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IJA 3767

Documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools in Baghdad. Included are class curriculums, book lists, academic calendars, school registration information, advertisements for printing services, arrangements for academic awards ceremonies, questionnaire forms, and lists of students receiving academic awards. There is also a holiday card.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3767
Item Number
10174
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Britain, Correspondence, Envelope, Exams, Financial, Frank Iny School, French, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Inventory, Letterhead, Postage Stamp, President of the Mosaic Community, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Typed, University

AI en Translation, Pages 251-275

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Ceremony program for the Elisha Naggar
and Stafford Sassoon awards distribution for the summer of 1962
Monday morning 20 / 5 / 1963
1- Ladies, misses, and gentlemen, good morning.
2- Our school prides itself today with this honorable ceremony to distribute school awards to the outstanding students
in their studies for this academic year. As we welcome our esteemed visitors, we are proud to
present to them our award-winning students as they make their way to the podium.
3- Our dear students, the award recipients, are requested to salute their honorable audience.
4- Distinguished guests, our schools take pride in this elite group of students, who are the object of its pride
and the good fruit of its efforts. Their chests have been adorned with medals; among them is the first, the ideal,
and those who have won the Medal of Commendation and the medals of Honor, Excellence, and Distinction ....
5- We begin our ceremony with the Republican Anthem .... the Republican Anthem ....
6- Award students are requested to take the seats prepared for them.
7- Mr. Abdullah Owaidya is now invited to deliver his speech.
8- Ladies, misses, and gentlemen ...
We previously referred to the various awards and medals worn by those who earned them. There is
the Commendation Award, which is granted to a student who receives awards in three consecutive years
or more. There is the Honor Award, which is granted to a student who receives three or more awards in
one year. And the Excellence Award, which is granted to one who excels over the students of his class in the results of the
general ministerial examinations (Baccalaureates), such that he is among the top three students in Iraq ...
or for one who achieves first place among the students of his class in school examinations or general examinations
or special examinations in three consecutive exams during the intermediate and secondary
study stages ... There is also the Distinction Award, which is granted to a student who receives the Honor
or Excellence awards in three consecutive years. Sixteen of our students have earned
the Commendation Award this year, and four students have earned the Honor Award. Also,
five students have earned the Excellence Award. And two students have earned the Distinction Award.
9- Now, the head of the community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadouri, is requested to come to the stage to distribute
the awards to the recipients. Also, Mr. Abdullah Owaidya is requested to come to the stage
as well to congratulate the students on that.
10- School awards for the year 1962 - 1963.
( To be continued )

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First - Awards for Excellence, Distinction, Honor, and Commendation
1- Sami Abdul Rahman: Graduated Summer 1962 from Shamash Preparatory School.
(1) He won the Excellence Award for receiving Honor or Distinction awards in three consecutive years.
(2) He also won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school and
ministerial examinations for five consecutive years in the intermediate and preparatory stages.
(3) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in five consecutive years.
2- Emil Ezra Somekh from the fourth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) He won the Excellence Award for receiving Honor or Distinction awards in five
consecutive years.
(2) He also won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school
and ministerial examinations for seven consecutive years in the primary, intermediate
and secondary stages.
(3) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in seven consecutive years.
3- Dawood Farid Samra from the first grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
(1) He won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school and ministerial examinations
in five consecutive years in the primary stage.
(2) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in five consecutive years.
4- Dawood Ihsan Samra from the sixth grade in Frank Iny Primary School.
(1) He won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school examinations in five
consecutive years in the primary stage.
(2) He also won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
(3) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in five consecutive years.
5- Salman Ihsan Samra from the fifth grade (B) in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) He won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school examinations in four
consecutive years in the primary stage.
(2) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in four consecutive years.
6- Elias Gurji Zilkha from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) He won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
(2) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in seven consecutive years.
7- (George Dawood) Salman Dallal from the fourth grade in Shamash Preparatory School.
(1) He won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
(2) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
8- Emil Eliyahu Saleh from the fifth grade (B) in Frank Iny Primary School.
(1) He won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
(2) He also won the Commendation Award for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
(Continued on page 3)

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9- (Ishaq Naji) Yehuda Ghazal from the fourth grade at Shamash Secondary School
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in four consecutive years
Due to his absence, Hilda Yehuda Ghazal steps forward to receive the award on his behalf.
10- Behramjit Tawar from the fourth grade at Shamash Secondary School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for studying the art of painting by himself and passing
the G.C.E. exam at the ordinary level in January 1963.
11- Daoud Abd al-Latif Arabili from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
12- Khidhir Salim Bassoon from the second grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
13- Ezra Asher al-Murqaji from the first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in five consecutive years.
14- Rita Salman Qattan from the fourth grade at Frank Iny Primary School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
15- Vera Naji Said from the sixth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
16- Freddy Faraj Najarian from the fourth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School.
a) Won the Award of Merit for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
(To be continued)

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Second - The rest of the school prizes for this year 1962-1963
1- Edward Meir Abdel Aziz - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the First Prize for successfully passing the equivalent of eight subjects at the Ordinary Level
in the (G.C.E.) exam for the summer of 1962.
2- (George Daoud) Salman Dallal from the fourth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in his class (Third Intermediate) in the exam
of the Brevet for the summer of 1962 in the French language.
2) He also won the First Prize for writing the best essay in the French language among students
of the preparatory classes for the school year 1962-1963.
3- (Nizar Hayim) Jack Yahya - from the second grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) He won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in his class, First Intermediate (B), in the exam
of the Certificat for the summer of 1962 in the French language.
2) He also won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in the school exams
for the First Grade (B) for the summer of 1962.
4- Nilda Yousef Qarayin - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) She won the First Prize for achieving the top rank (duplicate) in the Second Grade (B) in the exam
of the University of Cambridge in the English language for the summer of 1962.
Cambridge Lower Certificate
5- Lizette Manashi Shashoua - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) She won the First Prize for achieving the top rank (duplicate) in the Second Grade (B) in the exam
of the University of Cambridge in the English language for the summer of 1962
Cambridge Lower Certificate
6- Ronnie Ezra (Daoud Hay) - from the fourth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the First Prize for achieving the top rank (duplicate) in the Second Grade (B) in the exam
of the University of Cambridge in the English language for the summer of 1962
Cambridge Lower Certificate
7- Moshe Salman Dallal - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) He won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in the University of Cambridge exam in the English language
for the autumn of 1962 Cambridge Lower Certificate
2) He also won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in the school exams for the grade
Second (B) for the summer of 1962.
8- Sami Abdel Rahman - graduated in the summer of 1962 from Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the First Prize for achieving the top rank in his class in the General Exam (Baccalaureate)
for preparatory studies in the summer of 1962.
(To be continued)

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9 - Emile Ezra Somekh - from the fourth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in his class in the general exam (Baccalaureate)
for intermediate studies in the summer of 1962.
10 - Daoud Farid Samra - from the first grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place among the students of Frank Iny Primary School in the general
exams (Baccalaureate) for primary studies for the summer of 1962.
11 - Gladys Joseph Ezra - from the first grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place among the students of Menahem Daniel Primary School
in the general exams (Baccalaureate) for primary studies for the summer of 1962.
12 - Elias Kurji Zankha - from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School.
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the fourth grade
of preparatory school for the summer of 1962.
(2) He also won the First Place Prize for writing the best essay in English
among the students of the preparatory grades for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
13 - Daoud Abdul Latif Erbeeli - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the second grade
of intermediate school (A) for the summer of 1962.
14 - Jamil Naji Ezra Rubin - from the second grade (A) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the first grade (A)
for the summer of 1962.
15 - Daoud Ihsan Samra - from the sixth grade in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the fifth grade (B)
for the summer of 1962.
(2) He also received the Majority Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the sixth grade
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
16 - Salman Ihsan Samra - from the fifth grade (B) in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the fourth grade
for the summer of 1962.
17 - Perla Joseph Tarhin - from the fourth grade in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) Won the First Place Prize for achieving first place (tie) in the school exams
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
( To be continued )

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18 - Rita Salman Qattan - from the fourth grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
19 - Diya Isaac Cohen - from the third grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the second grade for the summer of 1962.
20 - Joyce Ibrahim Dallal - from the third grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the second grade for the summer of 1962.
21 - Dorit Khedhouri Moshi - from the second grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
22 - Lina Ibrahim Eliyahu - from the second grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962, and due to her absence, [someone] steps forward
to receive the prize on her behalf.
23 - Vera Naji Said - from the sixth grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the
fifth grade for the summer of 1962.
24 - Emil Eliyahu Saleh - from the fifth grade (B) at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the fourth grade
at Menachem Daniel Primary School for the summer of 1962.
2) He also received the merit prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the
fifth grade (B) for the academic year 1962-1963.
25 - Emil Ezra Daoud - from the fourth grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school exams
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
26 - Freddy Faraj Tajerian - from the fourth grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the third grade
for the summer of 1962.
27 - Vera Saleh Al-Qasi - from the third grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the first place prize for achieving ⟦first place⟧ in the school exams for the second grade
for the summer of 1962.
( To be continued )

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28 - Sami Naji Cohen - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Won the Al-Ahliya Prize for achieving first place (tied) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
29 - Emil Naeem Levy - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Won the Al-Ahliya Prize for achieving first place (tied) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
30 - Afridi Eliyahu Al-Ani - from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the fifth
preparatory grade for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
31 - (Isaac Naji) Yehuda Ghazal - from the fourth scientific grade at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the fourth grade
for the academic year 1962 - 1963, and due to his absence, Hilda Yehuda
Ghazal will come forward to receive the prize on his behalf.
32 - Yvette Naji Levy - from the fourth commercial grade at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Won the Al-Ahliya Prize for being the ideal student in the fourth grade for the
academic year 1962 - 1963.
33 - Salman Daoud Sassoon - from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the third grade
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
34 - Khader Salim Khadduri Bassoon - from the second grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the second grade (B)
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
35 - (Habiba Dora) Salim Shamash - from the first grade (A) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the first grade
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
36 - Ezra Hashir Al-Marfaji - from the first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the first grade (B)
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
37 - Ovadia Yaqub Heskel - from the sixth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School.
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the sixth grade for the
academic year 1962 - 1963.
38 - Elias Salim Shamash - from the fifth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Awarded the Al-Ahliya Prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the fifth grade for the
academic year 1962 - 1963.
(To be continued)

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39- Bartawy Raj Nawar - from the fourth scientific grade in Shamash Secondary School
(1) Won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among the
secondary grade students for the academic year 1962-1963.
40- Hilda Salem Shamoun - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the English language among the
intermediate grade students for the academic year 1962-1963.
(2) And also won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the French language among the
intermediate grade students for the academic year 1962-1963.
41- Rawda Abdul Latif Arbili - from the second grade (A) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among the
intermediate grade students for the academic year 1962-1963.
42- Vilma Yehuda Sogher - from the fifth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among the
primary grade students for the academic year 1962-1963.
43- Ibrahim Elias Dannous - from the sixth grade in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) Won the primary prize for being first in the drawing competition among students of the fifth
and sixth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
44- Farah Sassoon Nissan - from the fourth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the primary prize for being first in the Arabic calligraphy competition among students
of the third and fourth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
45- Hilda Ishaq Hayoudbi - from the fourth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the primary prize for being first in the Latin calligraphy competition among students
of the third and fourth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
46- Joseph Heskel Joseph Debi - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of seven subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
47- Farouk Sassoon Obeidia Shohet - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of seven subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
48- Walid Amin Jadu Halabi - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
49- Elias Korgi Ezra Zilkha - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
(To be continued p. 9)

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50 - (Louise Amal) Yaqoub Hesqel - from the fifth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the Ordinary
Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
51 - Albert Moshe Habib Nissan from the fifth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the Ordinary
Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
52 - (Salman Latif) Shair Yehuda - from the fifth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the Ordinary
Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
53 - (Linda Aziza) Eliyahu Al-Ani - from the fifth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the Ordinary
Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
54 - (Shaoul Alfred) Abdul Aziz - from the fourth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points obtained by the
top students in the Cambridge exam for the summer of 1962.
55 - Richard Abdullah Oudia - from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points obtained by the top students
in the Cambridge exam for the summer of 1962.
56 - Laurette Salim Shina from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first student in her second class (B) by one degree out of a hundred degrees.
2) She also won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points obtained by the top
students in the Cambridge exam for the summer of 1962.
57 - Elsie Daoud Shlomo - from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points obtained by the top students
in the Cambridge exam for the summer of 1962.
58 - Toffa Ezra Moallem - from the fifth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first student in her fourth class by only half a point out of ten.
59 - Solomon Akoub Solomon - from the third grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School .
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first female student in his second class by only half a point out of ten.
60 - Jinan Munir Salman - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the two first students in her first class by only half a point out of ten.
(To be continued on p. 8)

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61- Eddy Shir Gitayat - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(A) Won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first two students in his class by only half a degree out of ten.
62- Khodair Kourji Rabie - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(A) Won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first two students in his class by only half a degree out of ten.
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-11 And now that the distribution of prizes has ended, we, on behalf of the school administration and students, thank the head
of the community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, for his kindness in distributing these prizes to their recipients.
-12 Student Alfred Eliahou Rubin Al-Ani from the fifth grade of Shamash Preparatory School
now steps forward to deliver his speech.
-13 And now, on behalf of the school administration and students, we thank the honorable visitors who graced
this ceremony with their presence, and we wish all students, especially the prize winners among them, continued success
and good fortune.
In conclusion, we cheer loudly for the life of our eternal Republic. Peace be upon you.
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Program of Work for the Elisha Niggar and Stafford Sassoon
Awards Ceremony for the Summer of 1963
Monday Morning 20 / 5 / 1963 .
⟦line⟧
1 - Ladies, Misses, Gentlemen, good morning.
2 - Our school takes pride today in this generous ceremony to distribute school prizes to the outstanding students
in their studies for this academic year. As we welcome our esteemed visitors, we are proud to
present to them our award-winning students as they make their way to the podium.
3 - Our dear students, the prize winners, are requested to salute their esteemed audience.
4 - Dear distinguished guests, our schools take pride in this elite group of students, who are the object of its pride
and the good fruit of its efforts, their chests adorned with medals; among them is the first, the ideal,
and those who have won the Medal of Commendation, and medals of Honor, Distinction, and Excellence ⟦line⟧
5 - We begin our ceremony with the Republican Anthem .... The Republican Anthem ....
6 - Award-winning students are requested to take the seats prepared for them.
7 - Mr. Abdullah Obadia will now kindly deliver his speech.
8 - Ladies, Misses, Gentlemen ...
We have previously referred to the various prizes and medals worn by those who deserve them. There is
the Commendation Prize, which is awarded to the student who wins prizes in three consecutive years
or more. There is the Honor Prize, which is awarded to the student who wins three or more prizes in
one year. And the Distinction Prize, which is awarded to those who excel over their classmates in the results of the general
ministerial examinations (Baccalaureates) such that they are among the top three students in Iraq ...
or for those who achieve first place among their classmates in school exams or general exams
or special exams in three consecutive examinations during the intermediate and
preparatory study stages ... There is also the Excellence Prize, which is awarded to the student who wins the Honor
or Distinction prizes in three consecutive years. Sixteen of our students have earned the
Commendation Prize this year. Four students earned the Honor Prize. Five students also earned
the Distinction Prize. Two students earned the Excellence Prize.
9 - And now, the head of the community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, is requested to come to the stage to distribute
the prizes to those who deserve them. Mr. Abdullah Obadia is also requested to come to the stage
to congratulate the students on this.
10 - School prizes for the year 1962 - 1963 .
( To be continued )

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First - Awards for Excellence, Distinction, Honor, and Commendation
1- Sami Abdel Rahman: Graduated Summer 1962 from Shamash Preparatory School.
1) Won the Excellence Award for receiving Honor or Distinction awards in three consecutive years.
2) He also won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school and ministerial examinations
over five consecutive years in the intermediate and preparatory stages of study.
3) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in five consecutive years.
2- Emil Ezra Somekh from the fourth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) Won the Excellence Award for receiving Honor or Distinction awards in five consecutive
years.
2) He also won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school and ministerial
examinations over seven consecutive years in the primary, intermediate,
and secondary stages of study.
3) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in seven consecutive years.
3- Daoud Farid Samra from the first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school and ministerial examinations
over five consecutive years in the primary stage of study.
2) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in five consecutive years.
4- Daoud Ihsan Samra from the sixth grade at Frank Iny Primary School.
1) Won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school examinations over five consecutive
years in the primary stage of study.
2) He also won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
3) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in five consecutive years.
5- Salman Ihsan Samra from the fifth grade (B) at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the Distinction Award for achieving first place in school examinations over four consecutive
years in the primary stage of study.
2) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in four consecutive years.
6- Elias Korji Zilkha from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) Won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
2) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in seven consecutive years.
7- (George Daoud) Salman Dallal from the fourth grade at Shamash Preparatory School.
1) Won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
2) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in three consecutive years.
8- Emil Eliyahu Saleh from the fifth grade (B) at Frank Iny Primary School.
1) Won the Honor Award for receiving three awards in this year's distribution.
2) He also won the Commendation Award for obtaining awards in three consecutive years.
(Continued on p. 3)

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9- (Isaac Naji) Yehuda Ghazal from the fourth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in four consecutive years
And due to his absence, Hilda Yehuda Ghazal comes forward to receive the award on his behalf.
10- Behramjit Towar from the fourth grade in Shamash Preparatory School.
1) Won the commendation prize for studying the art of drawing on his own and passing
the ( ⟦G. C. E.⟧ ) exam at the ordinary level in January 1963.
11- Daoud Abd al-Latif Erbil from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
12- Khidr Salim Bassoon from the second grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
13- Ezra Asher al-Tariqchi from the first grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in five consecutive years.
14- Rita Salman Qattan from the fourth grade in Frank Iny Elementary School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
15- Vera Naji Said from the sixth grade in Menahem Daniel Elementary School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
16- Freddy Faraj Tajerian from the fourth grade in Menahem Daniel Elementary School.
1) Won the commendation prize for receiving awards in three consecutive years.
(To be continued)

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Second - The rest of the school prizes for this year 1962 - 1963
1 - Edward Meir Abdul Aziz - from the fifth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) Won the primary prize for successfully passing the equivalent of eight subjects at the Ordinary Level
in the (G. C. E.) exam for the summer of 1962.
2 - (George Dawood) Salman Dallal from the fourth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place in his class (Third Intermediate) in the
Brevet exam for the summer of 1962 in the French language.
2) He also won the primary prize for writing the best essay in the French language among the students
of the secondary classes for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
3 - (Nizar Hayim) Jack Yahya - from the second grade (B) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place in his class, first intermediate (B), in the
Certificat exam for the summer of 1962 in the French language.
2) He also won the primary prize for achieving first place in the school exams
for the first grade (B) for the summer of 1962.
4 - Velma Youssef Qarhin - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the second grade (B) in the
Cambridge University exam in the English language for the summer of 1962.
Cambridge Lower Certificate
5 - Lizette Manshi Shashua - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School.
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the second grade (B) in the
Cambridge University exam in the English language for the summer of 1962
Cambridge Lower Certificate
6 - Ronnie Ezra (Dawood Hay) - from the fourth grade in Shamash Secondary School
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the second grade (B) in the
Cambridge University exam in the English language for the summer of 1962
Cambridge Lower Certificate
7 - Moshe Salman Dallal - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place in the Cambridge University exam in the English language
for the autumn of 1962 Cambridge Lower Certificate
2) He also won the primary prize for achieving first place in the school exams for the
second grade (B) for the summer of 1962.
8 - Sami Abdul Rahman - graduated in the summer of 1962 from Shamash Secondary School
1) Won the primary prize for achieving first place in his class in the general exam (Baccalaureate)
for secondary studies in the summer of 1962.
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9 - Emile Ezra Somekh - from the fourth grade at Shamash Secondary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in his class in the General Examination (Baccalaureate)
for intermediate studies in the summer of 1962.
10 - Dawood Farid Samra - from the first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place among the students of Frank Iny Primary School in the general
examinations (Baccalaureate) for primary studies for the summer of 1962.
11 - Gladys Joseph Ezra - from the first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place among the students of Menahem Daniel Primary School
in the general examinations (Baccalaureate) for primary studies for the summer of 1962.
12 - Elias Kourji Zilkha - from the fifth grade at Shamash Secondary School.
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in the school examinations for the fourth grade
of secondary school for the summer of 1962.
2) He also won the excellence prize for writing the best essay in the English language
among the students of the secondary grades for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
13 - Dawood Abdul Latif Erbeeli - from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in the school examinations for the second grade
of intermediate school (A) for the summer of 1962.
14 - Jamil Naji Ezra Rubin - from the second grade (A) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in the school examinations for the first grade (A)
for the summer of 1962.
15 - Dawood Ihsan Samra - from the sixth grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in the school examinations for the fifth grade (B)
for the summer of 1962.
2) He also received the ideal student prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the sixth grade
for the academic year 1962 - 1963.
16 - Salman Ihsan Samra - from the fifth grade (B) at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place in the school examinations for the fourth grade
for the summer of 1962.
17 - Perla Joseph Qar'een - from the fourth grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving first place (repeated) in the school examinations
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
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18 - Rita Salman Qattan - from the fourth grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
19 - Diya Isaac Cohen - from the third grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the second grade for the summer of 1962.
20 - Joyce Ibrahim Dallal - from the third grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the second grade for the summer of 1962.
21 - Dorit Khedhouri Moshi - from the second grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
22 - Lina Ibrahim Eliahou - from the second grade at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962, and due to her absence, [someone] steps forward
to receive the prize on her behalf.
23 - Vera Naji Saeed - from the sixth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank in the school exams for the
fifth grade for the summer of 1962.
24 - Emil Eliahou Saleh - from the fifth grade (B) at Frank Iny Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank in the school exams for the fourth grade
at Menahem Daniel Primary School for the summer of 1962.
2) He also received the merit prize for winning the election of the ideal student in the fifth
grade (B) for the academic year 1962-1963.
25 - Emil Ezra Daoud - from the fourth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank (repeated) in the school exams
for the third grade for the summer of 1962.
26 - Freddy Faraj Tajerian - from the fourth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving the first rank in the school exams for the third grade
for the summer of 1962.
27 - Vera Saleh Al-Qasi - from the third grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
1) Won the excellence prize for achieving ⟦the first rank⟧ in the school exams for the second grade
for the summer of 1962.
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28- Sami Naji Cohen - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Won the Primacy Award for achieving first place (duplicate) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
29- Emile Naim Levi - from the second grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Won the Primacy Award for achieving first place (duplicate) in the school exams
for the first grade for the summer of 1962.
30- Alfred Eliahou Al-Ani - from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the fifth grade
of preparatory school for the academic year 1962-1963.
31- (Isaac Naji) Yehuda Ghazal - from the fourth grade (Science) at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the fourth grade
for the academic year 1962-1963, and due to his absence, Hilda Yehuda
Ghazal comes forward to receive the award on his behalf.
32- Yvette Naji Levi - from the fourth grade (Commercial) at Shamash Preparatory School
(a) Won the Merit Award for being the ideal student in the fourth grade for the academic ⟦line⟧
year 1962-1963.
33- Salman Daoud Sassoon - from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the third grade
for the academic year 1962-1963.
34- Khader Selim Khadouri Basson - from second grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the second grade (B)
for the academic year 1962-1963.
35- (Habiba Dora) Selim Shamash from first grade (A) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Received the Merit Award for her selection as the ideal student in the first grade
for the academic year 1962-1963.
36- Ezra Ashir Al-Marfaji - from first grade (B) at Frank Iny Intermediate School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the first grade (B)
for the academic year 1962-1963.
37- Ovadia Yaqub Hastil - from the sixth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School.
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the sixth grade for the
academic year 1962-1963.
38- Elias Selim Shamash - from the fifth grade at Menahem Daniel Primary School
(a) Received the Merit Award for his selection as the ideal student in the fifth grade for the
academic year 1962-1963.
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39 - Bertui Raj Tuwar - from the fourth scientific grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the first prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among students of
preparatory grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
40 - Hilda Salem Shamoun - from the third grade in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the first prize for writing the best essay in the English language among students of
intermediate grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
(2) And also won the first prize for writing the best essay in the French language among
students of intermediate grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
41 - Rawda Abdul Latif Arbili - from the second grade (A) in Frank Iny Intermediate School
(1) Won the first prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among students of
intermediate grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
42 - Vilma Yehuda Sofer - from the fifth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the first prize for writing the best essay in the Arabic language among students of
primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
43 - Ibrahim Elias Danous - from the sixth grade in Frank Iny Primary School
(1) Won the first prize for being first in the drawing competition among students of the fifth
and sixth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
44 - Farah Sasson Nissan - from the fourth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the first prize for being first in the Arabic calligraphy competition among students of
the third and fourth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
45 - Hilda Isaac Hayudabi - from the fourth grade in Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the first prize for being first in the Latin calligraphy competition among students of
the third and fourth primary grades for the academic year 1962-1963.
46 - Joseph Haskell Joseph Dabby - from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of seven subjects at the
ordinary level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
47 - Farouk Sasson Owaid Ya Shauhit - from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of seven subjects at the
ordinary level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
48 - Walid Amin Jadu' Helmy - from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the
ordinary level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
49 - Elias Gurji Ezra Zilkha - from the fifth grade in Shamash Preparatory School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the
ordinary level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
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50 — (Louise Amal) Yaqoub Hesqail — from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) She won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of six subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
51 — Albert Moshi Hayim Nissan — from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) He won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
52 — (Salman Latif) Meir Yehuda — from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) He won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
53 — (Linda Aziza) Eliahou Al-Ani — from the fifth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) She won the encouragement prize for successfully passing the equivalent of five subjects at the
Ordinary Level in the ( ) examinations for the summer of 1962.
54 — (Saul Alfred) Abdulaziz — from the fourth grade at Shamash Preparatory School
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points achieved by the top students
in the Cambridge examination for the summer of 1962.
55 — Richard Abdullah Ovadia — from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points achieved by the top students
in the Cambridge examination for the summer of 1962.
56 — Laurette Salim Shina — from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first student in her second grade (B) by one degree out of a hundred degrees.
2) She also won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points achieved by the top students
in the Cambridge examination for the summer of 1962.
57 — Elsie Daoud Shlomo — from the third grade at Frank Iny Intermediate School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining the same points achieved by the top students
in the Cambridge examination for the summer of 1962.
58 — Tufaha Ezra Muallim — from the fifth grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first student in her fourth grade by half a degree out of ten only.
59 — Solomon Akob Solomon — from the third grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School.
1) He won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first female student in his second grade by half a degree out of ten only.
60 — Jenan Munir Salman — from the second grade at Menachem Daniel Primary School
1) She won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in her final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first two students in her first grade by half a degree out of ten only.
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61- Edie Mounir Jetayat - from the second grade of Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first two students in his first class by only half a degree out of ten.
62- Khader Korji Rabie - from the second grade of Menahem Daniel Primary School
(1) Won the encouragement prize for obtaining a total in his final grades for the summer of 1962
less than the total of the first two students in his first class by only half a degree out of ten.
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- 11 And now that the distribution of prizes has ended, we, on behalf of the school administration and students, thank the head
of the community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri, for his kindness in distributing these prizes to their deserving recipients.
- 12 Student Freddy Eliyahu Rubin Al-Ani from the fifth grade of Shamash Preparatory School
now steps forward to deliver a speech.
- 13 And now, on behalf of the school administration and students, we thank the honorable visitors who graced
this ceremony with their presence, and we wish all students, and especially the prize winners among them, continued success
and prosperity.
In conclusion, we cheer loudly for the long life of our eternal Republic. Peace be upon you.
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