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.
2241 / 55 17 / 7 / 1950 Department Copy 52 Saleh bin Shlomo Geta⟦line⟧at Miss Louise daughter of Eliyahu Hesqel Le⟦line⟧wi The twelfth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- three AD⟦line⟧e. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ Original Page 7/13 9 / 13 / 7 on 7/12
3341/50 17 / 7 / 1950 52 Saleh bin Shlomo Gitiat Miss Louise daughter of Eliyahu Haskel Liswi The twelfth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- three AD. (True Copy) Baghdad on 19 July 1950 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Chief Rabbi President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/19 ⟦illegible⟧ 2/19/7
Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: Date: 10/19/53 Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Please provide Khatoun daughter of Mosha (Mamouka) a certificate including her divorce from her husband Yaqub son of Hayim (Shirja') on the date of June 7, 1953 corresponding to 24 Ramadan 953 ⟦illegible⟧ Sulayman 10/18/953 According to the procedures ⟦signature⟧ 10/18
Age ⟦illegible⟧ Divorce Certificate 48 / 22 / 50 25 / 10 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the named Khatoun daughter of Moshi (Mamouka) has been divorced from her husband named Sassoon Hayyim (Sheri) on the eighteenth day of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Certified 25 / 10 A / 25 / 10
50/2242 1950/7/19 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 669 Asher Sion known as Asher bin Sion Haskel Shmuli Cohen Miss Sarah Gurji known as Sarah Reina daughter of Gurji Moshi Dallal The thirteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ 20 July 50 7/14/9
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Department Copy Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Yitzhak Yosef Ezra Levi⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦20⟧ day of the month ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year 701 ( <del>⟦1944/12/9⟧</del> ) and for this reason I have signed below 9/12/940 Printing Press 10/25 Safai 10/25 ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
Duplicate Department Copy Death Certificate 50/2244 B 10 / 10 / 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 Naji Yusuf Saleh Daki died in Baghdad on the ninth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Saif al-Din 10/25 A 10/25
Baghdad 14 / 7 / 1950 To whom it may concern Regarding Salima daughter of Mirza, a resident of the Al-Kulat neighborhood, house number 208 / 44, and she claims Iranian nationality according to her father's residency and his Iranian nationality, and the matter is yours Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Al-Kulat Neighborhood Yousef Shmuel Sabbagh 118 / 164 | Nassim Yousef Driver 223 / 144 | Haji Aliwi Al Salman Bani Said | Kulat | Number: 50 / 224 Date: 19 / 7 / 1950 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above) Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 9 / 14 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦12 / 7 / 1950⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings: Based on the marriage certificate number: 152 I hereby certify that Mr.: Yehuda bin Houri bin Hayyim ⟦Naftali⟧ Married in Baghdad Miss: Najia bint Ibrahim bin Jaber Al-Sabi On the day: 2 / September / 1944 (Corresponding to Elul ⟦5704⟧) ⟦line⟧ Amount of the Ketubah: 200 two hundred Iraqi Dinars only Witnesses ⟦illegible signature⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature⟧ Paid Number ⟦18⟧ ⟦7 / 7 / 50⟧
50 / 2245 9 / 7 / 1950 153 Yehuda bin Sa'adu bin Hayyim Zakhouli ⟦line⟧ Miss Kahila bint Abraham Isaac Al-Ajami ⟦line⟧ The twentieth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ Transferred to L 12/7 9 / 13 / 7
3245 / 50 19 / 7 / 1950 153 Yehuda bin Saado Hayyim Miss Kahila bint Abraham Isaac Al-Hajji The twentieth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 7 1 / 19 / 7 Certificate of Wisdom
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 ⟦hebrew: יצחק נסים (רחם) נחום⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦2⟧ day of the month ⟦אדר אדר⟧ year ⟦5699⟧ ( ⟦2 / 3 / 1939⟧ ) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦hebrew: יצחק נסים⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs <del>⟦signature⟧</del> <del>⟦2 / 3 / 1939⟧</del> Approved 5 / 3 / 1939 ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 7 ⟦signature⟧ 5 Fils Veto 50782
Death Certificate 50 / 2242 1950 / 7 / 19 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Sion Ephraim Reuben Shabi died in Baghdad on the fifth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Financial Entry 7/14 A / 14 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 12 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 719 I hereby certify that: Mr.: ⟦hebrew: Yitzhak Ezra ben Yitzhak Menachem Salem⟧ Married in Baghdad: ⟦hebrew: Haviva bat Yitzhak ben Yosef Daoud⟧ On the day: 29 / 6 / 1950 (⟦hebrew: 14 Tammuz 5710⟧) ⟦line⟧ Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses ⟦hebrew: 80000⟧ | ⟦hebrew: Yitzhak Ezra⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦hebrew: Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦hebrew: H. Shimon⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 12 / 7 / 50 ⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
Miss Lina Doreen daughter of Yusuf Hoki Ishaq ⟦line⟧ The twenty-ninth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ Aboud 7/12
50/ 2248 1950/7/19 Department Copy Exhibit Daoud Eliahu ⟦line⟧ Naz Ibrahim, known as Khanum Naz, daughter of Ibrahim The sixth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- two AD. Registered 1 Hammal 7/12 On behalf of President of the Lay Council 7/13/1
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 12 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Israelite Community: Baghdad: After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 711, I hereby certify that Mr. Salim son of Saleh son of Yaquob Abrani married in Baghdad Miss Khatoun daughter of Saleh son of Loui Hijama on the day 26 / 12 / 1922 (corresponding to 26 Tevet 5683) ⟦line⟧ Ketubah amount: 45 Gold Liras and ⟦illegible⟧ Witnesses Saleh son of Loui Ezra the ⟦...⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Inspected ⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 7 / 50
⟦illegible⟧ Department 3249 / 50 19 / 7 / 1950 171 Sassoon bin Saleh Yaqoub Irani Miss Khatoun bint Saleh Youssef Hajjama The twenty-sixth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve AD. Publication Rapporteur ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 7 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 1 / 22 / 10
50 / 245 1950 / 7 / 19 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 315 Naji Eliyahu, known as Hesqel Naji bin Eliyahu Nassim Oqeiba Miss Juliet daughter of Isaac Jacob Koh⟦line⟧en The sixth of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-s⟦line⟧ix AD⟦line⟧. (Copy of Certificate) ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 7 / 14 True copy of the original 7 / 14 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ 50/3251 1950/7/19 436 Salman Shua known as Salman Gurji bin Shua Daniel Miss Maryam daughter of Murad Yehuda The second of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ True copy of the original Baghdad on 6 / October / 1950 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Sion ⟦signature⟧ 10/6/1
Department Copy 3966 /50 1st October 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that VANESSA EDWARD MAHLAB was born at Baghdad on the 16th day of July 1947 ( nineteen hundred & fourty seven A. D. ). ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2 copies 6/10 ⟦illegible signature⟧ For Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. Vice-President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. Birth Certificate
228 / 50 19 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 313 Yousef Ephraim, known as Yousef Naeem bin Ephraim Yaqoub Naqqar Miss Juliet daughter of Daoud Yaqoub Naqqar The twelfth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . (Copy of Certificate) ⟦signature⟧ Acting President of the Court President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Friendship 12 / 7 9 / 13 / 7
3252 / 50 19 / 7 / 1950 313 Yousef Ephraim, known as Yousef Shamshoum son of Ephraim Yaqoub Naqqar Miss Juliet daughter of Daoud Yaqoub Naqqar The twelfth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 8/4 On behalf of the Head of the Community, the Deputy President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ Hassah 2/8 (True copy) Baghdad on 3 August 1950 P / 3 / 8
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 certify that: The named: Eliyahu Meir ⟦hebrew: אליהו מאיר⟧ Died in Baghdad: On the day: Saturday Of the month: Tevet ⟦hebrew: טבת⟧ Year: 5709 (1/21/1949): And for this reason I have signed below ⟦hebrew: יחזקאל חדאד⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 12/7/50 I certify the correctness of the date above ⟦signature⟧ 7/12 ⟦signature⟧ 12/7/50