Archival Materials

Correspondence Regarding Standardized Exams, Shamash Secondary School

IJA Number: 3707 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. They contain correspondence regarding payments for the SAT and Achievement Tests between the president of the Jewish community, the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., the Bank of Iraq, and the principal of the Shamash Secondary School. There are also several brochure publications regarding administration of standardized tests, advertisements for supplemental test preparation, generic correspondence from the Educational Testing Services, forms assessing English language competency, and copies of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam for 1964.

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Books

[Book Section - Hebrew & Israeli Songs]

IJA Number: 943 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book, likely printed in Israel, that includes Hebrew and Israeli songs. There is no publication information.

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Fragments

Book Pages

IJA Number: 488 · Language: Arabic

These are groups of book pages and archival ledger documents. Included are some title pages: one for a Rosh ha-Shanah prayer book and one from a modern Israeli Arabic textbook.

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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3695 · Language: Arabic

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

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Archival Materials

Financial Ledger

IJA Number: 3777 · Language: English

This is a financial ledger from a company in Baghdad. There are columns for kind of goods, cost and total, name of supplies, name of agent, telephone number, insurance agency, bank, when the line of credit opened, extensions of lines of credit, shipment and carrier, and remarks (if and when it was sold; calculations). Suppliers are from Tokyo and Italy, and the orders are for fabrics.

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Books

[Book Section - Shulḥan ʻArukh Yoreh Deʻah]

IJA Number: 3687 · Language: Hebrew

This is a page from an edition of the Yoreh De'ah, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh. It is likely from an older printing of the book. There is no publication information.

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Books

סדור תפלת ישרים: מנחה וערבית לחול ולשבתות כמנהגי הספרדים בארץ-ישראל ובחוץ-לארץ

IJA Number: 2918 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book printed in Jerusalem for the Sephardic community living both in Israel and the diaspora. It includes afternoon and evening prayers for Sabbath and regular week days.

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Books

אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים

IJA Number: 2900 · Language: Hebrew

This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 2920 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.

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Archival Materials

Insurance Information, Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3168 · Language: English

These are papers from the Alliance Assurance Company and Ezra M. Hakkak & Sons, Ltd. which include bills, statements and copies of endorsement for the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad.

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Books

[...] جيش الدفاع

IJA Number: 1919 · Language: Arabic

This is a paper published in Arabic. The title page is severely damaged. A partial title is “Army Defense” and it was issued from the Research and Information Center in Baghdad.

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Archival Materials

Receipts for Paid Student Fees, Arts and Culture Association for Girls

IJA Number: 3155 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet of receipts for fees paid by students from the Arts and Culture Association for Girls in Mansour.

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Books

ספר דבק מא"ח

IJA Number: 2761 · Language: Hebrew

This is a ḳabalistic text printed in Livorno.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and the Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property

IJA Number: 3115 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They contain correspondence from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property regarding a property dispute. There is a copy of an agreement from 1959 pertaining to the case. There are several pages of handwritten calculations and charts with the names of lessees and durations of leases.

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Books

מסכת ביצה מן תלמוד בבלי

IJA Number: 1389 · Language: Aramaic

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud printed in Prague. It discusses Jewish holidays.

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Endowment Transactions, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

IJA Number: 3114 · Language: Arabic

This is a folder titled “Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews: Endowment of Menahem and Sasson Saleh Daniel.” It contains correspondence between the President of Jewish Community to the Secretariat of Frozen Assets regarding waiver of rent, and reconciliation between Salman Daniel and Kairy Hassoun Ansari regarding an endowment.

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Correspondence Regarding Tenants in Endowed Properties, Requests for Financial Assistance

IJA Number: 3107 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents in a file folder from the Baghdadi Jewish community containing: correspondence to the head of the Administrative Committee for the Jewish community regarding tenants and endowed properties including disputes, complaints, warnings, and payments; letters sent to the President of the Jewish Community from needy people asking for financial help, the requests were fulfilled after the verification of each case.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3104 · Language: Arabic

This is a folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, exit examination reports, transcripts, and standardized testing scores.

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Archival Materials

Bills, Lease Contracts, Ezra Menahem Daniel’s Endowments

IJA Number: 3116 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents in a file folder from the Baghdadi Jewish community containing: bills belonging to the management Ezra Menahem Daniel’s endowments; many lease contracts, receipts from tenants, and a document that has an authorization regarding endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel.

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Books

ראש השנה מן תלמוד בבלי

IJA Number: 2611 · Language: Aramaic

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud printed in Petrykaŭ (also known as Petrikov in modern day Belarus). It discusses the Jewish calendar.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3103 · Language: Arabic

This is a folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, primary and intermediary school certificates, and correspondence between schools and the Society of Arts and Culture.

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Archival Materials

Contract to Build on to Frank Iny School; Correspondence Regarding Teachers and Curricula

IJA Number: 3099 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community and schools. The majority of the documents are a contract agreement between the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and a general contractor to build another classroom and additional storage in the Frank Iny School (1956-1957). This includes the general contract; ledgers of schedules, materials, and costs; and design plans, including front elevation, done by Saleh Joseph. One section is correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council and all Jewish schools regarding teacher certifications and curricula (1931-1933).

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Contract between President of the Jewish Community and General Contractor

IJA Number: 3098 · Language: Arabic

This is a contract agreement between the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and a general contractor. It contains the conditions of the contract as well as estimates for labor and supplies for various construction projects.

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Archival Materials

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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