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ספר חכמת אדם

IJA Number: 1758 · Language: Hebrew

This is volume two of a two volume work on Jewish Law and the Shulḥan ʻArukh.

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Class Rosters; Student Attendance

IJA Number: 3123 · Language: Arabic

These are class rosters and student attendance records for 1972-1973. The school is not named, although some documents within the record belong to the Secondary School of The Society of Arts and Culture.

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Rent Ledger

IJA Number: 3119 · Language: Arabic

This is a ledger book that notates names, dates, amounts, and rooms for rent.

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ספר תורת משה ויקרא

IJA Number: 1755 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on the book of Leviticus. It is part of a series for all five books of the Torah.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community Organizations; Booklets in Arabic and Judeo-Arabic of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah

IJA Number: 3105 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence from the Burial Society (Ḥevrah Ḳadishah), the Lay Council, the President of the Jewish Community, the Spiritual Council, and the Chief Rabbi. There are letters about the Jewish Hospitals, the rules of the Burial Society, and accounting rules of the Jewish community. There are also four booklets: 2 in Judeo-Arabic printed by Elias Shoḥeṭ for the Burial Society, printed in 5690 (1929 or 1930); 2 are in Arabic printed in 5709 (1948 or 1979) and 5708 (1947 or 1948). This item also includes documents concerning the foundation of the organization, a newspaper article about a dispute within the Baghdadi Jewish community, and the minutes from several meetings.

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ארצות הברית, ברית המועצות

IJA Number: 1754 · Language: Hebrew

This is a modern Israeli primary school text book for United States and Russian geography.

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Class Rosters and Grades, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3089 · Language: Arabic

These are class rosters with grades from the Frank Iny School, intermediate grades/forms 1-3, and class rosters with grades from the Shamash Secondary School, intermediate grades/forms 4-6 for the 1969-1970 school year.

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Employment Records of Physicians, Meir Elias Hospital

IJA Number: 3088 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents related to the Meir Elias Hospital in Baghdad. The documents contain employment records of doctors working in hospitals administered by the Jewish Hospitals Committee, and include confirmations of a resignation, correspondence regarding employees and hospital administration, and outstanding debts. This is likely the employee file of one particular doctor, Dr. Joseph Qatan.

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Endowment Paperwork, Financial Information, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

IJA Number: 3085 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community include lease and endowment paperwork from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews. The record also includes receipts and financial correspondence. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Property Records, Financial Receipts, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3083 · Language: Arabic

This is a folder of documents pertaining to the Ezra Menahem Daniel endowment and includes items such as correspondence, property leases, and receipts. Documents refer to the Iraqi Jewish Community as the Mosaic Community.

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ספר כתובים

IJA Number: 1738 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a set of the entire Hebrew Bible printed in Livorno. This volume, part of the Book of Writings, contains the biblical books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles. Included is a Ladino (Spanish written in Hebrew letters) translation.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2956 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book of afternoon and evening services. Included is an insert about important prayers. There is no publication information.

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סדר תפלת ישרים

IJA Number: 1727 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

This is a prayer book for morning services printed in Jerusalem for the Baghdadi community. It includes a Judeo-Arabic translation.

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משכיות כסף

IJA Number: 2954 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book that is likely an adaptation of a late 13th Century Hebrew Grammarian, Salomo Da-Piera. There is no publication information.

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ספר קרנות צדיק

IJA Number: 1721 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of Jewish ethics printed in Baghdad. The title page, however, lists the printing location as Bavel, the ancient name for Baghdad. It is the oldest complete Hebrew book printed in Baghdad in the collection

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ספר חרדים

IJA Number: 1718 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book about the Jewish commandments printed in Warsaw.

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[Mishnah]

IJA Number: 308 · Language: Hebrew

This is a copy of the Mishnah including commentaries. There is no publication information.

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אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים

IJA Number: 1667 · Language: Hebrew

This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.

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ספר תפלת החדש

IJA Number: 1712 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the sephardic community printed in Vienna. There are two publication dates that do not correspond: the Hebrew Calendar year, 5670, corresponds with 1909 or 1910 rather than the Gregorian date, 1922, printed on the title page.

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ספר שמות השני לתורת האלוהים

IJA Number: 1659 · Language: Hebrew

This is the second book of the Torah, Exodus, printed in Vienna. Included are commentaries and the Aramaic translation.

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ספר שערי תשובה

IJA Number: 302 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the Jewish Holiday of Seliḥot printed in Livorno.

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بروتوكولات حكماء صهيون

IJA Number: 171 · Language: Arabic

This is an Arabic printing of the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.

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מחזור ליום כפור

IJA Number: 17 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kippur. It is printed in Livorno for the Sephardic communities.

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מחזור לשלש רגלים

IJA Number: 1694 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book printed in Vienna for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals in the Sephardic style.

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