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IJA 3068

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Each folder contains individual student records including photographs, exam scores, and student certifications. Some student folders include admissions letters and correspondence with various government agencies relating to the student.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3068
Item Number
14345
Date
Approx. January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1980
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Chart, Chemistry, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Eagle Crest, Education, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, English Literature, Exam Records, File Folder, Form, Frank Iny School, French, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Letterhead, Literature, Mathematics, Menahem S. Daniel’s School, Ministry of Health, Non-Denationalization Number, Office of Assessment - Exams and Certifications, Office of Education – Baghdad, Office of General Citizenship, Office of General Enlistment, Office of the Civil Status of Eastern Karrada, Personal Letterhead, Photograph, Primary Education Certificate, Primary School, Revenue Stamp, School Material, Science, Secondary Education Certificate, Secondary School, Shamash Secondary School, Students, The British Council, Transcript, Travel, Typed, University of Cambridge, University of London

AI en Translation, Pages 176-200

Page 176

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
CENTRE No.: 90670
CENTRE NAME: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
CANDIDATE No.: 00172
CANDIDATE NAME: SAMI NAJI COHEN
DATE: JUNE 1971
SUBJECT CODE No. AND TITLE | LEVEL | GRADE
190 FRENCH | ORDINARY | A PASS
360 MATHS. SYLL. A | ORDINARY | A PASS
703 CL. ARABIC | ADVANCED | B PASS
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE
DPGC 15.
P.T.O.
No. 000172
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary Study Document »
School Directorate
Shammash Private Preparatory School
Number / Sh Th / 404 / 72
Date / 20 / 7 / 1971
Examination Number 8645
To / The General Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧
Sami Naji Cohen, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students
He entered the general examination for the year 1971/72 and his result was ⟦illegible⟧
The grades are listed on the back and upon his request we provided this document.
1 - Admitted based on Transfer Certificate No. 111 dated 17 / 8 / 1967
in ⟦illegible⟧
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
Entity addressed | Document Number | Date
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of failure years, and reason (illness ⟦illegible⟧
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Very good
6 - Date of leaving school. 1 / 8 / 1971
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate? Yes
School Registrar
⟦illegible⟧

Page 177

Number 000172
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary School Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
Issue / Sh / 404 / 72
Date 20 / 7 / 1972
Examination Number 8645
Photograph
x
Shamash
Baghdad
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
School Clerk
School Director
Stamp
Shamash Private School
Preparatory
Baghdad

Page 178

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh 72 / 278
Date: 20 / 7 / 1972
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Subject / Graduation Certificate
Greetings
Please prepare the graduation certificate for preparatory studies
for the student Sami Naji Nassim Cohen. Below is the required information
for this purpose.
With great appreciation
⟦signature⟧
Mohammad Nassim Labban
Principal
Information:
1- Name: Sami Naji Nassim Cohen
2- Year of Graduation: 72 / 1972
3- Examination Number: 8645
4- Total Grade: 548
5- The round in which he passed: First
6- Place of Birth: Baghdad
7- Date of Birth: 18 / 12 / 1955
8- Address: Alwiyah Al-Jadida, Plot 482
9- Number and date of the Iraqi Nationality Retention ID :: 297 / 298 on 21 / 9 / 1964
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 179

General Directorate of Cultural Relations / Cultural Exchange - Ministry of Education Baghdad
Greetings.
Subject / Equivalency of the English General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.).
I enclose herewith the English General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) certificates which I obtained
as a result of the aforementioned examinations.
Please kindly provide the equivalency for the purpose of entering universities, with thanks and appreciation.
⟦S. M.⟧
The Student
Sami Naji Cohen

Page 182

Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Intermediate School Document »
School Directorate: Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
No: 000133
Examination Number:
Date: / / 19
Number:
Addressed to:
2 - Documents that:
1 - Accepted by:
In:
School Grades: 100 100
Entered the exam: ⟦...⟧
3 - Grades
4 - Lessons
5 - His conduct
6 - Date of ⟦...⟧
7 - Was he provided with a certificate
Yours sincerely,
⟦illegible signature⟧
Registrar.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (OVERSEAS)-INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE
DPGC 15. (72/73)
CANDIDATE No. | 00110 | CANDIDATE NAME | SAMI NAJI COHEN | JUNE 1972 | CANDIDATE No. | 00110
CENTRE No. | 90670 | CENTRE NAME | BAGHDAD, IRAQ |  | CENTRE No. | 90670
LEVEL | SUBJECT CODE No. AND TITLE | GRADE | LEVEL | SUBJECT CODE No. AND TITLE | GRADE | LEVEL | SUBJECT CODE No. AND TITLE | GRADE
ORDINARY | 080 CHEMISTRY | A PASS | ORDINARY | 160 ENG.LANGUAGE | C PASS | ORDINARY | 370 ADD.MATHS. | A PASS
ORDINARY | 540 PHYSICS | A PASS |  |  |  |  |  |
P.T.O.

Page 183

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OVERSEAS
The statement on the other side of this form shows the grades awarded to you in the Advanced and/or the Ordinary level in each subject for which you entered. This information is sent before the issue of Certificates and the University reserves the right to correct it. The results of the examination are final and binding on all candidates and the University will not, except in its absolute discretion, enter into correspondence about the results with candidates or their parents, or guardians or other persons claiming to act in loco parentis. This document is not a Certificate and must not be regarded as such. An 'X' indicates absence from the examination in a subject. A hyphen '-' indicates an incomplete result.
Advanced Level
At this level grades A, B, C, D and E are grades of pass in descending order of merit, reading from left to right, and grade F, followed by the word FAIL, denotes failure. Grade O, followed by ORD, at this level indicates a compensatory Ordinary level pass. The words FAIL and ORD apply to the subject as a whole.
In Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics and Zoology two grades are given. The first is the grade given in the subject as a whole, including the practical test; to the right of this appears the grade given in the practical test only.
There are no oral tests in the languages at this level.
Ordinary Level
At this level grades A, C and E are grades of pass in descending order of merit reading from left to right, and Grades F and H, followed by the word FAIL, denote failure.
Where a candidate has entered for both Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics an alternative Advanced level pass in Mathematics (Pure and Applied) may be given if the performance in Paper 1 of each subject reaches the required standard. An alternative Advanced level pass in Mathematics (Pure and Applied) will not be awarded to a candidate absent from any paper of Pure Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.
There are no oral tests in the languages at this level except for certain schools in West Africa. For candidates from these schools there are two grades in French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. The first represents the result given in the subject as a whole including the oral test; to the right of this appears the grade given in the oral test only. The oral grades are A, B, C, D, E, O and F. Failure in the oral test does not necessarily indicate failure in the subject as a whole.
Based on the student's request
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Full Name
Its date
Place and date of birth
Year of admission
Grade
School
Notes
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ school

BAG/604/⟦940⟧
The British Council,
P.O. Box No. 298,
Baghdad, Iraq.
12/10/62
Index No. on original certificate 016445
Dear Sir ⟦M. Sami⟧
I have the pleasure of enclosing herewith your certificate for
the ⟦G.C.E. Results 1962⟧
Please sign the attached slip and return to me assoon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
⟦illegible signature⟧
Registrar.
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
School Directorate
Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Number 000132
No. / ⟦line⟧
Date / / 19
Examination Number ⟦line⟧
That ⟦...⟧
Entered the exam ⟦...⟧
The grades ⟦...⟧
1 - Has ⟦...⟧ in ⟦...⟧
2 - The documents ⟦...⟧
The addressed entity
3 - Classes
4 - Lessons
5 - His conduct
6 - Date of ⟦...⟧
7 - Was he provided with a certificate
WILKES NU-KAMP STATIONERY

Page 185

Full Name
School
Grade and Section
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Nationality
Religion
Guardian's Name
Occupation and Address
Date of Entry into School
General Registry Number
⟦Khalaf Hamid⟧
1948 - 1949
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
LCE
This notification of result which is issued to every candidate is NOT
a certificate. Successful candidates receive in addition a Lower
Certificate in English recording the tests in which they have passed.
The Syndicate reserves the right to correct the information given
before the issue of certificates to successful candidates.
No reliance should be placed on the accuracy of the result slip
should there be any alteration or erasure or tear in it.
The RESULT IN EACH TEST is described as follows :-
6 Very Good
5 Good
4 Pass
3 Pass
2 Fail
1 Fail
At this level grades
THE RESULT IN EXAMINATION is described as follows :-
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES :-
"Gained a Certificate"
UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES :-
"Failed to gain a Certificate"
"Absent from part of the Examination"
"Absent from all tests"
These candidates must re-enter
for the whole examination.
GAINED A CERTIFICATE
DECEMBER 1950
BAGHDAD

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000133
School Directorate: Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
No. /:
Date: / /
Examination Number: ⟦line⟧
That ⟦line⟧
Entered the exam ⟦line⟧
The grades listed in ⟦line⟧ and based
⟦illegible⟧ remaining to ⟦illegible⟧ bin Nissim Cohen
⟦illegible⟧ 12/25/1957
Sami Naji
⟦signature⟧
1 - Acco ⟦line⟧ according to the cer
in ⟦line⟧
2 - Documents provided ⟦line⟧
The entity addressed to it ⟦line⟧
3 - The classes that ⟦line⟧
4 - The subjects that ⟦line⟧
5 - His behavior and disci ⟦line⟧
6 - Date of leaving the ⟦line⟧
7 - Was he provided with a tran ⟦line⟧
⟦circular stamp with illegible text⟧
The Republic of Iraq
Fils 75 Fils
Revenue Stamp
20
A photo that cannot be separated for imaging aging

Page 186

No. 000133
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
School Directorate
Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Number /
Date / / 19
Examination Number ⟦line⟧
Solar Photography
x
To /: ⟦Administration of Shamash Preparatory School⟧
That: ⟦Selim Selim Cohen⟧
Whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the: ⟦Third⟧ grade
From our school, entered the: ⟦General⟧ examination
For the year 19 / 19: ⟦69 / 70⟧
And his result was: ⟦Success⟧
In the: ⟦First⟧ session
And obtained the grades listed on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document .:
1 - Admitted: ⟦According to transfer certificate numbered⟧
And dated / / 19 issued by the school: ⟦in⟧
2 - Documents previously provided .:
Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Type of document
Certificates and Examinations Department
Certifies the validity of the school principal's signature
and the document title
Date 26 / 8 / 1970
⟦Akram Habib⟧
3 - Grades failed in, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or other) .:
4 - Subjects in which he completed (re-sit) .:
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance .: ⟦Good⟧
6 - Date of leaving the school .: ⟦1970/8/26⟧
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate .: ⟦Was not provided⟧
School Clerk
School Principal
Republic of Iraq
50 Financial Validity Fils
Republic of Iraq
20 Financial Validity Fils
Photo cannot be separated for imaging purposes

Page 187

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000133
School Directorate: Frank Eini Private Intermediate School
Issue No. /: 122
Date: / / 19
Examination Number: 81707
Photograph
x
To / Management of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Sami Nasser Dahab, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the third intermediate grade of our school
He entered the general examination for the year 1969 / 1970 and his result was pass in the first session and he obtained
the grades listed on the back, and based on his request, we provided him with this document.
1 - He was admitted according to Transfer Certificate No. 109 dated 8 / 1 / 1967 issued by Assim Daniel Primary School
in
The addressed party of the document | Its number | Its date | Document type
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
None provided
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or other). He did not fail
4 - Subjects in which he completed. —
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance. Very good
6 - Date he left the school. 1 / 8 / 1970
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate. No, he was not provided
School Clerk
School Principal
Stamp
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Civil Status Identity Number 298/297 on 21 / 8 / 1964

Page 189

Student address for the academic year 1960 / 61
(6)
Student's name :: Sami Naji Ghanam Karma
Student's birth year and mother's name :: 12 / 18 / 1945 Latifa Daoud
Student's birthplace :: Baghdad
Residential address :: Alwiya Al-Yahud, Plot 482
Home phone :: None
Name and work address of the student's guardian :: None
Guardian's occupation :: Unemployed
Employed ::
Or unemployed :: ✓
Work phone :: None
Non-dropping [citizenship] identity card number :: 397 / 398
Date of non-dropping identity card :: 4 / 21 / 1964
Name of school the student attended :: Menahem Daniel
Civil registry book number :: 81800
Date of civil registry book :: 12 / 13 / 1961
⟦illegible⟧

Page 190

Computer
Number ⟦illegible⟧ 1968
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Menachem Saleh Daniel Private Primary School
Primary School Graduation Document
Number: 109 :
Date: 1 / 8 / 1967 :
Examination Number: - 15554
DANIEL SCHOOL
⟦illegible⟧
School Management: - Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
The student Sami Naji Naseem Cohen, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the
Sixth Primary Grade from our school who entered the General Examination for Primary Education for the year
1966 / 1967 and his result was (Pass) in the (First) session.
Below is the statement of his grades.
Subject | Grade
Arabic Language | 99
English Language | 99
Social Studies | 84
Mathematics | 96
Science and Health | 95
National Education | 90
Total | 562 grades
Mary Qahtan
School Principal
The Principal
Non-Revocation Identity Card Number: 297 / 298
Non-Revocation Identity Card Date: 21 / 9 / 1964
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
20 Fils
50 Fils
BAGHDAD 1910
DANIEL SCHOOL
Mary Qahtan
1/8/1967
Afif Al-Dabbagh
Abdul Jabbar Nazim
Seen ⟦illegible⟧

Page 192

Sami Naji Nasim Cohen
First Intermediate (B) | 1967/68
Second " (C) | 1968 - 69
Third " | 1969 - 70
Fourth Scientific | 1970 - 71
Fifth Scientific | 1971 - 72
Sixth Scientific | 1972 - 73
71

Page 193

Badi' Issam Ezra Sassoon Ibrahim Shahrabani
Academic Year 65 - 1966 [ First Intermediate ]
" 66 - 1967 [ "
" 67 - 1968 Second
" 68 - 1969 Third
" 69 - 1970 [ Fourth General
" 70 - 1971 [ " "
" 71 - 1972 Fifth Scientific
" 72 - 1973 Sixth Scientific

Page 194

Number 000149
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary Education Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
Number / Sh / 269
Date 10 / 11 / 1971
Examination Number
Solar Photography (Photo)
Shamash Private Secondary School
Number
Date
Baghdad
Badi' Naseem Shahrabani
1952 H. Haql Elias
Directed to / Field of the Educational Studies Committee
Badi' Naseem Shahrabani, whose photo is attached above, is a student in the fourth scientific grade of our school
He entered the exam for the year 1971 / 1972 and his result was - in the session - and he obtained
The grades listed on the back and based on his request we provided him with this document
Fashion Store Al-Samawal Street Baghdad
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
Educational Studies Committee Field | 25 | 15 / 8 / 1971 | Frank Iny Intermediate
| 71324 | 20 / 4 / 71 | Preparatory
| 8377 | 25 / 8 / 71 |
1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 818 and dated 2 / 8 / 1969 issued by Frank Iny Intermediate School
at phone ⟦illegible⟧
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or otherwise).
Fourth General 69 / 70
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Very good
6 - Date of leaving school. Still continuing his studies
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate. He was not provided with this document
School Clerk
Suad Abboud
School Principal
Shamash Private Secondary School
Stamp
Number
Date
Baghdad
He was also provided with the following books: 1214 / 1974, 10 / 10 / 1962

Page 195

Student Address for the Academic Year 1971/1972
Student Name: Badie' Naim Shahrabani
Student's birth year and mother's name: 1952 Haila Haqqi Elias
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Residential address: Al-Alwiya Al-Jadida, Plot 524
Home phone: None
Name and address of student's guardian's workplace: Fashion Store, Al-Samawal Street, Baghdad
Student's guardian's occupation: Merchant
Office phone: None
Non-forfeiture identity number: 1212 / 1924
Non-forfeiture identity date: 17 / 10 / 1964
Last school the student attended: Frank Iny Intermediate School
Population register book number: 7124
Population register book date: 20 / 8 / 1962
⟦illegible stamp⟧

| Subject | Grade in numbers | Grade in writing
General Fourth Grade |  | 74 | Seventy-four
10/25/1954
Pass
Fifth Grade |  | 58 | Fifty-eight
Pass
10/24/1955
Ministerial Sixth Grade |  | 63 | Sixty-three
1956/1957
8/21/1957
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
20717
8/28/1957
⟦illegible⟧

Page 196

(( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ))
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
Number :: SH / 84 / 71
Date :: 19 / 7 / 1971
Recruitment Department / Karrada Al-Sharqiya
After greetings.
We certify to you that the document numbered SH / 227 and dated 28 / 6 / 1970 attached
herewith, which belongs to (Badi' Na'im Ezra Shahrabani), was issued by the administration of this school.
Please be informed.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Principal

Page 197

⟦Photograph of a young man in a suit and tie attached to the top right corner⟧
(( ⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ ))
Shemesh School Department:
Former student of the school:
1- Name and Surname :: ⟦Salim⟧
2- Date of Birth :: ⟦1937⟧
3- ⟦illegible⟧ :: ⟦Salim Qahtan⟧
4- ⟦illegible⟧ :: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated 1 / 7 / 1952 for the amount of 750 fils, to be received by the Secretariat if not already paid
Established pursuant to a graduation certificate issued by this school ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) by which his grade rank was determined
⟦illegible⟧ Intermediate
Accordingly, we have no objection to his admission to the aforementioned grade
The Principal

Page 198

Number 000118
Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Secondary Education Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
No. / S / 227
Date: June 28, 1971
Examination Number
To / Recruitment Officer of Karrada Al-Sharqiya
The individual named Bassem Ezra Shahrabani, whose photo is attached above, is a student in the Fourth Scientific Grade at our school.
He entered the ministerial examination for the year 1970 / 1971 and his result was passing in the first session, obtaining the
grades listed on the back. Upon his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - He was admitted based on Transfer Certificate No. 81 dated August 2, 1969, issued by Yusuf Samih Intermediate School
in Baghdad Governorate.
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
Entity addressed in the document | Number | Date | Document Type
Recruitment Officer of Karrada Al-Sharqiya | 250 | 15 / 6 / 70 | Preparatory
" | 222 | 20 / 4 / 71 | "
Fourth Scientific June 28, 70
⟦signature⟧
3 - Grades failed and number of years of failure and reason for failure (illness or other).
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete. None
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Very Good
6 - Date of leaving school. He is still enrolled ⟦until now⟧
7 - Has he been provided with a transfer certificate. No, except for this document
Stamp
School Clerk
Shaker Mahmoud
School Principal
Samira Nassim
Iraqi Citizenship Retention Identity Number: 1214 / 1544 on Oct 17, 1964

Page 199

(( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ))
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
Number: Sh / ⟦29⟧ / 71
Date: 24 / 4 / 1971
Recruitment Department / Karrada Al-Sharqiya
After greetings.
We certify to you that document No. Sh/ 222 dated 20 / 4 / 1971 attached
herewith, which belongs to (Bahij Naim Ezra Shahrabani), was issued by the administration of this school.
Please be informed.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
The Director

Page 200

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary Study Document »
No: 000109
School Directorate: Shamash Private Preparatory School
(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)
(Private)
Shamash Private School
Baghdad
New Alwiya
Telephone 91693
No: Sh/71/36
Date: 20 / 4 / 1971
Directorate of Education and Teaching for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
After greetings.
We attach herewith the two documents numbered Sh/321 and Sh/322 and dated 20 / 4 / 971
belonging to Saeed Shawqi Yaqoub Dallal and Badi' Naeem Ezra Shahrabani for the purpose of
certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Principal
Samha Naseem
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ our school
And obtained
⟦illegible⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Stamp
Civil Status Identity Number: 1544/1314 on 10 / 1 / 1964