Decade of Publication is exactly 1951-1960
Archival Materials

Ottoman Bank Pass Book for the Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3373 · Language: English

This is a pass book from the Ottoman Bank for the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad.

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Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence and School Records, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3326 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community including financial records; blueprints; correspondence regarding charitable donations, synagogues, and Torah scrolls; lease agreements, taxi receipts, utility bills, and stationary receipts. There are also documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad, including correspondence regarding student affairs, teachers, lists of students sitting for exams, school administration and financial matters, curriculum development; schedules; and chemistry notes from the Frank Iny School.

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Correspondence about Teachers, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools, Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 3321 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools in Baghdad. The item includes correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi government concerning teachers' salaries for assessing income tax, and requests from the schools of the Iraqi government’s permission to hire certain individuals to teach and deliver lectures. The item also contains a record book of faculty information and employment agreements and contracts.

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Financial Records, President of the Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3320 · Language: Arabic

These are financial records from the office of the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and include insurance policy bills, construction expenses, taxi expenses, and medical expenses for community members.

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Class Rosters, Test Results, Grading Policies, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3319 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad which include class rosters with test results and a memo from the Iraqi government concerning grading policies.

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Contracts and Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3308 · Language: Arabic

This item contains utility contracts and bills for telephone services, water, and electricity, all for the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Teacher Files, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3305 · Language: Arabic

These are file folders from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools. This item contains records concerning the employment and payment of teachers. Included are teachers’ resumes, photographs, tax information, and correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education concerning teacher employment.

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British and Iraqi Government Documents About Allegations and Iranian Actions

IJA Number: 3298 · Language: Arabic

This is a folder with documents from the British and Iraqi governments and contains documents pertaining to allegations from a newspaper and Iranian action near al-Kut.

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Correspondence from British Government; Disputes about Iraq/Iran Border

IJA Number: 3264 · Language: Arabic

These documents are from the government of Iraq. Some are from the British occupation of Iraq and include correspondence about police matters including demonstrations around Muslim shrines and anti-Wahhabi political movements and public sentiment. Also included are documents concerning border issues and disputes between Iraq and Iran and include the text from a 1932 temporary agreement between Iraq and Iran.

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Ministry of Interior Memos, Establishment of Printing Presses

IJA Number: 3254 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials from the Iraqi government. Included are memos and documents from the Ministry of Interior regarding new laws concerning the establishment of printing presses; details of the new laws and its justifications are included.

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Correspondence between United Nations and Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 3249 · Language: Arabic

These are letters and correspondence from the Iraqi government concerning a United Nations inquiry about alleged human rights violations against suspected Communists.

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Books

رقم (24) لسنة 1955: انضمام العراق الى اتفاقيات ضحايا الحرب الموقع عليها في جنيف بتاريخ 1949

IJA Number: 3191 · Language: Arabic

This is the book "Law 24 of 1955: Iraq's Entry into the Victims of War Agreements Signed in Geneva, 1949" printed by the Iraqi government.

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Financial and Employment Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community; University Scholarship Information, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3066 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are receipts, correspondence, scholarship information, and hospital documents. These documents also contain records from the Spiritual Council and the Jewish Lay Council pertaining to decisions regarding employees, the handling of the affairs of the deceased, and job applications. This item also includes school materials, such as applications and acceptance letters regarding a scholarship offered to Iraqi Jewish students to study abroad in England.

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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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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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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3211 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are student files with student photographs and correspondence between the Iraqi government and various Baghdadi Jewish schools regarding exam scores, graduation confirmation, primary school certification, secondary school certification, student transfers, and admissions forms. Some student folders contain an essay written in Hebrew about Israel and the Sephardic community, a certificate of vaccination for smallpox, confirmations of citizenship, and a military conscription letter.

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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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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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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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