IJA Number: 3723

Sale of Shamash School Building; Correspondence from Government; List of Synagogues in Iraq

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is a newspaper with an article concerning the seizure of property owned by Iraqi Jews who renounced their Iraqi citizenship. The documents also contain correspondence between branches of the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish community, such as a notice from the Ministry of Culture to the Jewish community informing them the Jewish schools would remain unharmed after the emigration of the community. The documents also include the Jewish Community's payments and receipts; correspondence from the Iranian Foreign Ministry about the rental of the former Shamash School building; a report overseeing a Jewish school clinic; a list of synagogues in Iraq and their approximate date of establishment.

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Title
Sale of Shamash School Building; Correspondence from Government; List of Synagogues in Iraq
Description
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is a newspaper with an article concerning the seizure of property owned by Iraqi Jews who renounced their Iraqi citizenship. The documents also contain correspondence between branches of the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish community, such as a notice from the Ministry of Culture to the Jewish community informing them the Jewish schools would remain unharmed after the emigration of the community. The documents also include the Jewish Community's payments and receipts; correspondence from the Iranian Foreign Ministry about the rental of the former Shamash School building; a report overseeing a Jewish school clinic; a list of synagogues in Iraq and their approximate date of establishment.
IJA Number
3723
Language
Object Thickness
Object Attachments
Stamp
Book Format
Ring Binder
Cover Material
Missing
Decade of Publication
Flattening
Humidified
Inclusive End Date
1957
Inclusive Start Date
1951
Mended
Yes
Keywords
Record Type
Rehoused
Foldered and Boxed