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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.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3748
Item Number
12952
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Illustrations, Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Religious Court, Legal Document, Certification of Non-Impediment, Birth Certificates, Revenue Stamp, Ledger, Medicine, Typed, Citizenship Laws, Marriage Certificates, Basrah, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Legal, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Ink Stamp, Spiritual Council, British Embassy, Death Certificate, Receipts, Letterhead, Salman H. Aboudi, Fragment, Divorce, President of the Jewish Community, Chief Rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Basrah, French, Engagement Certificate, Burial, Office of Public Health, Photograph, Certificate of Good Conduct, Divorce Certificate, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten, Education, Travel

AI English Translation, Pages 426-450

Archival unit 426

Chief Rabbinate
Baghdad
The Chief Rabbinate
of Baghdad, may God protect it
( Identity )
Number: 474
Date: 22 / 8 / 945
Baghdad, may God protect it
⟦illegible⟧
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad - Sassoon Khedoori
CHIEF RABBI
SALMAN H. ELOODI
BAGHDAD
Name: Shaul son of Yusuf Samah
Place of Residence: Baghdad
The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad certifies that the holder of this certificate, the owner of the identity above, is a resident of Baghdad and that he
is a religious student studying at the (Beit Zilkha) school and is present to perform the legally prescribed examination. For this reason, this certificate was given.
The Chief Rabbinate of Baghdad
The Court
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad - Sassoon Khedoori
CHIEF RABBI
SALMAN H. ELOODI
BAGHDAD
⟦illegible signature⟧
Chief Rabbi - Baghdad
We certify that the signature and seal above are the signature and seal of His Eminence the Chief Rabbi of the Israelite Community in Baghdad.
President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoori
President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
RABBI
SASSON KHEDOORI
BAGHDAD
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
President of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 194⟦line⟧

Archival unit 427

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
⟦illegible stamp⟧
District and House Number: ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Name of the Head of Family: ⟦line⟧
Name of the House Owner: ⟦line⟧
Profession of the Head of Family: ⟦line⟧
Number of Persons: ⟦line⟧
Looting occurred in the house and its total estimation:
Looting occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation:
Remaining property of the head of the family: ⟦illegible⟧ real estate
⟦illegible stamp with Latin text: CHIEF ⟦...⟧ / BAGHDAD⟧

Archival unit 428

⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
No. 806
4th September 7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
⟦line⟧
In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 587 I
hereby confirm that Miss. VIOLETTE YEHUDA SALMAN ROUBEN
SULEYMAN was married in Baghdad to Mr. ELIAHOO NAIM HESKEEL
AGHASSI known as NORMAN AGHASSI at Baghdad on the 4th day
of September 1947 ( nineteen hundred & fourty seven A.D. )
Presidency of the Community
Marriage certificate of Mr. Eliahoo Naim
Heskeel Aghassi known as Norman
Aghassi to Miss Violette Yehuda
Salman Rouben Suleyman in Baghdad
4 / 9 / 1947
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 429

1947/9/4
Today, Thursday, the 4th of the month of Elul, the year
five thousand seven hundred and seven of the creation of the world
according to the count we count here in Baghdad
Before us, the undersigned witnesses, came Eliyahu Naim, known as Norman Agassi, son of Isaac
and said to us: Be witnesses for me and acquire from me with a complete and final acquisition from now
Cash ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 500
⟦illegible⟧ 500
⟦line⟧
1000
Ten Dinars
Government
Iraq
Witnesses: Shimon Hazan
Menachem Agassi
The seller Naim, known by the name Norman
Mr ELIAHOO NAIM known
as NORMAN AGNASSI
Miss VIOLETTE YEHUDA SALMAN
ROUBEN SULEYMAN
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 430

9/947
158
Youssef Hayim Isaac Hayim Saleh
Miss Evelyn Sassoon Zakkai
The twelfth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
six ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Miss Evelyn Sassoon Zakkai
The twelfth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
six ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 431

No 808
D.R
3rd September 7
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
NAIM SALMAN
This is certify that Mrs. TEFFAHA SAUL KORINE who is
leaving for medical treatment abroad is from a known family
of the Jewish community in Baghdad, whose financial position
has been affected lately . Every possible assistance as regareds
hospital fees, expenses etc. will be appreciated .
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
We hereby certify that Mrs. Teffaha Shaul
Korine, who is leaving Iraq for
abroad for the purpose of medical treatment, is
from a good family of modest means. Any assistance provided
to her in the form of fee reductions or otherwise will
be met with thanks and gratitude.
Khanahim, Iraq

Archival unit 432

⟦illegible⟧ head of the family ⟦illegible⟧ his highness ⟦illegible⟧
The minimum requirement for the head of the family to return to his work
Number of killed, wounded, or captives and their identity
Note :-
If there are several families in the house, one of these forms is used for each family, and the forms for the
single house shall be sequential

Archival unit 433

1947/9/4
To the Charity Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
I, the undersigned, submit this request before your honors and ask
in the name of charity and mercy
217
as soon as possible
regarding my wife Hannah daughter of Abraham Samuel who has been ill for several months
and her condition is very bad and I do not have the ability to pay the doctor's fee and the medicines
therefore I ask you to help me
medical expenses
500 fils
500 fils
750 fils
1750
Ovadia Sasson Hai
The Applicant
Charity Committee
Baghdad
Ovadia Sasson Hai
The Applicant

Archival unit 434

9/947/
317
Ibrahim Matana Yamin Ishaq
Miss Salima Abdullah Shabt
The twenty-second of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
seven ⟦line⟧.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ lightness of the ⟦illegible⟧ Qassah

Archival unit 435

810
9/947
149
Rubin Yehuda Moussa
Miss Khanun Yamin Yamin
The thirteenth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 436

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Number:
Name of the house owner:
Number of persons:
Neighborhood and house number:
Name of the head of the family:
Profession of the head of the family:
Gold located in the house and its estimation in mithqals:
Gold located in the shop (if any) and its estimation in mithqals:
Property of the head of the family: movable or immovable

Archival unit 437

No. 811
7th September 7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 297 I hereby
confirm that Miss. JULIETTE SIMON HAY SIMON was Married in
Baghdad to Mr. ABDULLAH SALEH ELIAS on the 9th day of June
1940 ( nineteen hundred & fourty A.D.)
Mr. President
Marriage certificate of the daughter Juliette
Simon Hay Simon to Mr.
Abdullah Saleh Elias in Baghdad
on 9 September 940
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
7/9
⟦illegible⟧
Correct ⟦illegible⟧
Duplicate
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 438

Note :-
If there are several families in the house, one of these forms is used for each family, and the forms for a single
house shall be sequential
Number of killed, wounded, or captives and their identity
The minimum requirement for the head of the family to return to his work

Archival unit 439

No. 811
7th September 7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 297 I hereby
confirm that Mr. ABDULLAH SALEH ELIAS was Married in Baghdad
to Miss. JULIETTE SIMON HAY SIMON on the 9th day of June 1940
( nineteen hundred & fourty A.D. )
Copy of Certificate
⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President
Marriage certificate of Mr. Abdullah
Saleh Elias to Miss
Juliette Simon Hay Simon
in Baghdad on 9 June 940
⟦illegible⟧
7/9
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Fils
60

Archival unit 440

No. 811
7th September 7
COPY
⟦line⟧
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
⟦line⟧
In accordance with the Marriage Contract No. 297, I
hereby confirm that Mr. ABDULLAH SALEH ELIAS was Married
in Baghdad to Miss. JULIETTE SIMON HAY SIMON on the 9th
day of June 1940 ( nineteen hundred & fourty A.D. )
Mr. President
Copy of the marriage certificate of Mr.
Abdullah Saleh Elias
to Ms. Juliette Simon
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 441

811
1948/2/22
297
Abdullah Saleh Elias
Miss Juliette Shamoun Hai Shamoun
The ninth of June of the year nineteen hundred and forty ⟦line⟧
(Copy of certificate)
NORMA
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 442

NORMA
⟦...⟧
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, confirm the identity of the young lady Miss Norma Abdullah
Elias, who was born in Baghdad on the fourth day of the month of July in the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
And for this purpose, we have signed below.
Witness
Hammadi
Shamoun
Witness
⟦...⟧
Saleh
NORMA
Endorsement of contents
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 443

Copy of Birth Certificate
Salima Abdullah Al-Bass
⟦line⟧
Al-Alwiyah Hospital
Baghdad
To whom it may concern
Mrs. Salima Al-Bass gave birth on 4/7/1944 in the hospital
Al-Alwiyah to a girl named (Nouriya) and she was registered with the name appearing in the health inspection
for the sixth district. We have provided her with this certificate to present when needed,
Signature
Al-Alwiyah Hospital Administration
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 444

No. 812
7th September
7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Miss. NORMA ABDULLAH SALEH ELIAS was born at Baghdad on
the 4th day of July 1946 ( nineteen hundred & fourty six A.D.)
Mr. President
Birth certificate of Miss Norma
Abdullah Saleh Elias in Baghdad
on 4 July year 946
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
7 / 9
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Fils
⟦line⟧
200
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 445

⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦Anwar Salman Shmuel⟧
was born in Baghdad on the 5th day of the month of June in the year 1921
and for this reason we have signed below
Witness
Sadiq
Shamoun
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
Saleh
Sulvia
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 446

Iraq
Directorate of Public Health
Number 586 Date 24 / 7 / 941
Birth Certificate
The newborn Salwa Place and date of birth Baghdad 25 / 7 / 939
Nationality Iraqi Religion Jewish
Father's name and surname Abboud Mother's name Juliet
Father's profession Money changer Current family address Karrada Al-Buam 2 / 1 / 5 / 2
Name of the delivering doctor { Saida Bakhor
or
the midwife
The named Salwa daughter of Abboud has been registered in the birth register belonging
to Al-Rusafa area under number 210 and date 5 / 6 / 941
Director of Health of the Capital
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 447

No. 813
7th September 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Miss. SULIVIA ABDULLA SALEH ELIAS was born at Baghdad
on the 5th day of June 1941 ( nineteen hundred & fourty one
A.D. )
Mr. President
Birth certificate of the girl Sulivia
Abdulla Saleh Elias in Baghdad on
5 June 941
⟦signature⟧
7/9
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Special
⟦line⟧
210
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 448

⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Abboud Saleh Al-Bek
was born in Baghdad on the 9th day of September in the year 1906
and for this reason we have signed below.
Witness
Hayawi
Samoun
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
Saleh
I certify the contents of this testimony
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 449

No. 814
7th September 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr. ABDULLAH SALEH ELIAS was born at Baghdad on the 9th
day of October 1906 ( nineteen hundred & six A.D. )
Nationality Certificate
⟦line⟧
Excellency, Directorate of Nationality
Saleh Elias son of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
9/7
⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
Fils
S
200

Archival unit 450

⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify the faith of Mrs. ⟦Adliya Simhon Gabi⟧
She was born in Baghdad on the 18th day of the month of November in the year 1917
And for this reason we have signed below
Witness | Witness
Habawi | ⟦Mustafa⟧
Simhon | Saleh
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧