Keywords is exactly Iraqi Government
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Correspondence between Schools about Students, Registration Status, Military Service

IJA Number: 3470 · Language: Arabic

These are materials from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence between the Society for Arts Culture and other educational institutions verifying a student's previous attendance or certificates. The item also contains correspondence between the Society and the Iraqi government concerning students' registration status and military service.

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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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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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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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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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Books

Compilation of Proclamations, Laws and Regulations

IJA Number: 3028 · Language: Arabic

This is the Ministry of Justice of the Iraqi government's printing of proclamations, laws, and regulations issued between October 1, 1920 and December 21, 1923.

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Correspondence between Iraqi Government and Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 1295 · Language: Arabic

This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish schools concerning a number of subjects, such as test administration procedures, upcoming events, information concerning students and faculty, and requests that school administrations adhere to the guidelines put forth by the government. There are also receipts, a ledger indicating book orders, and several recording school statistics from Mus’ūdah Yousef Shemtob School.

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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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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: 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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Correspondence, Primarily Regarding the Jewish Hospital in Baghdad

IJA Number: 3074 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. The majority of the documents relate to the Jewish Hospital in Baghdad but included are other correspondence within the community. It also includes a letter from a German Jewish Doctor from 1933 trying to move to Baghdad.

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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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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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Correspondence among Jewish Community Committees

IJA Number: 1048 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is a letter from the British Military Governor for the allotment of lambs for the Jewish New Year 1918. Included are various correspondences: what students should bring to the Rabbinical College in Rhodes, Greece; verifications of birth certificates; letter and reply to the Jewish Lay Council from the Institute for the Blind to report its budget for 1934; letter from the Girls Sewing Charitable Society that lists its budget for 1934; letter from the head of Ozer Dalim Society to the President of the Jewish community regarding charity; 1933-1934 budget for Tomkhe Tora Society in Baghdad; letter from Chief Rabbi Benjamin Moshi; letter from the budget council of the Jewish Lay Council to all accountants in the Jewish community regarding decisions and instructions on budgets for 1934; letter from an accountant addressed to the head of the budget council regarding annual budget for 1934 - expenses, property tax, Jewish schools, wages for retired and needy people; spreadsheets containing expenses and revenues of the belongings of the Jewish community - hospitals, Morashi and education institutes; letter to a military figure asking for the release of six named war prisoners in 1919; letter from a legal codification department requesting deputy rabbi to look into a divorce subject to the rabbinical system in 1929; letters about a legal case of a woman claiming the right to collect her deceased husband's allowance, arguments stating she was divorced before he died; letter to the Lay Council concerning a house contract and a settlement; letter from the administration office of the Jewish community to a tenant regarding money for leasing a house; letter from the President of the Jewish community addressed to Iraqi government and Council of Ministers urging them to help distressed victims that were subjected to a catastrophic burglary and damage to their properties and shops, a total of 2731 families; letters to the Jewish Schools Committee regarding decreasing wages, transfers, retirements, sale of school belongings, requests interpretation of some amount to be reported, decrees and increases of allocated money; 1100 new students and their requirements from Jewish community funds; school debts and a copy of the annual budget; a teacher requests a teaching job in Almedrash School or any Jewish school in Baghdad appended by recommendation to the head of the Jewish Lay Council; request to make changes on class schedules and other educational arrangements. Correspondences from community members to the President of the Jewish Community regarding personal issues: help to finding relatives; dispute on a dowry issue; burials; a teacher requests a financial reward for 32 years of working in Midrash Talmud Torah, requests to continue to receive a retirement allowance of deceased husband; letter to Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri from a member of the Supreme Court requesting an additional salary for some extra work he does to help him financially; letter from workers requesting salary increases to the President of the Jewish Butchery; list of thirty names of needy and retired people whose allowances were decided upon by the Jewish Lay Council and approved by General Council. Also included are issues of the Iraqi Chronicle in 1973 on the nationalization of Exxon and Mobil Oil companies.

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Financial Records, Student Information, Correspondence about School for the Blind, Marriage Relief Society for Girls, Sewing School for Girls

IJA Number: 3325 · Language: Arabic

This material includes several pamphlets and records from a school for the blind, the Marriage Relief Society for Girls, and a sewing school for girls. The records contain financial and budgetary information, donor lists, images of students, and curriculum information. Also included are correspondence between the Baghdadi Jewish community and the Iraqi government concerning the establishment and operation of these charitable institutions.

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Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence between a School and the Government

IJA Number: 3307 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly financial documents such as bills and receipts. Also within the item is correspondence between a Girl's School and the Iraqi government.

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Correspondence about Visas, Iraqi Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs

IJA Number: 3270 · Language: Arabic

This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs concerning the granting of a visa to a person who entered Iraq from Iran.

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President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community, Personal and Communal Documents

IJA Number: 3077 · Language: Multiple Languages

These documents contain correspondence, mostly on a personal level, of the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Included are requests for a telephone to be installed in a school, teacher labor issues, student transfers, receipts and invoices, thank you notes and condolences to members of the Jewish Diaspora in Europe, America, and the Middle East. The documents include an excerpt from the 1945 edition of the Biographical Encyclopedia of the World, featuring the president of the Jewish community of Baghdad, Sassoon Khedouri; a license to import one Chevrolet car from the U.S.; a wedding invitation; and several business cards of foreign dignitaries.

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