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.
Violet Heskel M. Shamash To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mrs. ⟦Violet Mushir Murad⟧ was born in Baghdad on the ⟦nineteenth⟧ of ⟦November⟧ in the year ⟦1920⟧ AD and for this purpose we have signed be⟦line⟧low. Witness Yehuda Ezra Hat Ahli ⟦signature⟧ Witness ⟦signature⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar 40 Fils ⟦illegible stamp text⟧ A.
⟦illegible⟧ Birth Certificate 48 / ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad 1st April 1948 1 / 4 / 1948 BIRTH CERTIFICATE Based on the documents kept with us In accordance with We hereby certify that Mrs. Violet Heskeil testimonials presented, Murad was born in Baghdad on the twenty-ninth I hereby confirm that day of November in the year Mrs. VIOLET HESKEIL one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven MURAD was born at AD. Baghdad on the 29th of November 1927 ( nineteen hundred & twenty seven A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible stamp⟧ No 1143 12
1/4/1948 To the honor of the Chief Rabbi, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, may his light shine Today were received in our office by the authorized representative Mr. Heskel Mamlab, may his light shine On behalf of the deceased Leah Mamlab The sum of 84 Dinars according to receipt number 708 dated 28/2/1948 which was paid by the committees of ⟦...⟧ To our hands in Baghdad by check (2/18) from Zilkha Bank Ltd. And we hereby thank him with a blessing Cash ⟦...⟧ 1000 4000 ⟦line⟧ 5000 Estate account Management of Estate Interested witnesses " Mordechai Levi SHAFIKA (SHEILA) JACOB HESKEL MAMLAB ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy No.: 1144 Date: 1st April Page: 8 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 284, I hereby confirm that Mr. JOHN WILLIAM RAYMOND was married at Baghdad to Miss. SHAFIKA ( SHEILA ) JACOB HESKEL MAHLAB on the 28th of March 1948 ( nineteen hundred & fourty eight A.D. ) Mr. President Marriage certificate of Mr. John William Raymond to Miss Shafika Joshua Heskel Mahlab ⟦illegible⟧ 28 / 3 / 48 Certified Stak Tenth in the records ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
No. 1144 1st April 8 8 COPY ⟦line⟧ MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 284, I hereby confirm that Mr. JOHN WILLIAM RAYMOND was married at Baghdad to Miss. SHAFIKA (SHEILA) JACOB HESKEL MAHLAB on the 28th of March 1948 ( nineteen hundred & fourty eight A.D. ) His Eminence the Rabbi Copy of the marriage certificate of Mr. John William Raymond to Miss Shafika (Sheila) Jacob Heskel Mahlab on 28 March 1948 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Authorized Official PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD Baghdad, 5th May 1948 ⟦signature⟧ A.
P / 1145 2 / 4 / 1948 Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 247 Nazim Sassoon, known as Nazim Naeem bin Sassoon Ezra Sa'at Miss Toba Abdullah, known as Victoria Abdullah Robin Subha The ninth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven ⟦line⟧ 14
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, Based on the records registered in my files, I hereby testify that the deceased named ⟦illegible⟧ died in Baghdad on the day ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ of the month ⟦illegible⟧ in the year ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ And for this purpose, I have signed bel⟦line⟧ow; Baghdad on / / 194 Yehezkel Ezra Heskel ⟦line⟧ dad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦illegible⟧ on 1/14/94 A
Department Copy Death Certificate 48 / 1146 2 / 4 / 1948 - Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burials in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Munshi Murad died in Baghdad on the twenty-second day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ A !
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the deceased named has died in Baghdad on the ⟦illegible⟧ day of the month of the year ⟦illegible⟧ 900/4 706 And for this purpose, I have signed below:
Department Copy 48 / 1147 Death Certificate 2 / 4 / 1948 - Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the person named Huki Saleh Hardoon died in Baghdad on the twenty-third day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ A / 1
Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected President of the Israelite Community - Baghdad Please provide Habiba daughter of Elisha (Ibrahim Jamal) with a certificate containing her divorce from her husband Khedhouri son of Ezekiel (Harish) on the date of 8 Adar I 5692 corresponding to 15 / 2 / 932 Ezra Sassoon Ezra Sassoon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy Divorce Certificate 48 / 1148 2 / 4 / 1948 Based on the certificate of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Habiba daughter of Ishaq (Ibrahim Hammal) has been divorced from her husband named Khedhouri Hesqel (Harifi) on the fifteenth day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community 14
T / ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 4 / 1948 Department Copy 591 Ghouri Munshi Shamash Miss Ghouza Salman, known as Lailouni Ghouza Salman Yaqub Yehuda The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and five ⟦line⟧ Miss Ghouza Salman, known as Lailouni Ghouza Salman Yaqub Yehuda The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and five and forty ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 50 Fils Rusafa Health 24/9/1945 ⟦signature⟧
48/1149 1948/4/2 591 Azouri Munshi Shamma , Miss Aziza Salman known by the name Letoni Aziza Salman Yaqub Yehuda The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-fiv⟦line⟧e and forty. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Refinery ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of President of the Lay Council ( True Copy ) p/ Baghdad on December 28, 1949
48/1449 1948/4/2 591 Azouri Manshi Shammah, Miss Aziza Salman known by the name Letoni Aziza Salman Yaqoub The sixth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . (True Copy) Baghdad on July 10, 1950 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 7/10/9
No. 1150 5th April 8 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 421, I hereby confirm that Miss. DAISY ELIAS RAHMIN PERESS was married at Baghdad to Mr. HAROON ROUBEN INY on the 22nd of May 1947 ( nineteen hundred & fourty seven A.D. ) Marriage Certificate Marriage certificate of Mrs. Daisy Eliyahu Rahmin Peress to Mr. Haroon Rouben Iny in Baghdad on 22 May 1947 PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧ Haroon ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy No. 1150 5th April 8 COPY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 421, I hereby confirm that Miss. DAISY ELIAS RAHMIN PERESS was married at Baghdad to Mr. HAROON ROUBEN INY on the 22nd of May 1947 ( nineteen hundred & fourty seven A.D. ) Mr. President Copy of the marriage certificate of Miss Daisy Elias Rahmin Peress to Haroon Rouben Iny ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD Baghdad, 18th 1948 According to Draft Copy of certificate Arabic
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ 48/⟦illegible⟧ 4/⟦illegible⟧/1948 421 Between the past Miss Daisy Eliyahu Rahmin Pierce The twenty-second of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- five ⟦line⟧ Cup 8/9/⟦illegible⟧ 14
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mrs. Daisy daughter of Elias Rahmin Beyth was born in Baghdad on the 12th day of February 1929 AD And for this purpose we have signed below. Witness ⟦signature⟧ Elias Rahmin Al-Ani Owner of Al-Ahali Pharmacy Baghdad Witness Salloum Yehuda Raphael Real Estate Broker I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar 15 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1942 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5/4/948
Department Copy No. 1151 5th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented & hereby confirm that Mrs. DAISY ELIAS RAHMIN PERESS was born at Baghdad on the 12th of Bebruary 1929 ( nineteen undred & twenty nine A.D. ) Mr. President Presented to Mrs. Daisy Eliyahu Rahmin Peress Born in Baghdad in the year ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Duplicate PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD Assigned ⟦line⟧ 6-4-8
48 / 1152 6 / 4 / 1948 ⟦illegible⟧ 323 Heskel Khedhouri Heskel Shahrabani Miss Marcelle Daoud Shaul Sweikh The twelfth of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. Hafiza G / ⟦illegible⟧ Request ⟦illegible⟧
48 / ⟦1152⟧ 6 / 4 / 1948 Department Copy 326 Naji Rubin known as Saleh Naji Rubin Saleh Muzayyin Miss Lulu Shaul Saleh Sassoon Muzayyin The eleventh of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and six ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Lulu Shaul Saleh Sassoon Muzayyin The eleventh of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and six and forty. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 14
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the records registered in my files, I hereby certify that the deceased named: ⟦illegible⟧ Passed away in Baghdad on the day: ⟦illegible⟧ of 5707 Of the month: ⟦illegible⟧ year ⟦illegible⟧ 5707 And for this purpose I have signed below: Baghdad on / / 194 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/12/94 ⟦illegible⟧ Heskel Hasdad In charge of Jewish Burial Affairs P. O.
⟦illegible⟧ Department 1154 / 48 7 / 4 / 1948 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we confirm hereby that the named Rahmin Hayyim passed away in Baghdad on the ninth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ Entry ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ 14
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Yehuda Ezra Fati was born in Baghdad on the 20th day of July in the year 1890 AD. For this purpose, we have signed below ⟦line⟧ Witness | Witness ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar 40 Fils Recorded in the file 15/4/48 A. H.