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.
2379/55 4/27/1955 ⟦illegible⟧ The Community ⟦illegible⟧ 373 Yousef Lewi Zada Daoud known as Yousef Naji bin Daoud Yousef Lawi Miss Daisy Korgi known as Daisy Simha Sassoon Korgi The thirtieth of March, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 4/26 ⟦signature⟧ 4/26 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council 4/25/4
Circle Copy 50/2280 1950/4/27 112 Abdullah Aziz known by the name Abdullah Aziz Hamadani Miss Samha Moshi known by the name Samha Moshi Ibrahim The seventh of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 4/26 ⟦signature⟧ 4/26 P/4/26 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council
District Copy ⟦illegible⟧ / 55 27 / 4 / 1955 543 Haroun Daoud Yaqoub Baqal Miss Saeeda Yaqoub Murad The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 4/26 A / 4/26
Department Copy AA / 50 27 / 4 / 1955 Exhibit Aziz Benjamin, known as Aziz Benjamin Baqchi ××× Basra, Miss Rachel Jacob, known as Rachel Jacob Raphael The first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and twen⟦line⟧ty AD⟦line⟧. ⟦illegible⟧ Refers to L 26 / 4 A / 26 / 4 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 24 / 4 / 1950 Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 2000, I hereby confirm that Mr. Selim son of Eliyahu Hashi Irani has married in Baghdad Miss Simcha daughter of Salloum son of Eliyahu Hashi Irani on the day 22 / October / 1916 (22 October 1916) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Ketubbah amount | Witnesses 20 dinars thirty only | Heskel son of Salloum | Saleh Hakim Shim'on Shaul H. Shim'on Shim'on Shaul H' Shim'on Certified original Shim'on Shaul 24/4/50 test
Department Copy 55/2682 1955/4/28 30 Moshe Hayyim Eliyahu, known as Moshe Eliyahu Kashi, Iranian Miss Simha Sasson, known as Simha Sasson Eliyahu Kashi, Iranian The twenty-second of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen AD ⟦line⟧ Current status 27 / 4 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council A / 27 / 4
Department Copy 55/2684 4/28/1950 593 Eliyahu Ibrahim, known as Eliyahu Ibrahim Hami son of Shmuel Cohen Mrs. Esther Shamoon Rahmin The sixth of September of the year nineteen hundred and forty-five AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 4/27 (Copy of Certificate) 4/27/A Tobia 50 fils ⟦stamp⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Corporeal Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on (22 / 4) 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 42 I hereby certify that Mr.: Joshua Daniel Agha Baba Iranian Married in Baghdad: Miss Karjiya daughter of Salloum son of Mushir On the day: 22 / December / 1916 (27 Kislev year 5677) Witnesses | Amount of the Ketubah Ezra Nissan Ha-Levi | 60 Selimi Liras only Ezra Hayim | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ Correct 24 / 4 / 50 ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 55/2685 1955/4/28 43 Shu'a Daniel Laghababa Iranian Miss Karjia Sassoon Munir The twenty-second of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen AD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council 4/27/A
The person 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 named ⟦Heskel Dawood⟧ ⟦Heskel⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦twentieth⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar⟧ year 5710 (2 / 2 / 1950) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ On 4 / 4 / 50 Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 4 / 50
⟦Department Copy⟧ ⟦Department Copy⟧ 50/2682 1950/4/28 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the undertaker in the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Haim Gershon Haim Ajami died in Baghdad on the sixth day of March in the year nineteen hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council Current status ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 4 A / 27 / 4 ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 26
⟦Department Copy⟧ 50/2686 4/28/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters at the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the individual named Haim Karshon Haim Ajami died in Baghdad on the sixth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. For the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Correct⟧ 5/26 (True Copy) Baghdad on 5/26/1950 P/5/26
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials 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 ⟦Murad Ibrahim Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦eleventh⟧ day of the month of ⟦January⟧ in the year ⟦5701⟧ (2/21/1941) and therefore I have signed below ⟦...⟧ 4/27/50 ⟦...⟧ Heskel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burials ⟦...⟧ Inspection ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦Copy for department files⟧ 55/2687 4/28/1950 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from the person in charge of burials in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Salman Muthir died in Baghdad on the twenty-first of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Current status recorded ⟦signature⟧ 4/27 E/4/27
⟦illegible⟧ District Copy 2688/950. April 28, 50. LIFE CERTIFICATE. According to the testimonial documents presented, I certify that Mr. HARON SASSON KHAZZAM is in full vitality. ⟦signature⟧ P.P. PRESIDENT, JEWISH COMMUNITY, PRESIDENT, JEWISH CONSISTORY BAGHDAD. ⟦signature⟧ 30/4 ⟦signature⟧ Baghdad Request ⟦line⟧ Paid
⟦Department Copy⟧ Subject - Martyrdom Certificate Photo Honorable Head of the Jewish Community - Baghdad We, the undersigned, certify that Albert and Gurji, whose photos are attached above, are the sons of Yaqub Isaac Tayyib, and therefore we have signed below according to our knowledge of them. Best regards. ⟦Department Copy⟧ Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Tatran Neighborhood Munshi Nissan | Mashiah Ezra Al-Hallaq | Ibrahim Gurji Shaul Shmuli Tailor on Torah Street | Tatran Neighborhood | No. 139/39 | | Number: 55/2689 Date: 28 / 4 / 1950 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧
90 ⟦illegible⟧ / 55 28 / 4 / 1955 Department Copy 89 Yousef Yaqoub, known as Yousef Yaqoub Saleh Haddad Miss Simha Khedhouri, known as Simha Eileen daughter of Khedhouri Ezra Ab<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>oudi The fourth of November, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ 4/28 ⟦signature⟧ 4/28 A / 4/28 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Copy of the ⟦illegible⟧ 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 Daoud Rahim ⟦hebrew: דוד רחים⟧ died in Baghdad on the 17th day of the month of Sivan in the year 5702 (26 / 11 / 1942) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 12 / 50 ⟦hebrew: יחזקאל חדאד⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs H. Fils Lost status 50 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 50/2291 Death Certificate 4/28/1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the named Masalthil Nissan Irani died in Baghdad on the twenty-sixth day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ Jaafar Iman Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 4/28 A / 4/28
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⟧
⟦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
The Administrator of the 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 יצחק משה מרדכי עזרא passed away in Baghdad on the 2nd day of the month of תשري מרחשון year 5702 ( 12 / 11 / 1942 ) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦illegible signature⟧ יצחק משה עזרא Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Affairs 5 Fils Status Fee 22 / 4 / 51
⟦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
The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society 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: Ezra H. ⟦illegible⟧ Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: Twentieth 20 Of the month: Tammuz ⟦illegible⟧ Year: 5709 And for this reason I have signed below: (20 / 7 / 1949) ⟦illegible⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of the Jewish Burial Society Passed Deceased 28 / 4 / 50 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 28 / 4 / 50
⟦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