AI en Translation, Pages 451-475
Page 451
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Kamal Ibrahim Shina
was born in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of May in the year 1907 AD
And for this purpose we have signed below
Witness
Youssef Jabbouri
⟦signature⟧
Witness
Naim Hakiki, employee at
The Imperial Bank
Baghdad
⟦signature⟧
KAMAL ABRAHAM SHINA
Writing in English
⟦...⟧
9/9/947
Iraq
Finance
40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Neighborhood and House Number:
Number:
Name of the Head of Family:
Name of the House Owner:
Profession of the Head of Family:
Number of Persons:
Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation:
Remaining property of the head of family: movable or real estate:
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Number ⟦...⟧
Copy of the Identity Register
That Kamal son of ⟦...⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in
the identity register, has been given this book on 12 / 10 / 1929
Name and Surname: Kamal
Date and place of birth: 1927
Father's name: Ibrahim
Mother's name: Al-Bazza
Religion: Mosaic
Profession and whether he reads and writes: Student
Whether married and has a wife or wives:
Eye color: Black
Face color: White
Second distinguishing mark: None
Province: Baghdad
District: "
Sub-district: "
Neighborhood or village: Kasr
Housing number: ⟦10/4/4⟧
Housing type: House
(True copy of the original)
⟦signature⟧
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No. 819
10th September
7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby
confirm that Mr. KAMAL ABRAHAM SHINA was born at Baghdad
on the 10th day of May 1927 ( nineteen hundred & twenty
seven A.D. )
819
Mr. President
Birth Certificate of Mr. Kamal Abraham
Shina in Baghdad on 10 May
1927
⟦signature⟧
Shalom
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Required 400 Fils
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Quarter and House Number:
Name of the Head of the Family:
Occupation of the Head of the Family:
Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting that occurred in the shop (if applicable) and its total estimation:
Number ::
Name of the House Owner:
Number of Persons:
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Certificate
9/1947/
We hereby certify that Mr. Shua Zion Shammash is the accountant for the Presidency
of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, and he is also the legal guardian of his brother Isaac Zion Shammash.
⟦signature⟧
President of the Community
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K 27,9
To the respected Israeli Community Committee in Baghdad
The petition to your excellency " -
That Naeem Muallam Salman, holder of the certificate from the Directorate of General Health from the Director of Dar
Al-Shifa Hospital in Baghdad numbered 504 and dated 6/14/947, is the son of Rabbi Muallam Salman Ibrahim, who is known
to His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, spiritual head of the Israeli community in Khanaqin. The aforementioned entered the hospital
on 1/10/945 and is still in the aforementioned house until now, and his father has spent everything he owns of money
and household furniture ⟦and⟧ the like for the sake of his aforementioned son, and until ⟦this⟧ moment he has nothing left to spend
on his son. Therefore, we come with this letter of ours to appeal to your excellency to contact His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri to take the necessary
action and provide what his father requires of a certificate recommended by specialist doctors in Palestine, noting that his father decided
to send his aforementioned son to Palestine for treatment there. We repeat and recommend that your excellency looks upon this case
with an eye of kindness and compassion and full recommendation on his behalf, and we wish your excellency goodness, complete health, peace of mind, and long
life.
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦Latin script: AULA?⟧
A copy of it to " - His Eminence, the respected Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri. Head of the Israeli community in
Khanaqin (Salman Ibrahim)
Iraq Finance
40 Fils
Member | Member | Member | Member
⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
24 / 8 / 947
Ownership of the remaining head of the family: movable or immovable property
The minimum requirement for the head of the family to return to his work
Number of killed, wounded, or captives and their identity
Note :-
If there are several families in the house, one of these forms is used for each family, and the forms for a single
house shall be sequential
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No. 823
10th September 7
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that Mr. NAIM SALMAN who is leaving
for medical treatment abroad is from a poor family of
Jewish Community at Khanaquin, whose financial position
does not permit him to pay the necessary medical expenses.
Any possible assistance as regards hospital fees, expenses
etc , will be highly appreciated .
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
We hereby certify that Mr.
Naim Salman who will depart
Iraq for abroad for the purpose of medical treatment
is from a poor family of the Israelite community
in Khanaqin and his financial situation does not
enable him to pay medical costs. Any assistance
regarding medical fees and others will be appreciated
⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
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Number ⟦24039⟧
Copy of the Civil Status Record
That Akram son of Haroun, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in
the civil status record, has been given this book on 2 / 2 / 1938
1 / 9 / 9
Name and Surname: Akram Haroun
Date and place of birth: 1928
Father's name: Haroun
Mother's name: ⟦Dora⟧
Religion: Mosaic
Profession and whether he reads and writes: Student
Whether married and has a wife or wives:
Eye color: Brown
Face color: White
Second distinguishing mark:
Governorate: Baghdad
District: ⟦01⟧
Sub-district: ⟦0⟧
Neighborhood or village:
House number:
Type of dwelling:
(True copy of the original)
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No. 824
10 September 7
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⟦illegible⟧ The Jewish Community in Baghdad
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BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr. AKRAM HARON FATTAL was bern at Baghdad on the 8th
day of June 1928 ( nineteen hundred & twenty eight A.D. )
Mr. President
His Excellency Mr. Akram Haron
Fattal in Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧
Years
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Number ⟦248⟧
Date: ⟦1947/10/15⟧
We certify that the information contained in this register of ours
Number ⟦1⟧ Page ⟦8⟧ is that the newborn ⟦Salim⟧
son of ⟦Salman⟧ was born in the year ⟦1898⟧ AD
This is what was required to be signed
⟦Signature⟧
Official
⟦Signature⟧
Official
Head of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
⟦Stamp⟧
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Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number:
Date: 9/9/947
File Number: 1314 Record Book
His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Please provide Shaoul Bulbul with a certificate including, according to
his confession before our court on 8/9/947, that he was
married to Khatoun Hayim Rubin before his legal marriage
on April 7, 947, based on papers between them, and the
aforementioned Khatoun gave birth to a daughter named (Aziza) Ferial
and a son named (Shaoul Dhafer) before the mentioned
legal marriage. With regards.
The President
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 228
Date 947/9/10
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Certificate
⟦illegible⟧
11/9/947
We hereby confirm that Gurji Shaul Balbul, according to his confession before the
Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad on 8/9/947, was married to Khatoun
Hamim Rubin Faraj before his legal marriage on March 28, 947, according to papers
between them, and the aforementioned Khatoun gave birth to a girl named (Aziza) Ferial and a son named
(Shaul) Khafro, prior to the aforementioned legal marriage.
Belonging to ⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Certificate
822
9/20/1947
We hereby certify that His Eminence Rabbi Nissim Khedouri is one of the community's employees.
⟦signature⟧
~ Head of the Community
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Page 465
Baghdad 27 / 6 / 1947
To the Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings
I, the undersigned, Masouda Haroun Qattan, disabled and approximately
seventy years of age, residing in Baghdad, hereby acknowledge and admit that I am in the most desperate need of the
financial assistance of my sons residing in France, one of whom is Robert Abboudi residing in Marseille and Sasson Abboudi
residing in Toulon. For information, please note that my above-mentioned sons have ceased their financial
assistance to me since the beginning of the last war, and until now they have not been able to provide any financial aid due
to the difficulties placed regarding the transfer of money from France to Iraq. This is regardless of the desire of
my two mentioned sons to provide aid and their firm desire to help me, especially knowing my
extreme need for this assistance after I became bedridden two years ago due to a fall
and my constant need for medical care and the requirements of caring for my living, clothing, and sustenance. In view
of all the above information and my situation which necessitates the essential assistance which I estimate at about 25 Dinars
monthly, I request your esteemed department to provide me with a document showing my need for my sons' assistance in view
of the circumstances and conditions surrounding me which make this assistance an utmost necessity, to be submitted
to the competent authorities in France to permit the transfer of money by my sons to me.
Please have the requested document addressed as follows: "To whom it may concern" in view
of my lack of knowledge of the competent authorities.
Please accept my utmost thanks and respect.
The Petitioner
Masouda Haroun Qattan
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⟦illegible handwritten note⟧
Cycle (Derd)
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Neighborhood and House Number:
Number:
Name of the Head of the Family:
Name of the House Owner:
Profession of the Head of the Family:
Number of Persons:
Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation:
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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To whom it may concern:-
After investigation, we certify that the named Messouda Haron
Kattan, residing in Baghdad and who is approximately 70 years old,
is destitute and requires medical care, food,
clothing, etc...
And since her support falls upon her two sons, both
residing in France, one Robert Aboudi residing in Marseilles
and the other Sasson Aboudi in Toulon, who must be responsible
for supporting their elderly mother, whose maintenance amounts to
approximately ID. 25/30 per month, we pray the corresponding
authorities to please help the ⟦aforesaid⟧ pensioner in view of
facilitating the sending of funds by her two sons in France.
To whom it may concern
After investigation, ⟦we declare⟧ that the named Masouda Haroun Qattan, residing in Baghdad and aged
about seventy years old, is incapacitated and in need of medical and living care including clothing, food, and drink
etc... Since her support lies on the shoulders of her two sons residing in France, one of whom is Robert Aboudi residing
in Marseille and Sasson Aboudi residing in Toulon, to support her by providing the necessary financial aid for her care, which
we estimate at about 25 / 30 Dinars per month; therefore, we ask the competent authorities to provide the necessary
assistance to facilitate the provision of this aid by her children in France.
Therefore, this testimony and certification was necessary.
10 / 7 / 73 ⟦illegible⟧ 76 by number
The Jewish Community Council in Baghdad
Baghdad
Subject: Travel
Based on the desire of Fouad Eliyahu Saleh Al-Qattan to travel with his wife and minor children, who are Fouad
born in 1948 and Layla 1950, the leadership of the community has contacted the relevant official departments for the purpose of facilitating
their travel. Based on the request of the specialized department to provide it with a statement regarding the financial and social status of the mentioned family,
and since the aforementioned has resigned from the position he held at the Arab Bank Limited as an accountant with a monthly salary of 40
dinars, and since he does not own any real estate or movable or immovable property, nor does he own any commercial or industrial project
except for a small amount of money not exceeding one thousand dinars deposited in banks and saved from his previous salaries for the purpose of spending it
for the livelihood of himself and his family abroad until he finds work abroad, and since he does not have any other financial resource to live on
with his family, the community leadership has decided to grant the mentioned person an amount of 500 dinars (five hundred dinars) as financial aid for him, and therefore
the mentioned person does not possess any other amounts other than what is mentioned above, and the attached documents support the financial status of the mentioned person.
The total of 500 dinars granted to him by the leadership of the Jewish Community in Baghdad is from the financial aid allocations
granted by the leadership of the Jewish Community to the needy members of the community who decide to emigrate from Iraq permanently for the purpose of
settling abroad. Since the mentioned person has decided to emigrate permanently from Iraq, the leadership of the Jewish Community has granted him an amount
of 500 dinars (five hundred dinars) as financial aid for him for the purpose of facilitating his travel with his family mentioned above.
Accordingly, this statement was prepared at the request of the mentioned person to be submitted to the competent authorities to state his financial status
for the purpose of facilitating his travel and that of his family.
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 7 / 1973
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To whom it may concern:-
After investigation, we certify that the person named Messouda Haron
Kattan, residing in Baghdad and who is approximately 70 years old,
is destitute and requires medical care, food,
clothing, etc...
And since her support falls upon her two sons, both
residing in France, one Robert Aboudi residing in Marseille
and the other Sasson Aboudi in Toulon, who must be responsible
for supporting their elderly mother, whose maintenance amounts to
approximately ID. 25/30 per month, we request the corresponding
authorities to kindly assist the aforementioned retiree in view of
facilitating the sending of funds by her two sons in France.
To whom it may concern
We, after investigation, declare that the named Messouda Haron Kattan residing in Baghdad and aged
approximately seventy years old, is incapacitated and in need of medical and living care including clothing, food, and drink
etc... and since her support falls upon her two sons residing in France, one of them Robert Aboudi residing
in Marseille and Sasson Aboudi residing in Toulon, to support her and provide the necessary financial assistance for her care
which is estimated at about 25 / 30 Dinars per month. Therefore, we request the competent authorities to provide the assistance
necessary to facilitate the provision of this aid by her sons in France.
Therefore, this certification and authentication were necessary.
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To whom it may concern:-
After investigation, we certify that the named Messouda Haron
Kattan, residing in Baghdad and who is approximately 70 years old,
is destitute and requires medical care, food,
clothing, etc...
And since her support falls upon her two sons, both
residing in France, one Robert Aboudi residing in Marseille,
and the other Hassan Aboudi in Toulon, who must be responsible
for supporting their mother of such age, whose maintenance amounts to
approximately ID. 25\50 per month, we request the corresponding
authorities to kindly assist the aforementioned in order to
facilitate the sending of funds by her two sons in France.
To whom it may concern
Based on the investigation, we confirm that the named Messouda Haron Kattan residing in Baghdad and aged
about 70 years is poor and in dire need of medical treatment and food and clothing etc...
And since her support falls on her two sons residing in France, namely Robert Aboudi residing in Marseille
and the other Hassan Aboudi residing in Toulon, who must be responsible for supporting their elderly mother
whose support costs about 25/50 Dinars per month, therefore we request the competent authorities to facilitate the matter
of sending the amounts by her two aforementioned sons to help her in her livelihood.
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No-: ⟦827⟧
Number: 827
Date-: 12/9/1947
Date: 12 / 9 / 947
To Whom It May Concern
TO WHOM THIS
MAY CONCERN.
Based on the certificates presented, we hereby confirm
According to the testimonies presented,
that the named Mesouda Haron Kattan residing in
we certify that the named MESSOUDA
Baghdad and being approximately seventy
HARON KATTAN, domiciled in Baghdad and
years old is disabled and in need of medical and subsistence care of
aged about 70, is weak and
clothing, food and drink, and since her maintenance falls on
incapable and requires medical
the shoulders of her two sons residing in France, one of them
care, food and
Robert Aboudi residing in Marseille and the second Sasson
clothes.
Aboudi residing in Toulon, who are responsible for her maintenance
And as her support falls on
and providing the necessary financial aid for her care, which
her two sons, domiciled in France,
is estimated at an amount ranging between - / 25 and - / 30
one ROBERT ABOUDI resident in Marseilles
dinars per month, so we ask the competent authorities
and the other SASSON ABOUDI, resident in
to provide the necessary assistance to facilitate the provision of the necessary
Toulon, who are responsible for
money by their children in France.
supporting their mother thus aged, whose
maintenance amounts to approximately between
IDs. 25/- and IDs. 30/- per month, we
pray the competent authorities to
kindly help the aforementioned retiree
in order to facilitate the sending of funds
by her two sons in France.
President,
President
Jewish Community, Baghdad.
Jewish Community in Baghdad
Required 40 fils
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826
947/9/⟦...⟧
311
Saleh Yaqoub Al-Jinayat
Miss Haila Yousef Moushi Rehana
The twenty-third of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-
six.
⟦True copy of the original⟧
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829
9/947/
297
Abdullah Saleh Elias
Miss Juliet Shamoun Hay Shamoun
The ninth of June, year one thousand nine hundred and forty
(Certificate photo)
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧ in our files ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ year ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
District and House Number:
Number:
Name of the Head of Family:
Name of the House Owner:
Profession of the Head of Family:
Number of Persons:
Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation:
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Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Neighborhood and House Number:
Number ::
Name of the Head of Family:
Name of the House Owner:
Profession of the Head of Family:
Number of Persons:
Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation:
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⟦820⟧
9/20/1947
Shebu Phinehas Yehuda
Miss Farha Ibrahim Saleh
The seventh of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
seven
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821
947/9/ ⟦80⟧
592
Mordechai Saleh Heskel Abda
Miss Masouda Abdullah Hayim Ibrahim
The twenty-eighth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six
six.
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822
18/9/947
91
Nahum Naji Saleh Dalih
Miss Najiba Nahum Ezra Nahum
The eighteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty
six.
(Certificate Photo)
⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad⟧
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⟦Required⟧
⟦Registered in our records under number ⟦...⟧ and date ⟦...⟧⟧
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856
17/7/947
587
Al-Bahu Naeem Haskeel Agassi, known as Norman Agassi
Miss Violet Yehuda Salman Rubin Suleiman
The fourth of September, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.
(True copy of the original)
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