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 Death Certificate 2252 / 50 9 / 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 Hayim Shmuel passed away in Baghdad on the thirty-first day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 7 ⟦signature⟧ Financial Expert 12 / 7 7 / 12 / 9
50 / 2254 19 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 360 Abdullah Yaqoub Lewi Zada, known as Abdullah Al-Yahu bin Yaqoub Youssef Lewi Miss Regina daughter of Yaqoub, known as Regina daughter of Yaqoub Isaac Shawaker The twenty-seventh of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- one AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 20 Fils 7/14 1 / 14 / 7
50 / ⟦illegible⟧ 255 1950 / 7 / 19 Department Copy 611 Kurji bin Ibrahim Ishaq Al-Ya⟦line⟧qub Miss Bahuta Murad Abdullah Kha⟦line⟧bbaza The twenty-sixth of May, year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 7/17 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Spiritual Council N/7/17
4 Copies TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is to certify that Mrs. Victoria M. Nasim has rendered extensive voluntary Social Services for the welfare of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Besides the precious and hard voluntary work which she had put up for fourteen years 1934-1948 as Honorary Secretary of the Jewish Maternity Association, she had extended great help to several other charitable institutions such as the Blind Welfare Society and the Orphans Welfare Committee as well as various Jewish Schools activities. Her services were greatly appreciated. <del>President of the Jewish Community</del> <del>Baghdad.</del> Ofg. President Jewish Community Baghdad I have no objection to recommending the aforementioned ⟦signature⟧ 7/24
p. 257 / 50 Certificate 2 / 7 / 1950 To Whom It May Concern We hereby certify that Mr. Saleh Isaac Saleh is a slaughterer in the Israeli slaughterhouse in Baghdad and receives a nominal salary of seven Dinars per month, to which is added a cost-of-living allowance of five Dinars and a quarter Dinar. At his request, he was provided with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7 / 12 / ⟦illegible⟧ A / 12 / 7
50 / 2258 1950 / 7 / 20 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 186 Shaul bin Sabih, known as Shaul bin Sabih Yusuf Miss Naima Eliyahu, known as Naima Helwa daughter of Eliyahu Sulayman Levi The twenty-eighth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Haydar al-Ali 7 / 19 / 9
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ 19/7/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number 555, I hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Yitzhak Hakak son of Yitzhak⟧ has married in Baghdad ⟦Mazli daughter of Yitzhak Hakak from ⟦illegible⟧⟧ on the day 29 / ⟦Tammuz⟧ / 1950 (⟦18 Av 5710⟧) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses ⟦1500⟧ ⟦Dinars⟧ | ⟦Yitzhak⟧ | ⟦Yehezkel⟧ Shamoon Shaul H. Shamoon ⟦signature⟧ Amount Five Dinars 19 / 7 / 50
50 / 2259 1950 / 7 / 20 ⟦illegible⟧ Department *** Moshe Isaac Hayim Cohen Miss Lulu Khatoun daughter of Haron Heskel Karmoush Cohen The twenty-ninth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty AD ⟦line⟧ . Registry entry ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Lay Council A / 19 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 7 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 194, I hereby certify that Mr. Nissim son of Rahim Shmuel married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Moshe son of Ibrahim on the day 1 October / 1896 (corresponding to 12 Tishrei 5656) Amount of the Ketubah: 22 Qirsh Sagh and thirty-one thousand ⟦illegible⟧ 1 October 1896 5/7/19 Witnesses Yosef Hay ⟦illegible⟧ Ezra Shamash Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧
2260 / 50 20 / 7 / 950 194 Munshi bin Rahmim Shmuel Miss Farha bint Moshi Ephraim The first of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six AD ⟦line⟧ 19 / 7 Recorded in the register 22 / 7 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Physical Council 2 / 19 / 7
We testify that Evelyn, daughter of Rahmin, is of Iranian nationality and possesses an Iranian identity card number 6108, noting that the aforementioned card belongs to her personally and her father Rahmin passed away four years ago. Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar, Mahalla of Hannoun al-Kabir ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | and al-Saghir and Obeid Yaqub Nasim | Yaqub Menachem | Yusuf Shlomo Shamash Financial Record 7/20 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Number -: 50 / 254 Date -: 1950 / 7 / 20 (We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's seal above) Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council ⟦illegible violet stamp⟧
Spiritual Committee of the Holy City Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 16 / 7 / 955 Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad Please provide Najia daughter of Nassim (Maatouk) a certificate stating her divorce from her husband Yahya son of Moshi (Salman) on the date of 29 June 947 Corresponding to 21 / 11 / 949 Salman Hoki Aboudi ⟦illegible⟧ 5 Fils Local Fee 19 / 7 / 55
2462 / 50 Certificate 20 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the woman named Najia daughter of Nassim (Maatouk) has been divorced from her husband named Yahya son of Moshi (Salman) on the twenty-first of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 7 Current status 7 / 19 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 9 / 19 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad In Baghdad on: <del>12 / 7 / 1950</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community: In Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that: Mr.: ⟦hebrew: Yitzhak Hanoch⟧ Has entered into an engagement with: ⟦hebrew: Simcha bat Yitzhak⟧ In Baghdad on the day: 9 / 7 / 1950 (⟦hebrew: 24 Tammuz 5710⟧) And has not married yet: Conditions: ⟦hebrew: ⟦illegible⟧⟧ Witnesses: ⟦hebrew: ⟦illegible⟧⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Examination 19 / 7 Indigent
50 / 2267 20 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ The Department Department Copy Yosef Hayyim, known as Yosef bin Hayyim Qassaw Miss Doris Isaac, known as Doris bint Isaac Qassaw The ninth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 7 Humble status 19 / 7 9 / 19 / 7 Copy 20 / 7
District Copy 3263 / 50 20 / 7 / 50 Youssef Habib, known as Youssef bin Habib Qaw Miss Doris Isaac, known as Doris bint Isaac Q⟦line⟧aw The ninth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Filed ⟦signature⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on 10 / 8 / 50 F / 10 / 8 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 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 Yehuda Zion Hakkak passed away in Baghdad on Sunday in the month of Adar in the year 5699 (20 / 2 / 1939) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 7 / 1950 Yehuda Zion Hakkak Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs I certify the authenticity of the signature above ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible vertical text⟧ 19 / 7 / 50
⟦illegible⟧ Department Death Certificate 50 / 2264 20 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial duties in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Shakouri Shlomo Rahmim passed away in Baghdad on the twentieth day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 19 / 7 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 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 Ahmed Daoud passed away in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of Elul in the year 5702 (28 / 9 / 1941) and for that reason I have signed below. ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 7 / 953 ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad Heskel Haddad The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs I certify the correctness of the date above ⟦signature⟧ 29 / 7 ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Death Certificate 2265 / 50 20 / 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 Yaqub Mordechai died in Baghdad on the twenty-eighth day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/19 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Local Registration 19 / 7 2 / 19 / 7
50 / 2266 20 / 7 / 1950 62 Heskel Eliyahu Youssef Miss Issam Daoud Elisa The twenty-seventh of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD ⟦line⟧ . 19 / 7 on 19 / 7 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 7 / 19 / 6
The Administrator of the 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 individual ⟦Yitzhak Menachem Ezra⟧ died in Baghdad on the ⟦17th⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ year 5706 (24 / 9 / 1945) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Menachem Ezra⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs I certify the correctness of the date above ⟦signature⟧ ⟦9 / 7⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 9 / 7 / ⟦46⟧ 20 Fils 5 / 7
Death Certificate 2267 / 50 20 / 7 / 1950 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 Moshe Heskel Mazala died in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 7 / 19 / 2 ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 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 certify that the named Meir Meir Meir died in Baghdad on the 22nd day of the month of Meir Meir in the year 5709 (19/7/1949) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 20/7/49 Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs I certify the correctness of the date above ⟦signature⟧ 7/19 50 Fils Financial Entry 19
⟦illegible⟧ Death Certificate 50/2268 1950/7/20 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Daoud ⟦Shua⟧ Salman died in Baghdad on the nineteenth day of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7/19 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Khader ⟦Al-Hal⟧ 29 7/19/9