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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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Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools Student Rosters, Student Grades

IJA Number: 3327 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools including: rosters of elementary, middle, secondary, and kindergarten schools; lists of student names, subjects, grades, sum of the grades, and student rank. It has a folder titled the grade average of quarters and midterm for the year 1969-1970.

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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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תקון חצות

IJA Number: 3497 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the Jewish Holiday of Seliḥot. There is no publication information.

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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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Student Folders with Photographs, Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools

IJA Number: 3315 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents primarily from the Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Primary Schools in Baghdad. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs. There are several copies of the class roster from the Shamash Secondary School, Form 5, 1968.

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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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ספר קריאי מועד

IJA Number: 3412 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no publication information.

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Establishment of Sasson Eskell Technical School; Properly Owned by Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3299 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is information relating to building the Sasson Eskell Technical School: blue prints and architectural plans, lists of required materials for the building and operation of the school; letters to David Eskell about the school’s establishment; proposed curriculum and subjects of study. The item also contains documents concerning property owned by Jewish organizations such as Ḥevrah Ḳadishah and Midrash Talmud Torah.

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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, Mostly Regarding Iranians in Iraq

IJA Number: 3280 · Language: Arabic

These are letters regarding the British Occupation of Iraq; some have the English translation of the Arabic. The documents include: correspondence regarding workers in Iraq and Persia (modern day Iran); correspondence between a district governor and the Ministry of Interior’s about the Iranian Vice Consul that had been touring in that district, a letter from the Persian Consul General to the High Commissioner for Iraq regarding the dismissal of the Persian Vice Consul and his replacement; a letter from the General Police Office to the Administration for Travelling, Residency, and Naturalization regarding an Iranian religious scholar's residency status in Iraq; correspondence between Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Ministry of Interior regarding investigating the type of business owned by two Iranian scientists in Iraq and why the Iraqi government wants to shut it down; correspondence between Ministry of Interior and district governors regarding security matters, request to assist some consulates in collecting its fees from individuals.

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[Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 3392 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

This is a prayer book in Hebrew with a Judeo-Arabic translation, probably for the Baghdadi community. There is no publication information.

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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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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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ספר כתר מלכות

IJA Number: 3411 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of prayers to be recited between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kipur and the end of the festival of Sukkot. It was written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai and printed in Jerusalem. There is no date of publication.

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ספר תורת משה בראשית

IJA Number: 3017 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on the biblical book of Genesis. There is no publication information.

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משנה תורה ספר שלישי

IJA Number: 3468 · Language: Hebrew

This is the third volume of an edition of Maimonides's book, the Mishnah Torah, about Jewish law, printed in Vilna.

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חק לישראל ספר ויקרא

IJA Number: 3408 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of Leviticus with various rabbinic commentaries. It is part of a series. There are several books in the collection.

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הפרספקטיבה ההיסטורית - דברי מבוא, ערביי ישראל לאחר 1967

IJA Number: 3343 · Language: Hebrew

This is an issue from the Israeli academic journal, Seḳirot, with two articles, both about the Arab-Israeli conflict after 1967.

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