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IJA 3753

Correspondence between Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary School and Iraqi Government

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These are documents from the Frank Iny School and the Shamash Secondary School. The item includes correspondence between school administrations and the Iraqi government concerning inspection results, library holdings, teacher employment, requests for school-related supplies, and reports about male/female integrated education.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3753
Item Number
12953
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Exam, Frank Iny School, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Ministry of Education, Receipts, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Teachers, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 376-400

Page 376

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: 82 / 61
Date: 20 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Examinations
Subject / School Name
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 13828 and dated 11 / 3 / 1961.
Please be informed that the name of our school is Frank Iny Intermediate School (Boys' Section) and not
Frank Iny and Shamash as stated in the lists sent to us enclosed with your above letter (Center
Two in the Al-Nidhal Secondary School building for boys No. 10). Please correct this
and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 377

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ 82 / 61
Date: 27 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Examinations
Subject / School Name
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 13828 and dated 11 / 3 / 1961.
Please be informed that the name of our school is Frank Iny Intermediate School (Boys' Section) and not
Frank Iny and Shamash as stated in the lists sent to us enclosed with your above letter (Center
Two in Al-Nidhal Secondary School Hall for Boys No. 10). Please correct that
and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 378

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ 82 / 61
Date: 27 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Examinations
Subject / School Name
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 13828 and dated 11 / 3 / 1961.
Please be informed that the name of our school is Frank Iny Intermediate School (Boys' Section) and not
Frank Iny and Shamash as stated in the lists sent to us enclosed with your above letter (Center
Two in ⟦Hall⟧ of Al-Nidhal Secondary School for Boys No. 10). Please correct that
and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 379

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: 66/⟦70⟧
Date: 1961/3/15
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Murad Khedhouri Saleh Gabbay, a student in the fifth secondary grade of this school,
had requested the official authorities to change his name from Murad to Raymond Khedhouri Saleh
Gabbay, and he has indeed changed his name and submitted for that a 1947 civil status book in this name, and the name
has been corrected in the non-forfeiture identity card numbered 1645 and dated 1952/4/26 belonging
to his guardian. Please make the correction in your records and inform us, noting that the aforementioned person
participated in the general examination for intermediate studies for the year 1959 under the name Murad Khedhouri Saleh
Gabbay among the students of Frank Iny School, and he also participated in the general examination for
primary studies for the year 1955 under the name Murad Khedhouri Saleh Gabbay among the students of Adel
Private School. We attach herewith his civil status book numbered 488169 and dated 1960/12/31
with a copy of the non-forfeiture identity card numbered 1645 and dated 1952/4/26.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 380

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: 29 / 66 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 24 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Murad Khadhuri Salih Gabbay, a student in the fifth secondary grade of this school,
had requested the official authorities to change his name from Murad to Raymond Khadhuri Salih
Gabbay, and he has indeed changed his name and submitted for that a 1942 civil status book with this name, and the name
has been corrected in the non-revocation of citizenship identity card numbered 1645 and dated 26 / 4 / 1952 belonging
to his guardian. Please make the correction in your records and inform us, noting that the aforementioned person
participated in the general examination for intermediate studies for the year 1956 under the name Murad Khadhuri Salih
Gabbay among the students of Frank Iny School, and he also participated in the general examination for
primary studies for the year 1955 under the name Murad Khadhuri Salih Gabbay among the students of Adel
Private School. We attach herewith his civil status book numbered 488169 and dated 31 / 11 / 1960
with a copy of the non-revocation of citizenship identity card numbered 1645 and dated 26 / 4 / 1952.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦blue ink signature⟧

Page 381

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Ref No.: 61 / 77
Date: 14 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
With reference to paragraph six of your letter numbered 10359 on 19 / 2 / 1961
We attach herewith a list containing the names of the staff of Frank Iny Intermediate School according to the table included
in your above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 383

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ 7 / 61
Date: 14 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
With reference to the sixth paragraph of your letter numbered 10359 and dated 19 / 2 / 1961
We attach herewith a list of the names of the staff of Frank Iny Primary School according to the table
listed in your above letter, noting that we have listed the names of female and male teachers only.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 384

⟦illegible⟧
Frank Eini Primary School
Sequence | Name | Date of Birth | Remarks
- 1 | Violet Ibrahim Subha | 1920 | Teacher
- 2 | Fawzia Ahmed Medhat | 1928 | "
- 3 | Yassa Louiq | 1922 | "
- 4 | Budour Zaya Qassab | 1924 | "
- 5 | Serafin Darwish | 1928 | "
- 6 | Najiba Munshi Daoud | 1920 | "
- 7 | Lucy Rahmin Lutfi | 1938 | "
- 8 | Lillian Maria Vignol | 1933 | "
- 9 | Amin Mansour Marei | 1926 | Food
- 10 | Faraj Jirjis Kabara | 1916 | "
- 11 | Saida Moshi | 1926 | Teacher (f)
- 12 | Munir Nassim | 1923 | Teacher (m)

Page 385

Shamash Intermediate School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/ ⟦27⟧ / 601
Date: 14 / 3 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
Reference to the sixth paragraph of your letter numbered 10359 and dated 19 / 2 / 1961.
We attach herewith a list containing the names of the school staff according to the table listed in your above letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 386

Shamash Secondary School
Sequence | Name | Date of Birth | Remarks
-1 | Isaac Cohen | 1923 | Acting Principal
-2 | Marjorie Lucel | 1913 | Teacher (f)
-3 | Saliha Salman | 1931 | "
-4 | Munir Nassim | 1923 | Teacher
-5 | Saleh Yousef | 1929 | Teacher
-6 | Selim Sofer | 1910 | Teacher
-7 | Mahmoud Nouri |  | Lecturer
-8 | Nasser Al-Diwan |  | "
-9 | Sadiq Al-Khafaji |  | "
-10 | Abd Kamel |  | "
-11 | Alfred Nasri |  | "
-12 | Abdullah Owaidia |  | "
-13 | Nour El-Din Al-Daghestani |  | "
-14 | Hazem Shammas |  | "

Page 387

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: SH/30/601
Date: 1/16/1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 2183 dated 1/11/1961.
We confirm to you our receipt of the preparatory study graduation certificates belonging to
the students whose names are listed below.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Name | Number | Date
Asaad Izzat | 519 | 9/8/1960
Shaul Shaloob | 520 | "

Page 388

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Date:
No.: Sh / ⟦147⟧ / 60
Date: 6 / 12 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Statistics
Greetings.
Subject / Statistics
Reference to your letter No. 39281 dated 24 / 10 / 1960, followed up
by your letter No. 48927 dated 30 / 11 / 1960.
We have previously sent you the requested information in our letter No. F / 327 / 60 on
31 / 10 / 1960, and for brevity, we list the requested information below once again,
noting that Shamash Preparatory School contains only the fourth and fifth grades ⟦and the scientific branch⟧.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Grade | Number of Participants | Successful | Failed
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total
Fourth Preparatory | 17 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2

Page 389

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ No. ⟦124⟧ Sh / 207
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 26 / 12 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Statistics
Greetings.
Subject / Statistics
Reference to your letter No. 39281 dated 24 / 10 / 1960, followed up
by your letter No. 48927 dated 30 / 11 / 1960.
We have previously sent you the requested information in our letter No. F / 327 / 60 on
31 / 10 / 1960, and for brevity, we list below the requested information once again,
noting that Shamash Preparatory School contains the fourth and fifth grades only ⟦(for the scientific branch)⟧.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
Grade | Number of Participants | Successful | Failed
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total
Fourth Preparatory | 17 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2

Page 390

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
225
No.:
Date:
No.: 240 / F
Date: 10 / 10 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Subject: Transfer Certificate
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 43271 and dated 8 / 11 / 1960.
We have received the transfer certificate belonging to the student Samira Ibrahim, sent
to us enclosed with your above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Page 391

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.: F / 60
Date: 31 / 10 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Statistics
Subject / Statistics
Greetings,
Reference to your letter No. 39281 dated 24 / 10 / 1960.
We list below the information requested in your above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
Principal
Grade | Number of Participants | Successful | Failed | Total
| Boys Girls Total | Boys Girls Total | Boys Girls |
First Primary | 27 10 37 | 24 10 34 | 3 - | 3
Second Primary | 21 15 36 | 19 13 32 | 2 2 | 4
Third " | 20 18 38 | 18 15 33 | 2 3 | 5
Fourth Primary | 24 28 52 | 17 23 40 | 7 5 | 12
Fifth " | 26 21 47 | 21 19 40 | 5 2 | 7
First Intermediate | 39 40 79 | 21 16 37 | 18 24 | 42
Second " | 41 28 69 | 28 10 38 | 13 18 | 31
Fourth Preparatory | 17 12 29 | 16 11 27 | 1 1 | 2

Page 392

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No. / Number: Sh / ⟦122⟧ / 60
Date / History: 24 / 10 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa / Certificates
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 39016 and dated 22 / 10 / 1960.
We have previously requested in our letter numbered Sh/87 and dated 21 / 7 / 1960 addressed to
the Preparatory Study Examination Center (Scientific) and a copy to you, the correction of the name of the grandfather of the student
Samir Munshi and making it Nahum instead of Nahyim as it was written incorrectly in the lists
of the general examination results for the preparatory study for the year 59 / 1960 first session, as we ⟦requested⟧
in the same letter the addition of the surname of the student Fawzi Saleh Moshi Al-Wia, and we have not received a reply to that.
Then we followed up on our above letter with our letter numbered Sh/99 and dated 18 / 8 / 1960 addressed
to the Preparatory Study Examination Center, and since the reply has still not arrived, we followed up on our letter
above to your directorate with our letter numbered Sh/123 and dated 5 / 10 / 1960, and therefore
we are unable to provide you with the number and date of the requested Preparatory Study Examination letter due to the non-
receipt of such a letter by us. Please take the necessary action and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Principal

Page 393

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh / ⟦127⟧ / 60
Date: 18 / 10 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Certificates
Greetings.
The student Hilda Munshi Shaul Shamshua was one of the students of the fifth
Scientific Secondary grade for the academic year 57 / 1958 and she discontinued her studies
on 17 / 12 / 1957. Please inform us if the promotion decision applies to the aforementioned
person as stated in your letter No. 32573 dated 11 / 11 / 1958 and to consider the aforementioned
person a graduate of secondary studies accordingly.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadiah
Principal
In the affirmative
⟦File kept⟧

Page 394

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
Number: ⟦147⟧ / Sh / 60
Date: 18 / 10 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Certificates
Greetings.
The student Hilda Munshi Shaul Shashoua was one of the students of the fifth
Scientific Secondary grade for the academic year 57 / 1958 and she discontinued her studies
on 17 / 12 / 1957. Please inform us if the promotion decision applies to the aforementioned
as stated in your letter numbered 33573 dated 11 / 11 / 1958 and to consider the aforementioned
a graduate of secondary studies accordingly.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Owaidia
Principal

Page 395

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: Sh / 256
Date:
Date: 28 / 9 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 33426 and dated 12 / 9 / 1960.
We return to you herewith the certificates of completion of preparatory studies sent to us via
your letter referred to above, belonging to the students whose names are listed below, after
taking the necessary actions.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Name | Certificate Number | Date
Saad Ezzat Sassoon Moallem | 519 | 28 / 9 / 1960
Shaul Shantob Shua Bakhash | 520 | ”

Page 396

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: 600/⟦10⟧
Date:
Date: 5 / 10 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 36571 dated 3 / 10 / 1960,
We confirm to you our receipt of the secondary school graduation certificates belonging to the students
whose names are listed below, and we return to you herewith certificate No. 489 dated
16 / 8 / 1960 as it was found that the name of the grandfather of the student Samir Munshi Nahum was written
incorrectly as it was written (Nahim), noting that we have previously responded in our letters No. Sh / 87 / 60,
Sh / 69 / 60, Sh / 104 / 60 dated 21 / 7 / 1960, 18 / 8 / 1960,
25 / 8 / 1960 to correct that.
Please accept our highest respect.
Name | Number | Date
Samir Munshi Nahum | 489 | 16 / 8 / 1960
Sabah Shafiq | 490 | "
Maurice Naji | 491 | "
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 397

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory
and Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
No.:
Date.:
Telephone No.: 91693
Number: F / 60 / ⟦...⟧
Date: 2 / 9 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
Due to my travel outside Iraq for the purpose of rest and recreation for a period of approximately one month
starting from 2 / 9 / 1960, Mr. Isaac Cohen, who is the assistant to the principal of
this school, will act on my behalf in the routine matters related to this school.
Please be kindly informed, and below are three samples of his signature.
Please accept my highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen | Isaac Cohen | Isaac Cohen

Page 398

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ No. Sh / 106 / 60
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 30 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa.
Greetings.
We enclose herewith a list of the names of the students who visited this school for the purpose of obtaining
the graduation certificate from secondary school with the information required for that.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director

Page 399

Attached is our letter S / 60 / 106 on 24 / 8 / 1960
No. | Name | Branch | Graduation Year | Exam Number | Session | Residence | Birthplace | Nationality | Birth Year | Civil Status ID Number and Date
1 | Asaad Izzat Sassoon Shaker | Science | 59 / 60 | 228 | First | Baghdad | Diwaniyah | Iraqi | 1941 | 82 2 / 1 / 1952
2 | Shaul Yaqub Nuh Nahas | " | " | 221 | " | Baghdad | " | " | 1942 | 925 21 / 2 / 1952
3 | ⟦Salim Aziz Shaker⟧ | | | | | | | | |
⟦illegible⟧

Page 400

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh/60/⟦illegible⟧
Date: 25 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 30786 dated 17 / 8 / 1960.
We return to you herewith the certificates of completion of preparatory studies for the students listed
below after taking the necessary actions. It was found that the name of the grandfather of the student Samir Munshi Nahum =
Nahum was written incorrectly as it was written (Nahim), noting that we have previously requested the correction of
that in our letter No. Sh/87/60 dated 21 / 7 / 1960, which was followed up by our letter
No. Sh/99/60 dated 18 / 8 / 1960, so please correct that on your end.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Samir Munshi Nahum
Maurice Naji Houri
Sabah Shafiq Adas