Requests for Visas; Verification Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence with community members asking for assistance and visas; birth, life, betrothal, marriage, divorce, widowhood, and death certificates. Some of the verification certificates include names written in Hebrew. One of the letters from the president of the Lay Council in Baghdad is to a Rabbi in New York City about the betrothal of Baghdadi woman to an American man; other letters are confirming the death of a husband and the widow status of a wife and family in need of financial assistance.
55 / 2255 1950 / 3 / 28 ⟦Department Copy⟧ Isaac Ezra Isaac Joseph Miss Saida Rahmin, known as Saida Rahmin Heskel Kirkukli The second of December, year one thousand nine hundred and forty- nine AD ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Classified as ⟦...⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 3/27 A / 3/27
50 / 2256 28 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy Department Copy Exhibit Heskel Menashi Miss Khanum Rahmin The nineteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/27 A / 3/27
Department copy 50 / 2457 28 / 3 / 1950 Exhibit Eliyahu Munshi ⟦line⟧ Miss Al-Tobit Shua, known by the name Sultan Al-Tobit, daughter of Shua The twenty-first of November of the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ 2/27 A / 3/27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council ⟦line⟧
501 / 2459 28 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department The Exhibit Nissan Yaqub ⟦line⟧ Miss Tawus Nissan The fourteenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ 2/27 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the President of the Corporal Council President of the Corporal Council A / 3/27
50 / 2260 3 / 28 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ The Exhibit: Isaac Munshi Zebulon Irani: Miss Esther Shmuel Moallem Zadeh: The seventh of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD: ⟦illegible⟧ 3/27 Mustafa Al-Jali ⟦illegible signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 3/27
50 / 2261 28 / 3 / 1950 ⟦...⟧ Department ⟦...⟧ The Exhibit Omran Adam Miss Ninjan Selim, known as Ninjan Shalom The ninth of March, year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 2 2 / 26 A / 26 / 3
50 / 2622 28 / 3 / 1950 ⟦Notebook copy⟧ The Exhibit Heskel Nissan Miss Nazdari on the date of the fifteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/28 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/27 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of ⟦...⟧ Head of the Lay Council P / 3/27
Department Copy 50 / 2262 3 / 28 / 1950 391 Rahmin Nassim, known as Rahmin Nassim Farfin, Iranian Miss Jiran Habib, known as Jiran Habib Zghairha, Iranian The eighteenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of ⟦...⟧ President of the Spiritual Council 4 / 3 / 27
50 / 2264 28 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Department 388 Rahmin Shaul, known as Rahmin Shaul Kaka Irani Miss Rindi Yehuda, known as Rindi Yehuda Irani The twenty-third of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- nine AD. Current ⟦category⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Signature⟧ 27 / 3 A / 27 / 3
50 / 2265 28 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 244 Shlomo Haroun, known as Shlomo Haroun Rahm⟦line⟧in Miss Samra Daoud, known as Samra Daoud Eliyahu Cohen The fourteenth of Nisan of the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen AD⟦line⟧. ⟦illegible⟧ Current 3 / 27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council A / 3 / 27
50 / 2266 3 / 28 / 1950 ⟦Sect⟧ ⟦...⟧ The prominent Rubin Hayim Daoud Miss Naranj Shamtoub The third of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven AD. Classified ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 3/27 ⟦...⟧ Acting Head of the Sect Head of the Lay Council A / 27 / 3
50 / 2267 28 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy 466 Eliyahu Heskel known as Eliyahu Hai bin Heskel Eliyahu Bassoon Miss Farha Isaac known as Farha Isaac Berlakhel The eleventh of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ P / 3 / 27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
50 / 2269 3 / 28 / 1950 ⟦Copy for the Department⟧ The Exhibit Hayim Daoud bin Gabriel ⟦line⟧ Saqr (Iran) Miss Naomi Yaqub The twenty-seventh of March, year one thousand nine hundred AD. When? ⟦illegible⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council P/3/27
237 - 50 / ⟦illegible⟧ 28 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy 66 Naji Ibrahim, known as Hesqel Naji bin Ibrahim Ezra Hesqel Ibrahim Miss Simha Salman, known as Simha Salman Mordechai Hayyim Shahrabani The twenty-eighth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- seven AD. Correct 3/27 Printed accordingly 3/27 ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council A / 3/27
55 / 2371 28 / 3 / 1955 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 270 Eliyahu Rubin, known as Eliyahu Salman bin Rubin Yehuda Mizrahi Miss Juliet Saleh Nahum Daniel The thirty-first of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/27 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 27 / 3
50 / 2372 3 / 28 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 138 Shimon Daniel, known as Shimon Daniel Levi Sabbagh Miss Habiba Hesqel, known as Habiba Hesqel Yehuda The first of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- five AD. ⟦signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦signature⟧ 3/27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Chairman of the Committee Acting Head of the Community A / 3 / 27
50 / 2272 28 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy 37 Haroon Salim bin Moshi, known as Haroon Salim bin Moshi Eliyahu Cohen Miss Mazli Menachem, known as Mazli Menachem Haroon The nineteenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council A / 3/27
Copy of Certificate 50 Fils 2/28 50 / 2374 1950 / 3 / 28 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 474 Salim Shalom known as Salim Shalom Samson Miss Noam Eliyahu known as Noam Eliyahu Yusuf Houri The fifteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 200 Fils Type 3/27 3/27/4 True Copy Required Written Copied on 6/20
50 / 2374 3/28/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 474 Salim Shalom known as Salim Shalom Sassoon Miss Noam Eliyahu known as Noam Eliyahu Yusuf Houri The fifteenth of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. (True copy of the original) Baghdad on June 30, 1950 ⟦signature⟧ Copy of a certificate 6/30/9 Nakhtan ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
Copy of the Ledger 2475 / 551 28 / 3 / 1950 The Exhibit Huwaida Ishaq Miss Maryam Rahmin The thirtieth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 3/27 ⟦illegible⟧ 4/27 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council P / 3/27
Department Copy 50/2375 1955/3/28 Exhibit Obadiah Isaac Miss Khairiya Rahim, known as Maryam Rahim The thirtieth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven AD ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Authenticity of signature Safai ⟦illegible⟧ P / 3/27
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Ronnie Naeem Battat was born in Baghdad on the day 22 / 8 of the year 1948 AD and for this purpose we have signed below. Witness Witness ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar The Kingdom of Iraq 40 Fils Rescue ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on Antoine Eliyahu Menashi 50 / 5
276 / 50 28 / 3 / 1950 Birth Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Ronnie Naeem Battat was born in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦As requested⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A / 3/28 2/27 Required 100 Fils