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.
2 - 00/22 1950/3/22 Department copy 269 Ibrahim Eliyahu known as Ibrahim Eliyahu Haskil, Iranian Miss Farha Yaqub known as Farha Yaqub Ishaq, Iranian The twenty-second of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 3/20 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/20 on / 3/20
50 / 2202 3 / 22 / 1955 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 332 Abraham Jacob, known as Abraham Jacob Isaac Miss Khatoun Daoud Abdullah Basson The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦illegible⟧ 1/2 ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 3/20/4
55/2303 1955/3/22 ⟦line⟧ 332 ⟦line⟧ Abraham Yaqub, known as Abraham Yaqub Ishaq Miss Khatoun Daoud Abdullah Basson The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD (True copy of the original) Baghdad, June 7, 1950 ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 6/7/9 ⟦signature⟧ 6/7 ⟦illegible faint text⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦20 / 2 / 1950⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the marriage certificate numbered: ⟦line⟧ I hereby certify that Mr.: Ibrahim son of Zion son of Hayyim has married in Baghdad: Miss Khatoun daughter of Daoud son of Abdullah Rahoun on the day: 12 / 2 / 1950 ⟦signature⟧ 20 / 2 / 50 Amount of the dowry: 40 Dinars and eight hundred Witnesses: Mansour Shaul / Salim H. Eliyahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦signature in Hebrew script⟧ Written ⟦signature⟧ 2/20
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 4 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered ⟦...⟧ I hereby confirm that Mr. ⟦Salim Ibrahim Rafoul⟧ has married in Baghdad ⟦Ms. Rosine Ghannam Meir⟧ on the day 19 / September / 1907 ( ⟦...⟧ ) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses ⟦Thirty-two Liras⟧ | ⟦Saleh Meir⟧ | ⟦Daoud Shaul⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦שמעון שאול ח. שמעון⟧ ⟦...⟧ 2/20
2204/400 3/22/1950 57 Pinhas Ibrahim Miss Rosa Yona, known as Rosa Yona Moshi The nineteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and seven AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 3/20 ⟦illegible⟧ 3/20 3/20/4
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ 265 Khati Cohen said to Hakham Yosef HaNabi ⟦illegible⟧ month With honor, Ino son of Nubiel son of Ino Haykal Hen Naknul ⟦illegible⟧ son of David son of Sassoon Fils 1500 ⟦illegible⟧ 500 Kanis 1000 Dirasa 850 Harama ⟦line⟧ 3850 Total with Samun for more Abd Abraham ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Approval 19/2/950 ⟦signature⟧ S. Abraham ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧
50/22-5 1950/3/22 ⟦illegible⟧ The Groom Eliyahu Nouriel, known as Eliyahu Nouriel Eliyahu, Iranian Miss Hanina Khadouri, known as Hanina Khadouri Moshi The nineteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 3/20/4
55 / 22 - 6 1955 / 3 / 22 ⟦illegible⟧ 404 Rahmin Heskel, known as Rahmin Heskel Cohen Miss Rahma Nassim, known as Rahma Juliet daughter of Nassim Saleh Yona Bahari The fifteenth of May, year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 3/21 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 3/21/4
50 / 2207 22 / 3 / 1950 198 Isaac Nissan, known as Isaac Nissan Qarib Miss Najia Hayyim, known as Najia Hayyim Moshe The third of December, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- six AD ⟦line⟧ Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 21 / 3 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21
Miss Karjiya Harun, known by the name Karjiya Harun Shlomo The twenty-third of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
The Administrator 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 confirm that the individual named ⟦Menashe Hakham Nissim⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦November⟧ in the year ( 2-12/ 1949 ) and for this reason I have signed below 5710 ⟦signature⟧ 21 / 2 / 50 ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Haskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs
⟦illegible⟧ Department Death Certificate 50/2709 3/22/1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Laghay Yamin Ajji passed away in Baghdad on the thirtieth day of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Class of Sages ⟦illegible⟧ A/3/21
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss ⟦Rachel daughter of Heskel⟧ is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Refers to a file⟧ 2/20
⟦illegible⟧ The Department ⟦illegible⟧ 210 / 50 Certificate 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 Marcelle Sion is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant regis⟦line⟧ters. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦line⟧ 2/20 ⟦signature⟧ 3/20/4
50 / 2211 3 / 22 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 370 Mordechai Yaqoub Ahi Miss Karjiya Hakham Eliyahu, known as Karjiya Hakham Eliyahu Ibrahim The twentieth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 3/22/A True copy of the original
50/2311 3/23/1950 370 ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ Mordechai Yaakov Ahi Miss Karjiya Hakham Eliyahu, known as Karjiya Hakham Eliyahu Abraham ⟦line⟧ The twentieth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . (True Copy) Baghdad, June 21, 1950 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 6/21/2 Baghdad
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 8 / 2 / 49 On the sixth day of the week, on the eighth day of the month of Adar, the year five thousand seven hundred and nine from the creation of the world according to the count we use here in Baghdad, the city situated on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and well waters ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 50 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 22 Rescue of Palestine 50 Fils Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Salman Hogi Aboudi CHIEF RABBI SALMAN H. ABOUDI BAGHDAD Approval 8 / 2 / 1949 ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 2 / 50
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 20 / 2 / 1950 Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 270 I hereby certify that Mr.: Mordechai son of Yaqub Ahu has married in Baghdad: Miss Bahiya daughter of Hayim Eliyahu Ibrahim on the day: 20 / 2 / 1950 (corresponding to 3 Nisan 5710) Amount of the Ketubah: 700 seven hundred dinars only Witnesses: Shimon Shaul / Ishaq Sahyun Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦hebrew signature⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ 2/22
⟦illegible⟧ Department Divorce Certificate 222 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that Ibrahim Sassoon has been divorced from his wife Sultana Munshi on the eighth day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/22 A / 3/22
2212 / 55 22 / 2 / 1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ Exhibit Yousef Mordechai Miss Khurshid Benjamin The seventeenth of November, year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- seven AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 2 ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 2 To be recorded to the ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council A / 22 / 3
Department Copy 2214 / 50 22 / 3 / 1950 The Exhibit Mushir Ibrahim, known as Mushir Ibrahim Samuel Miss Khatoun Aziz, known as Khatoun Aziz Nissan The third of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 2/22 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/22 Poverty status Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council p / 3/22
55 / 215 3 / 22 / 1950 Department Copy 190 Ibrahim Aziz, known as Ephraim Aziz Ephraim Miss Salima Hay, known as Salima Hay Mordechai Rahmani The eleventh of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 3/22 Nash'at Copy 3/22/A 5/18 On behalf of President of the Lay Council
2315 / 50 23 / 3 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 190 Ibrahim Aziz, known as Ephraim Aziz Ephraim Miss Salima Hai, known as Salima Hai Mordechai Rahmani The eleventh of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty A.⟦line⟧D. Ended 18 / 5 Correct ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 5 (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 18 / 5 / 1950 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council E / 18 / 5
50 / 2216 22 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy 138 Mikhail Rubin Miss Habiba Shaul, known as Habiba Shaul Yaqub Ajami The fifth of December, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 22 / 3 Masfat 22 / 3 Acting Head of the Community and President of the Lay Council (Copy of Certificate) A / 22 / 3