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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.

Metadata

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 801-825

Archival unit 801

978
12/16/1947
171
Murad Ibrahim Mikhail ⟦line⟧
Miss Salima Hazqeel Khalif ⟦line⟧
The sixteenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
seven ⟦line⟧
A .

Archival unit 802

⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy
12/⟦illegible⟧/1947
179
Moshe Eliyahu Yehuda
Miss Masarra Eliyahu Hayyim Jan
The fifth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and five
Miss Mira Eliyahu Hayyim Jan
The fifth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty
five.
⟦line⟧
Directorate of the Council of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Sua
6/6

Archival unit 803

979
12/17/1947
⟦Department Copy⟧
179
Moshe Eliyahu Yehuda
Miss Samra Eliyahu Hayyim Jan
The fifth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five
AD.
(True Copy)
Baghdad on June 7, 1950
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧
President of the Lay Council
6/7/9

Archival unit 804

12/1947
427
Ibrahim Ovadia Sassoon
Miss Sabiha ⟦line⟧ Awal Saleh Kabbay
The twenty-eighth of ⟦illegible⟧ the year nineteen hundred and forty-seven
forty-seven
⟦illegible⟧
A

Archival unit 805

12/1947
571
Saleh Ibrahim Cohe⟦line⟧n
Miss Nazima Ephraim Ha⟦line⟧id
The thirtieth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-fi⟦line⟧ve
and for⟦line⟧ty.
A.

Archival unit 806

12/ ⟦illegible⟧ /1947
467
Daoud Naji, known as Daoud Abboudi Malaka
Miss Ghala Munshi Habib Darwisha
The fourteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five
five.
A.

Archival unit 807

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
LOTTE KROPACH
⟦illegible⟧ MAURICE A. LEVY
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
was born in Baghdad on the 1st day of ⟦illegible⟧ in the year 1908 AD
And for this purpose, we have signed below ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧
Iraq
40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar ⟦line⟧
A.

Archival unit 808

No. 783
12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mrs. LOTTE KROPHACH wife of MAURICE A. LEVY was born at
BIZNITZ - AUSTRIA on the 1st day of May 1904 ( nineteen hundred
& four A.D. )
⟦illegible⟧
Birth certificate of Mrs. Lotte Krophach
wife of Mr. Maurice A. Levy
in Biznitz - Austria on the first day
of the month of May year 1904
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦Circular blue ink stamp, illegible⟧

Archival unit 809

Certificate of the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
RENÉE M ISAAC
wife of
MAX KROPACH
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦line⟧
was born in Baghdad on the 9th day of August, year 1911 AD
And for this purpose we have signed bel⟦line⟧ow.
Witn⟦line⟧ess
⟦signature⟧
Witn⟦line⟧ess
⟦signature⟧
Iraq Finance
40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukht⟦line⟧ar
A.

Archival unit 810

District Copy
984
No. 12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby
confirm that Mrs. RENEE M. ISAAC wife of MAX KROPACH
was born at Basrah on the 9th day of August 1910 ( nine-
teen hundred & ten A.D. )
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Baon
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD

Archival unit 811

To the Director of the Alliance School in Baghdad
Greetings and respect
Based on the request of Mr. ⟦...⟧ Rabia to us
He was a student in the ⟦...⟧ school in the year ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
Sincerely
⟦signature⟧
Sincerely
⟦signature⟧
Alliance School in Baghdad
Administration
3

Archival unit 812

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
RENEE M. ISAAC
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, certify that Mrs. ⟦Renee M. Isaac⟧
wife of Max Kropman, was born in Basra on the ninth day of August
in the year 1910 AD (one thousand nine hundred and ten), and for this purpose
we have signed below.
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Baghdad on 24 / 12 / 947
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Mukhtar ⟦...⟧ of the Jewish Community
Iraq
40 Fils
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 813

984
12 December 7.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby
confirm that Mrs. RENEE M. ISAAC, wife of MAX KRPACE was born
at BASRAH on the 9th day of Auggust 1910 ( nineteen hundred
and ten A.D. )
Valid Certificate
Mr. President
Birth certificate of Mrs. Renee
M. Isaac wife of Max Krpace
in ⟦...⟧ Basrah on the date of
9 / 8 / 1910 (one thousand nine hundred
and ten) A.D.
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 814

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
BASIC SIMA KLEIN
⟦illegible⟧ ABRAHAM
GABRIEL KROPACH
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
was born in Baghdad on the 5th of July, 1982 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Iraq 40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
A.

Archival unit 815

No. 985
12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mrs. BASIC SIMA KLEIN wife of ABRAHAM GABRIEL KROPACH was
born at STANISLAU - AUSTRIA on the 5th day of July 1883 ( eigh-
teen hundred & eighty three A.D. )
⟦illegible⟧
Birth certificate of Mrs. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Abraham Kropach
⟦illegible⟧ Stanislau - Austria
⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 816

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ABRAHAM GABRIEL ⟦illegible⟧
was born in Baghdad on the 10th day of the year 1877 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below
Witness ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Iraq Finance
40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar

Archival unit 817

No., 786
12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr. ABRAHAM GABRIEL KROPACH was born at SNIATYN - AUSTRIA
on the 5th day of October 1877 ( eighteen hundred & seventy seven
A.D. )
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
⟦illegible faint arabic text in background⟧

Archival unit 818

The Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. ⟦MAURICE A. LEVY⟧
was born in Baghdad on the ⟦21st⟧ of ⟦July⟧ in the year 1926 AD.
For this purpose, we have signed bel⟦line⟧ow.
Witn⟦line⟧ess
Witn⟦line⟧ess
Iraq Finance
40 Fils
I certify the contents of this certificate.
The Mukht⟦line⟧ar
A. 0.

Archival unit 819

No. ⟦illegible⟧
12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
⟦line⟧
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr. MAURICE A. LEVY was born at ATHENS on the 31st day of
January 1896 ( eighteen hundred & ninety six A.D. )
Mr. President
⟦illegible⟧
Sovereignty ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦circular purple ink stamp, illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD

Archival unit 820

⟦illegible⟧ in the Hebrew language ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Based on the request submitted to us by the person named
Born in the year ⟦illegible⟧ and in the town of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
The Official
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 821

To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. MAX KROPACH
was born in Baghdad on the 22nd day of June in the year 1907 AD
and for this purpose we have signed below ⟦line⟧.
Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Iraq
40 Fils
Fils
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
I certify the contents of this certificate
The Mukhtar
A. 0.

Archival unit 822

No. ⟦illegible⟧
12th December 7
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In accordance with testimonials presented I hereby confirm
that Mr. MAX KROPFCH was born at WIZNITZ - AUSTRIA on the 23rd
day of June 1907 ( Ninteen hundred & seven A.D. )
Mr. President
Birth certificate of Mr. Max Kropfch
in Wiznitz - Austria on the day
23 June 1907
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 823

12/1947
609
Hamim Karji, known as Habib Saleh Youssef
Miss Najia Yamin Daoud Hitayat
Birth
The ninth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and <del>three</del> forty
⟦illegible stamp⟧
04

Archival unit 824

No. ⟦illegible⟧
18th December 7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract presented, I hereby
confirm that Miss. BASIC SIMA KLEIN was married at STANISLAU -
AUSTRIA to Mr. ABRAHAM GABRIEL KROPACH on the 9th of June 1903
( nineteen hundred & three A.D. )
⟦illegible⟧
Marriage Certificate ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧

Archival unit 825

No. ⟦illegible⟧
18th December 7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
In accordance with the Marriage Contract presented , I
hereby confirm that Mr. ABRAHAM GABRIEL KROPACH was married
at STANISLAU - AUSTRIA to Miss. BASIC SIMA KLEIN on the 9 th
of June 1903 ( nineteen hundred & three A.D. )
Mr. President
Marriage certificate of Mr. Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧
Kropach to Miss Basic Sima
Klein in Stanislau ⟦illegible⟧
Year ⟦illegible⟧
PRESIDENT
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧