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Archival Materials

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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Archival Materials

Correspondence Between Jewish Community Committees, Iraqi Government, Baghdadi Schools

IJA Number: 99 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Contents and topics include: correspondence between the different community committees, the Iraqi government, schools in Baghdad, and the diaspora community – primarily the Jewish community in Shanghai, China. The Chief Rabbi receives a letter from the head of the American School for Boys in Baghdad rejecting a request for admitting a student on scholarship. There are letters about life insurance and insurance for the community as a whole. Other items include correspondence regarding travel to Iran; a chart with the names of Jewish schools and hospitals and their dates of establishment; a handwritten note requesting proof of service certification from the head of the Reemah Kadoorie Eye Hospital because of the financial hardship of the requester; and a letter from the President of the Jewish community in Baghdad congratulating a member of the Shanghai-Baghdadi diaspora community on receiving the “Order of the Brilliant Jade” award from the Chinese government.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, Jewish Religious Court

IJA Number: 3713 · Language: Multiple Languages

This is correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, the Jewish Religious Court, Iraqi government departments, and public and private employers regarding salaries, legal cases, payments, receipts and invoices.

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