Description
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are certificates for birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death of community members. There is correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community regarding financial hardships, marriage disputes, medical assistance needs and travel for medical treatment, and confirmations of character, identity or citizenship. There are also documents confirming religious education and births in other countries including Austria, Greece, and Romania. Birth certificates verifying birth dates go as far back as the 1870s.
AI en Translation, Pages 26-50
Page 26
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 6/14/1947
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Respected Israelite Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the records established in my registers, I certify that
Mr. Ezra Khedhouri Dwan
Has performed his engagement to Hannah daughter of Khedhouri Abbas
In Baghdad on the day 5/21/1947
And has not married yet
Conditions | Witnesses
400 Advance | ⟦Yitzhak Sassoon⟧
250 Deferred | ⟦Yaakov Sassoon⟧
250 Dowry | ⟦Sassoon⟧
900 |
Shimon Shaoul M. Shimon
⟦Faithful⟧
6/15/47
Page 27
518 m
16 / 6 / 947
Yaqub Salih Bassous
Miss Habu Latifa, known as Habu Dawud Ezra Taqqo
The twenty-first of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
seven
⟦Bassous⟧
⟦signature⟧
7/15
Page 28
529
16 / 6 / 947
477
Munir Sima Natob
Miss Naima Ibrahim Yusuf
The ninth of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three
⟦On their behalf⟧
Loss of status
⟦Hasakah⟧
Page 29
11/6/1947
To his honor the Rabbi Hakham Sassoon Kadoorie, may his light shine
Head of the Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, may his light shine
With peace and blessing
Your servant Helez Zaatar
I hereby submit this request before your honor. I am poor and destitute and have
no livelihood, and I have a large family and I have no work and I have no bread to eat
and I ask you for mercy
Bread ⟦...⟧ 600
Apartment 1400
Assistance 1000
Assistance 1000
⟦line⟧
3900
Your servant Helez Zaatar
May God protect him
On private
12/8/1947
Page 30
⟦570⟧
6/26/1947
Presenter
Heskel Kurji, known as Kurji Khadhouri Mordechai Halawiyah
Miss Farha Khatun, known as Farha Abboudi Isaac Bassous
The thirtieth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight
⟦illegible⟧
Added
⟦illegible⟧
6/25
Page 31
571
16 / 6 / 947
191
Haroun Kurji, known as Haroun Daoud Ibrahim
Miss Mazli, known as Mazli Eliyahu Hesqel Moshi
The first of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four
⟦illegible⟧
Certified
Certified
6/15
Page 32
⟦572⟧
947 / 6 / 7
314
Heskel Moshe Hoki Shahrabani
Miss Habiba Najiba, known as Najiba Karji Munshi Balash
The fourth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
6 / 9
Page 33
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 16/6/1947
His Eminence Rabbi Sasson Khedhouri
The Respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the records established in my registers, I confirm that
Mr. נורוז בן ששون
contracted his engagement to נוריה בת סלים כהן
in Baghdad on the day 26/2/1947
and has not yet married
Conditions | Witnesses
500 Dinars | שמעון חזון
600 Dinars | עזרא בן אברהם
1100 Dinars |
Shimon Shaul M. Shimon
Mali
12 / 6 / 47
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572
7 / 6 / 947
Sassoon Moshi Halawi,
Miss Aziza Isaac Hayyim Saigh
The twenty-sixth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
⟦mark⟧
⟦signature⟧
6/16
⟦illegible⟧
Page 35
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 29 / 4 / 1947
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the entries established in my records, I certify that
Mr. ⟦Ya'akov son of Eliyahu David son of Yitzhak David⟧
Has contracted his engagement to ⟦Amy daughter of Ezra son of Ya'akov Eliyahu⟧
In Baghdad on the day 20 / 8 / 1945
And has not married yet
Witnesses | Conditions
⟦Ya'akov Sassoon⟧ | ⟦Sanctification⟧ 200
⟦Shimon Cohen⟧ | ⟦Dowry⟧ 400
| ⟦Addition⟧ 400
| 1100
Shimon Shaul M. Shimon
⟦The Rabbinical Court of the Babylonian Community⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦illegible⟧
717 / 47
Page 36
574
1947/6/2
Yaqub Israel Korji Haskil Israel Rabi
Miss Daisy Murad Yaqub Israel
August 20, 1945
⟦mark⟧
⟦signature⟧
6/2
Page 37
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
The Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 6/17/1947
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Respectable President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the records established in my registers, I confirm that
Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of David Joseph Schulman⟧ 1202
Has performed his engagement to ⟦Nouri daughter of Avraham David Devorah⟧ 2015
In Baghdad on the day 2/11/1947
And has not married yet
Witnesses | Conditions
⟦Yaakov...⟧ | 700 - Rupees
⟦David...⟧ |
⟦Signature⟧
on
6/17/47
Shimon Shaoul M. Shimon
Page 38
575
28/6/947
Ibrahim Dawood Salman Mordechai
Miss Simha Esperance, known as Simha Khedhouri
⟦Shamil Manshi⟧ February 11th, 1947
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
2/2
Page 39
⟦572⟧
6/23/1947
66
Pursuant to the fulfillment of Yehuda Goura
Miss Riqa Goura Hesqel
The eleventh of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one
⟦illegible signature⟧
Two copies
Two copies
⟦illegible signature⟧
6/17
Page 40
⟦577⟧
6/18/947
⟦line⟧
Yousef Ibrahim Sassoon Sourani
Miss Sanyoura Abboudi Nassim
The sixteenth of August of the year nineteen hundred and forty-five
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
6/13
Page 41
Engagement Contracts Registrar
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 1947/6/16
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that
Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of Ezra son of Saleh Nahum⟧
Has contracted his engagement to ⟦Miriam daughter of Naim son of Yitzhak⟧
In Baghdad on the day 1946/11/21
And has not married yet
Witnesses | Conditions
⟦Shimon H.⟧ | 200 deferred
⟦Avraham⟧ | 200 advanced
| ⟦Total 400⟧
Shimon Shaul M. Shimon
Status record
⟦Signature⟧
40 Fils required
Page 42
578
6/20/947
Shlomo Abdullah Mordechai Khabbaza
Miss Hanina Rahmin Ishaq
The twenty-first of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six
six
⟦illegible⟧
Came to
⟦illegible⟧
6/18
Required 40 fils
Page 43
We certify that Sir Eleazar Kadoorie, also known as Sir Elly Kadoorie
in Shanghai, China on February 8, 1944, is to the best of our knowledge one of the ⟦British subjects⟧
just as his adult sons named Lawrence and Horace are British subjects
as well.
Accordingly, this certificate was written in Baghdad on June 18, 1947.
Naeem Sion Karchi. | Lawyer Daoud Nouri. | Ibrahim Daoud Nahoum.
⟦signature⟧ | ⟦Daoud Nouri⟧ |
⟦In witness of our signature aforementioned⟧
Page 44
578
18/6/947
Further to our certificate numbered 512 and dated 23 / 5 / 1947.
Based on the presented certificate, we hereby confirm that Sir Eliezer Kadoorie
also known as Sir Elly Kadoorie, who died in Shanghai, China
on February 8, 1944, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, is a
British subject, and his two adult sons named Lawrence and Horace are
also British subjects.
⟦illegible signature⟧
6/18
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Page 45
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 6/17/1947
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
President of the Respected Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that
Mr. Salim Bekhor bin Shimon Levison
Has contracted his engagement to the miss ⟦H. Z. D. Ezra H. Abraham⟧
In Baghdad on the day 6/4/1947
And has not yet married
Conditions: 4000 Dinars
Witnesses: Shimon Levi
Ezra H. Abraham
Shimon Shaul M. Shimon
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧
6/17/1947
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⟦58⟧
8 / 6 / 947
Hamim Naji, known as Raji Munshi Jitayat
Miss ⟦Margaret⟧ Abdullah Saleh Soufir
The fourth of June, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
8/7
Page 47
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
Baghdad on 1947/6/11
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Respected Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
Based on the records fixed in my registers, I confirm that
Mr. Ezra ben Nissim ben Ezra
Has contracted his engagement to Nazima bat Yitzhak ben Yosef
In Baghdad on the day 1947/5/12
And has not married yet
Conditions | Witnesses
Wizadeh Farid | Sassoon Yehezkel
Yitzhak Avraham Ezra
Shimon Shaul M. Shimon
⟦illegible signature⟧
47/6/18
Page 48
58
1947 / 6 / 19
Ezra Shamtob Ezra
Miss Tuna Heskel Isaac
The thirteenth of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
Correction of status
⟦illegible⟧
6/18
Page 49
582
1947/6/19
301
The person named Salem, known as Eliyahu Sasson Mounir
Miss Salima Noshi Salman
The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
⟦illegible⟧
Two copies
Two copies
⟦illegible⟧
6/18
Page 50
584
1947/6/19
181
Anwar Munshi Beyrs
Miss Khatoun Mamtil Ibrahim Eliya Dubai
The nineteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two
⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency's Protection
⟦signature⟧
2/18