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. 21st September 7 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mrs. VIOLETTE NORMAN AGHASSI was born at Baghdad in the year 1925 ( nineteen hundred & twenty five A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Salim Meshaal⟧ was born in Baghdad on the day ⟦of the first of July⟧ in the year AD ⟦1930⟧ And for this reason, we have signed below. Witness ⟦Ibrahim Aboudi⟧ Witness ⟦Isaac Houri⟧ I endorse the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar Iraq Finance 40 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Number ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Identity Book That ⟦line⟧ son of ⟦line⟧ being a holder of Iraqi nationality and registered in the census register, this book has been given to him in Name and Surname Date and place of birth Father's name Mother's name Religion Profession and does he read and write Is he married and has a wife or wives Eye color Complexion Second distinguishing mark Governorate ⟦line⟧ District ⟦line⟧ Sub-district ⟦line⟧ Neighborhood or village House number Type of dwelling ( ⟦line⟧ True copy ) A. S.
No. ⟦illegible⟧ 21st September 7 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mr. SALIM HESKELL AGHASSI was born at Baghdad on the 17th day of October 1899 ( eighteen hundred & ninety nine A.D. ) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Latif Suleiman⟧ was born in Baghdad on the ⟦17th⟧ of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦1922⟧ AD ⟦line⟧ . For this reason, we have signed below Witness | Witness ⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧ I certify the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar Iraq Finance 40 Fils ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Passport photo Passport Kingdom of Iraq Passport Number: 5812 Name of holder: Naima Salim Agha Name of wife: Number of children: Nationality: Iraqi Profession: Place and date of birth: Shiraz from 1912 Permanent place of residence: Baghdad Karrada 21/22 Date of issue: 27 / 10 / 1942 (True copy of the original) ⟦illegible⟧ A 53
No. 21st September 7 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm that Mrs. NAIMAH SALIM AGHASSI was born at Baghdad on the 17th day of June 1912 ( nineteen hundred & twelve A.D. ) ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible arabic text⟧ PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
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His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Community, Respected Baghdad We, the undersigned, receive monthly allowances from Khawaja Joseph Smouha, residing in Alexandria, Egypt, and these allowances reach us through his cousin, Khawaja Isaac Meir Smouha, living in Baghdad, who distributes them to us as we are needy relatives of the aforementioned and dependent on this assistance, which is our sole source of livelihood. Number | Fils Dinar | Name | Signature (1) | 1/ - | Mrs. Masouda Jadda | ⟦stamp⟧ (2) | 1/ - | Miss Rosa daughter of Moshi Smouha | ⟦stamp⟧ (3) | 2/ - | " Jamila daughter of Jahla | ⟦stamp⟧ (4) | 1/ = | Mrs. Wife of Menashi Hakham Sassoon Smouha | ⟦stamp⟧ (5) | 4/ - | Mr. Nassim Menashi Yehuda | Nassim Menashi Yehuda Nassim Menashi Yehuda (6) | 4/167 | Mr. Shaul Heskel Jadda 2/500 Original salary 1/667 Housing rent allowance at a rate of 20 Dinars annually | (7) | 3/500 | Mr. Hai Ezra Nassim 2/500 Original salary 1/- Cost of living allowance | Hai Ezra Nassim (8) | 1/ - | Mrs. Hanini Menashi Hakham Sassoon Smouha | ⟦stamp⟧ (9) | 1/250 | " Khatoun Jadda | ⟦stamp⟧ (10) | 2/500 | Mr. Naim bin Hanna | Dr. Kamal Naim Saleh (11) | 5/ - | Mrs. Pauline Isaac Jadda | (12) | 2/ - | Mrs. Esterina Abboudi Saleh Ovadia | ⟦stamp⟧ | 28/417 | Total |
Certificate 9 / 947 / ⟦..⟧ Based on the documents kept by us, we hereby certify that Mr. Isaac Smouha, a resident of Baghdad, receives monthly allowances from Mr. Joseph Smouha in Alexandria, Egypt, in the amount of (28.417 Dinars) twenty-eight dinars and four hundred and seventeen fils according to the attached list, and distributes it to his relatives who depend on this assistance, which is their sole source of livelihood. Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ gift to the community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ (28.417) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
No. ⟦847⟧ 22nd September 7 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is to certify that Mr. SALMAN EZRA BENNOO, is from a well-known family of Baghdad. He is known to me as having good character. ⟦signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN We hereby certify that Mr. Salman Ezra Bennoo belongs to a well-known family from Baghdad and he is known to me as being of good character
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad District and House Number: Number: Name of the Head of the Family: Name of the House Owner: Profession of the Head of the Family: Number of Persons: Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation: Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation: ⟦illegible⟧ of the remaining family: movable or immovable property:
851 1947/9/23 Department Copy 565 Shaheel Naftali Shaheel, known as Suleiman Jokel Miss Keelan, known as Naima Keelan Mordechai Ovadia Suhail Naamani Shaheel, known as Suleiman Jokel Miss Keelan, known as Naima Keelan Mordechai Ovadia The twenty-fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦line⟧. (True copy of the origi⟦line⟧nal) Baghdad on April 16, 1948 Certified copy ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21
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 publicly Gold located in the shop (if any) and its estimation publicly ⟦illegible⟧
9/947/ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 560 Shamil Naftali Shamil, known as Suleiman Jokel Miss Keilan, known as Naeema Keilan Mordechai Ovadia The twenty-fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six. The twenty-fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦line⟧ N ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A.
851 1947/9/23 560 Shamil Naftali Shamil, known as Suleiman Jokal Miss Keelan, known as Naeema Keelan Mordechai Ovadia The twenty-fifth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 21/3 From ⟦illegible⟧ 2/21 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council (True Copy) Baghdad on 1950/3/21 A/3/21
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Neighborhood and House Number: Name of the Head of Family: Profession of the Head of Family: Looting that occurred in the house and its total estimation: Looting that occurred in the shop (if any) and its total estimation: Number:: Name of the House Owner: Number of Persons: ⟦illegible⟧ property of the head of family ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
9/947/ .. 399 Nazim Munshi Shua, known as Nazim Munshi Shahin Miss Alice Esther, known as Louisa Yaqub Munshi Sayegh The fifteenth of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 54
No. 853 26th September 7 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is to certify that Mrs. SAIDA HESKEL SALEH née EZRA who is leaving for medical treatment abroad is from a middle class family of the Jewish Community at Baghdad whose financial position does not permit her to pay full necessary medical expenses. Any possible assistance as regards hospital fees, expenses etc, will be highly appreciated , We hereby certify that Mrs. Saida Heskel Saleh (née Ezra) who is traveling abroad for medical purposes is from a middle-class family and cannot pay all the necessary expenses for medical treatment. We request assistance for her regarding the collection of reduced fees from her ⟦signature⟧ PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
The minimum requirement for the head of the family to return to his work Number of killed, wounded, or captives and their identity Note: ⟦line⟧ 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
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the information established in my records, I hereby certify that the person named ⟦Yitzhak Avraham⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the date of ⟦15 Adar 5707⟧ And for this reason, I have signed below Baghdad on / / 1947 ⟦Yitzhak Haddad⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Death Certificate 9/1947/ Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that the named Yusuf Ibrahim passed away in Baghdad on the ninth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ 02
9/947/ 357 Elisha Saleh Miss Khatoun Daoud Yona The twenty-first of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and nine ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Miss Khatoun Daoud Yona The twenty-first of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and nine and twenty. Khatoun Daoud Yona ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad District and House Number: Number: Name of the Head of Family: Name of the House Owner: Profession of the Head of Family: Number of Persons: Gold located in the house and its total estimation: Gold located in the shop (if any) and its total estimation: Remaining property of the head of family: movable or real estate: