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.
No. 1061 10 February 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Miss. CLAIRE ABDULLAH COHEN was born at Baghdad on 26th of August 1923 ( nineteen hundred & twenty three A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible stamp⟧
No. ⟦4062⟧ 10th February 8 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 184, I hereby confirm that Miss. MASSOUDAN DAVID ISAAC MESAFFI was married at Baghdad to Mr. ELIAS RAHMIN FERESS on 31st of July 1918 ( nineteen hundred & eighteen A.D. ) ⟦Legal Permit⟧ ⟦Marriage certificate of Miss⟧ ⟦Massouda Daoud Ishaq⟧ ⟦as Mesaffi who⟧ ⟦was married in Baghdad⟧ ⟦to Elias Rahmin⟧ ⟦...⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
No. 1062 10th February 8 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 184, I hereby confirm that Mr. ELIAS RAHMIN PERESS was married at Baghdad to Miss. MASSOUDAH DAVID ISAAC MESAFFI on 31st of July 1918 (nineteen hundred & eighteen A.D.) ⟦Mr. President⟧ ⟦Marriage certificate of Mr. Elias Rahmin⟧ ⟦Peress to Miss Massoudah⟧ ⟦David Isaac Mesaffi in Baghdad⟧ ⟦on the date 31 July 1918⟧ ⟦...⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦4/10⟧ ⟦...⟧
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the deceased died in Baghdad on the day ⟦13⟧ ⟦August⟧ of the month ⟦...⟧ year ⟦1927⟧ And for this reason, I have signed below: Baghdad on / / 1947 (Ibrahim Naji Mashi) Menachem Nahum Moshe Hezekiel Hezekiel ⟦...⟧ The person in charge of Israelite burial affairs Shakir ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 48 ⟦...⟧ to accompany ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Baghdad ⟦...⟧
Death Certificate 9 / 2 / 1948 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the person named Fouad Moshi died in Baghdad on the seventh day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. And according to the provisions of Jewish law, it is required for his brother Mr. Naji Moshi to attend the mourning assembly for a period of seven days of mourning. Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ P 5 Council ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 10224 1948/2/12 155 Abd al-Latif Dawoud Arweili Miss Naima Munir Ibrahim Mardakh The twentieth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- three . A . ⟦correct⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 1025 1948/2/12 395 Khadouri Abdullah Abed Miss Sabiha Baruch Shamsa The tenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. ⟦illegible⟧ Finance Directorate ⟦illegible⟧
Court of Appeal Baghdad Court of Cassation Jewish Sharia - Baghdad Number: Date: 11 / 28 / 48 His Excellency the Honorable Rabbi Sasson Khadouri President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad We hereby confirm that the divorce took place between Aaron (Khadouri) son of Menashe (Nahum Abu al-Baba) and his wife Karjiya daughter of Ibrahim (Shasha) before the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, by my messenger's letter which was received by the wife on July 2, 5699 corresponding to 19 ⟦7/39⟧ followed by his marriage to Saeeda daughter of Salman on 17 Tevet 5707 corresponding to 1 / 6 / 947 Sasson ⟦Houri⟧ Abboudi
941/4/12 Before us in the Beth Din, Mr. Sasson Flug, may his light shine, signed (Today Sunday, Chol HaMoed Sukkot 5692, here in Baghdad) Fit to write and to sign In a deed of waiver or compromise of partnership with his brother-in-law Mr. Isaac Nahum, may his light shine, the aforementioned Flug And he did not litigate with him in Torah law, and any claim he has against him, he waived to him with a complete waiver Witnesses Shimon HaLevi " Gurji Shimon HaLevi Insurance | 1000 Customs | 1500 Shipping | 0500 | ⟦line⟧ Total | 3000 Beth Din Confirmation In Baghdad on day ⟦...⟧/7/29 Shimon HaLevi Hezekiah Sasson
CERTIFICATE ⟦1066⟧ 1948/2/12 Based on the presented marriage certificate, we hereby confirm that Mr. Haron Khadouri known as Haron Munshi Mordechai, married in Baghdad Miss Karjiya Ibrahim Hazqeel on the twenty-third day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, and according to the certificate of the Israeli Rabbinical Court of Appeals we confirm the occurrence of divorce between the aforementioned Mr. Haron and his mentioned wife on the nineteenth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and his marriage to Saida Salman took place on the sixth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Head of the Community A
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Miss Claudette Nissan⟧ was born in Baghdad on the fourteenth day of the month of March in the year 1946 AD. And for this purpose, we have signed below. CLAUDETTE NISSAN Salim Munshi Bataween - Baghdad ⟦signature⟧ Witness Youssef Gurji Al-Aquliya - Baghdad ⟦signature⟧ Witness Iraq Finance 40 Fils ⟦illegible circular ink stamp⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar ⟦signature⟧ A.
Number ⟦...⟧ Copy of the Civil Status Record That ⟦Clorette⟧ son of ⟦Latif⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the civil status records, has been issued this book on ⟦22 / 9 / 949⟧ Name and Surname: ⟦Clorette⟧ Date and Place of Birth: ⟦Lebanon⟧ Father's Name: ⟦Ezra Robin⟧ Mother's Name: ⟦Farha⟧ Religion: ⟦Mosaic⟧ Profession and whether he reads and writes: Whether married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: Face color: Second distinguishing mark: Governorate: ⟦Baghdad⟧ District: ⟦Samarra⟧ Sub-district: Neighborhood or Village: House Number: ⟦27 / 8 / 1⟧ Type of dwelling: (True Copy of the Original)
No. 1062 13th February 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Miss. CLAUDETTE NISSAN was born at Baghdad on the 14th of March 1946 ( nineteen hunderd & fourty six A.D. ) ⟦Birth Certificate⟧ ⟦Birth certificate of the person named⟧ ⟦Claudette Nissan Nissan⟧ ⟦Born in Baghdad⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦Civil Status⟧ 1070 16/2/1948 Department Copy 152 Heskel Ezra, known as Heskel Shaul Sheina Miss Saida Reina, known as Saida Ibrahim Yaqub The sixteenth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. ⟦Signature⟧ 11/8 True copy of the original Baghdad on 9 / 11 / 1950 ⟦Signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Signature⟧ 11/9 11/9/1 ⟦Faded purple stamp⟧
Number ⟦70749⟧ Copy of the Civil Status Record That ⟦Saleh⟧ son of ⟦Ibrahim⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the Civil Status Record, has been given this booklet on ⟦2/10/1937⟧ Name and Surname ⟦Saleh⟧ Date and Place of Birth ⟦Baghdad 1897⟧ Father's Name ⟦Ibrahim⟧ Mother's Name ⟦Farha⟧ Religion ⟦Mosaic⟧ Profession and whether he reads and writes ⟦Merchant⟧ Whether married and has a wife or wives ⟦Married⟧ Eye Color ⟦Hazel⟧ Face Color ⟦Wheaten⟧ Second Distinguishing Mark Governorate ⟦Baghdad⟧ District ⟦Baghdad⟧ Sub-district Neighborhood or Village ⟦Northern⟧ Housing Number ⟦1/128⟧ Housing Type ⟦Owned⟧ (True Copy) A 0
Fariha Ibrahim No. ⟦1071⟧ 16th February 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. SALEM ABRAHAM MOUALLEM was born at Baghdad in the year 1870 (eighteen hundred & seventy A.D.) Sovereignty ⟦...⟧ Sirs ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Ezra ⟦...⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mrs. Rahma Ibrahim was born in Baghdad on the --- day of --- in the year 1875 AD and for this reason we have signed below. Witness | Witness Ezra Yaqub | Ishaq Shaul ⟦Dani⟧ | Dahan The Iraqi Kingdom REVENUE 40 Fils We certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar ⟦Age Verification⟧ 15/2/1952 ⟦...⟧ RAHMA ABRAHAM. A
Number Copy of the Civil Status Record That: ⟦Ibrahim⟧ Son of: ⟦Ibrahim⟧ Because he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the Civil Status Record, this book was given to him on: ⟦1922/6/28⟧ Name and Surname: ⟦Rahma⟧ Date and Place of Birth: ⟦1875 Baghdad⟧ Father's Name: Ibrahim Mother's Name: Religion: Jewish Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Married Eye color: Face color: Second distinguishing mark: Liwa (Province): Baghdad Qada (District): Nahiyah (Sub-district): Rusafa Neighborhood or Village: ⟦Souq Hanoun⟧ House Number: ⟦17/8⟧ Type of Residence: Owned (True Copy)
No. ⟦1032⟧ 16th February 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mrs. RAHMA ABRAHAM was born at Baghdad in the year 1875 ( eighteen hundred & seventy five A.D. ) ⟦Mr. President⟧ ⟦Birth certificate of Mrs. Rahma⟧ ⟦...⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD