Archival Materials

Economic Notes (Arabic), Chemistry Notes (English), Frank Iny School

IJA Number: 3729 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools of course notes from the Frank Iny School for 1959-1960. There are economics notes in Arabic and chemistry notes in English.

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Archival Materials

Subject Notes, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3728 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. Included are: subject notes for organic chemistry, mathematics; biology, and physics; blank grading rubrics; various examinations; translations between English and Arabic for mathematic terms; a form letter from principal Abdullah S. Obadiah for student requirements. Many of the documents had duplicate copies. Not all the subject notes are complete.

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Archival Materials

Receipts, Expenses, Employee Ledger, Midrash Talmud Torah

IJA Number: 3740 · Language: Arabic

This item contains receipts and expense documentation from the Midrash Talmud Torah, a Jewish school in Baghdad. It includes a ledger of employees with name, position, and salary.

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Archival Materials

Employee Information, Correspondence with Newspapers, President of the Jewish Community & Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3719 · Language: Arabic

This item contains documents from the President of the Jewish Community and the Jewish Lay Council concerning administrative and employment matters such as the distribution of pensions and salary increases. The item also contains correspondence between the President of the Jewish Council and many Iraqi newspapers and magazines about subscriptions and requests to publish statements and speeches by members of the Jewish Community.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3717 · Language: Arabic

This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Justice and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community. The Iraqi government informs the Jewish Community that it is giving the Spiritual Council permission to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with the law.

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Archival Materials

Cemetery Guard’s Salary, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3716 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community and contain correspondence regarding the payment of a cemetery guard's salary.

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Other

Torah Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3826 · 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

Requests from Iraqi Government Regarding Baghdadi Jewish Community Members, Inheritance, Property, Citizenship

IJA Number: 3705 · Language: Arabic

This item contains requests from the Iraqi government for information from the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning deceased persons and death certificates; inheritance information; keys to specific properties; and citizenship statuses of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the Iraqi Government and the Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3704 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad. Included is correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Jewish schools administrations concerning employment of foreign teachers, students' behavior, graduate lists, and other administrative matters.

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Archival Materials

Essay Contests, Award Ceremonies, Examination Results, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3703 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Jewish Schools in Baghdad. Included are grading rubrics for Arabic, English, and French short story and essay contests. The item also contains programs from awards ceremonies for students of Baghdadi Jewish Schools between 1961 and 1966 and transcripts for the speeches delivered at some of the awards ceremonies. The item also includes records with students' examination results and the prompts for some of the essay contests.

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Archival Materials

Rosters, Examination Records, Correspondence, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3700 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools. The documents consist of enrollment rosters and examination records from both schools for all grades from 1952-1961. There is also correspondence regarding exam administration and regulations, identification verification for students taking exams, and general student affairs. There is one unrelated document which is either a marriage or engagement certificate from 1954.

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Other

Esther Scroll Fragment

IJA Number: 3808 · Language: Hebrew

This is a fragment from the biblical book of Esther, chapter 1.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, Jewish Religious Court

IJA Number: 3713 · Language: Multiple Languages

This is correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, the Jewish Religious Court, Iraqi government departments, and public and private employers regarding salaries, legal cases, payments, receipts and invoices.

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Archival Materials

School Guidelines; Ḥevrah Ḳadishah Structure; Architectural Plans, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3684 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. The item contains instructions for school administrations concerning guidelines for students, a revised document explaining the structure and purpose of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) charitable society, and architectural sketches of a building.

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Fragments

Fragments

IJA Number: 3691 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are groups of fragments of pages from books. Included are some title pages.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 3690 · Language: Hebrew

This is a section of most likely a prayer book. The pages are of different liturgical songs. There is no publication information.

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Books

P.A.C.E.

IJA Number: 2385 · Language: English

This is an Israeli school book to teach English language, grammar and communication.

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Books

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Siyonizm, ve Filistin Sorunu (1880-1914)

IJA Number: 2384 · Language: Turkish

This is a book about Zionism in Turkish.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 474 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book with prayers for the morning service. There is no publication information.

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Books

Stories from Africa Retold by F.A. Tapsell; Illustrated by Mary D. Brown.

IJA Number: 1976 · Language: English

This is number 125 of the Bright story readers for Grade 2.

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Books

מקראות גדולות עם ל"ב פירושים חמש מגילות

IJA Number: 2016 · Language: Hebrew

This is a volume of a set of the Hebrew Bible that includes text and commentaries. It includes the five Megilot - the biblical books of Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther.

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Books

אדרא רבא עם פי׳ יין הרקח

IJA Number: 1961 · Language: Aramaic

This is a book about Ḳabalah printed in Baghdad.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 358 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for the Jewish New Year. There is no publication information.

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Books

סדור אש"י ישראל

IJA Number: 1662 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service printed in Jerusalem according to the Baghdadi custom.

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