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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Each file folder contains individual student records, student photographs, exam scores, and student certifications. Some folders include admissions letters, letters of reference; correspondence with various government agencies relating to students, and doctor’s notes. One letterhead is from the Dunya Bureau for Films and Cinema. Another letter is to Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, N.Y.
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Shamash Secondary School Baghdad Admission Requirements 1 - Students who passed the primary school examination are accepted into the first intermediate grade. 2 - Students who passed the entrance exam are accepted into the fourth preparatory grade. 3 - Students who passed or have to resit the intermediate school examination shall participate in the entrance exam. 4 - Every student must submit a file upon admission containing the following documents: a - A transfer certificate from their school certified by the Directorate of Education of the province. b - A medical certificate confirming freedom from communicable diseases. c - A certificate of vaccination against smallpox and typhoid. d - Civil status identification (Nufous book). e - Two copies of their photograph. 5 - The student must be of good conduct and behavior. Student's name (according to Nufous book): Lilian Address (according to Nufous book): District No. ⟦...⟧ Date of birth (according to Nufous book): 20 July 1925 Current student address: District No. ⟦...⟧ School transferred from: Frank Iny School Grade transferred from: Third Intermediate Result in the grade transferred from: Pass Last general exam passed and its date: Baccalaureate for the third intermediate grade Student's guardian's name: Heskel Dawood Houri Relationship: Profession: Director of the Iraqi Cinema Company Limited Address: At Al-Rafidain Cinema in Basra ⟦Heskel Dawood⟧ Signature of the student's guardian ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦FR⟧ANK INY SCHOOL ⟦INTE⟧RMEDIATE & PRIMARY Baghdad Telephone No. 91693 Frank Iny School Intermediate and Primary Baghdad Telephone Number 91693 Number ⟦200/100⟧ Date ⟦1952/9/28⟧ Her father's identity card was noted, numbered 252 and dated 52/9/22 Transfer Certificate To the Directorate of Shamash Private Preparatory School That Lillian Hanin Jouri, whose photo is attached below, is one of the students (she is one of the female students) of the First Intermediate grade of our school for the academic year 1951 - 1952 And she participated in the general exam for the mentioned year and passed it, and she is of good character and behavior, and based on her desire to transfer to your school, we have provided her with this certificate, and below is the statement of her grades: Religion | | Arabic Language | 69 | Sixty-nine English Language | 80 | Eighty French Language | | Geography | | History | 62 | Sixty-two Moral Duties | | Arithmetic | | Algebra | 50 | Fifty Geometry | 50 | Fifty Health and Biology | | Physics | | Chemistry | 50 | Fifty General Science and Health | | Drawing and Manual Crafts | | Sports and Anthems | | Total 267 Two hundred and sixty-seven The Director Note that the exam number is 2582 9544 9/29 ⟦illegible stamp on photo⟧ ⟦revenue stamp: 50 Fils⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Republic of Iraq Administration School of <del>Al-Fayha for Girls</del> Iraqi Ministry of Education No.: 70 Date: 19 / 8 / 1967 Examination Number: ( 16276 ) Admission Number: ( 458 ) To / Administration of Tamanash Preparatory School Na'ima Hezekiah Battat, whose photo is attached above, is one of the third intermediate grade students of our school who entered the general exam for the year 1966 / 1967 and her result was passing in the second attempt and she obtained the listed grades on the back. Based on her request, we have provided her with this document. 1- Admitted under transfer certificate No. 4209 dated 12 / 8 / 196 issued by Nazim Saleh Daniel Private School in Baghdad 2- Documents previously provided. The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document 3- Grades she failed in, number of years of failure, and cause of failure (illness or other): Second Intermediate for the year 963-964 Third Intermediate for the year 965-966 4- Subjects in which she completed: Physics and Chemistry 5- Her behavior and regularity of attendance: Very good 6- Date she left school: 7- Was she provided with a transfer document: Certificates and Statistics Certifies the validity of the signature of the school principal and its seal On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Rusafa Province Abdul Jabbar Hafiz School Clerk Hassan Zeidan School Principal Abdul Jabbar Hafiz Republic of Iraq 50 fils revenue stamp Republic of Iraq 20 fils revenue stamp Abdul Karim Zahid Library and Press, Baghdad, Al-Mutanabbi Street - Phone - 80877 ⟦illegible⟧
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Frank Iny School Intermediate & Primary New Alwiyah - Baghdad Telephone: 91693 FRANK INY SCHOOL Intermediate & Primary New Alwiyah - Baghdad TELEPHONE No. 91693 No. ⟦line⟧ Number: F/61/125 Date ⟦line⟧ Date: 20 / 5 / 1961 To the honorable lady: Wife of Saleh Mudir Dallal, the respected Guardian of the student: Niran Saleh Dallal from the Second Intermediate Class (A) Greetings. We wish to bring to your attention that your daughter Niran has been absent from school for twenty-eight consecutive school days without providing a legitimate excuse to the school administration, in addition to her previous absences totaling eighteen days. Therefore, please inform the school administration of the reason for this absence. The school administration would also like to inform you that Article 45 of the Secondary Schools Regulation No. (54) for the year 1954 regarding school absences states the following:- A full attendance grade is considered one hundred at the beginning of each school year, and two grades are deducted from the attendance grades for every day a student is absent without a legitimate excuse. A student is considered to have failed in their class if 51% or more of their attendance grades are deducted. And Article 46 of the same regulation states the following:- If a student is absent for more than sixty school days from the start of instruction, they shall be deprived from taking the examination at the end of the year or the general examination for the same year, regardless of the excuses. Please take note of this and cooperate with the school administration in urging your daughter to attend and not to miss school unless you decide she will leave school permanently, in which case her name will be removed from our records. Isaac Cohen Acting Principal
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FRANK INY SCHOOL Intermediate & Primary New Alwiyah - Baghdad TELEPHONE No. 91693 Frank Iny School Intermediate and Primary New Alwiyah - Baghdad Telephone: 91693 No.: F/ ⟦220⟧ / 61 Date: 30 / 9 / 1961 No.: Date: To the honorable Mrs. Aqila Saleh ⟦Munir⟧ Dallal, respected Guardian of the student Niran Saleh Dallal from the second intermediate grade (A) Greetings, We would like to draw your attention to the fact that your daughter Niran has been absent from school for twenty-eight consecutive school days without submitting a legitimate excuse to the school administration, in addition to her ⟦...⟧ absences totaling eighteen days. Therefore, we request that you inform the school administration of the reason for this absence. The school administration would also like to inform you that Article Forty-Five of the Secondary Schools Regulations No. (54) for the year 1954 regarding school absences states the following: The full attendance grade is considered one hundred at the beginning of each school year, and two grades are deducted from the attendance grades for every day the student is absent without a legitimate excuse. A student is considered to have failed in their grade if 51% or more of their attendance grades are deducted. And Article Forty-Six of the same regulation states the following: If a student is absent for more than sixty school days from the beginning of instruction, they are prohibited from taking the exam at the end of the year or the general exam for the same year, regardless of the excuses. Please take note of this and cooperate with the school administration in urging your daughter to attend and not to stop attending school unless she decides to leave the school permanently, in which case her name will be struck from its records. Isaac Cohen Acting Director
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The Private Middle School for Boys Baghdad Menahem S. Daniel's School 233/42/Senak TELEPHONE 6812 Menahem Salih Daniel School 233/42 H 2 Menahem Daniel Street - Senak Telephone Number 6812 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on ⟦Photograph of a student⟧ The ⟦administration⟧ of the ⟦Menahem⟧ Private ⟦Mixed⟧ School confirms That the student ⟦Yousef Salih Shmuel⟧ whose picture is above Is one of the students of ⟦the Third Intermediate Grade⟧ starting from ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ study The ⟦Ministerial⟧ examinations For the academic year 1957 - 1958 and his examination number was 747 He obtained a total of ⟦...⟧ degrees and was considered ⟦successful⟧ Below is a statement of the grades he obtained in the aforementioned exam :- Arabic Language ⟦...⟧ English Language ⟦...⟧ Mathematics ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Total ⟦...⟧ This ⟦endorsement was given⟧ to him based on ⟦his request⟧ And has ⟦...⟧ Towards Menahem Private School ⟦Large circular purple stamp, mostly illegible⟧ Republic of Iraq 50 Fils Checked ⟦signature⟧ 28/5/1958 ID number for non-revocation of Iraqi citizenship Dated 28/5/1958
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Private Intermediate School for Boys Baghdad Admission Form Admission Conditions 1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary education. 2 - The student must not be known for bad character or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony. 3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school transcript certified by the Baghdad District Directorate of Knowledge (2) the identification booklet (3) the smallpox vaccination certificate (4) the typhoid vaccination certificate (5) a medical certificate of freedom from communicable diseases (6) two copies of his photograph. 4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three listed above are kept in a special file. Student's name according to the school document: Niran Father's name and family surname according to the school document: Saleh Dallal Guardian's name: Saleh Dallal Profession of the father or guardian: ⟦Merchant⟧ Current address of the guardian (House number and neighborhood): Al-Nasr Street Phone number (if any): 7094 Student's birthplace (The country where you were born): Baghdad Date of birth according to the identification booklet: 11 - 11 - 1947 Last school attended: ⟦Shamash⟧ Saleh Daniel School Last grade attended: Sixth primary Year of graduation from primary education and the name of the school graduated from: 1957 - 1958 Total marks obtained in the general examinations for primary education: ⟦illegible⟧ Grade admitted to: First Intermediate Student's signature Niran Dallal Signature of the student's guardian Saleh Dallal Private Intermediate School for Boys Baghdad
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Shamash Secondary School and Frank Iny School Respected Sir: ⟦Aqila Saleh Dallal⟧ Guardian of the student: ⟦Niran⟧ From Class: ⟦Second Intermediate (A)⟧ Please be informed that based on your daughter's absences from school, the total number of points deducted from her attendance marks until the date of ⟦20 / 4 / 54⟧ is ( ⟦7⟧ ) points, and the school administration wishes to inform you that Article (57) of the School Regulations No. (31) of 1952 regarding school absences states the following: «The full attendance mark is considered one hundred at the beginning of each school year, and two marks are deducted from the attendance grade for every day the student is absent without a legitimate excuse. The student is considered to have failed in their class if 15 marks or more are deducted from the attendance grades. The student's guardian is notified of the deducted marks when they reach 5, 10, 15, and 20, and it is announced on the notice board. If the student is absent for twenty consecutive days without an acceptable reason, a warning is sent to the guardian stating that if the student does not return to school within five days from the date of the warning and attend regularly, they will be dismissed from the school for that year.» Please note this and cooperate with the administration in monitoring your daughter and urging her not to miss school in the future. Date ⟦- / - / 195⟧ Principal
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Shamash Second School FRANK INY SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY Baghdad Telephone No. 91693 Frank Iny School Primary and Intermediate Baghdad Telephone No. 91693 No. in 74 Date 24 / 10 / 1957 Transfer Certificate To the Directorate of Al-Fatat Private School The student Nayra Jaafar Qanbar, whose photo is attached below, is one of the students of the Third Intermediate class of our school for the academic year 1956 - 1957 And she participated in the general exam for the mentioned year and passed it, and she is of good character and conduct. Based on her desire to transfer to your school, we have provided her with this certificate, and below is a statement of her grades: Religion | Arabic Language | 50 Fair English Language | 60 Medium French Language | Geography | History | 74 Seventy-four Moral Duties | Arithmetic | Algebra | 84 Eighty-four Geometry | Health and Biology | 67 Sixty-seven Physics | Chemistry | 50 Fair Objects and Health | Drawing and Handcrafts | Physical Education and Anthem | Total 381 Three hundred and eighty-one Note that the exam number is 2587 Abdullah Kouba Abdullah Kouba Principal Social Studies Mathematics