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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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Kosher Meat Tax Handbill

IJA Number: 3052 · Language: Arabic

This is an announcement to the Baghdadi Jewish community about the importance of paying the kosher meat tax to subsidize schools and hospitals.

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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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Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members

IJA Number: 3080 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They contain certificates from 1950 issued by the President of the Jewish Community and Jewish Lay Council verifying birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, non-impediment (i.e., no legal hindrance to marriage), heritage, and personal character.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 3336 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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[Book Section - Jewish Ritual]

IJA Number: 3177 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book that discusses the Jewish life cycle. There is no publication information.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 2890 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 2892 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 2891 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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The Jerusalem Amulet: A Guard for Pregnant Women

IJA Number: 1278 · Language: Hebrew

This is a flier with astrological signs and important Jewish images. It is likely geared towards pregnant women; the title, קמיע ירושלמית שמירה ליולדת (Ḳameʻa Yerushalmit Shrirah le-Yuledet), translates as "The Jerusalem Amulet: A Guard for Pregnant Women." There are several copies in the collection.

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Ḥevrah Ḳadishah Receipts, Financial Information, Correspondence

IJA Number: 3169 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community include files from the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, the Jewish burial society; receipts regarding the administration of an endowment; handwritten financial notes; and a letter from a lawyer regarding community financial affairs. This also includes half of a page of קמיע ירושלמית שמירה ליולדת, (Ḳameʻa Yerushalmit Shrirah le-Yuledet), an amulet guard for pregnant women. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Newspaper; Correspondence from the Jewish Community; History of Jews in Iraq

IJA Number: 3718 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They include a newspaper with lost/missing notices, a chart of flights, a letter to the editor; and correspondence regarding a synagogue, the Jewish community within Iraq, Iraqi Jews living outside Iraq, and Zionism. There is a brief history of Jews in Iraq, which talks about the impact of changing laws on the community and the July 17, 1975 Ba’ath Party Revolution. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Correspondence from Baghdadi Jewish Community Including Legal Issues (Marriage, Inheritance, Endowments), Financial Matters, School Administration

IJA Number: 3712 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They contain requests for community records and residency confirmations; wire transfers; correspondence regarding the adoption of Jewish laws in the Diaspora; communication from the Ambassador of Iraq in Rabat regarding Moroccan officials requesting information on laws applicable to the Iraqi Jewish community (customary laws pertaining to marriage, inheritance, etc.); legal agreements for engagement and marriage; requests for marriage confirmations, death certificates; employment separations; lawsuit regarding the management of an endowment; repairs to school buildings; correspondence regarding sending sefarim (Jewish religious books) to New York; letters referencing the Law of Acquisitions, 43/1934; discussions about tearing down or rebuilding a wall; invoices and accounting information from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee; school administration; requests for vaccines; property laws; deeds; the administration of scholarships; announcements about community meetings and ceremonies; requests for food provisions for prisoners during the holidays; and requests for clarification of laws in conflict with the interim constitution of 1958. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Community Meeting Agendas, Minutes; Booklets about Jewish Orphans Charitable Organization, Jewish Community Laws

IJA Number: 3097 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community that consist of notices of community meeting agendas and meeting minutes, addressing a variety of issues including school staff, elected community positions, Kosher food, totals of butchered Kosher meat for the meat tax, and budget planning. There is a small booklet titled “Statues for the Jewish Orphans Charitable Organization, 1948.” There are documents listing members of the community involved in different community or religious organizations, including various school subcommittees and members of particular synagogues. There is a copy of the booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community System #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931. This was published in Baghdad by the Jewish Charity Council and there are several copies of the laws in the collection.

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Directory of Worldwide Jewish Communities

IJA Number: 157 · Language: Arabic

This is part of a directory about Jewish communities around the world. It contains the Jewish population by country (organized by continent) and a reference for the information – the Economist, the Jewish Year Book. It includes information on Jewish organizations around the world: Council of Deputies of British Jews in London; World Jewish Congress; Jewish organizations and institutions in Great Britain; the Anglo-Jewish Press; media institutions; colleges; Zionist Year Book 1980. It includes names, addresses, and contact information for organizations.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 962 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community System #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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Correspondence from the Iraqi Government Regarding Inheritance

IJA Number: 686 · Language: Arabic

These are two letters from the Iraqi Public Safety Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property with regards to a legal inheritance matter in the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Directory of Jewish Services Worldwide

IJA Number: 155 · Language: Arabic

This is part of a directory of Jewish services throughout the world (United States, Europe, South America, and Africa). Included are Jewish organizations; educational institutes; councils; Jewish societies in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC; Jewish institutes around the world: South America, Europe, and Africa; Head Rabbis around the world; Jewish population and immigrants from 1890-1979; Jewish day schools in the United Kingdom; Jewish activities in Jerusalem; Zionist Federations; Chambers of Commerce; Clubs and entertainment; Banks in Israel; Unions; Science and Culture organizations in Israel; National Center for Science and Technology; Scholarship Fund for Iraqi Jews in Israel; museums; political parties; press agencies; professional associations; media and newspapers; a foundation of Iraqi-Jewish immigrants in Israel; social services; sports associations; United Nations; youth centers; Diplomatic and Consular Corps of Israel; Zionist Yearbook, 1980; Israeli Consulates; Israeli government tourism offices; Eulogy by Rabbi Emmanuel Jacopovic to Sir Israel Brodi.

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الاحزاب و الحركات الدينية في اسرائيل

IJA Number: 621 · Language: Arabic

This is a dissertation published in Arabic titled "Religious Groups and Movements in Israel." It is from the University of Baghdad's Political Science department,
Palestinian Studies Center, and was directed by Dr. Masā’ad.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 509 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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The Jerusalem Amulet: A Guard for Pregnant Women

IJA Number: 2646 · Language: Hebrew

This is a flier with astrological signs and important Jewish images. It is likely geared towards pregnant women; the title, קמיע ירושלמית שמירה ליולדת (Ḳameʻa Yerushalmit Shrirah le-Yuledet), translates as "The Jerusalem Amulet: A Guard for Pregnant Women." There are several copies in the collection

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 2376 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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לב העיברי

IJA Number: 631 · Language: Hebrew

This is a section of a book that is a polemic against Reform Judaism.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 1913 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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