AI en Translation, Pages 251-275
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Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 14 / 6 / 1950
Head of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate number 266, I hereby confirm that
Mr. ⟦Isaac son of Abraham Cohen⟧
married in Baghdad ⟦Rachel daughter of Isaac Levi⟧
on the day 21 / Tishrei / 1924 (21 Tishrei 5685)
( ⟦line⟧ )
Witnesses | Amount of the Ketubah
⟦Isaac ...⟧
⟦Moses ...⟧ | 15000
Fifteen thousand ⟦...⟧
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦...⟧
50 Fils
18 / 6 / 1950
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Community ⟦...⟧ Baghdad ⟦...⟧
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Department Copy
Certificate
50/2024
15 /1950/6
Based on the marriage contract number 266, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel
Haim Elia Haroon Sofer married in Baghdad Miss Khatoon Ezra Haroon
Sofer on the thirty-first day of December of the year one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-four AD, and based on the certificate of the Israelite Spiritual Council
in Baghdad, we confirm that the aforementioned wife was divorced from her
aforementioned husband on the seventh day of August of the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-five AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Lost status
714
Vie
A / 6/14
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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 (⟦Abraham Hakham Ezra⟧) passed away in Baghdad
on the day ⟦29th⟧ of the month ⟦Adar⟧ year 5710
(1950/2/19) and for this reason I have signed below
⟦Hezekiah Haddad⟧
Heskel Haddad
The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
⟦Signature⟧
6/14
⟦Signature⟧
200 Fils
1950/2/21
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Department Copy
25/2/50
Death Certificate
15 / 6 / 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 Raphael Heskel Ezra died in Baghdad
on the nineteenth day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
20-2
6/14
A / 6 / 14
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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 Nissim Levy passed away in Baghdad
on the 27th day of the month of Iyar ⟦Maru⟧ in the year 5707
( 17 / 5 / 1947 ) and for that reason I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Haddad
The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
Yitzhak Nissim
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
50 Fils
Fee ⟦...⟧
5/6/10
I certify the authenticity of the signatures above
⟦signature⟧
6/14
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⟦Department Copy⟧
50 / 2022
15 / 6 / 1950
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the burial administrator at the Israeli Cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yaqub Shaul Dabby died in Baghdad
on the seventeenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
AD.
⟦Signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Physical Council
⟦Signature⟧
⟦Signature⟧
Workers' Inspector
20
6 / 14 / 9
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50 / 2067
6 / 25 / 1950
⟦True Copy⟧
138
Isaac Samuel, known as Isaac Shalom son of Samuel Moshe Irani Cohen
Miss Salima Moshih, known as Salima Moshih Meir
The fourteenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three
AD ⟦line⟧ .
(Copy of Certificate)
⟦Signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
6/14
6/14/9
Certified
⟦illegible⟧
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We testify by this document that the person named Moshih Sion, of Iranian nationality, is of poor status
and does not have the means to pay the passport fees, and for that reason we have signed.
Witness | Witness | Mukhtar's Seal
Shlomo Yehuda | Nissim Yaqub | Mukhtar of Hanoun Al-Kabir, Al-Saghir, and Obeid quarters
Qara Sha'ban quarter | Al-Kulat quarter in Baghdad | Yusuf Shlomo Shamash
in Baghdad | |
ID Number 21749 | ID Number 7519 |
⟦illegible⟧
6/15
Number - 68 / 90 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date - 6 / 6 / 1950
We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal
of the Mukhtar above.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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We testify that the named Maryam daughter of Eliyahu is poor and cannot pay the passport fees
prescribed; therefore we have signed.
Witness | Witness
Shallo Yehuda | Nessim Yaqoub
Qara Sha'ban Quarter | Al-Koulat Quarter
In Baghdad | In Baghdad
ID Number 21749 | ID Number 7519
| Seal of the Mukhtar
| Hanoun Al-Kabir, Al-Saghir, and Obeid Quarters
| Yusuf Shlomo Shamash
| ⟦signature⟧
| 6/15
To the extent of current circumstances
⟦illegible⟧
Number: 50/207
Date: 1950/6/16
The authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal
above is certified.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Iraqi Government
Court of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
p. 742
Number: 95/121
Date: 5/21/95
To whom it may concern
On 4/27/95, under file number 95/121
The plaintiff, Rifqa daughter of Daniel Naft, was considered disobedient and requested
divorce from her husband, the defendant Jacob son of Elijan, however
her aforementioned husband refused to divorce her. Based on her being considered
disobedient, she has the right to travel outside of Iraq,
and upon her request, she was provided with this certificate.
⟦illegible⟧
The President
40 fils
40 fils
21
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50/2071
1950/6/12
To whom it may concern
Based on the certificate of the Jewish Community Court in Baghdad, we hereby confirm
that on 1950/4/27, under file number 121 / 950, the plaintiff
Rifka daughter of Daniel considered herself recalcitrant and requested a divorce from her husband, the defendant Yaqub
son of Elijan; however, her aforementioned husband refused to divorce her. Based on her being considered
recalcitrant, she has the right to travel outside Iraq. Based on her request, she was provided
with this certificate.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
2/15
6/15/4
A true copy
⟦illegible⟧ / 22
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⟦illegible⟧ Department
50 / 3571
16 / 6 / 1950
To Whom It May Concern
Based on the certificate of the court of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that
on 27 / 4 / 1950, under file number 121 / 950, the plaintiff
Rivka daughter of Daniel considered herself recalcitrant and requested a divorce from her husband, the defendant
Yaqub son of Elijan; however, her aforementioned husband refused to divorce her. Based on her being considered
recalcitrant, she has the right to travel outside of Iraq. At her request,
she was provided with this certificate.
(True Copy)
Baghdad, June 22, 1950
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
9 / 22 / 6
And a request
50 Fils
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50 / 2 - 72
1950 / 6 / 16
Department Copy
278
Yaqub Arfayil, known as Yaqub Salim bin Arfayil Ambar
Miss Marcelle Sion, known as Habiba Marcelle Sion Saleh Sabra
The twenty-seventh of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
⟦signature⟧
4 / 15 / 6
Acting ⟦Secretary⟧
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 14 / 6 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 217, I hereby certify that
Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of Menachem Daniel⟧
was married in Baghdad to ⟦Miriam daughter of Shlomo Ben Zion⟧
on the day 18 / 1 / 1945 (4 Shevat 705)
( ⟦line⟧ )
Ketubah amount | Witnesses
1000 ⟦one thousand dinars⟧ | ⟦Yitzhak⟧
| ⟦Menachem⟧
Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on
None
Entitlement
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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50 / 2 / 72
1950 / 6 / 26
Department Copy
213
Eliyahu Rahamin Heskel
Miss Seih Abdullah Yona
The eighteenth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five
AD.
⟦illegible⟧ 6 / 15
Published to L
6 / 15
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council
A / 6 / 15
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Department Copy
50/2075
6/26/1950
Exhibit
Hayim Gabriel Zadeh Gabriel, known as Hayim bin Gabriel, immigrant
Miss Rifqa Isaac, known as Rifqa Isaac Benjamin, immigrant
The seventeenth of April of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-four
AD. ⟦line⟧ .
⟦illegible signature⟧ on behalf of
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible signature⟧
9/15/6
Cash on site
9/15/6
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Officer in Charge of Jewish Funerals
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the records documented in my registers, I hereby certify that
the named ⟦Yitzhak Ezra⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦twenty-first⟧ day of the month of ⟦December⟧ in the year 5704
(12/21/1942) and for this purpose I have signed below
Yitzhak Ezra
⟦Deceased⟧
⟦Signature⟧
Heskiel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Jewish Funerals
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ on
⟦illegible⟧
I certify the correctness of the date above
⟦Signature⟧
6/15
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55/2076
1950/6/26
⟦illegible⟧ Department
Death Certificate
Based on the certificate of the burial official at the Jewish Cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Murad Manshi Murad passed away in Baghdad
on the thirty-first day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
three AD.
⟦illegible signature⟧
6/15
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
6/15/2
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50/2078
1950/6/16
Department Copy
247
Isaac Yamin, known as Isaac Benjamin David
Miss Anja Shamshon, known as Khanja Shamshon Moussa
The ninth of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four
A.D. ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
⟦signature⟧
2/16/6
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50 / 4079
1950 / 6 / 16
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Department Advice
My country
Khedhouri Ezra, known as Khedhouri bin Ezra Khoudada
Miss Khazna Heskel, known as Rosa Khouna Heskel Moshi
The fifth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Loss of status
6/16/1
11/1