrar of Betrothals and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Department Baghdad on 15 / 9 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that Mr. Salem Ibrahim Moussa Dallal Has become betrothed to Miss Farha daughter of Heskel Shmouli In Baghdad on the day 6 / 8 / 1950 (corresponding to 22 / Av 5710 ⟦line⟧) And they are not yet married Conditions | Witnesses 240 Dinars total | Nassim Hakham Eliyahu | Naji Nahum Haroun | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul Shimon 20 Fils 9 / 18
Department Copy 50 / 2912 19 / 9 / 1950 Salim Koji Moshi Dallal Miss Farha Sayon Shamoul ⟦line⟧ The sixth of August of the year nineteen fifty ⟦line⟧ AD ⟦line⟧ 20 Fils 9/18 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council N / 18 / 9
⟦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
To the Honorable Denaturalization and Deportation Committee We, the undersigned, testify that Naeem Nahum Abed, a resident of Muqdadiya, has fled outside Iraq about five months ago and left his wife, the named Naima Moshi, and his young daughter, and for this reason we have signed this statement; Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Seal of the Mukhtar of the Israelite Community for the Qanbar Ali neighborhood Haskel Youssef from Ibrahim Daniel from the people of Sassoon Ezra Dallal the people of Muqdadiya Muqdadiya Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Maatouq Youssef from the people of The Head of the Town Yaqoub Rahmin Muqdadiya Number: 2915 / 50 Date: 16 / 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 ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 9 ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 9
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 certify that Mr. Haron son of Reuben Haron Cohen married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Daoud son of Ahlam on the day 26 / 2 / 1945 (corresponding to 12 Adar year 5695) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Amount of the Ketubah: 500 Falk five hundred gold liras Witnesses Naoum Sassoon Shaoul Salim Sassoon Al-Bassou Shimon Shaoul H. Shimon ⟦hebrew_signature⟧ ⟦illegible_signature⟧ 9 / 19
⟦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
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
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
⟦illegible⟧ The Department We, the undersigned, testify regarding Salim, Farha, Daoud, Ishaq, Robin, Habiba, Ibrahim, and Moshieh, who are the children of Yusuf Daoud Khoshanki, of Iranian nationality and residents of Faraj Allah neighborhood, and their photographs and names are below for each one individually, and for clarification we have testified to that 17 / 9 / 1950 Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Mukhtar Naji Hesqail, Tradesman | Nouri Yaqoub, Printing Press Worker | Ibrahim Koji Shouli Occupation Photo of Salim, age 11 | Photo of Farha, age 10 | Photo of Daoud, age 9 Photo of Ishaq, age 8 | Photo of Robin, age 6 | Photo of Habiba, age 4 Photo of Ibrahim, age 3 | Photo of Moshieh, age 1 year old Number: 8 / 291 / 50 Date: 17 / 9 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the two witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above) On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 9 / 19 9 / 19
The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby certify that the named אברהם יצחק passed away in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of אדר in the year 5700 (22/7/1947) and for that reason I have signed below Sahif al-Hayy 9/19 יחזקאל חדאד Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs
Purchase List These are the types of sales that were sold in the exhibition held in the city of Hillah on March 11 from the houses that were evacuated by the Committee for the Liquidation of Property of Jews whose citizenship was revoked under Decision No. 71/310052 issued by the Directorate of Frozen Assets in Hillah to Frozen Assets Buyer's Name: Salman Jouda and Partners Official: Abdul Sahib Ali Zaini Location: Al-Ta'ees Quarter - Hillah Wooden bed 2 units price per unit ⟦illegible⟧ fils 10 total price 20 fils 11 dinars and 500 fils Iron bed 3 units price per unit ⟦illegible⟧ fils 3 total price 9 fils 8 dinars and 250 fils Sofa with armchairs 1 unit price per unit ⟦illegible⟧ fils 7 total price 7 dinars and 500 fils 100 Dinars ⟦line⟧ Total 310052 / 121 ⟦line⟧ Financial Receipt Number (Thirty-five dinars only for the price of the furniture sold in Al-Ta'ees Quarter in Hillah) Buyer's Signature ⟦line⟧ Salman Jouda and Partners Accountant's Signature ⟦line⟧ Abdul Sahib Ali Zaini ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦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
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
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
Department Copy 2922 / 50 16 / 9 / 1950 110 Naji Moshi, known as Naji Ilya bin Moshi Issa Miss Warda Siddiq The twenty-third of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 9/19 9/19 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 2 / 19 / 9
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
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
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
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/⟦?⟧
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