List of Children Circumcised Between 1863 and 1945 in the City of Aleppo

The World Center for the Heritage of the Jews of Aram Zobá is honored to present the registry titled “Community Interior Ministry for the Jews of Aleppo,” a list of circumcisions of the Jews of Aleppo, spanning from 1863 to 1945, along with the corresponding dates. This registry refers to the book of circumcisions maintained by the mohelim in Aleppo, where the names of all newborns circumcised between 1868 and 1945 in the city of Aleppo were meticulously documented in semi-cursive script. The lists have been transcribed by the center into modern Hebrew script, with the Gregorian year added alongside the Hebrew date.

The list is originally written in characters known as “semi-cursive” (in Arabic: “Nus-Alam”), a fluid style of writing. This early cursive script, which evolved from square script (print letters), was widely used by the Jews of Aleppo until their migration to various countries around the world.

The original text has been translated into Hebrew, allowing visitors to the website to use our search engine, specifically designed to locate the names of individuals in the circumcision records.

We are diligently working on expanding the database. Therefore, it is possible that the name you are searching for may not be available at this stage. A notice regarding future updates will be published along with the updates.

We are dedicating all our efforts to updating and improving the Aleppo Circumcision Registry on the website, ensuring it is more accurate and fully up-to-date. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and patience as we continue to enhance this resource.

In honor of our friend and collaborator at the Center, Mr. Moshe Abadi Z”L, who provided us with copies of the original list.