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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 801-825
Page 801
1/18/1948
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
The Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 2/18/1948
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Honorable Jewish Community
Greetings and respect.
Based on the records established in my registers, I certify that
Mr. ⟦Yitzhak Moshe son of Nissim son of Yosef⟧
Has performed his engagement to ⟦Miriam daughter of Meir son of Yosef⟧
In Baghdad on the day of July 17, 702
And has not married yet
Conditions | Witnesses
400 Dinars | ⟦Yitzhak Moshe⟧
200 ⟦Deferred⟧ | ⟦Yosef Yitzhak⟧
⟦Silver Dirham⟧ |
Shimon Nazel for Shimon
⟦Shimon Nazel⟧
⟦Shimon⟧
Page 803
1033
1/16/1948
⟦squiggle⟧
Heskel Ezra Matana son of Daoud Eliahu
Miss Naima Salim Ibrahim
The first of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
⟦Heskel⟧
⟦Matana⟧
⟦illegible⟧
(True copy of the original)
A.
Page 805
1025
20 / 1 / 1948 -
117
Rafoul Youssef Habib
Miss Sara Ishaq Habib
The twenty-fifth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
six
⟦illegible⟧
19
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Page 806
⟦illegible⟧ - 26
1/20/1948
⟦line⟧
Yousef Daoud
Miss Khatoun Moshi
The seventh of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
⟦illegible⟧
(Copy of Certificate)
C
Page 807
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the information established in my records, I hereby certify that the person named ⟦Daoud Yousef Daoud⟧
Passed away in Baghdad on the date of ⟦6 / 8 / 5702 Hebrew⟧
And for this reason, I have signed below.
Baghdad on / / 1947
⟦Signature⟧
Heskel Haddad
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs in Baghdad
⟦Signature⟧
⟦...⟧
12/16/947
12/16/947
⟦Signature⟧
Page 810
1948/1/22
The Rabbinical Council, H. Sasson Kadoorie, may his light shine
Today appeared before us Mr. Avraham Shlomo H. Sasson, may his light shine
On behalf of his sister, Mrs. Haviva
Number
249
On the 26th of Adar I, the year 5706, Avraham son of Yosef Katan was married by Kahana to Haviva
daughter of Meir son of Chaim ⟦Musl⟧, widow of Mr. Kadoorie
Witnesses: Shimon H. Sasson
Mr. Yosef Cohen
Year 1946/2/27
Redemption
Current 1500
Dowry 0500
Ketubah 0100
Total 2100
Additional 0700
Total 2800
Shimon H. Sasson
The Secretary
Sasson
Page 812
1040
No. PRESIDENT
25th January
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
8
CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Certificate of the Jewish
Religions Court of Baghdad, I hereby confirm that Mrs.
MARCELLE ISAAC known as MARCELLE HOOGUI ISHAYEK has
been divorced from her husband ABOODI ( NAJI HAY )
KHEDOORI ( SOFFER ) at Baghdad on the 29th of January
1946 ( nineteen hundred & fourty six A.D. ) and she has
been married afterwards to Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM HAYA at
Baghdad on the 11th of July 1946 ( nineteen hundred &
fourty six A.D. )
⟦Mr. President⟧
⟦...⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦...⟧
Page 813
1041
25 / 1 / 1948
Certificate
To Whom It May Concern
His Eminence Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan answered the call of his Lord on 25 / 1 / 1948
The deceased did not leave a son to perform the religious rites, however his grandson named Daoud Yaqoub
is the one who will perform these rites for a period of seven days, and at his request he was provided with this
Certif⟦line⟧icate.
Head of the Community
On behalf of ⟦H⟧
Page 814
⟦1024⟧
1/1/1948
211
Ibrahim Yaqub Shakarji
Miss Hanna Ezra Yuna Dawud Mash'al
The sixth of September, year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen
⟦Hanna Mash'al⟧
⟦Assistant⟧
59
Registration of the Master
1301
52 / 1 / 8321
Year 12 Hebrew approximately
31 / 8 / 52 found her marriage and wedding certificate and perhaps she was delivered 15 years ago previously
According to what was stated in her attached request, we registered it again in this register of ours and according to the notification of the Presidency of the Sharia Court
In the month of May, an amount of two thousand and a gold lira, registered in this register of ours in the month, and its amount is 2000 liras
In the register
Registrar of the Mosaic Community
D
Page 815
1042
1/9/1948
211
Ibrahim Yaqub Tehrani
Miss Hanna Fawra Yuna Dawud Mashal
The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen
⟦illegible⟧
A H
Page 816
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Ibrahim Menashi Gabbay
was born in Baghdad on the 16th day of April in the year 1920 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below.
⟦ABRAHAM MENASHI GABBAY⟧
Witness Witness
Naim Cohen Yusuf ⟦...⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
40 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
A 15
Page 817
No. ⟦1043⟧
26 January
8
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby
confirm that Mr. ABRAHAM MENASHI GABBAY was born at
Baghdad on the 16th of April 1920 (nineteen hundred &
twenty A.D.)
Mr. President
Birth certificate of Mr. Ibrahim Menashi
Gabbay in Baghdad on 16 April 1920
25 / 1 / 1955
Kattan
on behalf of
⟦signature⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
The Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad certifies that Mr. ⟦Ibrahim Menashi Gabbay⟧
Born in Baghdad in the year ⟦1921⟧ and registered in the community records
under number ⟦135⟧ is a subject of the Iraqi government
ABRAHAM MENASHI GABBAY
Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Secretariat
Number ⟦135⟧
Date ⟦1946/1/21⟧
Page 818
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
No. ⟦1044⟧
27 January
8
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 358 I hereby
confirm that Miss. KHATOON DORIS DAOUD NISSAN was married at
Baghdad to Mr. LATIF HESKEL NISSAN on the 26th of March 1945
( nineteen hundred & forty five A.D. )
⟦ut⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Page 819
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the records registered in my logs, I certify that the deceased
named ⟦Ohid Sayyid Aban⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the day ⟦of 22⟧
of the month ⟦First Adar⟧ in the year ⟦Cheshvan 5707⟧
17
And for this reason, I have signed below
Baghdad on / / 1947
Hezekiel ⟦S. Baghdad⟧
Hezekiel ⟦S. Baghdad⟧
The person in charge of Israelite burial affairs
On behalf of ⟦...⟧
Page 822
No. 1046
3rd February
8
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract presented, I
hereby confirm that Mr. MENASHI EZRA MASHAL was married at
Baghdad to Miss. RACHEL SALMAN GURGI on the 2nd day of
February 1948 ( nineteen hundred & fourty eight A.D. )
Copy
file
⟦True copy of the original⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible signature/mark⟧
Page 823
Circle Copy
COPY
No. 1046
3rd February
8
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract presented, I
hereby confirm that Mr. MENASHI EZRA MASHAL was married
at Baghdad to Miss. RACHEL SALMAN GURGI on the 2nd day of
February 1948 ( nineteen hundred & fourty eight A.D. )
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦Marriage Certificate⟧
⟦In accordance with the marriage contract presented to us⟧
⟦We confirm that Mr. Menashi Ezra Mashal⟧
⟦Married in Baghdad Miss Rachel Salman Gurgi⟧
⟦On the second day of the month of February in the year 1948⟧
⟦Baghdad on 21 March 1948⟧
⟦President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Baghdad 21st March 1948
Page 824
The Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Baghdad on / / 1947
⟦יחזקאל חדאד⟧
Heskel Haddad
In charge of Jewish burial affairs
A.S
Page 825
According to which what was inquired before it by 12 Swedish consulates in Paris
According to which N. L. informed that it might have been in the consulate of Belgium and another country
⟦illegible⟧ and in Paris in the spring of the year
707 ⟦illegible⟧ 1922
Swedish Consulate
Consul
Moshe
1 Isaac Malla Lane
11732 in Paris
⟦illegible⟧
Paris Fourth
Before it by 12 Swedish consulates in Al-Qa
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