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1911-1920
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לקח טוב חלק ראשון
IJA Number: 548 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Jewish ethics, philosophy, and teachings from the Torah printed in Baghdad.
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Archival Materials
Correspondence regarding Jews being Harassed by Iraqi Government; Studying Abroad in London; Requests for Finical Assistance; Income Tax Reports
IJA Number: 3697 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
This item includes documents detailing internal administrative matters of the Baghdadi Jewish community such as employment actions, resignations, letters of recommendation, property management, and decisions of the organization. There are also requests for financial assistance and other personal matters, letters from members of the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Jewish Lay Council about increasingly harsh treatment by the government, and reports of individuals being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned. Other documents include correspondence to the British government to organize a Passover Seder for Jewish soldiers, scholarships to study in British schools, Baghdadi Jews abrogating their citizenship and emigrating abroad, the collection of donations for Palestinian refugees and wounded soldiers, lists of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community in detention facilities, and financial documents such as income tax reports and receipts.
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Correspondence, Court Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2688 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are letters in Judeo-Arabic from Chief Rabbi Benjamin Moshi, the Jewish Religious Court, and the Jewish Appeals Court; a letter from a Jewish war prisoner, presumably British, asking to remain in Iraq; verification of a community member’s profession and birth place; representatives of the Jewish community to the British Advisory Council; Arabic court documents concerning marital and financial matters; a request to the Iraqi government for permission to allow students to present Moliere's play, "The Doctor, in Spite of Himself."
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Correspondence from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regarding Court Cases
IJA Number: 2093 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Iraqi government and include correspondence between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iranian officials, and various government offices confirming several individual's identities, citizenship and family lineage regarding legal status in criminal court cases (1933-1938). There is one unrelated document, from 1919, from a British military official concerning the British Club in Basrah.
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Correspondence Regarding the Midrash Committee and the Midrash Talmud Torah; Correspondence with the British Military Governor
IJA Number: 2814 ·
Language: Arabic
These documents primarily contain correspondence between the Midrash Committee, the Midrash school, Midrash Talmud Torah, and the Jewish Schools Committee in Baghdad. They discuss the monthly salaries of individuals working for the various religious organizations. There is a typed copy of the annual report for the Midrash school, 1945-1946. There are also unrelated documents from the British Military Governor’s Office to the Chief Rabbi from 1917. This correspondence relates to members of the Jewish community being allowed out after curfew (including to summon midwives), and the use of lights after permitted hours for religious celebration; the establishment of a charitable committee for poor relief in each community; and a letter requesting unleavened bread for Jewish prisoners during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
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ספר דעת ותבונה
IJA Number: 2486 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Ḳabalah and the Zohar. It was written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai.
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סדר הגדה של פסח
IJA Number: 1599 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a Passover Hagadah with Judeo-Arabic printed in Jerusalem according to the Baghdadi tradition. The Judeo-Arabic was written by Rabbi Joseph Hayyim, or the Ben Ish Ḥai, a famous Baghdadi rabbi.
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ספר תהילים
IJA Number: 538 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the biblical book of Psalms printed in Jerusalem.
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ספר מראה הילדים
IJA Number: 1489 ·
Language: Hebrew
This book consists of Jewish medicinal remedies and recipes relating to Rabbinic Judaism.
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ספר לשון חכמים חלק שני
IJA Number: 974 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part two of a liturgical texts and poems written by the famous Baghdadi Rabbi Joseph Ḥayyim, known as the Ben Ish Ḥai.
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ספר מנוחת הנפש
IJA Number: 906 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part a book about Sephardic mourning rituals written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayyim printed in Baghdad.
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מחזור לראש השנה
IJA Number: 775 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for the Jewish New Year printed in Livorno. It is in the Sephardic custom.
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אור גדול חמשה חומשי תורה ספר דברים
IJA Number: 767 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the book of Deuteronomy that includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Shabat.
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שער הגלגולים: השאר השמיני
IJA Number: 861 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the eighth and last volume of a set of Ḳabalistic books.
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שלחן ערוך: חשן המשפט
IJA Number: 724 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh.
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מסכת ביצה מן תלמוד בבלי
IJA Number: 639 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a tractate from the Babylonian Talmud printed in Vilna.
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ספר ע״צי היע״ר
IJA Number: 56 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Jewish customs and practices printed in Baghdad.
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ספר מנוחת הנפש
IJA Number: 527 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Sephardic mourning rituals written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayyim printed in Baghdad.
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ספר חדר הורתי
IJA Number: 519 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the Talmud.
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ספר צמח צדיק
IJA Number: 2476 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book of ḳabalistic teaching.
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סדור אש"י ישראל
IJA Number: 1662 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service printed in Jerusalem according to the Baghdadi custom.
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The International Jew
IJA Number: 192 ·
Language: English
This book is a reprint of Henry Ford’s article “The World’s Foremost Problem” about Jews in America.
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אור גדול חמשה חומשי תורה ספר במדבר
IJA Number: 1795 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the book of Numbers that includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Shabat.
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Student Transcripts, Exam Dates, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 2834 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a ledger of student transcripts with exam dates from a Jewish school in Baghdad; the school is not listed.
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