Records from the Jewish community in Iraq

Identifier
irn517687
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.407
  • RG-77.001
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 2000
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Arabic
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517687

Extent and Medium

box

oversize box

1

1

20 microfiche,

Acquisition

Ms. Carole Basri donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 31, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of photocopies of documents from the Jewish community in Iraq, including marriage records, property records, and death records for Jews living in Iraq from 1934-2000.

System of Arrangement

Organized in the following order: RG-77.00101, Certification by Ministry of Justice, 1980; RG-77.00102, Death records from 1940s to present; RG-77.00103, Records of the Jewish community of Iraq, 1964-2000. Name lists; RG-77.00104, Copies of marriage certificates, 1950-1970s; RG-77.00105, Certification by Ministry of Justice, Baghdad, 1998; RG-77.00106, Property records of Jews in Baghdad, 1951-1952; RG-77.00107, Marriage certificates, Baghdad, 1947, 1948; 77.00108, Property registrations, in various districts of Iraq from the 1950s, including the Kurdish area (oversize copies)

Subjects

  • Jews--Iraq--History.
  • Jewish property--Iraq.
  • Marriage records--Iraq.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.