Books

ספר ויקרא השלישי לתורת האלהים

IJA Number: 985 · Language: Hebrew

This is the biblical book of Leviticus with all the hafṭarot and the entire Shabat morning service.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 984 · 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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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3825 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Numbers, chapters 7-13.

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Archival Materials

Memos, Documents between Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and British Government Regarding Iraq-Iran Border

IJA Number: 3218 · Language: Arabic

These are memos and documents from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British government. Included are documents concerning negotiations and agreements with Iran concerning the transfer of civilians living in the Iraq-Iran border areas.

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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3213 · 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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לוח עבור

IJA Number: 3157 · Language: Multiple Languages

This is an almanac from 5732 (1971 – 1972) for the Baghdadi Jewish community. It includes a calendar of the year with both Jewish and Gregorian dates, dates of holidays, and Torah portions for the week. The book is printed in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic, and English. There are many copies from different years in the collection.

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[Book Section - Commentary on Torah]

IJA Number: 3133 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a commentary on the Torah. This is incomplete and only includes the first three book, Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus. There is no publication information.

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שלחן ערוך מטור יורה דעה

IJA Number: 978 · Language: Hebrew

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

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[Book of Genesis]

IJA Number: 312 · Language: Hebrew

This is the book of Genesis with the Aramaic translation and commentaries and also includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Sabbath. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence Regarding Financial, Legal, and Employee Matters, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3111 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They contain financial and legal correspondence from the Jewish Religious Court, Shamash Secondary School, President of the Jewish Community and the Iraqi State Railways regarding employees – a teacher’s separation, coordination for an employee to leave for a court case, and financial disputes.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence to and from Rabbi Sasson Khedouri

IJA Number: 3108 · Language: Multiple Languages

This archival material includes most correspondence with Rabbi Sasson Khedouri. Topics include: correspondence from Midrash Talmud Torah regarding educational and financial matters; election of members to a Management Committee for the Baghdad Brigade; letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Rabbi Khedouri’s testimony before a British-American Commission of Inquiry on the state of Israel; document of questions and Rabbi Khedouri’s answers on the following issues: Jewish status in Iraq, the state of Israel, equality of Jews on paying taxes, education, obtaining jobs, business, religion freedom, travelling, teaching Hebrew, and the number of Jews in Iraq; a form to collect factual information on the Jewish community to be published in the al-Rafidain Directory; a letter from Iraq Red Crescent Society to the head of Jewish community regarding the death of three Iraqis in Java, Indonesia prisons; a letter from a researcher; an invitation for a theater play from the Children's Protection Society; Shamash Company asking for help to distribute fabric to the poor; letter of complaint from a Muslim because some Jews entered the al-Kazmia holy place; a complaint regarding the Jewish community's girls behavior; letter asking for help on a forgery matter; letter asking for help from a Russian Jew who moved to Baghdad; letter asking for help to get papers from the Ministry of Supply to print the Jewish annual calendar for 5708; letter from the al-Jafería Schools Association asking for book donations to build a library; letters to the head of the Jewish community regarding obituaries for martyrs; letter to write an introduction for a book about Iraqi Crown Prince Abdullah; letters from the President of the Jewish Community asking for help on some matters.

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ספר לשון חכמים חלק שני

IJA Number: 974 · Language: Hebrew

This is part two of a liturgical texts and poems written by the famous Baghdadi Rabbi Joseph Ḥayyim, known as the Ben Ish Ḥai.

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مذكرات انور السادات

IJA Number: 3176 · Language: Arabic

This is the memoirs of Anwar El-Sadat published by the Iraqi government General Security Department, Office of Political Affairs. The title page indicates that these were published in the “October” journal, issues 1 to 22. The years are not indicated.

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ספר רזיאל המלאך

IJA Number: 979 · Language: Hebrew

This is a ḳabalistic book. There are many copies of this edition in the collection.

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סדור קהלת יעקב מנחה וערבית

IJA Number: 310 · Language: Hebrew

This is an afternoon and evening prayer book for Shabbat and weekdays according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.

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[Song of Songs]

IJA Number: 319 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

This is an edition of Song of Songs with a Judeo-Arabic translation. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Book of Psalms]

IJA Number: 345 · Language: Hebrew

This is from the biblical book of Psalms including commentaries, one in Yiddish. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

School Documents Regarding Teachers, Students, Correspondence to the Baghdadi Education Directorate

IJA Number: 3121 · Language: Arabic

These archival materials includes documents about schools: schools’ revenues; rosters; certificate of no criminal record for teachers; correspondence between the head of the Education Directorate in Baghdad to the head of public and private education regarding approval for teachers to give lecturers, destruction of examination booklets after six months, approval to hire a teacher.

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Archival Materials

Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members; Member Lists, Financial Ledgers, Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3112 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community comprised of marriage, divorce, birth, and death certificates and confirmations of Jewish lineage; certificates cover the 1910s-1920s. In the Jewish marriage certificates, “Miss” is added before the woman’s name if it is her first marriage; “Divorcee” is added before the woman’s name if she is divorced. There are also lists of members of the Jewish Lay Council, 1936-1940, and financial ledgers listing original purchase price, original owners, and sale price. There is also a complaint letter from a Muslim tenant asking for compensation, and a letter from a Muslim land owner offering to lease land to the Jewish community for building a hospital.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence Regarding Tenant Complaints

IJA Number: 3102 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled “Administrative Committee for the Iraqi Jews - Endowment.” It includes a letter from Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs to President of the Jewish Community regarding complaints of tenants of Daniel’s Souk shops and the lack of sanitation; also includes a letter of health notification with the requested materials.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 976 · 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

Newspaper Clippings; Correspondence about the Kosher Meat Tax; Financial Records of Kosher Butchers

IJA Number: 3100 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included are: a collection of newspaper clippings about Iraqi Jewish emigration to Israel; correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council, Chief Rabbi, and Ministry of Justice regarding the kosher meat tax; an inventory, financial records, and a list of approved Jewish butchers.

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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 315 · Language: Hebrew

This is from a prayer book with afternoon and evening prayers for weekdays and Sabbath. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

Community Income, Financial Records, Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3096 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community include figures of the community income, and financial records of the Jewish Lay Council and its subsidiary organizations for the purpose of determining annual budgets.

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