Archival Materials

Verification Certificates, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3748 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are certificates for birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death of community members. There is correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community regarding financial hardships, marriage disputes, medical assistance needs and travel for medical treatment, and confirmations of character, identity or citizenship. There are also documents confirming religious education and births in other countries including Austria, Greece, and Romania. Birth certificates verifying birth dates go as far back as the 1870s.

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Receipts, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Complex

IJA Number: 3746 · Language: Arabic

This item contains receipts belonging to the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Complex and includes telephone bills, electric bills, and receipts for supplies and sports equipment purchases.

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Correspondence about Teachers, Laura Khedouri School for Girls; Membership and Elections, Jewish Administrative Council

IJA Number: 3742 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is a letter confirming a teacher worked at the Laura Khedouri School for Girls, a chart showing the structure of the Ministry of Energy, a letter of resignation from a member on the Jewish Administrative Council, an announcement that Jewish Administrative Council elections were held, and a document from the Iraqi Ministry of Justice on the election results.

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Bank Records and Statements

IJA Number: 3721 · Language: Arabic

These are bank records, statements, and receipts belonging to a specific, unnamed company.

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Correspondence about Property Taxes, Iraqi Government & Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3714 · Language: Arabic

This item included correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish Community concerning property tax issues.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3710 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. The documents consist of individual student records with photographs, exam scores, student certifications, recommendation letters, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3708 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores and test booklets, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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Documents from the Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad

IJA Number: 3701 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records from the Jewish Religious Courts and the Iraqi and the Baghdad Court of Appeals. The court records concern family matters such as marriage, divorce, custody of children, and inheritance issues.

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Announcements and Other School Documents Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3698 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad. Included are announcements posted by the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools with information about examination results, class schedules, disciplinary reports, rules and regulations. The item also contains documents about school sporting events, English language learning material, and test administration guidelines.

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Books

ספר מנורת המאור

IJA Number: 497 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book on Jewish Ethics.

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Books

שלחן ערוך מטור יורה דעה

IJA Number: 3639 · Language: Hebrew

This is an edition of the Yoreh De'ah, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh.

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Correspondence regarding Jews being Harassed by Iraqi Government; Studying Abroad in London; Requests for Finical Assistance; Income Tax Reports

IJA Number: 3697 · Language: Multiple Languages

This item includes documents detailing internal administrative matters of the Baghdadi Jewish community such as employment actions, resignations, letters of recommendation, property management, and decisions of the organization. There are also requests for financial assistance and other personal matters, letters from members of the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Jewish Lay Council about increasingly harsh treatment by the government, and reports of individuals being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned. Other documents include correspondence to the British government to organize a Passover Seder for Jewish soldiers, scholarships to study in British schools, Baghdadi Jews abrogating their citizenship and emigrating abroad, the collection of donations for Palestinian refugees and wounded soldiers, lists of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community in detention facilities, and financial documents such as income tax reports and receipts.

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Receipts, Bills, Financial Expenses, Frank Iny School

IJA Number: 3683 · Language: Arabic

These are school documents, receipts, and expenses from the Frank Iny School in Baghdad. Included are textbook orders, receipts from utility bills, an application for a telephone connection, and receipts from other purchases.

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Newspaper Clippings from Al-Jumhūrīyyah, Al-Qādīyyah, Al-‘Irāq, and Al-Tūrah

IJA Number: 3227 · Language: Arabic

These are newspaper clippings from several different newspapers. They contain copies from الجمهورية Al-Jumhūrīyyah (#9371) from 1996; القادية Al-Qādīyyah (#4885, 4929, 4933, 4941, 4975, 4994, 5001, 5004, 5007, 5018, 5032, 5036, 5047, 5049, 5055, 5086, 5096, 5121, 5126, 5131, 5136, 5141, 5144, 5146, 5151, 5161, 5166, 5171, 5179, 5185, 5189, 5194, 5199, 5206, 5213) from 1996-7; العراق Al-‘Irāq (#6148, 6171, 6194-6212, 2619, 2624, 6229, 6239, 6249, 6259, 6263) from 1997; and التورة Al-Tūrah (#9109, 9013) from 1996. Subjects include: Fasting, Ramadan, the Palestinian Awakening, America, weekly ministry updates, libraries.

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Newspaper Clippings from Al-Jumhūrīyyah (The Republic)

IJA Number: 3226 · Language: Arabic

These are newspaper clippings about Saddam Hussein's role as Prime Minister from the newspaper الجمهورية Al-Jumhūrīyyah (The Republic). They are issue numbers 9263-9265 from May and June, 1996.

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Iraqi Newspaper Clippings

IJA Number: 3224 · Language: Arabic

These are newspaper clippings from the Iraqi Newspaper from 1997. Subjects include the U.S., helicopters, airplanes, ‘Ar’ar, Saudi Arabia; France, military intervention, and government positions.

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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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Books

ספר עין יעקב חלק א

IJA Number: 453 · Language: Hebrew

This is volume one of a five volume set of commentary on Jewish literature.

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Budget Reports, Exam Results, Reports about Conditions, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3109 · Language: Arabic

This item contains documents pertaining to the schools administered by the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included among the documents are budgetary reports, matriculation exam results, and reports concerning conditions within the schools.

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Correspondence, Jewish Religious Court

IJA Number: 3094 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are legal documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The files contain records and correspondence from the Jewish Religious courts pertaining to legal issues concerning members of the Jewish community.

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Ezra Menahem Daniel Endowment Paperwork; Receipts, President of the Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3087 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community include endowment and lease paperwork from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews about the administration of charitable funds and properties belonging to the Ezra Menahem Daniel endowment. This item also contains receipts from the President of the Jewish Community. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Endowment Paperwork, Financial Information, Architectural Plans, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

IJA Number: 3084 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community include, paperwork concerning the lease of roof space, endowment paperwork from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, receipts, financial correspondence, and an architectural drawing. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Correspondence Regarding Rules of Committee Elections

IJA Number: 3113 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They include correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, and the President of the Jewish Community regarding the rules for the election of committee members, elections and resignations, travel of committee members, endowments, and financial payments. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Books

ספר הישר

IJA Number: 2980 · Language: Hebrew

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

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