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לקט חמד לשלוש רגלים: חוברת לתלמידים 2
IJA Number: 1929 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a modern Israeli school text book about the three pilgrimage festivals.
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ספר ברכת אבות
IJA Number: 1720 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book of commentary on Pirḳe Avot, a tractate of the Mishnah. It was written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai.
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Archival Materials
Correspondence from the Iraqi Government Regarding Inheritance
IJA Number: 686 ·
Language: Arabic
These are two letters from the Iraqi Public Safety Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property with regards to a legal inheritance matter in the Baghdadi Jewish community.
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Archival Materials
Handwritten Hebrew Book
IJA Number: 73 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a handwritten book in Hebrew.
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Archival Materials
Meir Elias Hospital and Community Endowments
IJA Number: 663 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community related to the Meir Elias Hospital Endowments, the community endowment, and forms for the government regarding the endowments. There is a lawful endowment issued by Iraqi Ministry of Justice for a shop at Meir Elias Hospital in 1925.
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Report of the Jewish Community Leadership, Bookkeeping and Accounting
IJA Number: 658 ·
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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Receipt and Correspondence from the Baghdadi Jewish Community’s Lawyer
IJA Number: 653 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community's lawyer. Included are receipts and correspondence from the community’s accountant to a lawyer regarding a lawsuit for the Jewish community to evacuate a building they own.
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Financial and Tenant Correspondence, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah
IJA Number: 652 ·
Language: Arabic
These are financial documents from the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, the Burial Society, in Baghdad. The documents contain correspondence between tenants, potential tenants, and Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri regarding properties owned by the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah society. It includes a list of maintenance needed, expenses, receipts, and a legal document that requests the end to a lease of a tenant sent by the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah Society’s lawyer.
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التقرير العسكري: التقرير العلمي و التكنولوجي
IJA Number: 680 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a monthly report titled “Military Report: Science and Technology” and is number 10 from 1988.
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Archival Materials
Reproductions from the Central Zionist Archives, Jerusalem
IJA Number: 677 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are copies of archival materials from the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem. There are letters and other materials regarding land and a letter from Jordan to Moshe Shertok, who would later be an Israeli Prime Minister.
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Correspondence Regarding Tenant Dispute
IJA Number: 647 ·
Language: Arabic
This material from the Baghdadi Jewish Community contains documents related to property owned by the community. Included are: correspondence regarding a tenant; a letter from a tenant to the Jewish Lay Council for the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) regarding a dispute over a rental property; a court case that resulted between the President of the Jewish Community and the tenant; a document of a lawsuit from the tenant; and a bill from an attorney to the tenant. Also includes: a lawsuit bill from a lawyer to the President of the Jewish Community and a receipt from the attorney; a letter from a tenant to the President of the Jewish Community requesting maintenance to the building damaged by a flood; correspondence between the head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, a tenant, and a lawyer regarding a rented property.
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Expenses and Operating Costs, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah
IJA Number: 646 ·
Language: Arabic
This lists the expenses and the operating costs of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, the Burial Society, for 1954 in Baghdad.
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Correspondence with the President of the Jewish Community
IJA Number: 645 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: income tax information for Rabbi Khedouri, the President of the Jewish Community; correspondence from a lawyer to the President of the Jewish Community about paying taxes and settlement rights in Nasiriya.
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اخبار الكيان الصهيوني
IJA Number: 622 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a periodical published in Arabic titled “News of the Zionist Entity,” issue #37. The introduction states that the issue covers all aspects of news based on Hebrew, foreign and Arabic sources.
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ملامح نطرية العمل العسكرى: في ضوء موضوعات الرئيس العائد صدام حسين في جانب العسكرى
IJA Number: 620 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a book published in Arabic titled: "Theoretical Traits of Military Action: In Light of the Topics of the Recurrent President Saddam Hussein in the Military [with regard to the military]." The author's name is illegible.
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الاموال السياسية: مؤامرة الصمت حول تمويل الاحزاب المصلحة المشتركة للمعراخ و الليكود
IJA Number: 59 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a publication in Arabic titled “Political Money: The Conspiracy of Silence about the Financing of Political Parties - The Common Interest of the Alignment and Likud” published by the Research and Information Center as part of the Political Studies Series. The publication information indicates this was a reprint of an article that appeared in a magazine in 1985.
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اسحاق شامير: سيرة ذاتية
IJA Number: 58 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a booklet titled “The Biography of Yitzhak Shamir” published by the Research and Information Center as part of the Political Studies Series.
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All My Sons
IJA Number: 1927 ·
Language: English
This is a modern Israeli printing of Arthur Miller's play which includes literary analysis by Richard E. Sherwin and theatrical analysis by Keneth Regenbaum.
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كنت جاسوسا في إسرائل
IJA Number: 1916 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a book published in Arabic titled: “I Was a Spy in Israel: Rāfat Al-Hajān” and is the third part of the first edition. This edition is signed by the author, Saleh Morsi, with a dedication “to Egypt's youth.” The book was later turned into a popular television show in Egypt.
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[Book Section - Academic Bulletin]
IJA Number: 3661 ·
Language: English
This is part of the Columbia University academic bulletin. There is no year found.
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זואולוגיה: חסרי חוליות
IJA Number: 1915 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an Israeli Zoology text book.
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אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים
IJA Number: 1668 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.
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חמשה חומשי תורה ספר הדברים
IJA Number: 532 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the biblical book of Deuteronomy.
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دراسات: نشرة شهرية تحليلية خاصة بالمشتركين تصدرها الدار العربية لنشر و الترجمة تعنى بالشئون الاسرائيلية و الصهيونية من كافة الجوانب
IJA Number: 46 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a periodical in Arabic titled "Studies: A Monthly Analytical Subscription Publication by the Arab House for Studies, Publication and Translation about the Matter of Israel and Zionism from all Aspects." It is from October 1988 and is number 14 in the series.
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