IJA Number: 2719

Wedding Registries, Baghdadi Jewish Community

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, all in Judeo-Arabic, with some annotations in Arabic. This is a ledger of the wedding registries for the community from 1947. Columns included are names of the bride and groom, the amount of the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) dowry, date, fees paid (1%) of the dowry to the Jewish community. The fees will be to finance the Jewish Hospitals in Baghdad.

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Title
Wedding Registries, Baghdadi Jewish Community
Description
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, all in Judeo-Arabic, with some annotations in Arabic. This is a ledger of the wedding registries for the community from 1947. Columns included are names of the bride and groom, the amount of the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) dowry, date, fees paid (1%) of the dowry to the Jewish community. The fees will be to finance the Jewish Hospitals in Baghdad.
IJA Number
2719
Language
Object Thickness
Format of Archival Materials
Mutiple Papers
Decade of Publication
Flattening
Humidified
Inclusive End Date
1947
Inclusive Start Date
1947
Mended
Yes
Keywords
Record Type
Rehoused
Foldered and Boxed