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.
49 / 1820 1949 / 11 / 10 Department Copy The Exhibit Saleh Ezra Mash⟦line⟧i ⟦line⟧ Miss Salha Daoud Ibrahim The twenty-ninth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- one AD⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 11 / 9 N ⟦illegible⟧ Copy 49 / 74 14
Registrar of Engagement Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on: 11/20/1947 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 Victoria Reuben Nissim ⟦line⟧ is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature⟧ No. 20 11/20/47
Department Copy Certificate 1821 / 49 10 / 11 / 1949 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Victoria Reuben Nassim is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ 11/7 On behalf of the Head of the Community G / 1
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦FAISAL M COHEN⟧ ⟦...⟧ Was born in ⟦...⟧ on the day ⟦...⟧ of ⟦...⟧ year ⟦...⟧ AD And for this purpose we have signed below. Witness Rahamim Yehuda Sassoon Witness ⟦signature⟧ Rescue Fils I endorse the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar ⟦circular ink stamp⟧ 12
Department Copy 1822 / 49 10th November 9 ⟦1949/11/10⟧ BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ELIAS SALIM COHEN was born at Baghdad on the year 1933 ( nineteen hundred & thirty three A.D.). Shekhtan Mr. President Birth certificate of Mr. Elias Salim Cohen in Baghdad in 1933 A.D. ⟦signature⟧ 11/10 PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Registrar of Engagement Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on 14 / 11 / 1949 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Evelyn Saleh Mansour ⟦line⟧ is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature⟧ Shimon
⟦illegible⟧ Department 49 / 8823 Certificate 12 / 11 / 1949 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Evelyn Saleh Mansour is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. Exempt ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community 14
Registrar of Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 11/16/1949 Presidency of the Jewish Community His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Baghdad Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect Based on the marriage certificate numbered 556, I hereby certify that Mr. Haqir Hay Shaoul Hadouda Has married in Baghdad the girl Marcelle daughter of Habari Shirazi On the day 12 Elul 707 corresponding to 9/12/1947 Ketubah amount 11,000 thousand Rupees Witnesses Shimon Shaoul Salim Hakham Eliyahu Shimon Shaoul H. Shimon ⟦line⟧ ⟦hebrew text⟧ Filed 200 Fils 11/12/46
49/1824 1949/11/16 ⟦illegible⟧ The Department 556 Heskel Hay bin Shaul Hardoon Miss Marcelle Hayawi known as Marcelle Hayawi Shirazi The twelfth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 16
1825/49 11/16/1949 Department Copy 357 Heskel Isaac known as Heskel Isaac Shalon Miss Marcelle Menashi known as Marcelle Menashi Isaac Rabie The twenty-seventh of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and two ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Marcelle Menashi known as Marcelle Menashi Isaac Rabie The twenty-seventh of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- ⟦line⟧ two AD ⟦line⟧ . Su 14
No. ⟦illegible⟧ Number 49/1826 Date 1949/10/17 To whom it may concern TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Based on the documents kept by us, we hereby certify that the named Khatoon Murad Asher, widow of the late Shaoul Amber, who is approximately 60 years old, is still alive and she is in need of medical and living care, including clothing, food, and drink, and she needs financial assistance from her son named Rahmin Shaoul Amber (known as Raymond Amber) residing in the city of Surabaya (Java). Based on her request, she was provided with this certificate on 1949/11/14 (the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD). In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mrs. KHATOON MURAD ASHER, widow of the late SHAOUL AMBER, about 60 years of age, is still alive and needs med- ical and living expenses. She is in need of financial aid from her son Mr. RAHMIN SHAOUL AMBER, known as RAYMOND AMBER, residing at the city of SOURA- BAYA ( JAVA ). This certificate has been deliverd upon her application, this 14th day of November 1949 ( nine- teen hundred & fourty nine A. D. ). ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD Application 200 Fils
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community I am a widowed woman with legitimate children remaining in Basra, some of whom are living outside Iraq, one of them in Australia, the second in Tavia, and the third in Syria and the remaining two are in Baghdad, one of whom is married and has a family and supports me, while the other is without work as he was dismissed from his job, and I have now become an elderly mother which is why I need care. Since I have no source of income except for the assistance of the community and my aforementioned children, I therefore request that you verify the truth of my claim and grant me a document confirming this so that I may be able to obtain a monthly allowance from my children residing outside Iraq, and I thank you. Submitted by ⟦Sh⟧ Shaul Anni Witness ⟦B⟧ ⟦B⟧ I certify that the aforementioned Lady Madame Shaul Anni is in need of assistance Naeem Yusuf Darwish Witness Lawyer Edward Yusuf Samih Al-Adibajah in Basra 1 12/11/47 I certify what is stated above ⟦18/11/947⟧ The Mukhtar ⟦line⟧ Rescue ⟦Fils⟧ ⟦line⟧ Justice Mad Anni Owner of Razi Pharmacy Anni Al-Adibajah in Basra ⟦4/11/47⟧
Telephone 3531 5452 President of the Jewish ⟦illegible⟧ BAGHDAD. ⟦line⟧ No. 1826/49 Baghdad 17th 11 1949 Number 1826 / 49 Date 17 / 11 / 1949 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ⟦line⟧ In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mrs. KHATOON MURAD ASHER, widow of the late SHAOUL AMBER, about 60 years of age, is still alive and needs med- ical and living expenses. She is in need of financial aid from her son Mr. RAHMIN SHAOUL AMBER, known as RAYMOND AMBER, residing at the city of SOURA- BAYA ( JAVA ). This certificate has been deliverd upon her application, this 14th day of November 1949 ( nine- teen hundred & fourty nine A. D. ). Based on the documents kept by us, we hereby confirm that the named Khatoon Murad Asher, widow of the late Shaoul Amber, aged about 60 years, is still alive and needs medical and living care including clothing, food, and drink, and she needs financial aid from her son named Rahmin Shaoul Amber (known by the name Raymond Amber) residing in the city of Surabaya (Java). Upon her request, she was provided with this certificate on the date of 14 / 11 / 1949 (the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD). ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the records registered in my logs, we hereby certify that the deceased named ⟦Yitzhak Nissim⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the day ⟦20 Tishrei⟧ of the month ⟦October⟧ in the year 5708 27 / 10 And for this reason, I have signed below: ⟦Yitzhak Nissim⟧ ⟦...⟧ Hezekiah Haddad In charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦Signature⟧ ⟦...⟧ 15 / 11 / 49 Corresponding to Baghdad on 1 / 9 / 1948 ⟦Signature⟧ 15 / 11 / 949 Filed 200 Fils A / 1
Department Copy 49/1827 Death Certificate 11/18/1949 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Sassoon Saleh Sheva died in Baghdad on the first day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- eight AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ 14 Archived ⟦line⟧ 20 Thani
49/1828 1949/11/18 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 491 Daoud Ezra, known as Daoud Ezra Rahmin Miss Saliha Rahmin, known as Daisy Saliha Rahmin Sion Sassoon Ishaq The eighteenth of August, year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD A ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 14
49/1829 1949/11/18 Department Copy 373 Yousef Ezra, known as Yousef Ezra Rahmin Miss Salima Ephraim, known as Salima Ephraim Shaul Nissan The fourth of Nissan of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD ⟦line⟧ On behalf of/ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
49/1820 1949/11/18 Department Copy 130 Youssef Isaac, known as Youssef Hai bin Isaac Youssef Miss Habiba Rubin, known as Habiba Doris Rubin Benjamin The eighth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight Miss Habiba Rubin, known as Habiba Doris Rubin Benjamin The eighth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Correct ⟦illegible⟧
49/1830 11/18/1949 ⟦illegible⟧ 130 Yousef Ishaq, known as Yousef Hai bin Ishaq Yousef Miss Habiba Rubin, known as Habiba Doris Rubin Benjamin The eighth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 5/8 ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council Copy ⟦signature⟧ (True copy) P 5/7/ Baghdad on 5/7/1950
Registrar of Engagement Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on 11/9/1949 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri President of the Jewish Community, Respected After greetings and respect Based on the marriage certificate numbered ⟦line⟧ I hereby certify that Mr. Aziz son of Isaac Asher Married in Baghdad the girl Sila daughter of Eliyahu son of Shaul Fatiyya On the day 28 September year 5690 Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 225 Two hundred and twenty-five Dinars only | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shalom son of H. Sayyid Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦hebrew signature⟧ 21/9/1949 ⟦stamp⟧ H. Bliss Certified 49/11/26
1821/49 11/18/1949 Department Copy Exhibit Aziz Ishaq Asher Miss Haila Eliyahu Shaul Fattaya The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Execution of the trick ⟦signature⟧ 11/18 ~ 14 Ceremonial 50 Fils
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: Date: 7 / 11 / 49 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Please provide Khatoun daughter of <del>Hesqel</del> ⟦Teacher⟧ Yaqub Mujallid a certificate stating that she has been abandoned by her husband Isaac Sion Agha Jan since the date of April 5, 946 corresponding to March 22, 946, and that the aforementioned is still not divorced from her said husband ⟦line⟧ Salman Harki Aboudi ⟦illegible⟧ Processing the case 15 / 11 / 49
⟦illegible⟧ Department 49 / 1822 18 / 11 / 1949 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Khatoun, daughter of Mu'allim Yaqub Mujallid, has been abandoned by her husband named Sion Afajan since March 23, 1931, and that the aforementioned woman is still not divorced from her said husband ⟦line⟧ . Statement of Status ⟦signature⟧ 15 / 11 / 949 On behalf of the Head of the Community 14
Dr. Selim Aghababa
DR. SELIM AGHABABA B. A., M. D.
Telephone { CLINIC 3716 } TEL.
RESIDENCE 3716A
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