Books

יציאות השבת

IJA Number: 38 · Language: Aramaic

This is a commentary on the tractate Shabat, dealing with laws about the Sabbath, from the Babylonian Talmud. There is no publication information.

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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3799 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Deuteronomy.

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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3796 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Genesis, chapters 22-25.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence from the Baghdadi Jewish Community Regarding Community Needs, Receipts, Contracting Services

IJA Number: 3696 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The documents contain correspondence regarding members of the community needing medical help; advertising in newspapers and subscription renewals; paperwork regarding health inspections; invoices and receipts from public and private institutions for medical expenses, utilities, taxi services, and insurance policies; and an account of general contracting services performed on the Suq building.

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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3794 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Numbers, chapters 14-16.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 2397 · 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

School Documents and Test Administration Instructions, Student Rosters, Teacher Issues, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3787 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item includes fundraising letters for the establishment of the Jewish Lay Council’s School Relief Committee, invoices for construction materials for repairs and utilities; budget estimates, guides for school administrators, test administration instructions, student rosters, and documents pertaining to teachers and employment issues. Correspondence is in Arabic, English, and French, and comes from Switzerland, Bombay, England, and Shanghai. There is one birth certificate from 1946.

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Books

[Book Section - Talmud]

IJA Number: 3686 · Language: Aramaic

This is part of a book that includes a tractate of the Talmud, Baba Metsiʼa, along with commentaries. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

Letters of Recommendation from the Shamash Secondary School and the President of the Jewish Community for Scholarships

IJA Number: 3783 · Language: English

These are several letters between the principal of the Shamash Secondary School, the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Registrar of the University of Nottingham, and two Baghdadi students regarding scholarships overseas. Included are exam scores and letters of recommendation.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayers]

IJA Number: 3645 · Language: Hebrew

This is likely from a prayer book. Included are various ritual prayers. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3775 · Language: Arabic

These are student records from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, and letters of recommendation and applications for scholarships under the H.E. David Bequest and the Anglo-Jewish Association.

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Budget Reports, Financial Statements, Rosters of Members, Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3773 · Language: Arabic

These are financial and accounting documents from the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad. The item contains budget reports and financial statements plus rosters of members of the general council.

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Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3793 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Deuteronomy, chapters 5-8.

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Archival Materials

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3772 · Language: Multiple Languages

These documents include financial receipts, including postage receipts, a bicycle purchase; bills such as power, water, and phone; community organization invoices, repairs for office equipment, construction materials, printing, office supplies, advertising, handwritten ledgers, notices for outstanding balances, community announcements in newspapers, and lists of expenditures for different items and services purchased by the Baghdadi Jewish Community. There are statements from La Société Anonyme Ottomane des Tramways Eclairages et Forces Electriques de Baghdad, the precursor to the Baghdad Light and Power company.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between Schools in Baghdad and the Iraqi Ministry of Education

IJA Number: 3769 · Language: Arabic

These are documents concerning education and students in Baghdad. This item contains documents from the Iraqi Ministry of Education about updating and/or ifying students' records as well as notices concerning expelled students, information about students transferring to other schools, and student examinations. Although the item also contains some correspondence between the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools with the Iraqi government, most documents in the item are addressed to all school administrations.

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Esther Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3805 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from the biblical book of Esther, chapters 1-2.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community and the Iraqi General Security Directorate's Department of Frozen Assets

IJA Number: 3768 · Language: Arabic

This item contains correspondence between the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi General Security Directorate's Department of Frozen Assets. The correspondence includes requests from the government for the Jewish community to furnish records and information about community members, citizenship and religion verification, family members, and inheritance. There is a hand-drawn chart with a list of names of community members.

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Correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Education and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3766 · Language: Arabic

This item contains directives and correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Education and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. The correspondence concerns administrative matters, test administration instructions, and patriotic anthems for students to recite.

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Archival Materials

Verification Certificates, Confirmation of Jewish Lineage, Vocations, Citizenship

IJA Number: 3757 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, comprised of birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates; confirmations of Jewish lineage, vocations, ethnicity, and citizenship. Included are betrothal agreements, a hospital issued birth certificate, and a ‘specimen signature’ verifying an individual’s signature. Certificates were issued in 1950 and cover the 1890s-1950.

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Financial Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3756 · Language: Arabic

These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are doctor's bills; utility bills; receipts from financial transactions; request to provide financial assistance to a hospitalized member of the Jewish community; financial and commercial records such as requests to transfer currency; and invoices from the Jewish hospitals in Baghdad.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the Society of Arts and Culture and the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior

IJA Number: 3737 · Language: Arabic

These documents contain correspondence between the Society of Arts and Culture and the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. The society requests permission to have a meeting about holding elections to fill its administrative positions. Included is a document that describes the composition and purposes of the Society of Arts and Culture in detail. Also included is a directive from the Ministry of the Interior to not accept any Iraqis as members if they have not completed their military service and do not qualify for an exemption from that service.

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Correspondence from the Jewish Lay Council; Newspaper Article about Emigrating to Israel

IJA Number: 3733 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence, receipts, and bills pertaining to the finances of the Jewish Lay Council. The item also contains a newspaper article advising Iraqi Jews seeking to emigrate to Israel on what luggage to take or not to take with them.

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Notebook with Calculations, Doodles, Judeo-Arabic

IJA Number: 3739 · Language: Arabic

This is a notebook with hand written calculations, some doodles, and a note in Judeo-Arabic about people the author knew and to trust God. The rest of the book is blank.

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Archival Materials

French Exams, Frank Iny School

IJA Number: 3731 · Language: French

These are copies of exams on French grammar, literature and Calculus, and weekly assignments from Frank Iny School for the years 1958-1970.

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