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⟧ The Department 50/2198 2 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Sultana Haskel is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/2 ⟦signature⟧ 7/2 1 / 3 / 7 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 662, I hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Ibrahim Heskel Karsani married in Baghdad Miss Jamila daughter of Daoud bin Salman Boushi on the day 14 / 4 / 1944 (corresponding to 7 Nisan year 5704) ⟦line⟧ Amount of the Ketubah: 250 Rupees, two hundred and fifty Rupees Witnesses Saleh Ibrahim Munshi Saleh Moallem Moshi Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦stamp with Hebrew and Arabic text⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Current status 22 / 7 / 50
501 A ⟦line⟧ 1950/7/2 416 Heskel Abraham Heskel Kermanshani ⟦line⟧ Miss Haila daughter of Daoud Salman Moshi The fourteenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Indigent 7/2 7/2/1
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 2 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm that Mr. Rahmin Aqeel is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on ⟦illegible⟧ Shim'on Shaul ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Based on the legal status certificate N. Th.
50/2209 2 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Mr. Rahmin Hesqel is neither engaged nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Filed to 7/2 9 / 2 / 7
50 / 22 - 2 9 / 7 / 1950 Department Copy 629 William Salman, known as William Kurji Salman Ezra Matouk Shahrabani Miss Evelyn Abdul Aziz, known as Evelyn Abdul Aziz bin Yusuf Shirani The first of June, year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7 / 9 2 Fils ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7 / 9 F 7 / 9 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 2802 10 / 7 / 1950 730 Heskel Nouri bin Rahmin, known as Heskel Nouri bin Rahmin Jehayem Hurisan Miss Victoria Eliyahu Shaul Sourani The thirtieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 9/7/⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧
Department Copy 3203 50/ 10 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 720 Heskel Nouri bin Rahmin, known as Heskel Nouri bin Rahmin Hayyim Nourian Miss Touba Eliyahu, known as Victoria Eliyahu Shaul Sourani The thirtieth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. (Corrected Certificate) On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 30 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ After greetings We confirm herewith that Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ treasurer of ⟦illegible⟧ Ezra Daoud Synagogue ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ Saleh ⟦illegible⟧ Committee of Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee of Ezra Daoud Synagogue Daoudiya - Baghdad Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Department Certificate <del>50/2204</del> 7/ /1950 Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Yassin Aboudi Aslan is a Hazan (Cantor) in the Ezra Daoud Synagogue and receives a monthly salary of five and a half Dinars. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 4/9/7 Halim ⟦line⟧ Dr. Halim Year ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
500 / 2205 10 / 7 / 1950 338 Youssef Ibrahim, known as Youssef bin Ibrahim Shalim Miss Saida Meir Ovadia, known as Masouda bint Meir Isaac Shalom Ovadia ⟦line⟧ The nineteenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 10 (Copy of Certificate) Hayat ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council 9 / 10 / 7
The Administrator 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 confirm that the named ⟦Yitzhak son of Abraham Halevi⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦ninth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Kislev⟧ in the year 5708 (22 / 11 / 1947) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Halevi⟧ Haskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs We confirm the correctness of the date above ⟦signature⟧ 7 / 10 ⟦signature⟧ Certified for the correctness of the funds 8 / 10 / 950
2206 / 50 - Death Certificate - 11 / 7 / 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 Abdullah Shaul Saleh Shamoun has died in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD ⟦line⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ Shaul 7 / 10 / 1 ⟦illegible⟧
Death Certificate 50/3206 11/7/1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Abdullah Shaul Saleh Shamoun has died in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD ⟦line⟧ . (True Copy) Baghdad on July 28, 1950 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/28/A 7/28 7/28
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 2 / 5 / 950 Presidency of the Jewish Community In Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that Mr. Nazem in the name of Yaqub Yehuda Dallal Has entered into an engagement with Miss Musette daughter of Ezra Warshimon In Baghdad on the day 2 / 7 / 1950 (Corresponding to 17 Tammuz 5710) ⟦line⟧ And has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 2000 Two thousand and eight only | Shamoun Shaul Binim Qattan Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2 / 7 / 50
50 / 2207 11 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Nazim Yassin bin Yaqub Yehuda Dallal Miss Suzette daughter of Ezra Murad Sham⟦line⟧oun The third of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fif⟦line⟧ty Miss Suzette daughter of Shukru Murad ⟦illegible⟧ The third of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fif⟦line⟧ty AD⟦line⟧ Acting Head of the ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/10 ⟦signature⟧ Copy 7/29 7/10/9 ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
3207/50 11/7/1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ Nazim Yamin son of Yaqub Yehuda Dallal Miss Suzette daughter of Ezra Murad Shamoun The third of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on July 25, 1950 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 1/25/7 ⟦illegible⟧ 7/25
8 / 20 / 50 11 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 709 Yaqub bin Asher Sion Shamash Miss Simha Meir, known by the name Simha Najia, daughter of Meir Yusuf Cohen The twenty-eighth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Entry ⟦illegible⟧ 7/10 9 / 10 / 7
Department Copy 209 / 55 11 / 7 / 1955 371 Yaqub Ishaq, known as Yaqub bin Ishaq Yaqub Ajami Miss Juliet Kurji, known as Juliet Kurji Haskil Rahim The eighteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . Abboud 10 / 7 10 / 7 Status distinction Acting Head of the Community President of the Physical Council 9 / 10 / 7
50 / 2210 11 / 7 / 1950 The Presenter Heskel bin Ibrahim Qatt⟦line⟧an *** Al-Amara Miss Farha bint Heskel Koh⟦line⟧en The fifteenth of April, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four ⟦line⟧ Al-Amara Miss Farha bint Heskel Koh⟦line⟧en The fifteenth of April, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 20/7/50 ⟦signature⟧ 20/7/50 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ First Entry 20/7 N/9/7
Department Copy Department Copy 2211 / 50 11 / 7 / 1950 348 Salman Yusuf, known as Sulayman Khadouri bin Yusuf Ibrahim Ajami Miss Najia Shalom, known as Matouqa Najia daughter of Shalom Daniel The eleventh of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five Miss Najia Shalom, known as Matouqa Najia daughter of Shalom Daniel The eleventh of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Current Status 7/10 7/10/2
Department Copy 2212 / 50 11 / 7 / 1950 263 Yehuda Elisha, known as Yehuda Al-Masha Yehuda Mrs. Bahiyya Nissan, known as Leah daughter of Nissan Issachar The fourteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 7 Khayrawi 10 / 7 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council My copy ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 9 2 / 10 / 7
Department Copy 324 / 50 11 / 7 / 1950 263 Yehuda Elisha, known as Yehuda Elisha Yehuda Mrs. Bahiya Nissan, known as Lifa daughter of Nissan Issachar The fourteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD ⟦line⟧ . (True Copy) Baghdad on 18 / September / 950 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 9 / 18 / 6 9 / 5
Department Copy Certificate 2812 / 50 11 / 7 / 1950 To Whom It May Concern ⟦Salih Habib Salih Sayyah⟧ We hereby certify that Rabbi Haron Salih Dori is an employee at the Israeli Slaughterhouse in Baghdad and receives a nominal salary of seven Dinars per month, to which is added cost of living allowances of five Dinars and a quarter Dinar. At his request, he was provided with this certificate; Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 7 / 50 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 9 / 10 / 7 7 / 10 / 9