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IJA 3700

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

Description

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.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 3700
Item Number: 6611
Date: Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages: Arabic
Keywords: Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Chart, Chemistry, Correspondence, Director of School Administration, Education, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, English Literature, Exam Records, File Folder, Financial, Fragments, Frank Iny School, French, Geography, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, High School, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Jewish Lay Council, Kindergarten, King Faisal School, Letterhead, Literature, Marriage Certificate, Mathematics, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Middle School, Office of Assessment - Exams and Certifications, Office of Education – Baghdad, President of the Jewish Community, Primary Education Certificate, Primary School, Private School, Public School, Receipts, School Material, Science, Secondary School, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Transcript, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 526-550

Page 526

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject: Correction of a mixed-up name
Number: Sh/53/80
Date: 27/7/953
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District.
Greetings.
With reference to the lists sent to us which include the names of female students who
participated in the baccalaureate exams for secondary studies for the academic year 52 - 953
(Scientific Branch). The name of the student mentioned below was recorded incorrectly; please
correct it in your records as follows.
Examination Number | Incorrect Name | Correct Name | Type of Study
6238 | Tolina Raphael Huwaish | Tolina Raphael Hurish | Secondary (Girls)
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Page 527

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/62/53
Date: 26 / 5 / 1953
Subject:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Certificates and Statistics
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 12354 and dated 19 / 5 / 1953.
We attach herewith lists of the names of male and female students of the fifth secondary grade
with their annual averages for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Gharib⟧
The Director

Page 528

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: Sh/53/62
Date: 26 / 5 / 1953
Names of the fifth-grade secondary female students for the academic year
1952/1953 with their annual averages.
No. | Student Name | Arabic Language | English Language | Algebra | Solid Geometry | Physics | Chemistry | Zoology and Botany | Total | Remarks
1 | Esperance Mounir Sodaee | 63 | 54 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 71 | 82 | 482 | Passed
2 | Evelyn Yaqoub Qar'een | 67 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 53 | 77 | 63 | 474 | Passed
3 | Berta Yaqoub Jouri | 54 | 55 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 82 | 82 | 485 | Passed
4 | Tolina Raphael Horish | 58 | 55 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 72 | 60 | 450 | Passed
5 | Charlotta Ibrahim Ishayeq | 88 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 88 | 99 | 93 | 648 | Passed
6 | Florence Sayon Balas | 59 | 72 | 80 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 470 | Passed
7 | Louise Israel Hay | 87 | 87 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 661 | Passed
⟦Abdullah Ovadia⟧
The Director

Page 529

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Number: Sh/62/53
Date: 26 / 5 / 1953
No:
Date:
Names of students in the Fifth Preparatory Grade for the school year
1952 / 1953 with their annual averages
Student Name | Arabic Language | English Language | Algebra & Composition | Solid Geometry | Physics | Chemistry | Biology | Total | Remarks
1 Ibrahim Albert Shlomo Bashir | 87 | 63 | 86 | 93 | 92 | 97 | 78 | 596 | Pass
2 Albert Sion Zilkha | 74 | 64 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 89 | 72 | 552 | Pass
3 Dawood Isaac Sheena | 83 | 74 | 84 | 73 | 69 | 86 | 60 | 529 | Pass
4 Sassoon Hesqel Sawdaei | 53 | 57 | 71 | 81 | 61 | 73 | 66 | 462 | Pass
5 Abdullah Ibrahim Tarzi | 72 | 66 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 78 | 598 | Pass
6 Yaqub Hakham Dawood | 63 | 44 | 81 | 89 | 55 | 95 | 67 | 450 | Incomplete in English
⟦Abdullah Sharbad⟧
Principal

Page 530

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/53/56
Date: 24 / 5 / 1953
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Certificates and Statistics
Greetings.
Subject / Regarding the results of annual averages
Reference to your letter numbered 12205 and dated 18 / 5 / 953.
We attach herewith the number of female and male students for the fifth secondary grade
who passed and those with incomplete requirements in the annual averages for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Page 531

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Subject:
Number: Sh / 52 / 56
Date: 24 / 5 / 1953
Number of successful, completing, and failing students for the fifth
preparatory grade (Scientific Branch) for the academic year
1952 / 1953
⟦line⟧
Number of Successful | Number of Completing | Number of Failing
5 (Five) | 1 (One) | None
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Page 532

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Number: SH/53/56
Subject:
Date: 24 / 5 / 1953
Number of passing, re-examining, and failing female students for the
Fifth Preparatory Class (Scientific Branch) for the academic year
1952 / 1953
Number of Passing | Number of Re-examining | Number of Failing
7 (Seven) | None | None
⟦Abdullah Shobir⟧
The Director

Page 533

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Number: Sh/52/53
Date: 5 / 6 / 1953
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 10224 and dated 4 / 22 / 1953.
We attach herewith the names of the female and male students of the fifth secondary grade who passed and those with incomplete requirements
in the annual averages for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
⟦Abdullah Khadduri⟧
Acting Director

Page 534

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: Sh/53/53
Date: 5/6/1953
• Names of passing and re-sit students for the fifth secondary grade for the academic year 1952/1953 •
Sequence | Examination Number | Student Name | Remarks
1 - | | Ibrahim Albert Shlomo Bashir | Passed
2 - | | Albert Sion Zilkha | Passed
3 - | | Daoud Ishaq Sheena | Passed
4 - | | Sassoon Hezekiah Sodaee | Passed
5 - | | Abdullah Ibrahim Tarzi | Passed
6 - | | Yaqub Hakham Daoud | Re-sit in English
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Page 535

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: Sh/52/53
Date: 5/6/1953
No:
Date:
• Names of successful and re-sit female students for the fifth preparatory grade for the academic year 1952/1953 •
Sequence | Examination Number | Student Name | Remarks
1 - 1 |  | Esperance Menio Sodaee | Successful
2 - |  | Evelyn Yaqoub Termin | Successful
3 - |  | Bertha Yaqoub Jouri | Successful
4 - |  | Tolina Raphael Hourish | Successful
5 - |  | Charlotte Ibrahim Ishaq | Successful
6 - |  | Florence Sion Balas | Successful
7 - |  | Louise Israel Hay | Successful
⟦Abdullah Shobo⟧
And the Director

Page 538

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Shamash Preparatory School
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/53/275
Date 11 / 9 / 1953
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings.
With reference to your letter numbered 27402 and dated 2 / 11 / 1953.
Below is a table with the required information regarding the admission of students to the fourth preparatory grade
and the first intermediate grade.
This is ⟦from our directorate⟧ and please accept our highest respect.
Number of students admitted to the fourth secondary grade from the graduates of the intermediate study for the year 52/53 | Number of students admitted to the first intermediate grade from the graduates of the primary study for the year 52/53 | Number of students admitted to the first intermediate grade for the year 53/54 | Number of students admitted to the fourth secondary grade for the year 53/54
13 male students + 16 female students | 32 male students + 27 female students | 42 male students + 32 female students | 13 male students + 17 female students
| 27 female students | 32 female students |
⟦Shukrallah⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
The Director
⟦Frank Iny Shamash School⟧

Page 540

Shamash Preparatory School
and
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F/ ⟦274⟧ / 54
Date ⟦21 / 12 / 1954⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings ⟦line⟧ .
Reference to your letter numbered 36013 and dated 19 / 12 / 1954.
We are sending you a table regarding the distribution of female and male students across the various
intermediate and preparatory classes according to their ages.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Obadia⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Page 541

Qaim Shammam
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL - BAGHDAD
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
– Certificates –
No. - 76017
Date - 1954/12/19
To the administrations of all official, private, and foreign intermediate and preparatory schools for boys and girls
We list below for you a table dealing with the distribution of students into classes according to their ages. Students whose
ages range between thirteen and fourteen years are to be listed in the first field, and those between fourteen
and fifteen years in the second field, and so on, provided that the number of males is listed in the section for males
and females in the section for females.
Note - Please fill out the table listed below after verifying their identity records, detach it from the margin,
and send it with a letter to this Directorate.
⟦signature⟧
Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli
for / Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
Directorate of General Cultural Affairs - with reference to its letter No. 45708 dated 1954/12/5
Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli
Certificates and Statistics Observation - for follow-up.
Grade | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 | 16-17 | 17-18 | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female
First Intermediate | 56 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Intermediate | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third Intermediate |  |  | 1 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fourth Preparatory |  |  |  |  | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fifth Preparatory |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Page 542

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject:
Number: Sh/ ⟦71⟧ / 54
Date: 8 / 11 / 1954
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings.
With reference to your letter numbered 25540 and dated 12 / 10 / 954.
We are sending you herewith a list of the names of male and female graduates from the
fifth secondary grade for the academic year 1953 - 1954. Please be informed
that we do not have any male or female student expelled during the mentioned academic year.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Principal
⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 11 / 54 ⟦illegible⟧

Page 543

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: Sh/54/5
Date: 8 / 11 / 1954
List of names of male and female graduates from the Fifth
Preparatory Grade (Scientific) for the academic year 1953-1954
| Student Name | Full Address
1 | Isaac Ibrahim Shmegh | 1/2/22 Al-Saadoun Quarter
2 | Elias Yaqoub Fattal | 1/3/2 Abu Nuwas Street
3 | Jack Khedhouri Aini | 4/D/10/1 Mamo Orchard
4 | Jamil Sassoon Cohen | 10/H/3 Orfali
5 | Hikmat (Edmond) Ibrahim Masri | 14/51/1/12 Al-Rawaf
6 | Daoud Nassim Barshan | Plot 44 - Alwiyah
7 | Salem Ibrahim Moshi | 1/2/2 Al-Rawaf Street
8 | Salman Daoud Zubaida | 3T/1 Orfalia
9 | Sidqi Muhammad Hassan Al-Souri | 1/957 Karrada - Sab' Qusur
10 | Maurice Abdullah Dangoor | 1/434 Sinak
11 | Maurice Ezra Dangoor | 25A/2/1 Kurd al-Pasha
12 | Munir Khedhouri Shmegh | Plot 51 Alwiyah
13 |  |
| Female Students' Names |
1 | Esperance Munir Soudayi | 428 / Plot - Alwiyah
2 | Bertine Hayawi Soudayi | 429 Plot - Alwiyah
3 | Jacqueline Munir Soudayi | Plot 428
4 | Khatoun Gurji Isaac | 25/1/35 Ras al-Qarya
5 | Doreen Khedhouri Shmegh | Plot 51 - Alwiyah
6 | Rachel Youssef Eliyahu Bashi | 55/1/A - Bataween
7 | Lillian Moshi Shohet | 15G/21 - Kurd al-Pasha
8 | Nahida Abdul Wahab Al-Sheikhly | 4/212 Bab Al-Sheikh
⟦Abdullah Shmegh⟧
The Principal

Page 549

List of names of those exempted in various subjects
Third Intermediate Grade
Frank Iny School 1956 / 1957
Name | Arabic | Islamic Studies | Physics | History | Assignments | Algebra | Geometry | Hygiene | Physics
1 Sassoon Perioud Hillel Shroudi |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |
2 (Mid-year) Morsi Shlomo Zakka |  |  | 91 |  |  |  |  |  |
3 Saleh Salman Daniel Al-Mulla |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |
4 Munir Heskel Youssef Sheena |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |
5 Wathiq Khattab Al-Masri |  |  |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |
6 (Suaad Amn) Yaqub Rabbi Mota |  |  |  | 90 |  | 90 |  |  |
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 550

FRANK INY SCHOOL          Frank Iny School
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY          Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad          Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693          Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ No. F/507
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 5 / 6 / 1957
Administration of the Eastern Secondary School for Boys
We attach herewith two lists containing the annual effort averages for the female and male students of the
third intermediate grade from our school for the academic year 1956 / 1957.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
The Principal