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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3477 · Language: Arabic

This is an archival file folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, and correspondence between schools regarding student admissions.

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Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

IJA Number: 3471 · Language: Arabic

These are financial records for the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee which is affiliated with several Jewish schools in Baghdad and used by the schools and the Jewish community. This binder contains orders for building materials and field plans. There are financial documents including requests for bank statements, accounting ledgers, electric and water bills, accounts payable and accounts receivable
certificate of school inspection, post office receipts, and information from the Office of Social Security.

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Lists of Assistance Needed from the Aiding Committee of Victims of June 1941

IJA Number: 3329 · Language: Arabic

This is archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish community containing a list from the Aiding Committee of Victims of June 1941 (the Farhud). Included are: an inventory of lists containing names, business shop numbers, professions, assets stolen from a shop or a house, the remaining amount, and the amount suggested for assistance.

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Wedding Registries, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3328 · Language: Arabic

These are Judeo-Arabic wedding registries for the Baghdadi Jewish community from 1947-1949. Columns included are names of the bride and grooms, the amount of the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), date, fees paid.

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Exams for Different Subjects, Shamash Secondary School

IJA Number: 3311 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Shamash Secondary School. The majority are copies of the University of Cambridge Lower Certificate in English exam containing dictation passages, reading passages, translation from and into Arabic, and translation from and into French for 1954 and 1955. There are also copies of the composition and language section for 1952-1958 and 1966, and the prescribed books section for 1950, 1954-55, 1957, and 1966. There are Shamash Secondary School exams, fourth form, for algebra, 1969-1973; and general mathematics, 1965 and 1970. Handwritten mathematics notes and answer keys accompany the Shamash exams.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3309 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records and photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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Correspondence and Financial Documents from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Frank Iny School, and the President of the Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3304 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish Community which include: correspondence between the (Iraqi) Office of Education and school administrators in Baghdad regarding instruction standards, student fees, etc; financial statements between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the President of the Jewish Community; correspondence between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the Frank Iny School and with several service offices (telephone, electricity). Other documents and financial records from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee include: monthly revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities, bank statements from al-Rāfdīn Bank and Iraqi Al-’Atmād Bank, accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance documents, legal contracts, donations, employee time log, and sports results for local school teams.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3301 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Each file folder contains individual student records, student photographs, exam scores, and student certifications. Some folders include admissions letters, letters of reference; correspondence with various government agencies relating to students, and doctor’s notes. One letterhead is from the Dunya Bureau for Films and Cinema. Another letter is to Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, N.Y.

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Books

[Book Section - Iraqi Communist Party]

IJA Number: 3262 · Language: Arabic

This is a book section published in Arabic. The subject is the Iraqi Communist Party and its affiliates. There is no publication information.

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Books

المؤتمر الصهيوني

IJA Number: 3178 · Language: Arabic

This is a book published in Arabic titled "The Twenty-Eighth Zionist Congress, 1972." It is translated from Hebrew and English, and edited by Dr. Elias Shufani. It was joint published by the Institute for Palestinian Studies and Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

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Exam Results, Albert David Sasson School; Records, Laura Khedouri School for Girls; Correspondence with the Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3072 · Language: Arabic

These are documents with school materials from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Included are final exams and results from the Albert David Sasson School; primary school records from the Laura Khedouri School for Girls; correspondence with the Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools.

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Documents and Correspondence from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3306 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Frank Iny School and the Shamash Secondary School. Among the documents are letters of acceptance, lists of students who passed their examinations, correspondence regarding and exchange from a Japanese school, and correspondence from a Pakistani school.

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Handwritten Notes, Science Class

IJA Number: 3476 · Language: Arabic

This are handwritten notes from a science class.

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School Records and Student Photographs from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3065 · Language: Arabic

These are student records from the Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny schools. Included in student files are: grades, transcripts, achievement reports, vaccines, warnings for misbehavior, recommendation letters, school transfer documents, graduation diplomas, and photographs. Also included are rosters for fifth grade students; correspondence between the head of Shamash and Frank Iny Schools to different institutions (Dental and Medical Schools in London, Chelsea College of Science and Technology in Edinburgh, University of London, Directorate of the Scholar Mission, and Directorate of Recruitment in Baghdad) regarding students’ academic matters.

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Kosher Meat Tax Handbill

IJA Number: 3052 · Language: Arabic

This is an announcement to the Baghdadi Jewish community about the importance of paying the kosher meat tax to subsidize schools and hospitals.

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Rental Agreements, Lawyer Appointment, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

IJA Number: 3050 · Language: Arabic

These are legal documents from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews that contain rental agreements and an appointment of a lawyer to represent the organization.

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Iraqi Citizenship Laws and Court Cases; Correspondence from the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 2778 · Language: Arabic

These documents pertain to Iraqi citizenship laws and court cases regarding the implementation of those laws. There are printed copies of Al-Waqā’i‘ Al-‘Irāqiyah, the official government newspaper for publishing legislation, containing Law 5/1951 on monitoring and managing the assets of Jews who have abrogated their Iraqi citizenship; Law 12/1951, appendix to 5/1951; Law 64/1967, amendment to the appendix of 12/1951; Law 125/1967, amending the end of 12/1951; Law 1/1964, amending the instructions to 1/1963 on Iraqi Jews traveling outside of Iraq; Law 161/1963, amending the fourth regulation of 12/1951; Law 54/1962, amending 12/1951; Law 14/1963, cancelling 11/1960; Law 11/1960, amending 12/1951; and Law 1/1950, amending 62/1933. There are also court cases and correspondence from the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community discussing loyalty of the Iraqi Jews.

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Teacher Documentation and Information, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 1286 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad. Included is a 1942 notebook by the Frank Iny School teacher, Bahija Ahmed Shhab, and correspondence between the Frank Iny School and Baghdad University confirming Shhab's appointment as a teacher. Other documents include: the administrative affairs and management of the Iraqi Jewish schools in Baghdad containing a booklet with a completed form of a teacher’s resume hired by the private Middle School for girls; a letter requesting the hire of a teacher addressed to the head of the Jewish Schools Committee in 1945; a letter to the head of the school requesting time off and sick leave days for teachers; a letter from the Frank Iny School to the University of Baghdad president in 1960 confirming that a teacher had worked at a middle school in 1946.

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Correspondence Regarding Leases and Rent Payments and Disputes

IJA Number: 1285 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: a letter sent from a tenant to the president of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews regarding a dispute on a deposit amount for leased shops; a letter from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to a tenant regarding paying rent; a warning letter from the Directorate of the Department of Palestinians (part of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs) to the governing body of Iraqi Jews regarding depositing money for a house lease at a Baghdad solicitor's office; letters of lease disputes from other tenants to a Baghdadi Jewish property management company regarding payments; a letter from the taxation office to estimate the amount of property tax belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Rent and Lease Disputes, Heskel Menahem Daniel Endowment Properties

IJA Number: 1283 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included are correspondence about rent disputes and lease contracts for the Heskel Menahem Daniel Endowment properties. The letters are directed to the representative of the head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews. There are also receipts for donations to a charitable endowment.

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List of Needy Baghdadi Jewish Community Members

IJA Number: 3170 · Language: Arabic

This is a ledger containing a weekly list of needy members from the Baghdadi Jewish community. It lists full names, amount of money they receive, and their fingerprints.

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Report of the Jewish Community Leadership, Bookkeeping and Accounting

IJA Number: 3475 · Language: Arabic

This is the report of the Baghdadi Jewish community leadership including bookkeeping and accounting from 4/1/1949 to 1/31/1953. It discusses the affects of the policies regarding abrogation of Iraqi citizenship and contains detailed accounting records of income and expenses of the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. The documents mostly address a proposal raised from within the Jewish Lay Council to cancel tuition to the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools due to the dire financial situation experienced by many Baghdadi Jewish families.

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Ledgers from the High School Arts and Culture Association

IJA Number: 3472 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Society of Arts and Culture in Baghdad. They are ledgers of names with amounts paid/received and revenue stamps. The majority are from 1971-1972. The original title of the letterhead indicates this is for tracking lectures of the teachers of the organization but this has been crossed out and now indicates it is account or salary administration for the organization.

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Books

النبات و الماء: اوراق عمل

IJA Number: 3357 · Language: Arabic

This is a text book published in Arabic titled "Plants and Water: The Making of Leaves." There is very little publication information.

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