Verification Certificates, Employee Recommendations, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese are documents, including correspondence, from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates as well as letters of recommendations for former employees of the Jewish community. Some certificates are written in English; when in Arabic, the certificates often list the names in Hebrew.
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Department Copy⟧ 5014 - AH 1950/6/9 495 Latif Nassim, known as Latif bin Yaqub Yahya Mrs. Salima Yahya Mordechai The twenty-second of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. 6/8/1 ⟦...⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council
2922/55 9/6/1950 Department Copy 414 Yaqub Ibrahim, known as Yaqub Hami son of Ibrahim Yaqub Abdulaziz Miss Jahla Ibrahim, known as Jahla Eileen Ibrahim Naseem Shamtob The first of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ For the Acting Secretary President of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ 200 Fils 8/6 8/8/6
Department Copy 50/3022 6/9/1950 414 Yaqub Ibrahim, known as Yaqub Hai bin Ibrahim Yaqub Abdul Aziz Miss Jahla Ibrahim, known as Jahla Eileen Ibrahim Nassim Shamash The first of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 1/12/1951 ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council Photo ⟦signature⟧ 1/12 Ibrahim / 12
⟦Department Copy⟧ Photograph I testify that the person whose picture is shown above is Yaqub Haskel Shiri and not Yaqub Haskel Sultoon, and for information we provided him with this certificate on 8 / 6 / 50 Witness | Mukhtar's Stamp Nisim Salman | Torah Quarter - Salim Daoud Salam Witness Ezra Manshi Number - 24 / 50 Date - 9 / 6 / 1950 The validity of the signatures of the witnesses and the seal of the Mukhtar above are certified Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
We testify that Salman Isaac Ezra Zada is a servant of the Torah in the Joy of Salman Daniel under the Takia. Note that he receives only two dinars monthly. Yosef Al-Haq ⟦line⟧ Witness Ephraim Ibrahim Aaron Salim Hayran Ezra Ibrahim Arba Khidir Atiyah ⟦signature⟧ Al-Haj Haquil ⟦signature⟧ Ibrahim Shaul ⟦signature⟧ Latif Sayegh ⟦signature⟧ Witnessed that Subhi Meir Hesqail Subhi ⟦signature⟧ Salman Sabri Hesqail Jaji ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible stamp with Arabic and Latin text⟧
Department Copy 25-2/50 11/6/1950 Certificate 9/6/1950 To whom it may concern Salman We hereby confirm that Mr. / Isaac Ezra Zada is a servant in the (Torah) Farha Synagogue Salman Daniel located in the Taht al-Takya neighborhood and receives only two Dinars monthly for his work, and based on his request, he was provided with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 1/9/6 ⟦Friend⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
55/2026 11/6/1950 Department Copy 649 Nouri bin Daoud Isaac Hakham Haroun Miss Naima Youssef Darwish The sixth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦illegible signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ 200 Fils 6/9 6/9/1
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦6⟧ / ⟦10⟧ / 1950 Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the marriage certificate number ⟦229⟧, I hereby certify that Mr. Mordechai son of Ovadia married in Baghdad Miss Fatoun daughter of Hakham Yosef son of Gabriel on the day 7 / 8 / 1929 (corresponding to 2 Ab year 5689) ⟦signature⟧ Ketubbah amount: 75 Dinars and seventy-five Fils Witnesses: Shimon H. Shaul, Salim H. Al-Baher I certify the authenticity of the signatures above Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible hebrew text in blue stamp⟧ Second Category 2/4
27 - 2/50 11/6/1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 349 Mordechai Ovadia ⟦line⟧ Miss Khatoon Youssef known as Khatoon Hakham Youssef Gabriel The seventh of August in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-nine AD ⟦illegible⟧ 6/9 6/9/1 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council
2020/50 1950/6/12 Department Copy 205 Suleiman Ezra bin Ishaq Ezra known as Suleiman Ishaq Ezra Abdullah Miss Regina Ezra Matouk known as Regina Matouk Khalifa September 2, 1918 AD Iranian ⟦signature⟧ 1/11/6 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council
50 / 2021 12 / 6 / 1950 Department Copy Exhibit Moshe Ibrahim ××× Erbil Miss Warda Ibrahim The twenty-fifth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five AD. ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 11 / 6 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Corporeal Council 6 / 11 / 2
50/3032 1950/6/12 Health of the Department Exhibited Ephraim Haskeil Hassai /// In the right of Miss Shafika Abed Yaqoub Dakka The tenth of January of the year nineteen hundred and thirty-four AD. School of ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad 12 / 6 / 50 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Spiritual Council
2.22/50 6/22/1950 Department copy Exhibited Ephraim Haskel Hassai <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Baqubah Miss Shafiqa Abed Yaqoub Dakka The tenth of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- four AD. ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 11/2 Has assisted 9/11/6
50/2024 1950/6/2 The department's copy for the department The Exhibit Hillel Rubin ⟦line⟧ Kirkuk Al-Insqimzli Benjamin known as Ismizli Benjamin Rahmim The fourteenth of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Chairman of the Temporal Council ⟦illegible⟧ 6/11/9
50/2022 12/6/1950 Department Copy 167 Yaqub Benhasyan bin Daoud, known as Yaqub bin Yaqub Eliyahu Miss Warda Daoud, known as Warda Daoud Haroun The twentieth of September, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six A.D. ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ Current status 2/11 2/11/6
Department Copy 50 / 425 12 / 6 / 1950 347 Ibrahim Yusuf Mushih Miss Lulu Israel Mushih The fourth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen AD ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 21 / 6 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 2 / 21 / 6