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11/1947/ 427 Mushir <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Antoub Miss Naima Ibrahim Youssef The ninth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦illegible⟧ (Copy of Certificate) A. R
IJA 3748
Verification Certificates, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community
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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 651-675
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11/1947/ ⟦illegible⟧ 273 Naji Murad Ghoura Shammash Miss Rachel Menashe Youssef The seventeenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦illegible⟧ A.
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Department Copy 11/1947/ 308 Heskel Naji bin Daoud Abid Miss Farha Najia bint Moshi Ishaq Homsa The second of Nisan, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four. Correct ⟦signature⟧ A.
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⟦Department Copy⟧ 942 11/26/1947 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ 308 Heskel Naji bin Daoud Abed Miss Farha Najia bint Moshi Ishaq Hayya The second of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four AD. (True Copy) Baghdad 2/4/1951 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Correct ⟦signature⟧ Ibrahim / 4
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11/1947/ 299 Ibrahim Saleh Karji, known as Saleh Yehuda Ezra Miss Victoria Madiha, known as Madiha Haroun Moshi Sadqa The eleventh of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty- eight.
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Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 22 / 12 / 72 His Eminence Rabbi Sasson Khazzouri, Respected Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Please provide a certificate for Latifa daughter of Meir (Sa'aji) confirming her divorce from her husband Khazzouri son of Hanukkah dated August 28, 1954, corresponding to August 27, 5714 Sincerely Head of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad ⟦Sasson Khazzouri⟧ ⟦...⟧
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Divorce Certificate 11/ /1947 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we hereby testify that the divorce of Latifa Munir (Solhi) took place before the aforementioned religious court from her husband Khedhouri Hanouka, on the twenty-seventh day of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. Head of the Community
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946 11/⟦...⟧/1947 566 Saleh Heskel Ezra Masih Miss Khatoun Eliyahu Ishaq Batat The sixteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- three. ⟦(Image of a certificate)⟧ A
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847 11/26/1947 81 Youssef Habib, known as Youssef Salman Saleh Miss Victoria Ezra Mawla Yaqoub The eighth of October, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. ⟦illegible⟧ Request ⟦illegible⟧
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848 ⟦illegible⟧ / 11 / 28 507 Ibrahim Karim, known as Ibrahim Ishaq Haskeel Naqqash Miss Simha Abdullah Saleh Khabbaz The twenty-ninth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven ⟦illegible⟧
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948 11/28/1947 507 Ibrahim Karim, known as Ibrahim Ishaq Haskil Naqqash Miss Simha Abdullah Saleh Khazoum The twenty-ninth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven ⟦illegible blue stamp⟧ A . ⟦illegible faint pencil text in upper right⟧
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11/28/1947 Before the Chief Rabbi Mr. Yitzhak Nissim, may his light shine Mr. Yehezkel Avraham Mr. Cohen and Mr. Avraham Levi appeared Who testified as follows Before me on Tuesday, 3rd of Kislev 5708 11/16/947 appeared Mr. Yosef son of Salman Zilkha And declared that Mrs. Miriam daughter of Yaakov son of Natan - and she is his wife was very ill By a specialist doctor named - Doctor Cohen Witnesses Shimon Aziz " Ezra Hezekiah Valid Beth Din Signature of The Office Head ⟦illegible⟧
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12/1947/ 515 Yaqoub Abdullah Yaqoub Miss Samha Haskeel Yaqoub The twenty-sixth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦illegible⟧
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12/1947/ 303 Heskel Naim, known as Heskel Nassim Ghoura Isaac Sofer Miss Khatoun Youssef Nassim Sofer The thirtieth of March of the year nineteen hundred and forty- four. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 14/1548 06
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His Eminence the Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, Respected We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Murad Haroun Basous was born in Baghdad And that he left Baghdad approximately 55 years ago and has not returned since Likewise, he has brothers and sisters here Haroun Haroun Basous Shawqi Yaqoub Abboudi Salman Khadhouri Abboudi Iraq Finance 40 Fils I certify that the signatures appearing above Are the signatures of Shawqi Yaqoub Abboudi and Salman Khadhouri The Mukhtar ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 1 / 1951
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Certificate 12/ /1947 Based on the documents kept in our records, we hereby certify that the person named Murad Haroun Bassous was born in Baghdad and that he left Iraq approximately (55) fifty-five years ago and has not returned to Iraq during this period. ⟦Sassoon⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
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12/1947 209 Sion Daniel Hamay Miss Naeema Isaac Hai Manshi The ninth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven ⟦They received their certificate and its completion⟧ ⟦The reality of the situation⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ P
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12/1947/ 161 Shem-Tov Saleh Shlomo Miss Jahla Sassoon Shmeil The thirteenth of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧