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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3827 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Numbers, chapters 31-33.

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مادّة دين للروم الأرثوذكسي: للصفين الثالث و الرابع

IJA Number: 35 · Language: Arabic

This is Roman Orthodox school material for grades three and four.

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ספר בן יהוידע חלק שני

IJA Number: 1393 · Language: Hebrew

This is part two of a five volume commentary on the Babylonian Talmud by the Baghdadi rabbi known as the Ben Ish Ḥai.

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אור גדול חמשה חומשי תורה ספר ויקרא

IJA Number: 110 · Language: Hebrew

This is the book of Leviticus that includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Shabat.

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ערבית לבית הספר העברי : לבית הספר הממלכתי והממלכתי דתי ספר א

IJA Number: 11 · Language: Arabic

This is a modern Israeli textbook for teaching Arabic.

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אמרות טהורות חלק ג ספר שערי אמת חלק ב’ וספר תפארת אריה

IJA Number: 1023 · Language: Hebrew

This is the third volume of a four volume set of laws and commentary pertaining to Jewish rituals. This book is specifically about the rituals of Tefillin, or Phylacteries.

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מחזור ליום הכיפורים

IJA Number: 1016 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for Yom Kippur printed in Vienna. It is for the Spanish and Italian custom. There are two publication dates that do not correspond: the Hebrew Calendar year printed in Hebrew (5627) corresponds with 1866 or 1867; the Hebrew Calendar year printed in numerals (5637) corresponds with 1876 or 1877, which is the Gregorian date, 1881, printed on the title page.

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ספר אברהם את ידו

IJA Number: 1388 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of sermons by the rabbi, Avraham Palag'i. There is no publication information.

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ספר ילקוט דוד

IJA Number: 1017 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on the Torah printed in Warsaw.

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[Book Section - Book of Psalms]

IJA Number: 1665 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of the biblical book of Psalms. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Former Prophets]

IJA Number: 1590 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book that includes the former prophets - the biblical books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. There is no publication information.

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Fragments

Book Covers

IJA Number: 1553 · Language: English

These are groups of book covers. Some still have pages intact with annotations.

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[Book - Jewish Law]

IJA Number: 1516 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book likely about Jewish law. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Talmud Bavli]

IJA Number: 1416 · Language: Aramaic

This is part of the first tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, Masekhet Berakhot, dealing with agricultural laws and including commentaries. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

New Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews; Copy of a Newspaper

IJA Number: 3117 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They include: correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council and the Iraqi Government Administrative Office for Iraqi Jews regarding the appointing of a new administrative committee for the Iraqi Jews; a list of committee members; a copy of a newspaper titled: الجمهورية, Al-Jumhūrīyya (The Republic) Issue #1074. An article concerning elections for the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews is circled on page 4. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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[Book Section - Jewish Law]

IJA Number: 1425 · Language: Hebrew

This is from a book about Jewish law. There is no publication information.

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תלמוד בבלי מסכת בבא מציעא

IJA Number: 1383 · Language: Aramaic

This is a tractate of Talmud, Baba Metsiʼa. There is no publication information.

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ספר רזיאל המלאך

IJA Number: 2525 · Language: Hebrew

This is a ḳabalistic book. There are many copies of this edition in the collection.

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Fragments

Book Covers

IJA Number: 923 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are groups of book covers. Included are several handwritten annotations and title pages.

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ספר המדות

IJA Number: 957 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of ethical writings about Judaism. There is no publication information, but it matches an edition printed in This is a book of ethical writings printed in Königsberg, Germany.

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The Jews of Iraq: 3000 Years of History and Culture

IJA Number: 949 · Language: English

This book is about the history of the Jews in Iraq.

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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2988 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book with all services (morning, afternoon, and evening) for Sabbath and weekdays. There is no publication information.

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Road Map, Czechoslovakia

IJA Number: 175 · Language: Multiple Languages

This is a road map of Czechoslovakia printed in Prague in 1978.

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[Book Section - Hebrew-English Dictionary]

IJA Number: 151 · Language: English

This is part of a Hebrew-English dictionary. There is no publication information.

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