Description
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, comprised of birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates; confirmations of Jewish lineage, vocations, ethnicity, and citizenship. Included are betrothal agreements, a hospital issued birth certificate, and a ‘specimen signature’ verifying an individual’s signature. Certificates were issued in 1950 and cover the 1890s-1950.
AI en Translation, Pages 101-125
Page 101
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 10 / 2 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 182, I hereby certify that
Mr.: ⟦Shoua bin Moshi Daoud Hayam⟧
married in Baghdad the Miss: ⟦Nazma bint Nahoum Saleh Sedalda⟧
on the day: 14 / 2 / 1922 (corresponding to 22 Adar 5682)
Amount of the Ketubah: 150 one hundred and fifty Dinars only
Witnesses: ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦...⟧
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
Local Registrar
Local Registrar
50 Fils
⟦illegible signature⟧
4/2/50
Page 102
Department Copy
50/2432
4/12/1950
182
Shlomo Moshe, known as Shlomo Moshe Daoud Jitayat
Miss Nazima Nahoum, known as Nazima Nahoum Saleh Moallem Elia
The fourteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine
AD ⟦line⟧.
⟦signature⟧
To be summoned
4/12
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
P/4/12
Page 103
50/2482
1950/4/12
Copy to the Presidency
285
Yair Aziz Cohen, known as Yair Nuri son of Aziz Cohen
Miss Marcelle Victoria daughter of Moshe, known as Marcelle Victoria
daughter of Moshe Yaqub Nehemiah
The fourth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven
AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
Mustafa
⟦signature⟧
4/12
Acting Head of the Community
Chairman of the Lay Council
A / 12 / 4
Page 104
50/2924
12/4/1950
⟦illegible faded blue stamp⟧
69
Naim Moshi, known as Naim Moshi Hai
Miss Esther Yehuda, known as Esther Yehuda Shlomo
The second of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
nine AD.
⟦signature⟧
12/4
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
4/12/4
Page 105
2484 / 50
13 / 4 / 50
Department Copy
69
Naim Moshi, known as Naim Moshi Hai
Miss Esther Yehuda, known as Esther Yehuda Shlomo
The second of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
AD.
⟦signature⟧
(True copy)
Baghdad on 28 / 8 / 50
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
28 / 8 / ⟦illegible⟧
2/28
Page 106
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 12 / 4 / 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 56, I hereby certify that
Mr. ⟦Anwar Yusuf Daniel⟧
married in Baghdad ⟦Miss Doris daughter of Nassif Broman⟧
on the day 29 / 11 / 1929 (26 Cheshvan 5690)
⟦signature⟧
12 / 4 / 50
Dowry amount
1500 One thousand and five hundred fils
Witnesses
⟦Saleh Shamoun⟧
⟦Saleh Meir Shamoun⟧
Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun
שמעון שאול ח' שמעון
Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun
Fee received
50 fils
12 / 4
Page 107
Department Copy
50/2485
1950/4/12
56
Israel Yadgar, known as Israel Yadgar Israel
Miss Samha Yaacoub, known as Samha Yaacoub Yeruham
The twenty-ninth of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine AD.
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
4/12
A 4/12/2
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
Page 110
⟦Copy of the Original⟧
55 / 2488
2 / 4 / 1950
382
Nahum Meir known as Nahum Meir Nahum Dallal
Miss Farha Eliahu known as Farha Eliahu Daoud
The twenty-first of March, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
The
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
200 Fils
⟦signature⟧
12 / 2
A / 12 / 4
Page 111
50/2488
12/4/1950
⟦Copy for the Deputy⟧
528
Shaul Yaqub, known as Shaul Yaqub Ezra, Egyptian
Miss Ma'touqa Yaqub Shaul Hesqel Shammash
The fourteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight
AD ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
4/12
200 Fils
⟦signature⟧
4/12
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
4/12/E
Page 112
⟦Department Copy⟧
55/2290
1950/4/12
70
Youssef Ibrahim, known as Youssef Ibrahim Haskeil Levi
Miss Tamar Pinhas, known as Naima Tamar Pinhas Daoud
The second of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
AD ⟦line⟧ . T .
200 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
4/12
⟦illegible⟧
4/12/P
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Page 113
2490 / 50
13 / 4 / 1950
⟦illegible⟧
70
Youssef Ibrahim known as Youssef Ibrahim Haskil Levi
Miss Tamar Pinhas known as Naeema Tamar Pinhas Dawood
The second of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
AD.
(True Copy)
Baghdad on July 25, 1950
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
7/25 / ⟦illegible⟧
Tatan
Certification
⟦illegible⟧
Page 114
2491 / 50
12 / 4 / 1950
Copy of the ledgers
154
Gurji Nahoum, known as Gurji Nahoum Baruch Moshe Gabbay
Miss Farha Shehtub Ezra Sabih
The sixth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five
AD ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
20 fils
4/12
⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of
President of the Lay Council
A / 12 / 4
⟦illegible⟧
Page 115
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦14 / 8 / 50⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the records documented in my registers, I certify that
Mr. ⟦Nissim Hay bin Abdullah Faraj Moshe⟧
Has contracted his engagement to ⟦Miss Violet daughter of Shamoun Dawood⟧
In Baghdad on the day ⟦17 / 8 / 1948 (corresponding to 12 Ab⟧
⟦5708⟧ )
And has not married yet
Conditions | Witnesses
55555 Rupees (Fifty-five thousand rupees | ⟦Shamoun H. Shaul⟧
and five hundred and fifty-five) | ⟦Shaul Youssef Salton⟧
The son writes the Ketubbah for this aforementioned amount. | Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun
| ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧
Note: This contract was executed by power of attorney for Mr. ⟦Nissim⟧
⟦Farid Subha⟧ dated August 11, ⟦1948⟧ from Calcutta.
⟦illegible signature⟧
14/8/50
16/8/48
Page 117
The person in charge of Israelite burial affairs
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings,
Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby certify that
the named ⟦Mordechai David Ezra⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦tenth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tevet⟧ in the year
5710 ⟦Tash'y⟧
(12 / 1 / 1950) and to that effect I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
12/4/50
Certified by the Rabbi
S. Khedhouri
⟦signature⟧
4/12
⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Haddad
The person in charge of Israelite burial affairs
Page 118
House Copy
55/2492
Death Certificate
12/4/1950
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 Hanukkah Mikael died in Baghdad on
the thirteenth day of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
AD.
⟦signature⟧
12/4
⟦signature⟧
12/4
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Physical Council
4/12/4
Page 119
Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
Number ⟦line⟧
Date 4/24/1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings:
You are giving a certificate that Robin Abid
has divorced his wife Fariha daughter of Moshi on August 10
5682 corresponding to 7/22/1922
Salman Sol
Ory
President
In good health
⟦signature⟧
4/25
Page 120
⟦Second Copy⟧
2294 / 50 Divorce Certificate
12 / 4 / 1950
Based on the certificate of the Head of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby
confirm that the named Reuben Abed's divorce from his wife Freha Moshi took place
on the twenty-third day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three
AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
⟦signature⟧
4/12
⟦signature⟧
4/12
A / 4/13
Page 121
The Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
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 ⟦Woman Khalaneh A. Maruha⟧ died in Baghdad
on the ⟦twentieth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year ⟦5709⟧
(7/25/1949) and for this reason I have signed below
⟦Hezekiel Haddad⟧
Hesqeel Haddad
The Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
⟦Stamp: Synagogue ...⟧
2/4/50
⟦Stamp: Registered ...⟧
50 Fils
4/2
Page 122
⟦Second Copy⟧
Death Certificate
50/2295
⟦12⟧/4/1950
Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burials in the Jewish cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the individual Yusuf Khleif bin Hababa died in Baghdad
on the twenty-fifth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
nine AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
⟦signature⟧
12/4
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
12/4
A / 13 / 4
Page 123
55/2296
1955/4/12
395
Moshe Eliyahu, known as Moshe Eliyahu Mordechai Levi
Miss Esperance Ibrahim, known as Esperance Ibrahim Yehoshua
Moallem ⟦Cohen⟧ ⟦line⟧
The twenty-second of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
AD.
Current status
4/12
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
4/12
A/13/4