Verification Certificates, Confirmation of Jewish Lineage, Vocations, Citizenship
View interactive document pageThese 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.
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that The individual named Nur Allah ⟦illegible⟧ died in Baghdad On the seventh day of the month of ⟦illegible⟧ year 5707 (12 / 7 / 1947) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 5 / 50 ⟦illegible⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Matters N Khedoori ⟦signature⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ Death Certificate 50/2842 1950/5/21 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the person named Shlomo Abdul Aziz died in Baghdad on the thirteenth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council ⟦Mustafa Al-Jaw⟧ 5/19 5/19/4 ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, respected After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Jacob Haim Hawa was born in Baghdad on the fifth day of the month of April in the year 1910 AD and for this purpose we have signed ⟦line⟧. JACOB HAIM HAWA. Witness ⟦signature⟧ Roubin Isaac Naqqar Witness Isaac Selim Naqqar ⟦signature⟧ 20 Fils I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar ⟦circular stamp⟧
Department Copy 2844/50 18th May 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. JACOB HAIM HAWA was born at Baghdad on the 5th of April 1910 ( nineteen hundred & ten A. D. ). ⟦signature⟧ 14/8 ⟦Khallory⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD. ⟦illegible⟧
551 ⟦...⟧ 1950/5/28 Copy to ⟦illegible⟧ 551 Salman Shlomo Salman Habba Miss Munira Abboudi known as Munira Abboudi Hesqail Malaka The tenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. To Newspapers ⟦signature⟧ 5/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 5/18/A
2426 / 50 1950 / 5 / 29 ⟦Department Copy⟧ ⟦line⟧ Ibrahim Naeem bin Shalom, known as Ibrahim Naeem bin Shalom Eliyahu Kashi Miss Marcelle Yehoshua, known as Marcelle Yehoshua (Shua) Abed The fifteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. Two 5/28 Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 5/18 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Physical Council (Copy of Certificate) A / 18 / 5
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 21 / 5 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries established in my records, I confirm that Mr. ⟦Yaakov son of Avraham David⟧ Has entered into his engagement with ⟦Na'ima daughter of Yehezkel Sasson⟧ In Baghdad on the day 17 / 5 / 1950 (⟦2nd of Sivan 5710⟧) (⟦line⟧) And he has not married yet Conditions ⟦Five hundred Dinars⟧ Witnesses ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦Yaakov Meir Hayim⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦stamp⟧
Department copy 50/2828 1950/5/21 454 Yehuda Zion known as Yehuda Naim bin Zion Yaqoub Miss Najia Ibrahim known as Najia Ibrahim Dawood The thirty-first of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty seven AD ⟦line⟧ . Exempt ⟦signature⟧ 5/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council A/5/18
Department Copy 50/2850 5/21/1950 262 Abid Faraj, known as Abid Faraj Rahmeen Irani Miss Tuba Hasqeel, known as Tuba Hasqeel Yousif The twenty-second of June, the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven AD. Amen 5/18 As requested ⟦signature⟧ 5/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Chief ⟦Rabbi⟧ President of the Lay Council 4/18/5
Officer in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad 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 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦Hakham Yitzhak Dalal⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the 2nd day of the month of ⟦Iyyar⟧ in the year 5706 ( 5/2/1946 ) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Dalal⟧ Heskiel Haddad Officer in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs ⟦illegible signature⟧ 5/18/1950
Department Copy 50/2851 Death Certificate 1950/5/21 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Israeli Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the person named Rahmin Haym Dawood Nouriel died in Baghdad on the second day of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Completed 5/28 ⟦signature⟧ Copy 50/2/20 5/18/4
⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ 50/2851 Death Certificate 1950/5/21 Based on the certificate of the official in charge of burials at the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Rahmin Hayyim Dawud Nuriel passed away in Baghdad on the second day of May in the year nineteen hundred and forty-six AD. (Certified True Copy) Baghdad on 1951/3/7 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 951/3/7 Ibrahim 7/
⟦Note: The entire page content appears to be a mirror image (reversed), likely a bleed-through or carbon copy viewed from the back. The transcription below restores the intended text reading from right to left.⟧ District Administration Karkh District 1586105 12 / 5 / 51 We, the undersigned, Mukhtar of ⟦Sheikh Bashar⟧ neighborhood in Karkh, certify that the named Rima ⟦Obadiah⟧ is the wife of the named ⟦Jacob⟧ ⟦Shaul⟧ and she is an Iraqi Jew residing in the mentioned neighborhood, and her husband is currently outside of Iraq. Please be informed. (Thumbprint) Rima ⟦Obadiah⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Mukhtar of Sheikh Bashar Neighborhood Abdul Majid Al-Haj Ahmed Certified ⟦signature⟧ 12 / 5 / 51 170 Fils
50/2852 1950/5/21 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 202 Ibrahim Aziz Khader, known as Ibrahim Mordechai Zakhari⟦line⟧a Miss Juliet Yaqoub, known as Juliet Yaqoub Rahmin Menah⟦line⟧em The twenty-fifth of January, nineteen hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦Amen⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 21/5 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 10/16/1 ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 5/22/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the marriage certificate number 94, I hereby certify that Mr. Musa bin Yaqub Cohen has married in Baghdad Miss Maryam daughter of Raphael bin Abdullah on the day - / - / 19 ( - ) 6 Cheshvan year 5674 ( ⟦line⟧ Witnesses | Amount of the Ketubah ⟦illegible signature⟧ | 50 Ottoman Liras Shimon Shaul H. Shimon | Day 6 Cheshvan 5674 H corresponding to 6 November 1913 AD Isaac ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 5/18
Department Copy 55 / 2852 May 21, 1950 94 Moshe Ya'qub, known by the name Moshe Ya'qub Nahumia Miss Maryam Arfayil, known by the name Maryam Arfayil Abdullah The sixth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen AD. Copy to ⟦The Visa⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 9/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 4/18/5
50/2859 1950/5/26 Department Copy Travel Division 170 Matana Khadouri, known as Yaqub Ezra Matana son of Khadouri Sassoon Halwiya Miss Maryam Mir Moshi The thirtieth of November of the year nineteen hundred and forty five AD. Certified 5/18 Certified 5/18/4 Safe 50/5/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council
2854 / 50 21 / 5 / 50 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 170 Matana Khedhouri, known as Yaqub Ezra Matana bin Khedhouri Sassoon Helouya Miss Maryam Muthir Moshi The thirtieth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 11 / 8 / 50 F / 8 / 11 (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 11 / 8 / 50 F / 11 / 8 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
50 / 2855 1950 / 5 / 21 ⟦Department Copy⟧ Exhibit Isaac Sassoon Miss Khanzi Nathan The twenty-second of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine AD. Certified 50 / 5 / 18 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 18 A / 18 / 5
The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby confirm that the named ⟦Yitzhak Menachem David⟧ died in Baghdad on the day ⟦11⟧ of the month ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year ⟦5689⟧ (7 August 1929) and for this reason I have signed below 99 ⟦Yehezkel Haddad⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Israeli Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 18/5/50 ⟦red ink markings⟧
Department Copy 50/2856 1950/5/21 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israelite cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Yusuf Sion Yaqub Gurji passed away in Baghdad on the seventh day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- nine AD ⟦line⟧ The Clerk 18 / 5 / 50 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 5/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A/18/5