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 292 / 50 2 / 8 / 1950 Exhibit Ephraim Baruch Cohen Miss Najia Yaqub The thirteenth of August of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ the On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 2 / 1 / 8
Department Copy 2412 / 50 2/8/1950 131 Hayu Eliyahu, known as Hayu Eliyahu Ezra Daya Miss Mary Ezra, known as Mary Ezra Isaac Shaya The twenty-sixth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD. (Copy of Certificate) ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Certified 31/1/8
50/3413 50/8/2 ⟦50/8/7⟧ Department Copy 131 Habu Eliahu, known as Habu Eliahu Ezra Dhali'a ⟦married⟧ Miss Mary Ezra, known as Mary Ezra Isaac Shaya The twenty-sixth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- one AD. ⟦signature⟧ 5/8/50 ⟦signature⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 20 / 8 / 50 F / 20 / 8 On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on 1 / 8 / 950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that Mr. Naji son of Isaac Neshi has formalized his engagement to Miss ⟦Dery⟧ daughter of ⟦Aqeel⟧ Qattan in Baghdad on the day 4 / 4 / 1950 (corresponding to April 7) and has not married yet ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 8 / ⟦illegible⟧ Conditions | Witnesses Mentioned | ⟦Saleh⟧ Hayun 200 | Anwar Ibrahim Shamun Shaul H. Shamun ⟦illegible⟧ SHAMUN ⟦illegible⟧
Department health Department copy 3415 /50 2nd August 50 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 287, I herely confirm that Mr. KARIM MOSHI ABED was married at Baghdad to RASHEL RAHMIN MASHAAL on the 4th of April 1943 ( nineteen hundred & fourty three A. D. ). Shamash 2 Copy 318 ⟦Khabaza⟧ 5/8 ⟦Salman...⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. 5
Department Copy 3415 / 50 2nd August 50 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 287, I hereby confirm that Mr. KARIM MOSHI ABED was married at Baghdad to Miss. CHAHLA RAHMIN MASHAAL known as RASHEL RAHMIN MASHAAL on the 4th of April 1943 ( nineteen hundred & fourty three A. D. ). ⟦illegible⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. shawas 2 Copies 13/9 ⟦illegible⟧ 13/8 Second Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 12/8
Department Copy 3415/50 2nd August 50 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 287, I hereby confirm that Miss CHAHLA RAHMIN MASHAAL known as RAHEL RAHMIN MASHAAL was married at Baghdad to Mr. KAHIM MOSHI ABED on the 4th of April 1943(nineteen hundred & fourtythree A.D.). Copy Register 28/1 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Offg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may G-d protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 20/7/55 Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Please provide Ezra (Naji) son of Sassoon (Zachariah) a certificate including the divorce of his wife Rachel daughter of Moshe (Zachariah) on the date of 10 Ab ⟦1954⟧ corresponding to 24 / 7 / 55 Salman Hezkie Abouda ⟦illegible signature⟧ Reverse 20 / 8 / 55
50 / 2415 2 / 8 / 1950 ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧ 287 Karim Moshi known as Karim Moshi Abed Aghasi Miss Jahla Rahmin known as Jahla Rachel daughter of Rahmin Yousef Mashm The fourth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three A.D. ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Corporeal Council ⟦signature⟧ 2/1 ⟦illegible⟧ 2 / 1 / 8
Department's Copy 2416 / 50 Divorce Certificate 2 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Ezra (Naji) son of Sassoon (Zakhouya) has been divorced from his wife Rachel daughter of Moshe (Zakhouya) on the twenty-fourth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Chairman of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8/2 2 / 2 / 8
Department Copy No. 244 / 50 4 / 8 / 1950 82 Moshe Daoud Hanok ⟦line⟧ Levi Miss Habiba Haskel known as Habiba ⟦Haskel⟧ Ibrahim Janti The sixth of November of the year nineteen hundred and forty six AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the acting head of the community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Fiqh Ayal 8/4 2 / 3 / 8
70 / 2428 4 / 8 / 1955 ⟦illegible⟧ 320 Yousef Khadouri Rahmin Dali Miss Leoni Shua Baruch Bechor The eleventh of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 9 / 3 / 8
Department Copy 150/2429 8/2/1950 Certificate To whom it may concern We hereby confirm that Mr. Yusuf Haskil Banu is an employee in the Israeli Slaughterhouse in Baghdad in the position of (Cook) and receives a nominal salary of 3.187 Dinars with high cost of living allowances in the amount of 4.437 Dinars monthly. And based on his request, he was provided with this certificate. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 3/4 8/4/1
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦100/ 242⟧ 1950/8/2 621 . Yamin Sion known as Binyamin bin Sion Binyamin Miss Azima Moshi known as Nazima Najia daughter of Moshi Yaqoub The eleventh of September of the year nineteen hundred and forty-six AD . ⟦illegible⟧ 7/4 8/4/8 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/4 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/4 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Department copy 50/2421 1950/8/2 452 Heskiel Isaac Yehoshua Ms. Aziza Heskiel Saleh Simantob The twenty-first of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- nine AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 200 2/8 8/4/1
Department Copy We testify regarding the one named Shoshan, nicknamed Marwari, daughter of Khodhouri, an Iranian national in Qara Sha'ban ⟦and the data⟧ we witnessed that. 31 / 7 / 1950 House No. 5 / A / 88 Qara Sha'ban. Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Tatran Neighborhood Eyal Mordechai | Nouri Nassim | Ibrahim Karji Shmouli Number: 2417 / 50 Date: 2 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the validity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/2 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Immediately 8/2
⟦Department Copy⟧ To the Honorable Consulate General of the Imperial Iranian Government in Baghdad Presented to your position: We, the undersigned, testify after review that the person named Heskel Setti son of Yusuf, of Iranian nationality and holder of the Iranian identity book issued by the Consulate Administration in Baghdad, has lost the aforementioned book. Prior to this, he submitted a petition to your position requesting to be granted a second copy of the said book. We testify to the validity of his claim and the truth of his words, as there is no doubt or forgery in the aforementioned matter. We submit this paper like others to your high position, and the matter and choice are yours, our respected master; Witness | Witness | Seal of the Neighborhood Mukhtar Saleh Ibrahim | Ibrahim Hayya | Haj Alaiwi bin Salman Witness | | Heskel Ishaq | | Number: 50/2418 Date: 20 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal above) 8/2 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Indigent 8/1/9
Baghdad on 3 / 8 / 1950 To Whom It May Concern The undersigned below hereby acknowledge that Mr. Yaqoub Ishaq Shirazi ⟦deleted⟧ born 1924 and whose photo is attached above was an employee at (Yaqoub Khazam and Munir Mahlab & Co. owners of the oil factory in Karrada Al-Sharqiya) and he was dismissed from work as a result of the factory closing on 31 / 12 / 1948 and he is not a merchant nor an importer and for that we have signed Witness | Witness Yaqoub Moussa Shohet | Munir Menachem Mahlab I certify what is stated above Stamp of the Mukhtar of Al-Tawrah District Salim Daoud Shalam Number: 2419 / 50 Date: 2 / 8 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the stamp of the Mukhtar above) Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council
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Department Copy 50/2421 1950/8/4 361 Hesqail Yaquob Salman Al-Kurdi Miss Najia Shalom Shmuel The twenty-first of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty eight AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 74 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧ 8/3/1