Verification Certificates, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
⟦002⟧ 12/24/1947 The Exhibit Shlomo, known as Salim Eliyahu Cohen ⟦line⟧ Beirut, Miss Marcuit Zion Cohen The sixth of the month of October in the year nineteen hundred and forty AD. We paid 100 Fils, two photos ⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 7 / 947 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of President of the Physical Council
47/1 24/⟦...⟧/1947 5429 ⟦illegible⟧ The Petitioner Shlomo, known as Salim Eliyahu Kohi ⟦line⟧ Beirut Miss Margaret Sion Kohi The sixteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD. (True copy) Baghdad on 7/11/951 Audited Copy ⟦signature⟧ 7/11/951 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
12/⟦22⟧/1947 186 Rubin Khadouri, teacher Rubin Miss Habu Najia, known as Habiba Ibrahim Saleh The twenty-third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. ⟦illegible⟧ P
12/22/1947 184 Shlomo Saleh Samoun Miss Hanini Ishaq Hezekiah Shamash The fifth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty five. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A
A. Menachem A. ⟦...⟧ Born on Thursday, 8th of Tishrei, year 5657 Today is the twenty-fourth day of the month of Tishrei, year 5657 Fit for redemption and for all the commandments Number 266 The pleasant child, the honored O. Eliyahu son of the honored Yitzhak Nissim Dudu may God protect and preserve him, was born on Thursday 8th of Tishrei 5657, may he be blessed, son of Yitzhak son of Yehezkel son of David Nissim ⟦...⟧ Nissim may God protect and preserve him, was born Tuition 27/10 For 27/500 Books 40 For 60 Total 27/500 10/000 Witnesses Shimon Nahum A. son of Yitzhak Signature Maatuk Sassoon
12/1947/ ⟦illegible⟧ 559 Salman Daoud Qahtan Mrs. Farha Israel Munshi The fifteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty six P ⟦illegible⟧
12 / ⟦22⟧ / 1947 66 Moshe Eliyahu known as Moshe Daoud Shlimo Miss Amouma Najma known as Amouma Ezra Yaqub The second of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. ⟦line⟧ ⟦A⟧ ⟦Khedhouri⟧ ⟦Saleh⟧
Baghdad on 26 B 1947 His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected After greetings We, the undersigned, testify that Mr. Ezra Daniel Shalom, currently residing in the Al-Orfali neighborhood in the house numbered 5B / 9 / 1, was born in Baghdad in the year 1929 !!! Iraq Financial 40 Fils Witness | Witness ⟦illegible⟧ | Daniel Shalom
Number ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Identity Document That ⟦Ezra⟧ son of ⟦Daniel⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the population register, has been given this document on ⟦27 September 1927⟧ Name and Surname: ⟦Ezra⟧ Date and place of birth: ⟦Baghdad 1908⟧ Father's name: ⟦Daniel⟧ Mother's name: ⟦Nuzha⟧ Religion: ⟦Mosaic⟧ Profession and whether he reads and writes: ⟦Employee⟧ Whether married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: ⟦Hazel⟧ Face color: ⟦Wheaten⟧ Second distinguishing mark: Liwa (Province): ⟦Baghdad⟧ Qada (District): ⟦Rusafa⟧ Nahiyah (Sub-district): Mahalla (Quarter) or Village: House number: ⟦10/116 Shorja⟧ Type of dwelling: ⟦House⟧ (True copy of the original)
No. 1010 26th December 7 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. EZRA DANIAL SHALOM was born at Baghdad onthe year 1929 ( nineteen hundred & twenty nine A.D. ) ⟦Mr. President⟧ ⟦Birth certificate of Mr.⟧ ⟦Ezra Danial Shalom⟧ ⟦Born in Baghdad⟧ ⟦Year 1929⟧ ⟦signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
947/19 Before the Rabbinical Court here in Baghdad, may God protect it Today, Thursday, the 8th of the month of Elul, the year 5697 of the creation Regarding the widow of Ben Zion Avraham 8th of Kislev ⟦??⟧ Ratzon my father and teacher of blessed memory Nahum, kosher witnesses from the customs in Baghdad, their testimony that on Thursday, eight days into the month of Elul, the year 5697 ⟦line⟧ for the memory of the honor of Shimon Hallas Witnesses Isaac son of Shalom Yehoshua Hallas " Hakham Avraham
12/1947/ Aziz Balji Ibrahim Miss Maryam Gabriel Habib The sixth of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty six AL
Certificate 12/31/1947 Based on the request of Haroun Yusuf Shamash regarding the degree of kinship of Dina daughter of Ezra son of Abdullah Yaqub Al-Kabir with the deceased Moshe Yaqub Al-Kabir, I answer that Abdullah and Moshe, the sons of Yaqub Al-Kabir, are brothers, and that Ezra, the father of Dina, is the son of Abdullah Yaqub Al-Kabir, and therefore Moshe son of Yaqub Al-Kabir becomes the uncle of Ezra, the father of Dina, and accordingly this certificate was given. Head of the Community A
The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy Community of Baghdad Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD 706 27 July 26 / 729 27 / 706 Number :: Date :: 27 July 706 File Number :: 26 / 729 We testify, we the judges, and we have testified on the date below That Daniel son of Abraham Hazan came before us and heard what we said from (Lady) Enaya daughter of Ezra (who is) in Tunis (Lady) Almas Batya Naeem who is in Baghdad Sassoon ⟦Kadoorie⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 7 / 706 1 - 2 IRAQ POSTAGE 40 FILS 24 / 7 / 50 Fees ⟦illegible⟧ The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy Community of Baghdad The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad