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.
50 / 222 14 / 3 / 1955 ⟦illegible⟧ 309 Shalom Hay bin Shmuel Maryam Abboudi known by the name Maryam Abboudi Ayda The thirtieth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD ⟦line⟧ . Shalom 3/14 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Exempt ⟦illegible⟧ 3/14 4 / 14 / 3
50 / 2232 14 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 485 Menashi Ephraim, known as Menashi Ephraim Daoud Mahlab Miss Louisa Khedhouri, known as Louise Khedhouri Abboudi The twelfth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/14 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 3/14 4 / 14 / 3
50 / 2232 14 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy 236 Nissan Youssef, known as Nissan Youssef Benjamin Miss Daisy Haroun, known as Juliet Daisy Haroun Eliyahu The sixteenth of January, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. From ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Required 500 fils only ⟦illegible⟧ 3/14
2224 / 50 14 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ The Exhibit Nahum Eliyahu ⟦line⟧ Miss Farha Heskel, known as Farha Heskel Youssef The twenty-seventh of February of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 3 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Lay Council It has expired ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 3 P / 14 / 3
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 2 / 4 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss ⟦Habiba daughter of Salloum⟧ is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun Indigent ⟦illegible⟧ 2/4 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 50 / 2285 Certificate 20 / 3 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Habiba Sassoon is neither engaged nor married, and there is no record for her in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 2/29 ⟦illegible⟧ P / 19 / 3
⟦illegible⟧ I testify that Eliyahu Ibrahim Jouri, aged twenty-seven years, whose photograph is attached, is of Iraqi nationality, and that his character is good and his conduct is fine, and for this reason he was provided with this certificate. Mukhtar | Mukhtar | Mukhtar Anwar Salman | Moshi Shaul Shaker | The Israelite Community In the place of Murad Jouri | In the place of Murad Jouri | Qanbar Ali Rescue Stamp ( ⟦illegible⟧ Fils ) Stamp Seal of the Mukhtar Number H: 50 / 228 Date: 22 / 3 / 1950 We confirm the validity of the above seal belonging to the Mukhtar of Qanbar Ali neighborhood in Baghdad. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 22 / 3
Certificate 2287 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 We hereby certify that the named Shlomo Haron Kamalian was employed at the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad as a driver for the car of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad for approximately eight years, and his relationship with the Presidency of the Community was severed since the end of December 1949. Note that his last total monthly salary was thirteen Dinars, including the cost of living allowance. Based on his request, he was provided with this certificate. Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 21 / 3 A / 21 / 3
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society 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 Sassoon Abed⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦sixteenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tishrei⟧ in the year 5710 ( 9 / 10 / 1949 ) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 21/2/50 ⟦Yitzhak Sassoon⟧ ⟦Abed⟧ Haskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21
Original Copy Death Certificate 2288 / 50 3 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Daoud Youssef Daoud Al-Bahak ⟦line⟧ died in Baghdad on the ninth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ P / 21 / 3
55 / 2289 1950 / 3 / 22 Copy of the Will Presented In the name of ⟦line⟧ Miss Almas Yaqub The tenth of September, year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21 A/3/21
50 / 229 22 / 3 / 1955 478 Heskel Kourji, known as Heskel Kourji Benjamin Miss Nouriya Salim, known as Hanna Nouriya daughter of Salim Benjamin The eighteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 3/20/A
2290 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 478 Heskel Gurji, known as Heskel Gurji Benjamin Miss Nouriya Salim, known as Hanna Nouriya daughter of Salim Benjamin The eighteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 10 / October / 1950 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 10 / 10
50/2291 3/22/1955 Department Copy 429 Ibrahim Ishaq Daoud Al-Bahak Miss Rosa Haroun, known as Zubaida Rosa Haroun Ezra Sarraf The twenty-second of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and eight Miss Rosa Haroun, known as Zubaida Rosa Haroun Ezra Sarraf The twenty-second of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and eight ⟦line⟧ and thirty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/21 Acting Head of ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Physical Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/21 4/21/3
His Excellency the Acting Head of the Community, Respected After greetings, We, the undersigned, confirm that Tuffaha daughter of Sha' Hakham Ibrahim Haroushi is the wife of Aaron Ezra Sarraf, and for this reason we have signed below. Witness Ezra Sarraf ⟦illegible⟧ Witness ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ I certify the correctness of the content of this testimony The Mukhtar ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/6
50 / 2295 1955 / 3 / 22 ⟦illegible⟧ 368 Moshe Rahman Moshe Miss Bahija Moshe Ephraim The third of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Samiha Moshe Ephrai⟦line⟧ The third of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-si⟦line⟧x AD⟦line⟧. According to the circumstances ⟦illegible⟧ 2/20 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 3/20/A
2295 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 36 Moshe Rahman Moshe Miss Bahja Moshe Ephraim The third of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. (True copy of the original) Baghdad on August 2, 1950 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 9 / 2 / 8 ⟦illegible⟧
50/2296 1950/3/22 ⟦Department Health⟧ 468 Ibrahim Abdullah, known as Ibrahim Abdullah Hoki Pasha Miss Saida Haskel Ezra The thirteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/20 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A/3/20
50/2297 1950/3/22 Copy for the Prosecution Copy for the Department 143 Daoud Munshi known as Daoud Munshi Hayyim Darwish Miss Wazira Eliyahu known as Wiza Eliyahu Shua The ninth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Wazira Eliyahu known as Wiza Eliyahu Shu⟦line⟧ The ninth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-⟦line⟧ six AD⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A/20/3
50/2298 1950/3/22 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 131 Youssef Ibrahim, known as Youssef Ibrahim Eliahou Miss Salima Yaqoub, known as Salima Yaqoub Nahoum The thirtieth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four AD. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 3/20/A Poor of the ⟦illegible⟧ 2/2
50 / 2299 1950 / 3 / 22 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 116 Youssef Samah Antoub Miss Habiba Raphael, known as Habiba Raphael Levy The third of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ 2/2 ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 A / 2/20
50 / 2200 1950 / 3 / 22 ⟦Validity of Signature⟧ 112 Ephraim Abboudi, known as Ephraim Abboudi Malka Miss Nouria Heskel, known as Nouria Heskel Eliyahu Samouha Levi The thirteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 2/20 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/20 A / 20 / 3
50 / 27 - 1 1950 / 3 / 22 104 Aziz Youssef, known as Aziz Youssef Sulaymaniyah Miss Khazna Abed, known as Khazna Abed Ishaq The third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Khazna Abed, known as Khazna Abed Ishaq The third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 (Copy of Certificate) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Spiritual Council A/2/20
2301 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 104 Aziz Youssef, known as Aziz Youssef Aziz Suleiman ⟦line⟧ Miss Khazna Abed, known as Khazna Abed Ishaq The third of December, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 26 / 3 / 1950 P / 26 / 3 ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 29 ⟦May⟧ 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number 268, I hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Al-Basri son of Eliyahu married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Ishaq Moallem Ibrahim on Thursday, June 22, 1911 (26 Sivan 5671) ⟦line⟧ ( ⟦line⟧ ) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 14900 Nouta | Hisham ⟦...⟧ Ezra ⟦...⟧ Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/31/50 Financial Manager