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قالت شهرزاد

IJA Number: 2902 · Language: Arabic

This is part one of “The Tales of Scheherazade” in Arabic, the Persian queen who inspired "One Thousand and One Nights." It is presented by the Iraqi National Youth and the inside bears an image of King Faisal II.

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الملف: تعبى بالشؤون الاسرائيلية و الصهيونية

IJA Number: 164 · Language: Arabic

This is a periodical published in Arabic titled "The File," Vol. 5, No. (4/52) from July 1988.

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[Book Section - Liturgy]

IJA Number: 2906 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a book with prayers for the sick. There is no publication information.

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ספר במדבר הרביעי לתורת האלוהים

IJA Number: 1632 · Language: Hebrew

This is a volume of the book of Numbers including Hafṭarot and the Sabbath prayers. It is part of a five volume set of the Torah.

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סדר מנחה ועבית לשלש רגלים

IJA Number: 2905 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book in the Baghdadi style for the three pilgrimage holidays. It was printed in Livorno.

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[Book Section - Later Prophets]

IJA Number: 2990 · Language: Hebrew

These is from the later prophets from the Hebrew Bible. There is no publication information.

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ספר חיים טובים מחזור ליום הכפורים חלק ג

IJA Number: 1627 · Language: Hebrew

This is part three of a three volume prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur printed in Baghdad.

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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2917 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book for Sabbath morning services. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Collection of Hebrew Short Stories]

IJA Number: 2901 · Language: Hebrew

This is a collection of Hebrew short stories, likely for school use. The first part of the book is missing; there is no publication information.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 1625 · 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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الملف: تعبى بالشؤون الاسرائيلية و الصهيونية

IJA Number: 162 · Language: Arabic

This is a periodical published in Arabic titled "The File," Vol. 3, No. (10/34) from January 1987.

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Archival Materials

Student Rosters and Grade Ledgers, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 2825 · Language: Arabic

These are student rosters and grade ledgers from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools for the 1967-1968 school year.

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ספר קצת יוסף הצדיק

IJA Number: 2914 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

This is a book of Judeo-Arabic literature with stories about the biblical character Joseph, son of Jacob, from the book of Genesis. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

High School Economics Curriculum

IJA Number: 2821 · Language: Arabic

This is the 1959-1960 high school economics curriculum.

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Archival Materials

Documents Dealing with Rent Contracts for Property Owned by the Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 2818 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, primarily dealing with rent contracts. Included are calculation of expenses and a rent dispute that resulted from Jewish immigration from the area; an official court case letter regarding a lease dispute between a representative of the Jewish Lay Council and the decision of their case; an official court case; receipts from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews; an official court registration of endowment of a property notarized with a wax seal; a letter from an attorney to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews listing the expenses of the court case and requesting payment.

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סדור תפלת ישרים מנחה וערבית לשלש רגלים כמנהגי הספרדים בארץ-ישראל ובחוץ-לארץ

IJA Number: 1619 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book printed in Jerusalem for the Sephardic community living both in Israel and the diaspora. It includes afternoon and evening prayers for three pilgrimage holidays.

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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2957 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no publication information.

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مجموعة: قانون الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٧٧) لسنة ١٩٣١ ونظام الطائفة الاسرائيلية رقم (٣٦) لسنة ١٩٣١

IJA Number: 2889 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet titled: "The Jewish Community Law # 77 and the Jewish Community Statue #36 for the year 1931" and is printed in both Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The laws were published in an Iraqi newspaper in 1931.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence, Jewish Religious Court

IJA Number: 2871 · Language: Judeo-Arabic

These documents contain handwritten correspondence from the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad in Judeo-Arabic.

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Correspondence between Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools and the Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 2864 · Language: Arabic

This item contains correspondence between the administrations of the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools and the Iraqi government. The item includes requests from the schools to buy and sell typewriters; requests for permits for vehicles to transport students; requests for permits to allow school guards to carry a handgun; and requests to allow a teacher to travel to Jerusalem to during a religious holiday.

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Lists of Donors, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

IJA Number: 2804 · Language: Arabic

This is an endowment record from the board of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews. It lists the name of the donor, designated fund or use, and date of the donation.

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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 2862 · Language: Arabic

These documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, letters of recommendation, and correspondence regarding student affairs. There is also school administration correspondence.

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School Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 2857 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. They contain printed booklets of school records, printed booklets for student awards ceremonies for the 1960-1961 and 1961-1962 academic years, recognizing students from Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools; school regulations and requirements for certificates; curriculum; book and vocabulary lists; exams in Arabic and French; correspondence regarding communal laws; a building contract; blank student transfer, teacher personnel paperwork, and transcript templates; and a history of Iraq in French.These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 2853 · Language: Arabic

These are complete student education records, including photographs, from the Baghdadi Jewish Schools.

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