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IJA 2635

Correspondence and Student Rosters, Baghdadi Jewish School; Documents from the Burial Society

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This item contains mostly school records from Baghdadi Jewish schools and includes: correspondence between schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education; instructions for administering state education tests, test results, class rosters, proctor rosters; curriculum outlines for different class subjects (such as trade law, Arabic, and English). Also included are the bullet points of a Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) meeting and one document detailing property owned by the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2635
Item Number
9323
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Property, Exams, Correspondence, School Material, Exam Records, Letterhead, Office of Education – Baghdad, Shamash Secondary School, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Handwritten, Burial Society, Eagle Crest, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Teachers, Transcript, Chart, President of the Jewish Community, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Education, Laura Khedouri School for Girls, Students, Typed, Ministry of Education, Director of School Administration

AI en Translation, Pages 301-325

Page 301

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa, Republic of Iraq
Examinations
No. - 62872
Date - 4 / 5 / 1970
Examination Statement No. (1)
Based on the requirements of the public interest, the following has been decided:
1- Examination centers for primary education for the academic year 69 / 1970, first session, shall be according to the attached schedule.
2- Ministerial general examinations shall begin at eight o'clock on the morning of Monday, June 1, 1970, according to the schedule communicated to schools in our letter No. 10932 dated March 3, 1970.
3- School administrations whose buildings are used as examination centers, whether public, private, or foreign, must prepare their school desks, halls, and classrooms well before the examination date.
4- Students shall be informed of their examination centers, and this shall be announced on the school's notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami al-Jaafari
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
A copy to:
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad Governorate Mutasarrifate / Local Administration
Chairmanship of the Higher Committee for General Examination Administration / three copies
General Inspectorate of Education
Directorate of General Education / Primary / two copies
Inspectors of the Directorate in sufficient copies
Military Discipline Command
Baghdad Health Presidency / please inform dispensaries and health centers in areas where dispensaries are not available for student examinations to ensure health supervision over examination centers.
Baghdad Police Directorate / 10 copies. Please allocate a sufficient number of police officers to maintain order and the safety of general examinations.
Student Health Directorate / 15 copies. Please send one copy of this statement to each student health physician for health supervision of examination centers.
Supplies Department - Please prepare the halls and their desks, and prepare examination booklets and center stationery, noting the following:
1- Booklets and stamps shall be distributed to the directors of examination centers against a written receipt for their number.
2- Examination booklets must be kept in secure places in your possession, and care must be taken to ensure none leak out.
3- Please retrieve surplus examination booklets from the directors of examination centers for use in second-session examinations, and inform the High Committee for General Examination Administration and the central warehouse of the number of remaining booklets.
4- Secondary Personnel / Primary / Secondary Accounts / Cadre Division
Employees Personnel / Please prepare lists of male and female employees for the examination centers.
Examinations - two copies
- Please follow -

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- 2 -
A copy to:-
School administrations whose buildings were used as examination centers to note the third paragraph
above and work to place all your school's capabilities at the disposal of the center director and director
of the center at the time.
All elementary school administrations please inform us immediately if your school's name was omitted
from this statement if you have a sixth grade and it was not listed within one of the centers
of examination, as well as mixed schools that have in their sixth-grade classes
male and female students.
Directors and managers of examination centers for elementary study with 200 copies via
Mr. Hassan Zaidan, Chief of Examination Observers.
Elementary Study Examination Center via Mr. Hassan Zaidan
Model Institute for the Blind
Juvenile Care Home in Al-Rashad City
Fadhil 4/2

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa, Republic of Iraq
Examinations
Number: 62872
Date: 1/4/1970
Examination Statement No. (1)
Based on the requirements of the public interest, the following has been decided: -
1- The examination centers for primary education for the academic year 69 / 1970, first session, shall be according to the attached schedule.
2- The general ministerial examinations begin at eight o'clock in the morning on Monday, 1/6/1970, according to the schedule communicated to schools in our letter No. 932 / R / Center on 3/3/1970.
3- School administrations whose buildings have been designated as examination centers, whether official, private, or foreign, must prepare their school desks, halls, and classrooms well in advance of the examination date.
4- Students shall be informed of their examination centers, and this shall be announced on the school's notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami al-Saadi
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
A copy to: -
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad Governorate Prefecture / Local Administration
Chairmanship of the Supreme Committee for the Management of General Examinations / three copies
General Education Inspectorate
General Directorate of Education / Primary / two copies.
Inspectors (male and female) of the Directorate in sufficient copies
Military Discipline Command
Baghdad Province Health Presidency / Please inform the clinics and health centers in areas where student health clinics are not available for the purpose of health supervision over examination centers.
Baghdad Province Police Directorate - ⟦5⟧ copies, please allocate a sufficient number of police officers to maintain order and the integrity of general examinations.
Student Health Directorate - ⟦5⟧ copies, please send one copy of this statement to each student health physician for health supervision of examination centers.
Supplies Department - Please prepare the halls ⟦and clean them⟧ and prepare the examination booklets and stationery for the centers, noting the following: -
1- Booklets and pens are distributed to the directors (male and female) of the examination centers against a written receipt specifying the quantity.
2- Examination booklets shall be kept in secure places with them, and care must be taken to ensure none are leaked outside.
3- Please retrieve the surplus examination booklets from the directors (male and female) of the examination centers for the purpose of utilizing them in the second session exams, and notify the Chairmanship of the Supreme Committee for the Management of General Examinations and the Central Store of the number of booklets remaining with you.
4- Secondary Personnel / Primary / Secondary Accounts / Staffing Department
Personnel Affairs / Please prepare lists of male and female employees for the examination centers
Examinations - in two copies
- Please be so kind -

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa, Republic of Iraq
Examinations
Number - 16872
Date - 4 / 4 / 1970
Examination Statement No. (1)
Based on the requirements of the public interest, it was decided as follows:-
1- The examination centers for primary education for the school year 69 / 1970 for studies shall be according to the table attached herewith.
2- The general ministerial examinations begin at eight o'clock in the morning on Monday, June 1, 1970, according to the schedule communicated to the schools in our letter No. 10932 dated March 3, 1970.
3- The administrations of schools whose buildings have been adopted as examination centers, whether official, private, or foreign, must prepare their school desks, halls, and classrooms well in advance of the examination date.
4- Students shall be informed of their examination centers, and this shall be announced on the school notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami al-Jafari
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
A copy to:-
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad Province Governorate / Local Administration
Presidency of the Higher Committee for General Examinations Management / with three copies
General Inspectorate of Education
Directorate of General Education / Primary / with two copies.
Inspectors of the Directorate (male and female) with sufficient copies
Military Discipline Command
Presidency of Baghdad Province Health / please notify dispensaries and health centers in areas where student health dispensaries are not available for the purpose of health supervision over examination centers.
Baghdad Province Police Directorate with 15 copies, please allocate a sufficient number of police officers to maintain order and the safety of general examinations.
Student Health Directorate with 15 copies, please send one copy of this statement to each student health doctor for health supervision of the examination centers
Supplies Department - Please prepare the halls and their desks and prepare examination booklets and center stationery, noting the following:-
1- Booklets and seals are distributed to the directors of examination centers (male and female) against a written receipt for their number.
2- Examination booklets are to be kept in safe places with you, and care must be taken to ensure they are protected and necessary measures taken to prevent any of them from leaking out.
3- Please retrieve surplus examination booklets from the directors of examination centers (male and female) for the purpose of using them in the second-round exams, and inform the Presidency of the Higher Committee for General Examinations Management and the Central Storehouse of the number of booklets remaining with you.
4- Secondary Personnel / Primary / Secondary Accounts / Cadre Department
Personnel (Employees) / Please prepare lists of employees (male and female) for examination centers - with two copies
⟦line⟧ Please follow ⟦line⟧

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa, Republic of Iraq
Examinations
Number: 18592
Date: 4 / 6 / 1970
Examination Statement No. -2-
Based on the requirements of the public interest, it has been decided as follows:-
1- The examination centers for the intermediate study for the academic year 69 / 1970, first session, shall be according to the attached schedule.
2- The general ministerial examinations will start at eight o'clock in the morning on Saturday, 6 / 6 / 970, according to the schedule notified to the schools in our letter No. 10932 dated 3 / 3 / 1970.
3- School administrations whose buildings have been designated as examination centers, whether official or private, must prepare their school desks, halls, and classrooms well in advance of the examination date.
4- Students shall be informed of their examination centers, and this shall be announced on the school notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami al-Jafari
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
A copy to:-
Baghdad Governorate
Head of the Higher Committee for Managing General Examinations / in three copies
General Inspectorate of Education
General Directorate of Education / Secondary / for distribution
Military Discipline Command
Baghdad Brigade Police Directorate with 15 copies
Student Health Directorate with 15 copies
Baghdad Brigade Health Presidency
Supplies Section - please prepare the halls and their desks, and prepare the examination booklets and center stationery, noting the following:-
1- Booklets and seals are to be distributed to the directors and headmistresses of the examination centers against a written receipt for their quantity.
2- Examination booklets must be kept in safe places with you, ensuring their protection and taking necessary measures to prevent any of them from leaking out.
3- Please retrieve surplus examination booklets from the directors and headmistresses of the examination centers in order to utilize them in the second session examinations, and inform the Head of the Higher Committee for Managing General Examinations and the Central Store of the number of booklets remaining with you.
Assistant Mr. Mustafa al-Nu'mani - with special copies for the examination centers
Secondary Personnel / Secondary Accounts / Staffing Section
Personnel (Employees) - please prepare lists of employees and cleaners for the examination centers
All intermediate school administrations - please inform us immediately if the name of your school was omitted from this statement
Directors and headmistresses of examination centers for intermediate study with 120 copies via Mr. Hassan Zaidan, Chief Examination Observer
Intermediate Study Examination Center
Examinations
Fadel 9 / 4

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Noted
22/4/81
126
22/4/1970
Continued 5
50 / Al-Najah Private Secondary School | Al-Tafid Private Secondary School in Al-Alwiyah
Arts and Culture Evening Intermediate School | Abu Nuwas Street Phone 82441
51 / Scientific Institute Secondary School in Abu Nuwas | Al-Najah Private Secondary School
Arts and Culture Day Secondary School | Al-Bataween Abu Nuwas Street Phone 86711
<del>52 / Frank Einy School</del> | <del>Scientific Institute Evening Secondary School in Abu Nuwas
Frank Einy Private School</del> | <del>New Alwiyah Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm</del>
53 / Al-Murooj Secondary School for Boys | Al-Murooj Secondary School for Boys | Al-Za'franiya / First Teachers' Houses / Near Al-Hikma University Phone 93021 extension 89
54 / Saad Bin Abi Waqqas Secondary School | Saad Bin Abi Waqqas Secondary School | Salman Pak / Old Saray Phone 15 extension
55 / Al-Za'franiya Intermediate School for Boys | Al-Za'franiya Intermediate School for Boys | Second Za'franiya / Housing Affairs Houses behind Al-Rashid Camp Extension 93071 School Phone 91
56 / Jisr Diyala Intermediate School for Boys | Jisr Diyala for Boys
Teachers' Union Intermediate School in Jisr Diyala | Jisr Diyala / Opposite Jisr Diyala Post Office
57 / Republic Secondary School for Boys | Al-Taliaa Intermediate School for Boys | New Baghdad Mashtal Phone 99187
58 / Dar Al-Salam Intermediate School for Boys | Dar Al-Salam Intermediate School for Boys | New Baghdad Next to the Church Phone 710325
59 / Ibn Rushd Intermediate School for Boys | Ibn Rushd Intermediate School for Boys | New Baghdad Behind Layali Al-Uns Casino Phone 90105
60 / Al-Zawraa Intermediate School for Boys | Al-Zawraa Intermediate School for Boys | New Baghdad / Matchstick Factory Phone 96717
61 / Al-Hajjaj Elementary School for Boys | Ibn Khaldun Intermediate School for Boys
Sanaa Intermediate School for Boys | Tal Mohammad / Near New Baghdad Police Station Phone 98013

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa, Republic of Iraq
Examinations
Number: 18592
Date: 15 / 4 / 1970
Title: Examination Statement No. -2-
Based on the requirements of the public interest, it has been decided as follows:
1- The examination centers for the intermediate study for the academic year 69 / 1970, first session, shall be according to the attached schedule.
2- The general ministerial examinations shall begin at eight o'clock in the morning on Saturday, 6 / 6 / 970, according to the schedule notified to the schools in our letter No. 10932 dated 3 / 3 / 1970.
3- School administrations whose buildings have been designated as examination centers, whether official or private, must prepare their school desks, halls, and rooms in a timely manner before the examination date.
4- Students shall be informed of their examination centers and this shall be announced on the school notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami al-Jafari
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Copy to:
Baghdad Governorate
Chairmanship of the High Committee for the Management of General Examinations / three copies
General Inspectorate of Education
Directorate of General Education / Secondary / For information
Military Discipline Command
Baghdad Brigade Police Directorate / 15 copies
Student Health Directorate / 15 copies
Baghdad Brigade Health Presidency
Supplies Department - please prepare the halls and their desks, prepare the examination booklets and center stationery, and note the following:
1- Booklets and stamps shall be distributed to the male and female directors of the examination centers against a written receipt of their number.
2- Examination booklets are to be kept in secure places with you, ensuring their safety and taking necessary measures to prevent any of them from leaking out.
3- Please retrieve the surplus examination booklets from the male and female directors of the examination centers to utilize them in the second session examinations, and inform the Chairmanship of the High Committee for the Management of General Examinations and the Central Warehouse of the number of booklets remaining with you.
Assistant Mr. Mahmoud Nasser al-Qani - with special copies for the examination centers
Secondary Personnel / Secondary Accounts / Cadre Department
Employees Personnel - please prepare lists of employees as service staff for the examination centers
All intermediate school administrations - please inform us immediately if the name of your school was omitted from this statement
Male and female directors of the examination centers for intermediate study / 120 copies via Mr. Hassan Zaidan, Chief Superintendent of Examinations
Intermediate Study Examination Center
Examinations
Fadel / 9 / 4

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Word
22/4/57
152
227
2 Examination Centers Scientific Girls
14 / Al-Jumhuriya Secondary School for Girls No. 1 | Al-Jumhuriya Secondary School for Girls | Baghdad Al-Jadida / Tel 99231
Scientific Boys Private
15 / Baghdad College | Baghdad College | Sulaikh / Tel 22369
16 / Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys No. 1 | Teachers' Syndicate in Central Preparatory School for Boys | Al-Sinak behind the Central Post Office Tel 83839
| Arts and Culture Day School for Boys |
| Islamic Institute Secondary School Abu Nuwas |
| Al-Faydh Private Evening School |
| In Kadhimiya |
| External Students |
17 / Bab Al-Sheikh Primary School for Boys | Al-Jaafariya Private Morning School in Al-Aywadhiya | Bab Al-Sheikh opposite Al-Kilaniya Shrine Tel 62270
| Al-Jaafariya Private Evening School in Al-Aywadhiya |
18 / United Armenian Private Secondary School | Ibn Sina Private Preparatory School | Al-Sabaat Square Tel 63144
| North Secondary School for Boys |
| United Armenian Private |
Scientific Girls Private
19 / Sisters of Progress Secondary School in Bab Al-Sharqi No. 1 | Sisters of Progress in Bab Al-Sharqi | Bab Al-Sharqi opposite Tahrir Square Tel 84888
| Al-Najah Private Secondary School for Girls |
| Al-Quds Torah = |
| Sisters of Mary the Virgin Catholic for Girls |
| North Private Secondary School for Girls |
| United Armenian = |
| External Female Students |
Literary Boys Official New System
20 / Central Preparatory School for Boys No. 1 | Al-Rusafa Preparatory School for Boys | Opposite the Central Post Office Tel 81993
21 / Central Preparatory School for Boys No. 2 | Al-Rusafa Preparatory School for Boys | = = = =
22 / Al-Failiya Private Secondary School | Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys | Bab Al-Sheikh Ras Al-Saqiya Tel 60877
To be continued please
Yassin /

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Examinations
Number / 19249
Date / 4 / 2 / 1970
Examination Statement No. (3)
Based on the requirements of the public interest, the following has been decided:-
1/ The examination centers for preparatory studies for the academic year 1969/1970, first session, shall be according to the attached schedule.
2/ The ministerial general examinations will begin at eight o'clock on the morning of Saturday, June 13, 1970, according to the schedule notified to schools in our letter No. 3661 dated February 3, 1970.
3/ School administrations whose buildings have been chosen as examination centers, whether official, private, or foreign, must prepare school desks, halls, and classrooms well in advance of the examination date.
4/ Students shall be notified of their examination centers, and this shall be announced on the school notice board.
⟦signature⟧
Sami Al-Bahri
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
A copy to:-
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad Governorate / Local Administration
Head of the Higher Committee for General Examinations Administration / 3 copies
General Education Inspection
Directorate of General Education / Secondary / two copies
Directorate of General Vocational Education / Commercial
Military Discipline Command
Baghdad Governorate Health Presidency / please notify the dispensaries and health centers in areas where student health dispensaries are not available for the purpose of health supervision of examination centers
Baghdad Governorate Police Directorate / 15 copies; please assign a sufficient number of police officers to maintain order and the safety of general examinations
Student Health Directorate / 15 copies; please send one copy of this statement to each student health doctor and health supervisor of the examination centers.
Supplies Department / please prepare the halls and their desks and prepare examination booklets and center stationery, noting the following:-
1/ Booklets and stamps shall be distributed to the directors of examination centers against a written receipt for their number.
2/ Examination booklets are to be kept in safe places with you, and care must be taken to ensure none of them leak out.
3/ Please retrieve surplus examination booklets from the directors of examination centers for use in the second session examinations and inform the Head of the Higher Committee for General Examinations Administration and the Central Store of the number of booklets remaining with you.
4/ Mr. Assistant Mahmoud Nasser Al-Hani
5/ Secondary Personnel / Secondary Accounts / Cadre Department
6/ Employee Personnel / please prepare lists of male and female employees for the examination centers / two copies
Directors of preparatory study examination centers in 100 copies
Preparatory Study Examination Center.
Yassin /