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IJA 3301

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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3301
Item Number
16324
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Adal Primary School, Address, Advertisement, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Business Card, Chart, Chemistry, Correspondence, Crown Crest, Directorate of Education, Education, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, English Literature, Exam Records, File Folder, Form, Frank Iny School, French, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Geography, Geometry, Handwritten, Health, Illustration, Ink Stamp, Laura Khedouri School for Girls, Letterhead, Literature, Lower Certificate in English, Mathematics, Medicine, Menahem S. Daniel’s School, Non-Denationalization Number, Office of Assessment - Exams and Certifications, Office of Education – Baghdad, Personal Letterhead, Photograph, Physics, Primary Education Certificate, Primary School, Revenue Stamp, School Material, Science, Secondary Education Certificate, Secondary School, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Thumbprint, Transcript, Typed, University of Cambridge, University of London

AI English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Student Address for the Academic Year 1968 / 1969
Student Name: Nabil Salim Rabea
Student's Birth Year and Mother's Name: 8/24/1952 - Albertine Sasson
Student's Birthplace: Baghdad
Residence Address: Arsa 682 Alwiyah / Baghdad
Home Phone:
Name and Address of the Student Guardian's Workplace:
Guardian's Profession: Works: ⟦...⟧ Um Adel: Adela
Work Phone:
Non-Deprivation Identity Card Number: 92
Non-Deprivation Identity Card Date: 9/14/1964
Last school the student attended: Frank Iny School / Baghdad
Civil Status Record Number: 10421
Civil Status Record Date: 11/28/1961

Archival unit 27

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000027
School Directorate:
Intermediate School: Frank Eini Private School
No. /:
Date: 19 / /
Examination Number:
To / Administration of Frank Eini Private School
Nabil Salim Bani Rabi', whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the second intermediate grade of our school
He entered the general examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was successful in the first session and he obtained
the grades listed on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 154 and dated 9 / 9 / 19 issued by Frank Eini School
in ⟦illegible⟧
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Type of Document
Not provided |  |  | 
Certificates and Action
I certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature and the contents of the document
⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Al-Rusafa Governorate
Mahmoud Kadhim Al-Baghdadi
The Official
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or otherwise).
4 - Subjects in which he completed requirements.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. 2 / 6 / 1968
7 - Was he provided with a lower certificate? No, except for this document
School Clerk
School Principal
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Revenue Stamp
Non-affiliation ID number 92 and date 14 / 9 / 1964

Archival unit 28

Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000027
School Directorate:
Intermediate: Frank Eini Private School
Number /:
Date: / / 19
Examination Number: 924
Solar Photography
X
Administration of Shamash Private School
To /
Nabil Salim Badr Sio, whose photo is attached above, is one of the third-grade intermediate students of our school
He entered the exam for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was successful in the first session and he obtained
the grades listed on the back, and based on his request, we provided him with this document.
1 - Accepted according to Transfer Certificate No. 154 dated 9 / 9 / 1965 issued by Kani Primary School
in Baghdad
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
Not provided | | |
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
3 - The classes in which he failed, the number of years of failure, and the reason for failure (illness or other) Did not fail
4 - The subjects in which he completed.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. 1 / 7 / 1968
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate. He was granted this document
Stamp
School Clerk
⟦signature⟧
School Principal
Non-offense identity fee 92 dated 14 / 9 / 1964

Archival unit 29

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Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade (Ministerial)
 | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words

Archival unit 30

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ ⟦1967⟧
Date: 22 / 11 / 1967
Announcement
⟦line⟧
Subject / Student Punishment
In view of what the student Nabil Salim Rabie, who is in the third intermediate class, has done of
acts disruptive to order in the lesson of Mr. Hamid Al-Samarrai on Tuesday corresponding to
21 / 11 / 67, the school administration has decided to impose the penalty of recorded reprimand against the
aforementioned student with a deduction of ten marks from his conduct average.
This is with the knowledge that the student is considered to have failed in his class if he is deducted from his conduct average
51% and above.
Isaac Cohen
Principal
Copy to /
(1) To the student's guardian for information.
(2) For filing in the student's personal file.
(3) For filing in the announcements file.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 31

Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Ministerial Grade
 | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | 
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | 
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Arabic Language
English
Mathematics
Social Studies
Science and Physics
Drawing and Sports
Total
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 33

Frank Iny Primary School
Number: F / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 19
Examination Number: 5715
Administration of ⟦illegible⟧ Frank Iny School
That ⟦Salim Bir Rabi'⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the (Sixth) grade
Primary from our school, entered the (General) examination for primary studies for the year
1965 / 1966 and his result was (Pass) in the (First) session, and below is a statement
of his grades: ⟦line⟧
Subject | Grade
Arabic Language | 87
English Language | 91
Social Studies | 95
Mathematics | 87
Science | 89
Duties | 82
Total | 531
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
The Principal
Non-Drop Identity Number 92 and its date 14 / 2 / 1964
⟦illegible⟧
Frank Iny School

Archival unit 34

Nadia ⟦Bashi⟧ Aziz ⟦Bashi⟧
Academic Year 65 - 1966 First Intermediate
66 - 1967 Second
67 - 1968 Third
68 - 1969 Fourth Commercial
69 - 1970 Fifth

Archival unit 35

Shamash Preparatory School
and
Frank Iny School
⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Mr.: Ezra Shamash
Guardian of the student: Nadia Shamash
From the class: Fifth Commercial Preparatory
Please be informed that based on the absences of your son / daughter from school, the
total points deducted from his / her attendance marks up to the date of 21 / 2 / 1970
has reached ( 30 ) points, and the school administration wishes to inform you that Article ( 47 ) of the
Secondary Schools Regulation No. ( 60 ) of 1968, as amended by the
Secondary Schools Regulation Amendment No. ( 63 ) of 1969 regarding absences
from school, states the following:-
"The full attendance mark is considered one hundred for each year, and two marks are deducted from the
attendance marks for each day the student is absent without a legitimate excuse. The absence of a student for every four
separate lessons is considered equivalent to one day's absence from school. A student is considered to have failed in
his class if fifty-one marks or more are deducted from his attendance, provided that his guardian is notified
when ten marks or more are deducted and is inquired about the reasons for the absence. A student is not allowed
to participate in the final exam if his absences exceed forty-five school days
regardless of the excuses."
Please take note of this and cooperate with the administration in monitoring your son / daughter and urging him /
her not to interrupt attendance in the future.
Date :: 21 / 2 / 1970
The Principal

Archival unit 36

Shamash Preparatory School
and
Frank Iny School
Honorable Mr.: Ezra Nagasha
Guardian of the student: Nadia Nagasha
From class: Fifth Commercial Preparatory
Please be informed that based on the absences of your son / daughter from school, the
total points deducted from his / her attendance marks up to the date of 21 / 2 / 1970 has reached
( 20 ) points, and the school administration wishes to inform you that Article (47) of the
Secondary Schools Regulation No. ( 60 ) of 1968, as amended by the
Amendment to the Secondary Schools Regulation No. ( 63 ) of 1969 regarding absences
from school, states the following:-
"The full attendance mark is considered one hundred each year, and two marks are deducted from the
attendance marks for each day the student is absent without a legitimate excuse. A student's absence from every four
separate lessons is considered equivalent to one day's absence from school. A student is considered to have failed in
his class if fifty-one marks or more are deducted from his attendance, provided that his guardian is notified
when ten marks or more are deducted and is inquired about the reasons for the absence. The student is not allowed
to participate in the final exam if his absences exceed forty-five school days
regardless of the excuses."
Please take note of this and cooperate with the administration in monitoring your son / daughter and urging him /
her not to interrupt attendance in the future.
Date :: 21 / 2 / 1970
The Director

Archival unit 38

10
Student's address for the academic year 1967 / 68
Student's name :: Nadia ⟦Naji Ezra Khadduri⟧
Student's birth year and mother's name :: 1954 Louise Daoud Shammash
Student's birthplace :: Baghdad
Residence address :: ⟦illegible⟧
Residence phone ::
Name and address of student's guardian's workplace ::
Guardian's occupation :: Works Um Adel
Business phone ::
Non-dropping ID number :: 875 - 880
Non-dropping ID date :: ⟦illegible⟧ 1964
Last school the student attended :: Frank ⟦Iny⟧ School
Population registry book number :: 221321
Population registry book date :: 21 / 11 / 1961
1954
121
17 / 4 / 45

Archival unit 40

Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000049
School Directorate: Frank Eini Private Intermediate School
No. /: 49
Date: 8 / 8 / 1968
Examination Number: 16799
To / Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Faiza Shash Kabashi, whose photo is attached above, is one of the third-grade intermediate students of our school
She entered the general exam for the year 1967 / 1968 and her result was passing in the first session and she obtained
the grades listed on the back and based on her request we provided her with this document.
1 - Accepted under the transfer certificate numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧ / 9 / 1965 issued by the Nuns School in Frank Eini
In ⟦line⟧
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
Was not provided |  |  | 
Certificates and Statistics
Certifies the validity of the school principal's signature and its contents
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧
3 - The grades in which she failed, the number of years of failure, and the cause of failure (illness or other). Did not fail
4 - Subjects in which she completed requirements.
5 - Her behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. 30 / 6 / 1968
7 - Was she provided with a transfer certificate? Yes, as this document
Responsible Official
Mahmoud Kadhim Al-Khafaji
On behalf of the Director of Education for the Baghdad Governorate
Abdul-Jabbar Kadhim
School Registrar
⟦illegible⟧
School Principal
⟦illegible⟧
Non-affiliation ID number 875 / 885 and date 4 / 8 / 1964
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils revenue stamp
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils revenue stamp

Archival unit 41

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Intermediate Study Document »
Number: 000049
School Directorate: Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Number /: 49
Date: 8 / 8 / 1968
Examination Number: 16799
Solar Photography
x
To / Administration of Shamash Golden Preparatory School
Nadia Shamash Cohen Shamash, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the third intermediate grade of our school
She entered the general examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and her result was successful in the first session and she obtained
the grades listed on the back, and based on her request, we provided her with this document.
1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered: 17
And dated: 8 / 8 / 1965 issued by Frank Iny Primary School
In: Baghdad
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
Not provided |  |  | 
3 - The grades in which she failed, the number of years of failure, and the reason for failure (illness or other): She did not fail
4 - Subjects in which she completed:
5 - Her behavior and regularity of attendance: Good
6 - Date of leaving school: 30 / 6 / 1968
7 - Was she provided with a transfer certificate: Yes, as this document
Stamp
School Clerk
⟦illegible signature⟧
School Principal
Drawn according to non-omission 875 / 885 on 14 / 8 / 1968

Archival unit 42

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Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Ministerial Grade
 | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words

Archival unit 43

⟦illegible⟧
Primary: Frank Aini
Number: F / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: / / 19
Examination Number: 11744
School Management: Shuwaita Frank Aini
That ⟦Nadia Abbas Zaki Abbas⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the (Sixth) grade
Primary from our school, entered the (General) examination for primary study for the year
1964 / 1965 and the result was (Pass) in the (First) session, and the following is the statement
of the grades: ⟦line⟧
Subject | Grade
Arabic Language | 94 Ninety-four
English Language | 78 Seventy-eight
Social Studies | ⟦illegible⟧
Mathematics | 54 Fifty-four
Sciences | 67 Sixty-seven
Duties | ⟦illegible⟧
Total | 293 Two hundred and ninety-three
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
Revenue Stamp
The Director
Non-dropping ID Number: 885 / 875
And its date: 2 / 10 / 1964
Certificates and Statistics
On the authenticity of the signatures of the school director and the directorates of education
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Responsible Officer
Director of Education for the Governorate of Baghdad Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 44

A photo that cannot be separated for photography
Nadia Hashim
Notebook ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq Scouts - Baghdad
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Ministerial Third Grade
⟦line⟧ | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words
Religion |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Arabic Language |  |  |  |  | 70 | Seventy
English Language |  |  |  |  | 66 | Sixty-six
Mathematics |  |  |  |  | 82 | Eighty-two
Social Studies |  |  |  |  | 92 | Ninety-two
Science |  |  |  |  | 65 | Sixty-five
Art |  |  |  |  | 70 | Seventy
Physical Education |  |  |  |  | 50 | Fifty
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
School ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 46

⟦illegible⟧
Nazih Nouri Khalif Abdullah
Academic Year | 1968-69 | First Intermediate A
 | 1969-70 | Second " A

Archival unit 47

22
Student address for the academic year 1968 / 1969
Student Name :: Nazih Nouri Khalaf
Nouri Khalaf Abdullah
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Archival unit 49

Student address for the academic year 1968 / 1969
22
Student name: Nazih Nouri Khulaif
Student's year of birth and mother's name: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> his mother's name is Surit Murad 5 / 1 / 1955
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Residence address: Arasat al-Hindiya, plot number 206
Residence phone: None
Name and address of the student's guardian's workplace: Al-Zawra Press, Al-Mutanabbi Street, owned by Nouri Khulaif Abdullah
Student's guardian's profession: Owner of Al-Zawra Press, works: Umm Adel: -
Work phone: None
Non-dropping identity number: 416
Non-dropping identity date: 21 / 9 / 1964
Last school the student attended: Frank Iny
Census book number: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 5521
Census book date: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 17 / 6 / 64

Archival unit 50

⟦illegible⟧
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F / 70
Date: 2 / 4 / 1970
Announcement
Subject / Student Punishment
In view of the misconduct of both Nazih Nouri Khulaif and Nassim Kourji Balbul, both of
the Second Intermediate Class (A) during the Social Studies lesson and the repetition thereof, the school
administration has decided to impose a reprimand punishment against each of them, with a deduction of fifteen points from
the conduct average of each of them.
Note that a student is considered to have failed his grade if 51% or more is deducted
from his conduct average.
The Director
Isaac Cohen
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to /
(1) The student's guardian for information.
(2) For filing in the student's personal file.
(3) For filing in the announcements file.