Nationality certificate

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: February 5, 1912 (indexed as 1912)
Level: item
Scope & content: 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Spanish coat of arms printed at top centre. Document issued by the Spanish Consul in Tangier, Morocco. Certifies that Hilel Nahon, a 49-year-old married tailor, is of Argentinian nationality. Narrative: Hilel (Hillel) Nahon was the maternal great-grandfather of the donor, Elie Benchetrit. He returned to Morocco after having spent 10 years in Argentina which was then under Spanish rule. This nationality certificate gave him international status in Moroccan Muslim courts.
In the picture: Certificate Clothing Store Coat of Arms Document Government Handwritten Immigration Man Portrait Printed Seal Signature TailorTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Nationality certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : B&W, Purple ; Ht: 12 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Genre / form: textual record
Format: Document
Text in the image: El Consul de España en TángerENCARGADO DE LOS INTERESES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINACERTIFICA: Que en el Registro de matrícula desúbditos argentinosque existe en este Consulado,al foliohay una partida que dice:Don Hilel Nahon natural deMarruecos de 49 años de edad,de estado casado y profesión sastre.Y á fin de que el interesado pueda acreditar sunacionalidad, le expido el presente en Tánger á 5de Febrero de 1912El Cónsul,Derecho: Pesos 1Vale solo por el año de la fechaRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: Spanish
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