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.
District Copy No. 1163 8th April 8 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 310, I hereby confirm that Mr. ABRAHAM SASSOON ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was married at Baghdad to Miss. MARIE MURAD HESKEL MURAD on the 19th June 1932 ( nineteen hundred & thirty two A.D. ). ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
No. 1163 8th April 8 COPY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with the Marriage Contract No.310, I hereby confirm that Miss. MARIE MURAD HESKEL MURAD was married at Baghdad to Mr. ABRAHAM SASSOON ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL on the 19th June 1932 ( nineteen hundred & thirty two A.D.) Copy of Certificate ⟦signature⟧ His Excellency the President Copy of the marriage certificate of Mrs. Marie Murad Heskel Murad to Mr. Abraham Sassoon Abraham Mukammal in Baghdad 19 June 1932 ⟦signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Number Copy of the Identity Document ⟦illegible⟧ that ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ because he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the civil status records, this document was issued to him in Name and Surname: Date and Place of Birth: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Religion: Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and does he have a wife or wives: Eye color: Face color: Second distinguishing mark: Province (Liwa): District (Qadaa): Sub-district (Nahia): Neighborhood or Village: House Number: Type of Dwelling: (True Copy) ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ 12
Department Copy 48/1163 1948/4/8 The Exhibit Ibrahim Sassoon Mukammal Miss Mary Murad Haskail Murad The nineteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two AD. True copy of the original Baghdad on 1951/11/6 Dasht Copy ⟦signature⟧ 1951/11/6 ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Chief of the Court Vice President of the Lay Council
Department Copy ⟦illegible⟧ No. ⟦illegible⟧ 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ABRAHAM SASSOON MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 15th of March 1894 ( eighteen hundred & ninety four A.D. ) Certificate ⟦illegible⟧ Birth Certificate ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Civil Status Record ⟦line⟧ That ⟦illegible⟧ son of ⟦illegible⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the Civil Status records, has been given this book in ⟦illegible⟧ Name and Surname: ⟦illegible⟧ Date and Place of Birth: ⟦illegible⟧ Father's Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Mother's Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Religion: ⟦illegible⟧ Profession and whether he reads and writes: Whether married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: ⟦line⟧ Face color: ⟦line⟧ Second distinguishing mark: Governorate (Liwa): ⟦line⟧ District (Qadaa): ⟦line⟧ Sub-district (Nahia): ⟦line⟧ Neighborhood or Village: ⟦line⟧ House Number: ⟦line⟧ Type of Dwelling: ⟦line⟧ ( True Copy ⟦line⟧ ) P. 0
Department Copy No. ⟦illegible⟧ 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. SASSOON ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 5th of August 1940 ( nineteen hundred & fourty A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number ⟦line⟧ 42/12702 Copy of the Identity Register ⟦line⟧ That ⟦line⟧ son of ⟦line⟧ due to his possession of Iraqi nationality and registration in the register: ⟦illegible⟧ of the population, this book was given to him on: 19/4/⟦illegible⟧ Name and Surname: Daoud Date and place of birth: 1906 Amarah Father's name: Ibrahim Mother's name: Sabiha Religion: Mosaic Profession and whether he reads and writes: Earner Is he married and has a wife or wives: Single Eye color ⟦line⟧: Face color ⟦line⟧: Permanent distinguishing mark: Governorate ⟦line⟧: Baghdad District ⟦line⟧: Baghdad Sub-district ⟦line⟧: Rusafa Neighborhood or village ⟦line⟧: Munira Housing number ⟦line⟧: 8/12 Housing type ⟦line⟧: House (True copy ⟦line⟧) A. H.
District Copy No. 1166 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. DAVID ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 6th October 1944 ( nineteen hundred & fourty four A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number Copy of the Civil Status Record ⟦line⟧ That ⟦...⟧ son of ⟦...⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the Civil Status Record, has been given this book in Name and Surname: Date and Place of Birth: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Religion: Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: Face color: Second distinguishing mark: Province (Liwa): District (Qadaa): Sub-district (Nahia): Neighborhood or Village: Housing Number: Housing Type: (True Copy) 14
Department Copy No. 1167 8th April, 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. HESKEL ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 17th of July 1935 ( nineteen hundred & theirty five A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ Certificate of Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Abraham ⟦illegible⟧ from 17 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number ⟦line⟧ 2707 Copy of the Identity Book That ⟦Nuri Bani⟧, because he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the Civil Status Record, has been given this book in ⟦Al-Karkh⟧ Name and Surname: ⟦Nuri⟧ Date and Place of Birth: 1924 ⟦Baghdad⟧ Father's Name: Ibrahim Mother's Name: Sabiha Religion: Mosaic Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Single Eye color: Face color: Second distinguishing mark: Province: Baghdad District: Baghdad Sub-district: Neighborhood or Village: Salhiya House Number: 11/8 Type of Residence: House (True Copy) A. 0
⟦illegible⟧ No. ⟦illegible⟧ 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordace with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Miss. LEONIE ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 8th of January 1934 ( nineteen hundred & thrity four A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number ⟦line⟧ 8840 Copy of the Civil Status Record ⟦line⟧ That ⟦line⟧ son of ⟦line⟧: ⟦illegible⟧ Since he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the civil status records: This book was issued to him on: 21 / 2 / 1944 Name and Surname: Saliba Date and Place of Birth: 1914 Baghdad Father's Name: Ibrahim Mother's Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Religion: Christian Profession and whether he reads and writes: ⟦illegible⟧ Whether married and has a wife or wives: Single Eye Color: ⟦line⟧ Face Color: ⟦line⟧ Second Distinguishing Mark: Governorate: Baghdad District: ⟦line⟧ Sub-district: ⟦line⟧ Neighborhood or Village: Sabat Ghanem House Number: 118 / 1 Type of Dwelling: House (True Copy) A. 0.
⟦illegible⟧ No. 1134 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Miss. HILDA ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 8th October 1942 ( nineteen hundred & fourty two A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧ Mir Elias Hospital Mir Elias Hospital in Basra, list of employees and their educational qualifications No. ⟦...⟧ Name and Surname ⟦...⟧ Educational Degree 1 ⟦...⟧ Yousef Shaoul ⟦...⟧ Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 2 ⟦...⟧ Salim Ishaq ⟦...⟧ Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 3 ⟦...⟧ Yaqub Salim ⟦...⟧ Bachelor of Pharmacy 4 ⟦...⟧ Ishaq Salim ⟦...⟧ Bachelor of Pharmacy 5 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 6 ⟦...⟧ Salim Ibrahim ⟦...⟧ Diploma in Nursing 7 ⟦...⟧ Salim Dawood ⟦...⟧ Diploma in Nursing 8 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Nurse 9 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Nurse 10 ⟦...⟧ Victoria Saleh ⟦...⟧ Licensed Midwife 11 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 12 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 13 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 14 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 15 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Clerk 16 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Clerk (Mir Elias Hospital)
Number ⟦line⟧ 46/428 Copy of the Civil Status Record ⟦line⟧ That ⟦Isaac son of Abraham⟧, because he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the Civil Status Record, has been given this book on 8/22/926 Name and Surname: ⟦Al-Aqdi⟧ Date and place of birth: 8/11/18 Baghdad Father's name: Abraham Mother's name: ⟦Berka⟧ Religion: Jewish Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: Face color: Permanent distinguishing mark: Province: Baghdad District: ⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ Sub-district: ⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ Neighborhood or village: ⟦Taht al-Takiya⟧ House number: 118/5 Type of dwelling: House (True copy ⟦line⟧) P 5
District Copy No. ⟦illegible⟧ 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonaisl presented , I hereby confirm that Miss. YVONNE ABRAHAM MUKAMMAL was born at Baghdad on the 11th of August 1946 ( nineteen hundred & fourty six A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ Certificate ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Number ⟦line⟧ 2712 Copy of the Identity Register That ⟦Sabri⟧ son of ⟦Murad⟧, since he holds Iraqi nationality and is registered in the Identity Register, has been given this book on ⟦19⟧ ⟦September⟧ ⟦1942⟧ Name and Surname: Sabri Date and place of birth: ⟦1922⟧ Baghdad Father's name: Murad Mother's name: Khatoun Religion: Jewish Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Single Eye color: Face color: Personal distinguishing marks: Province: Baghdad District: Sub-district: Neighborhood or village: Qanbar Ali Residence number: 1/118 Type of residence: House (True copy) A
District Register No. ⟦illegible⟧ 8th April 8 BIRTH CERTIFICATE ⟦line⟧ In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mrs. MARIE MURAD HESKEL MURAD was born at Baghdad on the 19th of March 1916 ( nineteen hundred & sixteen A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community We hereby order you to pay the amount mentioned below to Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ from the account of ⟦illegible⟧ for the following statement:- Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 17 Price of kerosene required for the school for the month of ⟦line⟧ and for the month of ⟦line⟧ Total ⟦line⟧ Seventeen Dinars only Written on the day ⟦line⟧ of the month ⟦line⟧ Year ⟦line⟧ Year ⟦line⟧ Accountant ⟦line⟧ Manager ⟦line⟧ Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Head of the Finance Committee ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ (Number ⟦line⟧ old cardboard)
48 / 1172 20 / 4 / 1948 88 Mordechai Shashi Mordechai Bey Miss Rahmin Saleh Bahari The twenty-fifth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- five ⟦line⟧ 14
48/1173 1948/4/12 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 88 Moshe Menashi Moshe Bibi Miss Simha Rahmin Saleh Bahari The twenty-fifth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five and twenty. ⟦illegible⟧ 14
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Joseph Cohen Ezra was born in Baghdad on Wednesday, in May of the year 1892 AD. For this purpose, we have signed below ⟦line⟧ Mr. JOSEPH GOURGI EZRA 4 May 1892 Witness ⟦illegible⟧ Witness ⟦illegible⟧ We certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar Iraq 40 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ 14
Number Copy of the Civil Status Record That ⟦illegible⟧ son of ⟦illegible⟧, being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the civil status records, has been given this record in Name and Surname: ⟦illegible⟧ Date and place of birth: ⟦illegible⟧ Father's name: ⟦illegible⟧ Mother's name: ⟦illegible⟧ Religion: ⟦line⟧ Profession and whether he reads and writes: Is he married and has a wife or wives: Eye color: ⟦line⟧ Face color: ⟦line⟧ Second distinguishing mark: Governorate: ⟦line⟧ District: ⟦line⟧ Sub-district: ⟦line⟧ Neighborhood or village: ⟦line⟧ House number: ⟦line⟧ Type of dwelling: ⟦line⟧ (True copy of the original) 14