Archival Materials
Correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community; Financial Information
IJA Number: 2876 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They contain correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community; receipts for car repairs; lease agreements; financial agreements; and correspondence regarding an endowment and legal matters.
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Books
[Book Section - Book of Psalms]
IJA Number: 1235 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of the biblical book of Psalms. There is no publication information.
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Archival Materials
Receipts, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary School
IJA Number: 2868 ·
Language: Arabic
These are receipts for expenditures on school supplies and books from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad.
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Administration Documents, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools
IJA Number: 2865 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents containing correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools administrations. The item contains documents about income tax figures, maintenance needs, insurance policies, and records of soft drink purchases. The item also includes employment verification, letters to students' parents concerning registration, and letters of recommendation written by the school on behalf of students seeking entry into college.
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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 2863 ·
Language: Arabic
These are student files from the Jewish schools in Baghdad. The item includes disciplinary reports, applications for Shamash Secondary School, and correspondence between school administrations and the Iraqi government.
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Class Rosters, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools
IJA Number: 2855 ·
Language: Arabic
These are class rosters from Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. They include Frank Iny School primary grades (kindergarten to sixth primary forms), Frank Iny School intermediate grades (first to third intermediate forms), and Shamash Secondary School grades (first to sixth secondary forms) for 1965-1970.
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Archival Materials
Financial Information, Jewish Hospitals Committee and Jewish Lay Council
IJA Number: 2845 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Jewish Hospitals Committee in Baghdad and the Jewish Lay Council. The files include employee action records, expense reports, and memos detailing decisions taken by the council. The item also contains a comprehensive report that spans from 1934-1944 and describes the assets and services of the hospitals that fall under the Jewish Hospitals Committee.
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Archival Materials
Address Book
IJA Number: 3194 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
Archival material is an address book with handwritten title “Buthina Sharif - Engineering College of Technology” it includes names, addresses and personal notes.
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Correspondence between the Iraqi Directorate of Education and the President of the Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2816 ·
Language: Arabic
These documents relate to education and include correspondence between the Iraqi Directorate of Education Office of Primary and Secondary Schools and the President of the Jewish Community regarding student enrollment, new admissions and expenses, as well as a speech from the Syrian education minister at UNESCO. This item also includes a report to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning a new periodical published by the Communist in Lebanon and Syria.
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Archival Materials
Endowments, Alliance School Assets, Real Estate, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2788 ·
Language: Arabic
These archival documents contain information about endowments, the Alliance School assets, and real estate belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish Community.
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Archival Materials
Birth and Marriage Certificates, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2742 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These documents are from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates of community members. Certificates cover from the 1880s-1946. Many are in Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and English.
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Baghdadi Jewish Community Correspondence from Schools, Citizenship Laws, Employee Information
IJA Number: 2734 ·
Language: Arabic
These are different kinds of documents related to the Baghdadi Jewish Community, including letters from the Frank Iny School and the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, and other correspondence. Items include: a letter from the dean of New York University congratulating parents in Baghdad on their son making the honor list; announcements regarding school curriculum; a request from the Frank Iny School for renovations; negotiations with engineering contractors; budgets for several Jewish community organizations; information about new laws regarding citizenship and property rights; new employee contracts; a birth certificate; an auction house ledger; meeting agendas; official newspapers (Al-Waqā’i‘ Al-‘Irāqiyah) announcing new laws, and records related to the disbursement of financial assistance to members of the Baghdadi Jewish community.
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Financial Assistance, Employment Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2732 ·
Language: Arabic
These documents are financial records from the office of the President of the Jewish Community. They contain vouchers and receipts, payroll ledgers for employees of organizations administered by the Jewish community, and correspondence regarding salaries. The ink is very faded on several ledgers
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Student Grades, Examinations, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 2730 ·
Language: Arabic
These are school materials from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Included are examination records for state exams, listing student scores and pass/fail from the 1930s - 1950s; correspondence from the Baghdad education office regarding student examinations, including verification of students’ names, and test administration and locations; student qualifications for the Baghdad College of Engineering; and a few copies of exam questions for French, English, and mathematics.
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Frank Iny School Book Lists
IJA Number: 2698 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are book lists for the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools, broken out by primary and secondary school. The books are in French and English and cover topics such as English literature, English and Arabic grammar, science, mathematics, and history. There are several copies of the same document in the folder.
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Books
[Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew Prayer Book]
IJA Number: 1341 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a prayer book in Hebrew with a Judeo-Arabic translation, probably for the Baghdadi community. There is no publication information.
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Receipts, Expense Reports, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2689 ·
Language: Arabic
This item contains several receipts and expense reports belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish community, including receipts from a local brick company, and for construction materials and building permits.
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Correspondence, Court Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 2688 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are letters in Judeo-Arabic from Chief Rabbi Benjamin Moshi, the Jewish Religious Court, and the Jewish Appeals Court; a letter from a Jewish war prisoner, presumably British, asking to remain in Iraq; verification of a community member’s profession and birth place; representatives of the Jewish community to the British Advisory Council; Arabic court documents concerning marital and financial matters; a request to the Iraqi government for permission to allow students to present Moliere's play, "The Doctor, in Spite of Himself."
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Books
الممارسة السياسية الفلسطينية في الارض المحتلة
IJA Number: 2686 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a research paper or dissertation publication from the Center for Palestinian Studies at the University of Baghdad titled "Palestinian Political Practice in the Occupied Territories."
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Legal Materials and Correspondence Related to the Daniel Family Endowment
IJA Number: 2632 ·
Language: Arabic
This is archival material in from the Baghdadi Jewish Community containing documents related to a legal case dealing with the disbursement and management of an endowment from the Daniel family. It includes court testimony, correspondence with the local endowment administrating official, the Jewish Lay Council, the President of the Jewish Community, school administrators; and the transfer of management of the waqf. There are original title property deeds dated 1924-1931.
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Books
امراة من المكسيك
IJA Number: 2431 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a short story titled “The Woman from Mexico.” It was originally written by Italian author Alberto Moravia in 1948 and is often published in a collection of short stories ("The Wayward Wife and Other Stories"). This edition was translated into Arabic by Charles Khoury. There is no year of publication.
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Books
[Songs and Prayers, Sabbath and Festivals]
IJA Number: 2410 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a book of songs and prayers for Sabbath and festivals in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. There is no publication information.
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Books
تكتل الليكود
IJA Number: 2362 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a research paper from the University of Baghdad's Political Sciences department, Palestinian Studies Center titled "The Likud Party" (one of Israel's main political parties).
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מסכת קידושין מן תלמוד בבלי
IJA Number: 3048 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud that discusses the laws betrothal. There is no publication information.
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