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.
⟦Department Copy⟧ Death Certificate 50/2917 1950/5/29 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Israeli Cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the person named Heskel Hayyim Saigh died in Baghdad on the fifteenth of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ✓ ⟦Certified⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/29 P/5/29
2918/50 5/29/1950 Department Copy ⟦...⟧ Distinguished Ibrahim Zari Miss Begum Jan Lazar, known as Begum Jan Elazar The tenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty AD. ✓ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/29 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council 5/29/p
55 / 2919 1950 / 5 / 29 ⟦Department Copy⟧ ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧ 214 Ephraim Haron, known by the name Ephraim Haron Rahmin Miss Karjiya Ezra, known by the name Karjiya Ezra Rubin The twentieth of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty A.D. Munsef Al-Hakim ⟦illegible⟧ 5/29 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council P / 5/29
Registrar of Betrothal and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on May 29, 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby certify that Miss Malka, nicknamed Marcelle, daughter of Yehuda, is neither betrothed nor married and has no record in the relevant registers. Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦handwritten signature⟧ May 29 ⟦faint circular stamp⟧
Department Copy Certificate 50 / 2920 29 / 5 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite community in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that Miss Malaka, nicknamed Marcelle Yehuda, is not engaged nor married, and there is no record of her in the relevant registers. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council ⟦signature⟧ 29 / 5 P / 29 / 5
Registrar of Betrothals and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 22 / 5 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 668, I hereby confirm that Mr. Abdul Aziz bin Salam has married in Baghdad proper, Rifqa daughter of Zion, known as Reda bin Saleh On the day 17 / 10 / 1929 (12 Tishrin 2) ⟦signature⟧ 29/5/50 Ketubbah amount: 1000 One thousand rupees only Witnesses Shimon H. Shaul Levi H. Sheid Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Baghdad Shimon Shaul H. Shimon Issued to 5/29
50/2921 1950/5/29 Department Copy 168 Abdul Aziz Yusufiyan Sulayman, known as Abdul Aziz Salman Miss Rifqa Yusufiyan Sayyoun, known as Rifqa Sayyoun (Yusufiyan) Salih The seventeenth of October, the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine AD. Heskel ⟦signature⟧ 5/29 5/29/A Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council
2922/50 1950/5/29 Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ The Exhibit Eliyahu Mushir, known as Eliyahu Mushir Haroun, Iranian Miss Masuda Raphael Mushih, Iranian The fourteenth of April of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety- seven AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible signature⟧ P/29/5 ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting President of the Council President of the Lay Council
2922/50 1950/5/29 ⟦illegible⟧ Department Copy 307 Ezra Shaul known as Ezra Shaul Rahmin Miss Karjiya Shlomo known as Karjiya Shlomo Hayyim Alwaya The twenty-fifth of June year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen AD. 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 29/5 A/29/5 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 29 / 5 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 600, I hereby confirm that Mr. ⟦Isaac son of Joseph⟧ Has married in Baghdad ⟦Mazal daughter of Isaac son of Moses⟧ On the day 25 / 5 / 1950 (⟦twenty-fifth of May⟧) ( ⟦line⟧ Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses 800 ⟦eight hundred Dinars⟧ | ⟦Isaac Shimon⟧ | ⟦Isaac Hanom⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦Isaac Shimon⟧ ⟦Isaac Hanom⟧ Correct 5/29
50/2924 5/29/1950 Department Copy 600 Ezra Moshe Haron Miss Sabiha Meir Moshe Moallem The twenty-fifth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD . Hesqail 5/29 For the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 5/29/E
2925/50 1950/5/29 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 502 Daoud Ishaq, known as Daoud Ishaq Erwili Mrs. Esther Sima Natob, known as Esther Helwa Sima Natob Shimon The eleventh of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. 20 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 5/29/A ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
2926/50 5/29/1950 Department copy Department copy 156 Eliyahu Rahamin known as Eliyahu Rahamin Saleh Miss Esther Saleh known as Esther Saleh Rahamin The twenty-ninth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 5/29 P/5/29 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
50 / 2927 1950 / 5 / 29 ⟦Department Registry⟧ Department Copy 110 Yaqub Daoud, known by the name Yaqub Daoud Mordechai Shahrabani Miss Farha Hanuka, known by the name Farha Hanuka Ibrahim Levi The tenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five AD. On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 5/29/4
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 certify that The individual ⟦handwritten Hebrew: Ezekiel David Joseph⟧ passed away in Baghdad On the day ⟦handwritten Arabic: Thursday⟧ of the month ⟦handwritten Arabic: Jumada al-Awwal⟧ in the year 5706 ( 11/6/1945 ) and for this purpose I have signed below ⟦handwritten Hebrew: Ezekiel David Joseph⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 5/29/50 ⟦red signature⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ Death Certificate 50/2928 1950/5/29 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 Shlomo Hanouka died in Baghdad on the sixth day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD ⟦line⟧ ✓ ⟦Mustafa Zaki⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council 5/29/A
The official in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named Zephaniah Abdullah Joseph Abraham passed away in Baghdad on the day of 19th of the month of Kislev, year 5709 (12/21/1948) and therefore I have signed below Yehezkel Haddad Haskil Haddad The official in charge of Israeli Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ 5/29/50 ⟦stamp⟧
⟦Office Copy⟧ 50 / 2929 29 / 5 / 1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the person named Safina Yusuf Laghay passed away in Baghdad on the thirty-first day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight A.D. ✓ Safina Laghay p.p. Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦illegible⟧ 29 / 5 p.p. / 29 / 5
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Spiritual Council In Baghdad Number: Date: 29 / 10 / 50 Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Please provide Karjiyeh daughter of Rahmani a certificate including her divorce from her husband Hayyim son of Michael (Sulaymaniyah) on the date of 26 Sivan 5704 corresponding to 24 November 1943 Salman Hoki Aboudi Corrected to ⟦illegible⟧ 29 / 10 / 50
⟦Department Copy⟧ Divorce Certificate 50/2920 1950/5/29 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the person named Karjiya Rahmani has had her divorce finalized from her husband named Hayim Michael (Sulaymaniyah) on the twenty-fourth day of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD. For the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Yusuf Al-Kawi⟧ ⟦29/5⟧ 5/29/A
To the Honorable Deputy Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad We, the undersigned, testify that the woman named Naeema daughter of Saleh and her husband named Nissan son of Aghajan are of Iranian nationality, in a state of poverty, and deserving of assistance. This is for clarification, and we have signed below. Witness Salim Ibrahim Cobbler Seal of the Mukhtar Tatran Quarter Ibrahim Gurji Shmuly Seal of the Mukhtar of Ubaid Quarter Yosef Shlomo Shamash Witness Witness Yacoob Saleh Baker (Faraj Allah) Witness Saleh Ibrahim Number - 2920 / 50 Date - 29 / 5 / 1950 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seals of the Mukhtars above ⟦signature⟧ 2/6 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
To the Honorable Consul General of the Imperial Iranian Government Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Presented to your high position: I am Lewi bin Haskel, an Iranian national and holder of the Iranian identity card No. 36631, issued in Baghdad. As I am a poor person and cannot pay the prescribed passport fees, and this is attested to by the presidency of the Israelite community in Baghdad along with a group of people, I request your judicial highness to grant me a transit paper so that I can travel and return to Iran by means of it. The matter is yours to decide, my honorable master. Lewi Haskel Witness | Witness Yaqub Khedhouri | Shalom Nassim Yogurt Seller - Souk Hanoun | Vetery - unemployed | Mukhtar's Stamp Free of charge Number - 2922 / 50 Date - 21 / 5 / 1950 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the Mukhtar's stamp above On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council
Department Copy 50/2922 1950/5/21 18 Moshe Shaul Shmuel known as Moshe Shmuel Cohen Miss Habiba Ibrahim known as Habiba Ibrahim Ezra Babai The seventh of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty three AD. ⟦signature⟧ 20 ⟦signature⟧ For the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 5/30/4
50 / 2925 21 / 5 / 1950 Department Copy The Exhibit Subhi Shabu, known as Subhi Shabthai <del>xxx</del> Dahuk Miss Najia Sassoon The twenty-second of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. ✓ ⟦Correct⟧ Current 29 / 5 On behalf of the Head of the Community Chairman of the Corporeal Council