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.
Department Copy. 55/4148 6/22/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 314 Heskel Nasrian Youssef, known as Heskel Korji bin Youssef Hakham Ms. Regina Nahum Hay Murad The nineteenth of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD. ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 6/21/1 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Department Copy 3448 / 50 6 / 7 / 50 507 Moshe bin Ibrahim Samokhian, Iranian Miss Khatoun bint Murad Khadouri The thirty-first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 5 / November / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 5 / ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on February 21, 1950 To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings, Please be so kind as to provide me with a certificate testifying that Latif Khadduri Yusuf is simply Latif Khadduri, and you will find below a testimony by two witnesses in this regard. Please accept my highest respect. Latif Khadduri Yusuf 10 Fils 40 Fils We testify that Mr. Latif Khadduri is simply Mr. Latif Khadduri Yusuf Witness ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/21/1950 Witness Salim Ibrahim Ezra ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/21/1950 For certification 2/22/1950
Department Copy 2119 / 50 22 / 6 / 1950 Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Latif Khadouri Youssef is the same person called Latif Khadouri Bekhor And based on his request, he was provided with this certificate; ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 6/22 6/22/1
Death Certificate Department Copy ⟦2119 / 50⟧ Duplicate 6 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials at the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Meir Shaul died in Baghdad on the twentieth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ Loss of status 7/5 9 / 5 / 7
⟦illegible⟧ We testify that the person named Munshi Saleh is a servant in Torat Munshi Gurji and his monthly salary is two dinars and a quarter, and to that we testify The person mentioned above is a Shamash in my synagogue and he left his job from 21 ⟦March⟧ 1950 because he was sick, and upon this I sign Agent of the Torat ⟦signature⟧ 25/4/50 Owner of the Torat Munshi Gurji ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 2220/50 6/22/1950 Certificate We hereby certify that the named Munshi Saleh Munshi is a servant in the Torah of Munshi Karji located in Qanbar Ali neighborhood in Baghdad and receives a monthly salary of two dinars and a quarter only for his work, noting that he left his job on March 31, 1950 due to his illness. Upon his request, he was provided with this certificate. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council ⟦signature⟧ Work Entry 6/22/50 A True Copy 1/22/6
3120/50 6/22/1950 Certificate We certify hereby that the named Munshi Saleh Munshi is a servant at the Torah of Munshi Gurji located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood in Baghdad and receives a monthly salary of two and a quarter dinars only for his work, noting that he left his position on March 31, 1950, due to his illness, and based on his request, he was provided with this certificate; (True copy of the original) Baghdad, June 27, 1950 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Certified 2/27/6 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The person in charge of Israeli burial affairs Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Israeli Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Murad Zubaida⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦25th⟧ day of the month of ⟦Ab⟧ in the year ⟦5709⟧ (⟦1949/8/20⟧) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Israeli burial affairs
Duplicate 50/2120 1950/7/2 204 Isaac Eliyahu known as Isaac Eliyahu Isaac Kashi Miss Esther Abid Shakkouri known as Esther Abid Moshi Shakkouri The twenty-first of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- seven AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/5 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Requested ⟦line⟧ 50 Fils N 7/5
20 / 2151 1950 / 6 / 22 No.: Date:: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Following our certi- ficates Nos. 827, 1126 and 1681, dated 12-9-47, 19-3-48 and 12-8-49. Further to our certificates numbered 827, 1126 and 1681 and dated 12/9/1947, 19/3/48 and 12/8/1949. We certify that the named MESSOUDA HARON KATTAN, domiciled in Baghdad and aged about 73 years, is still weak and incapable and requires medical care, food and clothing. We hereby confirm that the person named Massouda Haron Kattan, residing in Baghdad and aged about seventy-three years, is still incapable and in need of medical care and living requirements such as clothing food and drink, and since her support falls upon her two sons residing in France, one of whom is Robert Aboudi residing in Marseille and the second is Sasson Aboudi residing in Toulon, who are responsible for her support and providing the necessary financial aid for her which is estimated at an amount ranging between 25/- and 30/- dinars per month, therefore we ask the competent authorities to provide the necessary assistance to facilitate the provision of the funds needed by her children in France. And as her support falls on her two sons, domiciled in France, one ROBERT ABOUDI residing in Marseilles and the other SASSON ABOUDI residing in Toulon, who are responsible for supporting their mother thus aged, whose maintenance amounts to approximately between Iraq Dinars 25/- and 30/- per month, we pray the competent authorities to please help the aforementioned retired person in view of facilitating the sending of funds by her two sons in France. ⟦signature⟧ President, Jewish Community, Baghdad. Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council 4 / 19 / 6
3121 / 50 6 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department Copy 90 Moshe Haim known as Moshe Haim Ibrahim Miss Habiba Shaul known as Habiba Shaul Yusuf Basson The nineteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty four AD ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on July 19, 1950 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7 / 19 9 / 19 / 7 19 / 7 / 50
⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ 50 / 3121 1950/7/6 90 Moshe Hayyim, known as Moshe Hayyim Ibrahim Miss Habiba Shaul, known as Habiba Shaul Yusuf Basson The nineteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty four AD. (Corrected Certificate) ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8/27 8/27/1
2192/50 7/2/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Moshe Ibrahim Mordechai died in Baghdad on the twenty-eighth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/2 Given 9/7/2
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦7 / 7 / 1950⟧ Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 182 I hereby certify that: Mr.: ⟦Yosef ben Salman Habasha⟧ Has married in Baghdad: ⟦Miriam bat Yitzhak Habasha⟧ On the day: 24 / ⟦Adar⟧ / 1927 ( - 24 March ) Ketubah amount: ⟦20000⟧ The witnesses: ⟦Yehezkel - Shimon⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Shimon Shaul H' Shimon⟧ 50 Fils Verification fee 7/7/50 ⟦Signature⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 2 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss Latifa Samuel 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 ⟦illegible⟧ Fakhr al-Din ⟦illegible⟧
50/2198 2 / 7 / 1950 ⟦Presidency⟧ of the Department Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Sultana Haskil is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Aboud 7/2 Local Registration 7/2 1 / 2 / 7 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
50 / 2199 2 / 7 / 1955 514 Jamil bin Shalom Eliyahu Kashi ⟦line⟧ Miss Jamila bint Yusuf Eliyahu Kashi ⟦line⟧ The thirtieth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Cash on hand 2 / 7 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council N / 2 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings Based on the marriage certificate number 626, I hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Ibrahim Heskel Karbalai has married in Baghdad Miss Hayla daughter of Daoud bin Salman Tweg on 14 / 4 / 1924 (corresponding to 10 Nissan year 5684) Ketubah Amount 2500 Rupees, two thousand five hundred Rupees Witnesses Hakham Meir Saleh Moallem Moshi Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Current Registry 2 / 7 / 50
501 Kh 20 2 / 7 / 1950 416 Heskiel Abraham Heskiel Kermanshahi Miss Haila daughter of Daoud Salman Moshi The fourteenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 2/7 Status registration 2/7 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 2 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 7/2/1950 Head of the Israelite Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the investigations carried out by me, I hereby certify that Mr. Rahmin Hizqeel is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5 Fils Certificate of Status ⟦illegible⟧