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568 16 / 6 / 947 Yaqoub Saleh Baous Miss Habou Latifa, known as Habou Daoud Ezra Taqou The twenty-first of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- seven ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 7/15
IJA 3748
Verification Certificates, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community
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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 English Translation, Pages 26-50
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529 20 / 6 / 947 477 Muthir Simantob Miss Naima Ibrahim Youssef The ninth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three ⟦illegible⟧ Current status ⟦signature⟧
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11/6/1947 There appeared before us, the undersigned, Mr. Salman Isaac Al-Khabbaz and Mr. Abraham Isaac Khabbaz, and they acknowledged that they owe Mr. Ezra Aboud twenty-five Dinars and seven hundred and eighty Fils only, nothing else. And this amount is the remainder of the account that occurred between them and Mr. Ezra Aboud for the rent of the shops leased by them. 25.000 Dinars 0.600 ⟦illegible⟧ 0.180 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ 25.780 ⟦line⟧ Alice Hudhouri and Salman Salman Isaac Abraham Isaac Ezra Aboud Abraham Isaac Salman A. Ibrahim
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570 1947/6/16 The Petitioner Heskel Kurji, known as Kurji Khadouri Mordechai Halawiya Miss Farha Hanoun, known as Farha Abboudi Ishaq Bassous The thirtieth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight ⟦illegible⟧ Issam ⟦signature⟧ 6/15
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574 16 / 6 / 947 191 Haroun Kurji, known as Haroun Daoud Ibrahim Miss Mirale Mazli, known as Mazli Eliyahu Haskil Moshi The first of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four ⟦illegible⟧ Signed Signed 15 / 6
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572 7 / 6 / 947 314 Hesqel Moshi Hoki Shahrabani Miss Habiba Najiba, known as Najia Gurji Munshi Plas The fourth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one ⟦illegible⟧ 9/10
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 16 / 6 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Honorable Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I confirm that Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of Nissim⟧ has contracted his engagement to ⟦Aziza daughter of Yitzhak Hanum⟧ in Baghdad on the day 26 / 4 / 1947 and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 50 ⟦cash⟧ 60 ⟦deferred⟧ ⟦line⟧ 110 | ⟦Ezra Shimon⟧ ⟦Yitzhak son of Nissim⟧ Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ 16 / 6 / 47
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572 6 / 6 / 947 Sassoon Moshi Halawi, Miss Aziza Ishaq Habib Sayegh The twenty-sixth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven ⟦illegible⟧ 6 / 6 ⟦illegible⟧
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts For the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 29 / 4 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Respected Israelite Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Yitzhak ben Avraham David ben Yitzhak Avraham⟧ Has contracted his engagement to ⟦Emily bat Avraham ben Yitzhak Avraham⟧ In Baghdad on the day 20 / 8 / 1945 And has not married yet Witnesses | Conditions ⟦Ezra Hanoch⟧ 200 ⟦Muqaddam (Advanced)⟧ ⟦Ezra ben Hur⟧ 400 ⟦Dakhwi (Deferred)⟧ 500 ⟦Maneh⟧ ⟦line⟧ 1100 Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦M. Shimon⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7/7/47
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574 28 / 6 / 47 Yaqub Israel Gurji Hesqel Israel Rabi' Miss Deery Murad Yaqub Israel The twentieth of August, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/10
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 17 / 6 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Respected Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. Avraham ben Yakar Cohen (Abraham Yaqu) Has entered into an engagement with Nouri Menwar (Nouri bat Menwar) In Baghdad on the day 11 / 4 / 1947 And has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 700 Dinars | Shimon Sassoon Yakar Eliyahu Yaqu Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 17 / 6 / 47
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DVD 18/6/947 Ibrahim Daoud Salman Mordechai Miss Simha Esperance, known as Simha Khedouri The eleventh of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six Shmeil Munshi ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 3/12
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572 947/6/2 66 Yaqub Tawfiq Yehuda Ezra Miss Rimla Ezra Hazqeel The eleventh of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one ⟦illegible⟧ Two copies Two copies ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 6/17
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577 18 / 6 / 947 ⟦line⟧ Youssef Ibrahim Sassoon Sourani Miss Safira Abboudi Nassim The sixteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 6
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Register of Engagement Contracts The Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 16 / 6 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri The Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Yitzhak son of Ezra son of Shlomo⟧ Has contracted his engagement to ⟦Miriam daughter of Habib son of Yitzhak⟧ In Baghdad on the day 21 / 11 / 1946 And has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 200 ⟦Current⟧ | ⟦Shimon Ezra⟧ 200 ⟦Deferred⟧ | ⟦Avraham Yosef⟧ ⟦Total 400⟧ | Shimon Shael M. Shimon Registration of the Permissible ⟦signature⟧ Required 40 Fils
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578 8 / 6 / 947 Shlomo Abdullah Mordechai Khabbaza Miss Hanina Rahmin Isaac The twenty-first of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six forty-six Registered to L ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 10 Required 40 fils
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We certify that Sir Eleazar Kadoorie, also known as Sir Elly Kadoorie in Shanghai, China on February 8, 1944, is to the best of our knowledge one of the ⟦British subjects⟧ just as his adult sons named Lawrence and Horace are British subjects as well. Accordingly, this certificate was written in Baghdad on June 18, 1947. Naeem Sion Karchi. | Lawyer Daoud Nouri. | Ibrahim Daoud Nahoum. ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦Daoud Nouri⟧ | ⟦In witness of our signature aforementioned⟧
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578 18/6/947 Further to our certificate numbered 512 and dated 23/5/1947. Based on the presented certificate, we hereby confirm that Sir Eliezer Kadoorie also known as Sir Elly Kadoorie, who died in Shanghai, China on February 8, 1944, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, is a British subject, and his two adult sons named Lawrence and Horace are also British subjects. ⟦signature⟧ 6/18 ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
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Register of Engagement Contracts of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 17 / 6 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the respected Israelite Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Ezra ben Menashe Tziyoni⟧ has contracted his engagement to ⟦Warda bat Ezra Meir⟧ in Baghdad on the day 4 / 6 / 1947 and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 400 ⟦Dinars⟧ | ⟦Shimon Levi⟧ | ⟦Menashe Tziyoni⟧ Shimon Nael M. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Correct 18 / 6 / ⟦illegible⟧
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580 8 - 6 / 947 Hussein Naji, known as Naji Munshi Jitayat Miss Margaret Abdullah Saleh Soufir The fourth of June, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 7/18
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Registrar of Engagement Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 11 / 6 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Ezra son of Menachem son of Ezra⟧ has entered into an engagement with ⟦Dora daughter of Ezekiel son of Isaac⟧ in Baghdad on the day 12 / 5 / 1947 and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses ⟦Dora Pinhas⟧ | ⟦Shimon Ezekiel⟧ | ⟦Jacob Isaac Ezra⟧ Shimon Shaul A. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ Israel 18 / 6 / 47 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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58 19/6/1947 Ezra Shatoub Ezra Miss Tuna Ezekiel Isaac The thirteenth of May, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven ⟦illegible⟧ Naseer Al-Kahhal ⟦signature⟧ 6/18
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M N M 19 / 6 / 947 301 Eliyahu Salem known as Eliyahu Sassoon Munir Miss Salima Naqsh Salman The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty Two copies ⟦line⟧ Two copies ⟦signature⟧ 6/18
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582 19 / 6 / 947 181 Anwar Munshi Beyros Miss Khatoun ⟦D⟧metil Ibrahim Ilya Dubai The nineteenth of March, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-two ⟦illegible⟧ Current loss ⟦signature⟧ 20 / 6 / ⟦9⟧
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584 18 / 6 / 947 334 Ibrahim Naim, known as Ibrahim Rahmin Zalouf Miss Marcelle Youssef Shaoul Houri The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six (True copy) ⟦illegible⟧ 6/18 ⟦illegible⟧