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جواسيس من تل ابيب

IJA Number: 194 · Language: Arabic

This is an Arabic translation of a book first printed in Czechoslovakia in 1982 and written by Borovička; the Arabic title is “Spies from Tel Aviv.” It is about the Mossad and was, according to the note, “the first of its kind to expose the Mossad which makes it so different from other books that praise the Mossad and change Zionist crimes into extraordinary heroism."

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 2536 · Language: Hebrew

This is an afternoon and evening prayer book for Sabbath and weekdays days according to the Baghdadi custom printed in Livorno.

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פרי עץ הדר

IJA Number: 1894 · Language: Aramaic

This is a sheet from the book Peri ʻEts Hadar, a ḳabalistic book about the holiday of Tu bi-Shevaṭ. There is no publication information.

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Report of the Jewish Community Leadership, Bookkeeping and Accounting

IJA Number: 1890 · Language: Arabic

This is the report of the Baghdadi Jewish community leadership including bookkeeping and accounting from 4/1/1949 to 1/31/1953. It discusses the affects of the policies regarding abrogation of Iraqi citizenship and contains detailed accounting records of income and expenses of the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. The documents mostly address a proposal raised from within the Jewish Lay Council to cancel tuition to the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools due to the dire financial situation experienced by many Baghdadi Jewish families.

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סדור מנחה ומעריב אביר יעקב

IJA Number: 2559 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book printed in Jerusalem for afternoon and evening prayers in the Sephardic style.

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ספר סדר היום

IJA Number: 2505 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book of commentary on various prayers, Tractate Avot from the Mishnah, and on the biblical book of Ecclesiastes.

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ספר עץ החיים ואשל אברהם

IJA Number: 2495 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on Maimonides’s writings on the 613 commandments in the Torah printed in Livorno.

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[Book Section - Jewish Law]

IJA Number: 1863 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

These are pages of Jewish law, some with Judeo-Arabic. There is no publication information.

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ספר דעת ותבונה

IJA Number: 2486 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book about Ḳabalah and the Zohar. It was written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai.

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الموسوعة الفلسطينية

IJA Number: 173 · Language: Arabic

This is a printing of the Palestinian Encyclopedia published in Arabic. There is no publication information.

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סדר תקון חצות וסליחות

IJA Number: 1703 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the Jewish Holiday of Seliḥot written by the Ḳabalistic rabbi, Isaac Luria, and printed in Baghdad.

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ספר זכרון טוב

IJA Number: 1683 · Language: Hebrew

This is a Maḥzor for Rosh Ha-Shanah in the Baghdadi style printed in Livorno.

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מסכת סוכה מן תלמוד בבלי

IJA Number: 2480 · Language: Hebrew

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud printed in Petrykaŭ (also known as Petrikov in modern day Belarus). It discusses the laws about the holiday Sukkot.

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שפת אמת במדבר

IJA Number: 2479 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on Numbers printed in Livorno.

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ספר אור יקרות

IJA Number: 2459 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on the Torah printed in Dyhernfurth, Poland.

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חמשה חומשי תורה

IJA Number: 2409 · Language: Hebrew

This is an edition of the Torah printed in London. There are two publication dates that do not correspond: the Hebrew Calendar year corresponds with 1924 or 1925 rather than the Gregorian date, 1929, printed on the title page. This book is heavily annotated, likely doodles done by a child.

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נביאים וכתובים

IJA Number: 2443 · Language: Hebrew

This is the biblical books of Prophets and Writings including rabbinic commentary printed in Warsaw.

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ספר עין יעקב חלק ב

IJA Number: 1685 · Language: Hebrew

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

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סדר הגדה של פסח

IJA Number: 1599 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

This is a Passover Hagadah with Judeo-Arabic printed in Jerusalem according to the Baghdadi tradition. The Judeo-Arabic was written by Rabbi Joseph Hayyim, or the Ben Ish Ḥai, a famous Baghdadi rabbi.

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ספר כפור תמים חלק ראשון

IJA Number: 1585 · Language: Hebrew

This is part one of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur in the Baghdadi style printed in Livorno.

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סדר קריאי מועד חלק ראשון

IJA Number: 2437 · Language: Hebrew

This is part one of a prayer book printed in Baghdad. It contains prayers for the festival of Hoshanah Raba.

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Directory of Worldwide Jewish Communities

IJA Number: 157 · Language: Arabic

This is part of a directory about Jewish communities around the world. It contains the Jewish population by country (organized by continent) and a reference for the information – the Economist, the Jewish Year Book. It includes information on Jewish organizations around the world: Council of Deputies of British Jews in London; World Jewish Congress; Jewish organizations and institutions in Great Britain; the Anglo-Jewish Press; media institutions; colleges; Zionist Year Book 1980. It includes names, addresses, and contact information for organizations.

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ספר תורת האלהים ספר בראשית

IJA Number: 1565 · Language: Hebrew

This is a volume of the book of Genesis with an Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries.

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מחזור לראש השנה

IJA Number: 2441 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for the Jewish New Year printed in Livorno. It is in the Sephardic custom.

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