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 426-450
Page 427
Officer 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 confirm that
The individual named ⟦Yitzhak Ezra Ezra⟧ has passed away in Baghdad
on the ⟦seventh⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ year 5700
(12 / 2 / 1940) and for that reason I have signed below
⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧
Heskel Haddad
Officer in charge of Jewish burial affairs
⟦Signature⟧
28/4/950
50 Fils
Capital tax
⟦illegible⟧
Page 428
⟦Self Copy⟧
Death Certificate
50/2694
4/28/1950
Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad
We hereby confirm that the person named Ibrahim Shalom Moallem Sassoon died in Baghdad on
the twelfth day of February in the year nineteen hundred and forty AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Record of Status
⟦signature⟧
E / 4/28
Page 429
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 certify that
The person named ⟦Yitzhak Moshe Menachem Ezra⟧ passed away in Baghdad
On the day ⟦2⟧ of the month ⟦Kislev⟧ year 5702
(11/12/1942) and for this reason I have signed below
⟦illegible⟧
28/4/50
⟦Yitzhak Moshe Menachem Ezra⟧
Heskel Haddad
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters
5 Fils
Certification Fee
28/4/50
Page 430
⟦Department Copy⟧
50 / 2692
1950 / 4 / 28
Death Certificate
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 Isaac Shahtoub Ajami died in Baghdad
on the twelfth day of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two
AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Physical Council
⟦signature⟧
Indigent
⟦signature⟧
4/28
A / 28 / 4
Page 431
Officer in charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby confirm that
The individual ⟦Abdullah Daniel Mordechai⟧ passed away in Baghdad
on the ⟦twentieth⟧ ⟦23rd⟧ day of the month of ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year 5709
(1949/7/20) and for that reason I have signed below
⟦signature⟧
4/28/50
⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧
Hesqail Haddad
Officer in charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
He is one of
The poor status
⟦signature⟧
28/4/50
Page 432
⟦Department Copy⟧
Death Certificate
50/294
4/28/1950
Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burial matters at the Israeli cemetery
in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Shaul Daniel passed away in Baghdad
on the twentieth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
AD.
⟦signature⟧
Deceased status
4/28
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
A / 28 / 4
Page 433
Circle copy 50/2695
4/28/1950
386
Ezra Shlomo known as Ezra Naji bin Shlomo Hayyim Halabi
Miss Victoria Arphaiel known as Victoria Arphaiel Shmuel Asher
The second of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-⟦line⟧five
A.D.⟦line⟧
Correct
Indigent
⟦signature⟧
4/28
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A / 28 / 4
Page 434
50/2696
28 / 4 / 1950
Department Copy
193
Moshe Heskel Eliyahu
Miss Tuffaha Heskel, known by the name Tuffaha Heskel Aslan Shammash
The fifteenth of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen
AD ⟦line⟧
Poor status
⟦signature⟧
4/28
⟦stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council
A/4/28
Page 435
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 28 / 4 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage license numbered 372, I hereby certify that
Mr. Yadoul son of Benjamin son of Aziz Hamadani
Has married in Baghdad Ms. Rahma daughter of Shaul Dawud Wassous
On the day 29 / Tevet / 1924 (Corresponding to 27 January 5684)
( ⟦line⟧
Ketubbah Amount
2000 Rupees three thousand and a half
Witnesses
Saleh Moallem Moussa
Yehuda Eliyahu Nassoum
Shimeon Shaul H. Shimeon
Shimeon Shaul
Moallem
Shimeon
Zaki
4 / 5
Page 436
50/2697
1950/4/28
⟦illegible faded stamp⟧
373
To His Excellency Binyamin Aziz Hamadani
Miss Karjia Shaul Daoud Basson
The nineteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four
AD ⟦line⟧ .
⟦signature⟧
4/28
⟦signature⟧
4/28
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
4/28/A
Page 437
⟦illegible⟧
2698 / 50
1 / 5 / 1950
The Exhibit
Heskel Sadoon, known as Heskel Hayyim bin Sadoon
Miss Salha Salman, known as Salha Salman Daoud Bassoon
The eighth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and nine⟦line⟧
teen AD⟦line⟧.
Please
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / The Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
p / 30 / 4
Page 438
50/2299
1950/5/1
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
107
Eliyahu Ibrahim, known as Eliyahu Ibrahim Sadou-Irani
Miss Marcelle Haskel, known as Marcelle Haskel Sadou-Irani
The twenty-fifth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred
and forty-five AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
4/30
Auditor
(Copy of Certificate)
4/35/p
Page 440
2701 / 55
1 / 5 / 1950
⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
The prominent
Baruch Michael, known as Baruch Michael Cohen
Miss Victoria Saleh, known as Victoria Saleh Kirkukli
The third of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four
AD.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
E / 4/35
Page 441
50/2702
5/1/1950
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Evidence
Gokel Gabriel
Miss Khurshid Nasim
The seventeenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two
AD.
⟦signature⟧
4/30
⟦signature⟧
Haskell
4/30/p
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the ⟦...⟧
Head of the Secular Council
Page 443
3703 / 55
1 / 5 / 1955
⟦Department Copy⟧
91
Naji Yuna known as Pinchas Naji bin Yuna Daniel
Miss Saida Isaac Ibrahim ⟦line⟧
The fifteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine
A.D.
(True copy of the original)
Baghdad on 17 / 5 / 1955
⟦Signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
⟦Signature⟧ ⟦8/14⟧
⟦Signature⟧
A / 17 / 5
Page 444
50/2703
5/1/1950
91
Naji Yuna, known as Pinhas Naji bin Yuna Daniel
Miss Saida Isaac Ibrahim
The fifteenth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
nine AD ⟦line⟧
(True copy of the original)
Baghdad on July 25, 1950
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
7/25/1
⟦faded stamp⟧
Page 445
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 28 / 4 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage contract numbered 95, I hereby certify that
Mr. Ishaq son of Yusuf Murad
married in Baghdad Ms. Dia daughter of Salman son of Yashua Basson
on the day 5 / November / 1947 (corresponding to 22 October 5708)
Marriage Settlement Amount
1000 Dinars only
Witnesses
Shimon Shaul
Selim H. Eliyahu
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦Shimon Shaul H' Shimon⟧
⟦Shimon Shaul H. Shimon⟧
⟦signature⟧
Page 446
55 / 709
10 / 5 / 1955
⟦Department Copy⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧
95
Isaac Youssef Haddad
Miss Khatoun Salman, known as Khatoun Salman Moshi Shoaa Besson
The fifth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
seven AD.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Fils⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of
President of the Lay Council
A / 35 / 4
Page 447
Department Copy
5-27 / 551
1 / 5 / 1955
176
Gabriel Moshi Shemtov Iranian Cohen
Miss Houla Salman Heskel
The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight
AD ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
4/20
Khedhouri
P / 351 / 4
Page 448
Department Copy
Department Copy
50/2705
1/5/1950
176
Jibrail Moshi Shahtoub Irani Cohen
Miss Hayla Salman Hizqayl
The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight
AD.
(True copy)
Baghdad on August 2, 1950
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community and the Deputation
President of the Corporeal Council
⟦signature⟧
8/9/50
10/17
Kept in
⟦illegible⟧
Page 449
Department Copy
2705 / 50
2 / 5 / 1950
176
Gabriel Moshe Shamtoub Iranian Cohen
Miss Haila Salman Haskeel
The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight
AD.
12/17
(True Copy of the Original)
Baghdad on 12 / 17 / 1950
Certified
⟦signature⟧
12/17
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
12/17/A
Page 450
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 17 / 4 / 50
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 176
I hereby certify that Mr.: Jibrail son of Moshi Shalum Al-Hayya Al-Dahan
married in Baghdad: Miss Sabriya daughter of Salim son of Hesqail
on the day: 15 / May / 1928 (the fifteenth of May in the year 5688)
( ⟦line⟧ )
The amount of the Ketubah: 125.000 One hundred and twenty-five Dinars
Witnesses: Shaul Mu'allim ⟦...⟧
Salim ⟦...⟧ Eliahu
Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on
Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on
⟦...⟧
Fahad Al-Dallal
20 / 4 / 50