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IJA 2862

Student Folders with Photographs, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, letters of recommendation, and correspondence regarding student affairs. There is also school administration correspondence.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2862
Item Number
5831
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
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AI en Translation, Pages 226-250

Page 227

Albert David Sassoon Private School for Boys
Intermediate and Primary
Number: 46
Date: 10 / 10 / 1950
To the Directorate of Shamash School
⟦Munshi Abadi Rubin⟧, whose solar photograph is affixed above, is one of the students of the
Second Intermediate class of our school for the academic year 1949 - 1950 and participated in the
General Examination for Intermediate Studies for the mentioned year and passed it, and he is of good character and behavior. Pursuant to his wish
to transfer to your school, we have provided him with this certificate. Below is a statement of his grades:
Arabic Language | 50 | Algebra | 25
English Language | 81 | Physics | 65
French Language |  | Chemistry | 70
Geography |  | Health |
History | 64 | Biology |
Duties |  | General Science |
Arithmetic | 58 | Total | 280
Geometry |  |  |
⟦signature⟧
⟦Imad Owaid⟧
10 / 10
25
65
70
25 Fils
25 Fils
A photo that cannot be detached for its imaging

Page 228

Israeli School Clinic
Rachel Shahmoon School
Telephone - 5214
I have examined the student Nashmi Hayawi
And found him free of infectious diseases and he has
been vaccinated against ⟦typhoid⟧ and smallpox
⟦signature⟧
⟦Israeli School Clinic in Baghdad⟧
19 / 9 / 50

Page 232

1000 Dinars
In the name of Bassem Al-Shammas
Menashe Zubaida
Jan. 1951 - Year
December 1949 - King
⟦illegible⟧ 1950 - Suitable - Baryas

Page 233

Fourth Preparatory Shamash
50 / 1951
Second Intermediate Albert David Sassoon
48 / 49
61 | Religion
74 | English
65 | Algebra and [Arithmetic]
90 | Geometry and Trigonometry
92 | Physics
50 | Chemistry
95 | Health
70 | Conditions
72 | Religion
81 | English
87 | English C
61 | History
89 | Geography
81 | Civics
95 | Arithmetic
89 | Algebra
95 | Geometry
81 | Nature
92 | Biology
⟦line⟧
598 | Total
21 | Rank
2 | Section
⟦line⟧
923 | Total
25 | Rank
2 | Section
First Intermediate Albert David Sassoon
47 / 1948

Page 234

PRIVATE
2
4 Rank
Birth: 1932
Identity: ⟦illegible⟧
Abu Nuwas: 210 p / 1
Sixth Primary Al-Badrader Sawn
46 / 47
90 Arabic
90 English
79 Social Studies
98 Mathematics
87 General Science and Health
444
82 Average
10 Rank
Al-Karkh
he also passed the Matriculation Exam.
(January 1951) of the <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> university
of London.
December 1949 Jan 2
Youssef Hassi
1950

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: FF / SH / 59/50 W
Date: 28 / 4 / 1959
Subject:
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Governorate
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered SH/257 and dated 28 / 4 / 1959 belonging
to Menashe Yehuda Zubaida for certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadiah
The Director
Stamp
School Principal
Governorate Seal and Certification
Directorate of School ⟦...⟧
Number
Date
Book 8
Examination Number
That
The Exam
On its back and based on
1 - Accepted according to
at
2 - Documents that
The entity addressed
3 - The grades
4 - The subjects
5 - His conduct and regular attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school.
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document?
School Clerk

Page 235

⟦illegible faint blue handwriting at top left⟧
Seal and certification of the Brigade
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: ⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: / / 19
Photographic image
X
Booklet 014958 B
Examination Number:
To :-:
1 - Accepted according to the transfer certificate numbered ⟦line⟧ dated / / 19 issued by school
in ⟦line⟧
2 - Documents previously provided.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Document Type
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or other).
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school.
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document
Stamp
School Scribe
School Principal

Page 236

Subject | First Grade | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing | Second Grade | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing | Third Grade | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing | Subject | Entrance Exam | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing | Fourth Grade | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing | Fifth Grade (Ministerial) | Grade | In Figures | Grade | In Writing
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad

3123
17/4/1951
To the University of London :
Dear Sir,
This is to certify that Menashi Y. Zubaida, whose photograph is fixed
below, has graduated from Alliance School of Baghdad in 1950, after
passing both the Brevet Elementaire (in which he came out the third)
and the Intermediate Government Examination held in June, and has enro-
lled at the Shamash School as a full time day student in the forth
Form for the Academic year 1950-1951, in which he passed the final
examination successfully.
His averages in the final examination were:
Arabic : 61
English Language : 74
Mathematics : 78
Physics and Chemistry : 72
Translation : 95
Citizenship : 70
Throughout the year, Menashi Zubaida showed himself to be a brilliant
hard-working student, with special interest in Physics.
He also passed the Matriculation Examination (January 1951) of the
University of London, with number ( ).
The principal and staff of the Shamash School wish to recommend him
for study abroad in the under-graduate division in any branch of science
hoping that he will live up to the standard drawn above of him in both
character and work.
S. H. Shohet.
The Principal.

Page 237

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school exam are accepted into the first intermediate grade.
2 - Accepted into class ⟦...⟧
3 - Participates ⟦...⟧
4 - Every ⟦...⟧
a - C⟦...⟧
b - C⟦...⟧
c - C⟦...⟧
d - P⟦...⟧
e - C⟦...⟧
5 - To be ⟦...⟧
2829
4/2/1951
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Naji Yehuda Zubaida, known as Munshi Yehuda Munshi, is one of the
diligent students of this school in the fourth preparatory grade for the current
academic year 1950 - 1951, having transferred from Al-Bataween School
after passing the general exams for intermediate studies.
Based on his request, we have provided him with this certificate.
Aqeel
⟦signature⟧
Acting Director
Student's name ( -:
Address ( according to:
Date of birth ( -:
Student's address:
School transferred fr-:
Grade transferred fr-:
His result in the class:
Last general exam:
Student's guardian:

Page 238

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Admitted to the ⟦...⟧
3 - Participates in the ex⟦...⟧
4 - Every student must ⟦...⟧
A - Certificate ⟦...⟧
B - Certificate ⟦...⟧
C - Certificate ⟦...⟧
D - Booklet ⟦...⟧
E - Two copies ⟦...⟧
5 - That the ⟦...⟧ be
Student's name (Hus⟦...⟧:
Address (According to doc⟦...⟧:
Date of birth (Accor⟦...⟧:
Student's cur⟦...⟧ address:
School transferred fr⟦...⟧:
Grade transferred from:
Result in the ⟦...⟧ grade:
Last general exam:
Student's guardian:
Warning
11/20/1950
I received a mathematics table from the Shamash School administration
to attach to the form, provided that I return it after the exam
of the second session, and it is recorded below
Muthanna Rashid
Fourth A
⟦signature⟧
12 / 12 / 50
Approval
To be kept in the student's file and notified of the schedule
for after the exam

Page 239

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Admitted to the ⟦...⟧
3 - Participates in the ⟦...⟧
4 - Every student must ⟦...⟧
A - Certificate of ⟦...⟧
B - Certificate of ⟦...⟧
C - Certificate of ⟦...⟧
D - Record of ⟦...⟧
E - Copy of ⟦...⟧
5 - That the ⟦...⟧ should be
WARNING
20 / 11 / 1950
The following named students from the fourth grade "6" are warned for their bad
behavior, noting that any future violation will expose them to the penalty
of expulsion from the school.
⟦signature⟧
School Principal
Maurice Agassi
Shafiq Rahmin
Albert Abdo
Munshi Soudai
Munshi Zubeida
Student Name (Has⟦...⟧
Address (According to record⟦...⟧
Date of Birth (Acc⟦...⟧
Current Student Address ⟦...⟧
School transferred from ⟦...⟧
Grade transferred from
His result in the ⟦...⟧ grade
Last general examination
Student's guardian

Page 240

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate class.
2 - Students who pass the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory class.
3 - Students who passed or have makeup exams in the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Every student must submit, upon acceptance, a file containing the following papers:-
a - A transfer certificate from his school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Province.
b - A medical certificate of his safety from communicable diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - The Civil Status Record (Nufous).
e - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's Name (according to the Civil Status Record): Munshi Yehuda Zubaida
His Address (according to the Civil Status Record): Al-Bataween Huwaidi ⟦24⟧ C
Date of Birth (according to the Civil Status Record): 1933
Student's Current Address: Abu Nuwas Street 21 S 1
School Transferred From: Albert David Sassoon
Class Transferred From: Third Intermediate
His Result in the Class Transferred From: Passed
The last general exam passed and its date: Intermediate Studies 1949 / 1950
Student's Guardian: Name: Yehuda Moshi Yehuda
Relationship: His Maternal Uncle
Occupation: Merchant
Address: Abu Nuwas Street 18/1/2
⟦Yehuda⟧
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 241

The Albert David Sassoon Private School for Boys
Intermediate and Primary
Number: 25
Date: 22 / 9 / 1950
82963
10 - 1
To the Management of Shamash Preparatory School
Munshi Yehuda Rabia, whose photograph is attached above, is one of the students of the
second intermediate grade in our school for the academic year 1949 - 1950. He participated in the
General Examination for Intermediate Studies for the mentioned year and passed. He is of good character and behavior. Based on his desire
to transfer to your school, we have provided him with this certificate. Below is a statement of his grades:
Arabic Language 88 | Algebra
English Language 92 | Physics } 40
French Language | Chemistry }
Geography } 76 | Health } 86
History } | Biology }
Duties | General Science
Arithmetic } 69 | Total 505
Geometry }
⟦signature⟧
22 / 9
Kingdom of Iraq 25 fils
Kingdom of Iraq 25 fils
Photograph cannot be separated for the sake of its imaging aging

Page 242

Dr. Gurji Raby
DR. G. RABY
I have examined Mr. Munshi Yehuda Zubeida
and found that he suffers from joint and nerve pains
He has also completed the typhoid examination and it appeared that
he is still in a state of ⟦convalescence⟧
12/9/59          ⟦Gurji⟧

Page 246

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who pass the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who passed or have re-sit status in the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Upon admission, every student must submit a file 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 infectious diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - The civil status identity card (Nufous).
e - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (per Nufous): Moshe Sahoun
Address (per Nufous): Al-Samawa, ⟦...⟧ Quarter
Date of birth (per Nufous): 1944 Nineteen hundred and thirty-four
Current student address: Al-Orfali ⟦...⟧
School transferred from: Al-Thaqafa Secondary School
Grade transferred from: Fourth Preparatory
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Last general exam passed and its date: Ministerial exam for the year 1949 - 1950
Name of the student's guardian: Sahoun Marshi Abdul-Razzaq
Relationship: His father
Profession: Grain merchant
Address: Al-Samawa ⟦...⟧ Sahoun Marshi
Signature of the student's guardian
⟦damaged photograph⟧

Page 247

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Students who passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who passed the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who passed or have to resit the intermediate study examination participate in the entrance examination.
4 - Every student must submit upon admission a file containing the following papers:-
A - A transfer certificate from his school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Province.
B - A medical certificate of his safety from communicable diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - The civil status book (Identity Card).
E - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and biography.
Student's name (according to the civil status book): Moshe Sahoun
His address (according to the civil status book): Al-Samawa District ⟦...⟧
His date of birth (according to the civil status book): 1939 One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine
Current address of the student: Al-Orfali ⟦...⟧
School transferred from: Al-Samawa Secondary School
Grade transferred from: Fourth Preparatory
His result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Last general examination he passed and its date: The Ministerial Examination for the year 1949 - 1950
The student's guardian name: Sahoun Moshe Abdul Razzaq
The student's guardian relationship: His father
The student's guardian occupation: Grain merchant
The student's guardian address: ⟦...⟧ Sahoun Moshe - Samawa
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 248

Al-Thaqafa Private School
Intermediate and Secondary
Managed by the Charity and Cultural Care Association
Telephone 5515
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number 278
Date 22 / 9 / 1951
Administration of Al-Thaqafa Private School
Baghdad
P.O. Box 797
25 - 9
Name: Francis Aini
That ⟦Musa⟧ Sassoon, whose personal photograph is attached above, is one of
the students of the Fourth Preparatory Grade, Scientific Branch, of our school
for the academic year 1950 - 1951. He participated in the final examination
for the mentioned year and passed to the Fifth Grade. He is of good
conduct and character. At his request, we have provided him with this
document.
Kingdom of Iraq
50 Fils
Director of Al-Thaqafa Private School
For the Director
Al-Thaqafa Private School

Page 250

876
15 M H
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
5/55 ⟦line⟧
Kind greetings,
We request that assistance be provided to the student Youssef Abdullah Youssef
Who graduated from this high school for the year 1954-1955
In obtaining a certificate of good conduct
To submit it to the College of Commerce and Economics
With thanks and appreciation
Hikmat ⟦...⟧
The Director
⟦faint blue stamp, illegible⟧