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 ⟦...⟧ 50/2455 1950/8/7 27 Abdul Aziz Saleh Daoud Halawi Mazli Moshe Ibrahim Moshe The sixth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty eight AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 8/6/2 ⟦signature⟧ I 32
Department copy 50/3455 8/7/1950 27 Abed Saleh Miss Mazli Moshi The sixth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- eight AD. (Corrected certificate) ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Chairman of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/7 8/7/2
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials Baghdad ⟦Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby confirm that the named ⟦Yitzhak Avraham⟧ died in Baghdad on the day 15 ⟦fifteenth⟧ of the month ⟦Kislev⟧ ⟦December⟧ year 5707 (12/8/1946) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Haskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 12/8/46
⟦Presidency of the Department⟧ 2456 / 50 7 / 8 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Bashir bin Nathan died in Baghdad on the eighth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Current status ⟦signature⟧ 7 / 8 For/ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council 9 / 6 / 8
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 person named ⟦Yitzhak H. Heskel⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦701⟧ (⟦27 / 6 / 1940⟧) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Heskel⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Lost status 27 / 6 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 27 / 6
Department Copy 50/102457 8/7/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burials in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Abed Maatouq died in Baghdad on the twenty-seventh day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty ⟦AD⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 7/2 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Status lost 8/6/1
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters Baghdad ⟦Office Copy⟧ Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby certify that: The person named: Rahma daughter of Na'im Aaron Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: Monday - 14 Of the month: Tishrei Year: 5707 Corresponding to: ( 8 / 10 / 1946 ) To this end, I have signed below: Rahma daughter of Na'im Aaron Hesqel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters Family Record ⟦illegible⟧ Family Record 2 / 10 / 46
Department Copy Death Certificate 50 / 2458 7 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the named Abdullah Sion Shahrabani passed away in Baghdad on the eighth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD. ⟦illegible⟧ 2/7 On behalf of / Head of the Acting Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦illegible⟧ Registered above 2/7 9 / 6 / 8
The Manager of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Isaac H. Doza⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the day ⟦2⟧ of the month ⟦Adar⟧ year ⟦5710⟧ (2/3/1950) and for that purpose I have signed below ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ Heskel Haddad The Manager of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5710
Department Copy 50 / 2459 7 / 8 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Nazima Khadouri passed away in Baghdad on the twentieth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7 / 8 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Current Status 6 / 8 8 / 6 / 2
⟦1950 / 9 / 6⟧ Department Copy 50 / 2460 1950 / 8 / 7 578 Moshe Ezra Abed Miss Samiha Mary daughter of Ibrahim Laila The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine nine. ⟦signature⟧ Ezra ⟦...⟧ On behalf of Head of the Spiritual Council ⟦handwritten note/signature⟧ 25 8 / 6 / 4
⟦Second Copy⟧ 50 / 2461 7 / 8 / 1950 Certificate Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israeli community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the woman named Jahla Nasim Sultana has not been engaged nor married since the death of her husband, the named Ezra Shehim, until now, and she does not have any entry in the relevant records. ⟦signature⟧ 7/7 ⟦signature⟧ 7/7 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Chairman of the Lay Council 1 / 7 / 8
Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 2462 / 50 7 / 8 / 1950 11 Munshi Yusuf Moshi Ibrahim ⟦line⟧ Miss Victoria Munir Shamoun ⟦line⟧ The fifth of April, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦scribble⟧ 32 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council Requirement 50 Fils 1 / 6 / 8
Department Copy Death Certificate 2480 / 50 8 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial affairs in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Ibrahim Ezra Halima died in Baghdad on the twelfth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five AD. ⟦Hikmat ...⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦Aboud ...⟧ 7 / 8 ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 7 / 9
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦Second Copy⟧ Baghdad on 17 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss Najiba daughter of Daoud is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦illegible⟧ Ma'aleh M 17 / 8 / 50 Registry entry 5
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 2481 Certificate 8 / 8 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Najiba Daoud is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ Miss ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 6 / 7 / 8 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Betrothal and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 7 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After Greetings Conditions | Witnesses Masar Stoun | Salim Samuel Yehu Sitti Saws Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦...⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Baghdad ⟦...⟧ On ⟦...⟧
Department Copy 50/2482 8/8/1950 Naeem Khadhuri N.⟦line⟧j Miss Marguerite daughter of Rahm⟦line⟧een The sixteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fif⟦line⟧ty AD⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/8 Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council 1/7/8 In ⟦illegible⟧
Administrator of Jewish Cemetery Affairs Baghdad Copy ⟦Administration⟧ Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings 97 Based on Loss of the ⟦...⟧ ⟦Isaac...⟧ ⟦Signature⟧ 8/7 Heskel Haddad Administrator of Jewish Cemetery Affairs
⟦Department Copy⟧ 50 / 2482 8 / 8 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Hesqil Eliyahu Isaac Jwayla passed away in Baghdad on the fifteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- seven AD. ⟦Status Entry⟧ N / 7 / 8 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council