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.
2189 / 50 13 / 3 / 1950 437 Rubin Isaac, known as Rubin Isaac Michael Miss Jiran Yona, known as Jiran Yona Aaron Cohen The first of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 9 / 7 / 1950 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Zakhtan 100 Fils Refined ⟦signature⟧ 7 / 9 / 9
50/2190 3/20/1950 Department Copy 295 Moshe Karji son of Ibrahim known as Moshe Koji son of Ibrahim Yusuf Miss Mansoura Habib known as Mansoura Habib Romain The nineteenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/12/4 ⟦illegible⟧
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Ezra Khadhouri Robert⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Iyar⟧ in the year 5708 ( 20 / 5 / 1948 ) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦K/ 2 / 50⟧ ⟦Written on the date above⟧ ⟦The President⟧ ⟦Heskel Haddad⟧ The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦Hani⟧ ⟦Kamal⟧
50/2192 12 / 3 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Moshe Ibrahim Ajami died in Baghdad on the twentieth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ P / 3/13 12/12 ⟦faded stamp⟧
50/21920 1950/3/12 119 Heskel Asher known as Heskel Asher Nehemia Miss Karjia Moshi known as Karjia Moshi Ibrahim The eleventh of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . Request H. Ali 3/12/E ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 2/19
2194/50 12/3/1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 336 Yaqub Salih Abdullah Miss Khatoun Yaqub, known as Khatoun Yaqub Eliyahu The fifteenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 9/5 4/12/3 ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
50/2128 10/3/1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 257 Sassoon Rahmin, known as Sassoon Kurji son of Rahmin Ezra Daoud Mansour Miss Naima Ezra, known as Naima Ezra Shua Shammash The twentieth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. <del>200 Fils</del> ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 10 / 3
50 / 2169 10 / 3 / 1950 ⟦Copy for the Department⟧ 295 Shmeil Khadhouri, known as Shmeil Sami bin Khadhouri Rubin Basson Miss Madeleine Abdullah, known as Madeleine Abdullah Yusuf Bashi The eleventh of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD <del>200 Fils</del> ⟦illegible⟧ A / 10 / 3 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
50 / 2170 Department Copy - 10 / 3 / 1950 391 Nassim Eliyahu, known as Nassim Laghabaya, son of Eliyahu Ibrahim Irani Miss Fariha Ephraim Haskel Dabool The ninth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦illegible⟧ the 7/8 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 10 / 3
50/2170 10/3/1950 391 Naim Eliahu known by the name Naim Aghababa son of Eliahu Ibrahim Irani Miss Fariha Ephraim Heskel Da'bool The ninth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 11 June 1950 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council True copy 11 June 50 ⟦signature⟧ 50 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 6/12 6/11/1 ⟦illegible⟧
50 / 2171 10 / 3 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ ⟦Department Copy⟧ 58 Nazim Ibrahim known as Nazim Ibrahim Munshi Lawi Miss Doris Haskell known as Doris Haskell Yusuf Yahya Lawi The ninth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven AD. ⟦Strained⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦(Copy of Certificate)⟧ 2/10 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 10 / 3
Department Copy 2172 / 50 10 / 3 / 1950 504 Murad Benjamin Daoud Miss Masouda Ishaq Nahum Taqia The thirtieth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven AD. ⟦illegible signature in red⟧ ⟦illegible signature in black⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council (Copy of Certificate) 4 / 9 / 3
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: Date: We bear witness to a true testimony as it was before us The court signed below, how Mrs. Simcha daughter of Isaac Widow of the late Salman Isaac Aboudi who died on the day ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, may God protect it The year 5707 Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad - Agent Aboudi CHIEF RABBI SALMAN H. ABOUDI BAGHDAD ⟦illegible signature⟧ 16 Baghdad on 16/5/49 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Number 51 L Certified ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/12 100 Fils ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 2235 14 / 3 / 1950 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the woman named Khatoun Sahij has been divorced from her husband named Yehuda Shemantob on the sixteenth day of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Fathiyal⟧ 3/13 3/13/4
⟦illegible⟧ 50/2235 14/3/1950 Divorce Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the woman named Khatoun Salman Sabih has been divorced from her husband named Yehuda Salman Simantob on the sixteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ 5/21 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council True copy of the original ⟦signature⟧ 5/21/4
2226 / 50 16 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 73 Sassoon Nassim, known as Sassoon Victor son of Nassim and Atil Aziz Miss Salima Heskel, known as Salima Heskel Yehuda Basri The twenty-third of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 185 To N ⟦signature⟧ 2/15 A 3/15
50 / 2229 12 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 385 Ibrahim Yusuf, known as Ibrahim Yusuf Rahmin Mrs. Karjiya Munshi, known as Karjiya Munshi Shamoun The twenty-fifth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- two AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ Current ⟦signature⟧ 4/15/3
224/50 3/16/1950 111 Ephraim Menashi, known as Ephraim Menashi Abdullah Miss Eileen Ibrahim, known as Evelyn Ibrahim Saleh Qattan The twenty-ninth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty eight AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/15 A/3/15
The Person in Charge 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 Shlomo Hanoch⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the 13th day of the month of ⟦Shevat⟧ in the year 5682 (11/2/1922) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 13/2/50 ⟦signature/stamp⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦illegible red ink⟧
The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Salman Murad Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦August⟧ in the year ⟦700⟧ ( / / 19 ) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Shlomo Mordechai⟧ ⟦Mordechai⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs