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To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings JACOB ISAAC DUNOUS
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Jacob Isaac Dunous
was born in Baghdad on the eleventh day of March in the year 1925 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below.
25 Fils
Due for savings
10-1-43
Reuben Yehuda Zalouf
Witness Witness
Reuben Yehuda Isaac ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Kingdom of Iraq 40 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
200 Fils only
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
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1772/49
7th October
9
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby
confirm that Mr. JACOB ISAAC DUNOUS was born at Baghdad
on the 17th of March 1925 ( nineteen hunderd & twenty
five A. D. ).
Birth certificate of Mr.
Jacob Isaac Dunous in
Baghdad 17 March 1925
Dunous
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the entries registered in my records, I hereby certify that the deceased
named ⟦Menachem Chaim Navi⟧ died in Baghdad on the day
of the month of ⟦Ab⟧ year ⟦15⟧ ⟦Tammuz 5668⟧ 5708
And for this purpose I have signed bel⟦line⟧ow.
⟦Menachem Chaim⟧
⟦Nawah⟧
Hesqail Haddad
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs
⟦illegible⟧
17/10/49
Baghdad on 20 / ⟦10⟧ / 1948
⟦signature⟧
17/10/49
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Death Certificate
⟦illegible⟧ / 49
8 / 10 / 1949
Based on the certificate of the burial official in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that the named Moshe Hayim Abada died in Baghdad on
the twenty-sixth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred
and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
10 / 8
Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
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To the respected President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings
Based on the records registered in my logs, I hereby certify that the deceased
named ⟦Yitzhak Menachem⟧ 6126 passed away in Baghdad on the day
of the month ⟦5⟧ Tammuz year 11 ⟦September⟧ 704
And for this purpose, I signed bel⟦line⟧ow.
⟦illegible⟧
Indigent status
17/10/49
⟦Yitzhak Menachem⟧
Haskeel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
Baghdad on 28 / 2 / 1942
17/10/49
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Based on his ⟦proven⟧ investigation, Yaqub, whose name is Dannous, who
Identity and his descriptions below, Iraqi nationality according to Article ⟦...⟧
Iraqi Nationality Law of 1924 and its amendments, we certify that he is ⟦...⟧
And he was granted this certificate in evidence thereof
Issued in Baghdad on the fifteenth day of the month of August, year ⟦...⟧
Director of District Police ⟦...⟧
Descriptions of the certificate holder
Height: 1 meter and 62 centimeters
Eye color: Hazel
Nose shape: Moderate
Mouth description: Medium
Hair color: Black
Beard description: Shaven
Mustache description: //
Solar Photography
⟦...⟧
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49 / 1774
10 / 18 / 1949
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israelite cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Ezra Daoud passed away in Baghdad
on the twenty-eighth day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
two AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
Status of Record
⟦signature⟧
10 / 18
Head of the Community
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Talaat
⟦line⟧
5 Fils
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49/1775
10/18/1949
137
Nassim Munshi Saleh
Miss Lulu Youssef Nassim Sh⟦line⟧a
The twenty-eighth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
eight AD⟦line⟧e
⟦illegible⟧
14
⟦illegible⟧
10/17
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46/1776
10/18/1946
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Marriage of Eliyahu Tab, nicknamed Abdullah Eliyahu Tab
Miss Saida Abboudi Hezekiel
The thirteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD.
True copy
Baghdad on 7/15/951
Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida
On behalf of ⟦his president⟧
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
7/15/951
⟦illegible⟧
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Department Copy
49 / 772
10 / 18 / 1949
12
Abed bin Eliyahu, known as Abdullah bin Eliyahu Abed Afasi
Miss Saida bint Abboudi, known as Saida bint Abboudi
Heskel Shahbath
The thirteenth of October, year one thousand nine hundred and forty
AD.
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 17
14
Sincere
250 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
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49 / 1777
10 / 18 / 1949
⟦second copy⟧
111
Ibrahim Haskeel, known as Ibrahim Salim bin Haskeel Yaqub Nawasa
Miss Nazima Ishaq, known as Nazima Ishaq Yaqub
The tenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
one AD.
⟦signature⟧
10 / 17
⟦signature⟧
14
⟦illegible⟧
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General Police Directorate
Travel and Nationality Division
Baghdad
Number / Travel / 21 / 72
Date 18 / 12 / 1368 AH
Corresponding to 11 / 10 / 1949 AD
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Nationality
We are sending along with this letter of ours the person named Ibrahim Benjamin Faraj, whose
photograph is attached below, requesting a statement as to whether the aforementioned is registered with you. In the case
of the affirmative, please state his date of birth.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Travel and Nationality Police
⟦illegible⟧
Fadhil / K
777 / 153
8 / 10 / 1931
111
The Mosaic Community in Baghdad certifies that Mr. ⟦Ibrahim⟧ Sassoon Rabia is one of the sons
of this Mosaic Community in Baghdad and is registered under entry number ⟦12⟧
This certificate has been given to him based on his request to present it to whom it may concern
Head of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
⟦Photograph of a man with a rust stain on the left side⟧
⟦Signature⟧
7 / 10
⟦Circular blue ink stamp, mostly illegible⟧
or
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To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Benjamin Faraj
was born in ⟦line⟧ on the ⟦line⟧ day of August in the year 1921 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below.
Witness Witness
Ibrahim Meir Hayyim
Al-Bazar Al-Uzair
Qanbar Ali Quarter Meir Hayyim Al-Bazar
Al-Tatawin Quarter
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
⟦circular blue stamp of the Mukhtar⟧
⟦two revenue stamps with portraits of King Faisal II⟧
⟦signature⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
8/10/42
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10/18/1949
Directorate General of Police
Travel and Nationality Division
Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. Travel/31/14772 dated
10/14/1949.
Per your request, we attach herewith the birth certificate of Ibrahim
Benjamin ⟦Sarh⟧.
Respectfully yours;
⟦illegible signature⟧
Head of the Community
A/1
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
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⟦Department Copy⟧
49/1778
10/18/1949
Birth Certificate
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that Mr.
Ibrahim Benjamin Faraj was born in Baghdad in the month of August in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
10/17
Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
Request
⟦200 Fils⟧
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 27 / 9 / 1949
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
The Respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect
Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm
that the girl ⟦Hababa daughter of Menashi⟧
is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers.
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Status Report
⟦illegible signature⟧
Status Report
⟦illegible⟧
7/10/49
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⟦Health of the Department⟧
49/779
10/18/1949
Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Habiba Munshi is neither engaged nor married
and has no record in the relevant registers.
⟦signature⟧
10/17
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
Indigent
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on: 10/17/1949
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
The Respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect
Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm
that Janet daughter of Hushi Al-Nabi
is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers.
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦illegible signature/stamp⟧
Filmi
10/17/49
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⟦Department Copy⟧
49/1780
10/18/1949
Certificate
Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the
Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Janet Moshe Elsass
is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers.
⟦illegible⟧
10/18
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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Register of Engagement Contracts
For the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 27 / 9 / 1949
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
President of the Respected Israelite Community
After greetings and respect
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 270, I hereby confirm that
Mr. Yaqub, nicknamed Jack, son of Yahya Samiha
Has married in Baghdad Violet, daughter of Daoud son of Saleh Naem
On the day 24 February 708
Ketubah amount: 2000 three thousand dinars only
Witnesses
Shaul
Salim Hakham Eliyahu
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Approved
4 / 2 / 1947
⟦illegible signature⟧
49 / 10 / 17
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