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IJA 3315

Student Folders with Photographs, Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools

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Description

These are archival documents primarily from the Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Primary Schools in Baghdad. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs. There are several copies of the class roster from the Shamash Secondary School, Form 5, 1968.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3315
Item Number
16765
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
The British Council, Chart, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Shamash Secondary School, London, Revenue Stamp, Geography, Sisters' Primary School, Form, File Folder, Chemistry, Baghdad College, Typed, Primary Education Certificate, Iraqi Government, English Literature, Ibn Sina National Preparatory Institute, Science, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, ’Adel Primary School, Lower Certificate in English, Non-Denationalization Number, Ink Stamp, Literature, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, University of London, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Mathematics, Frank Iny School, Envelope, French, University of Cambridge, Middle School, Photograph, Soeurs de la Presentation, College Entrance Examination Board, Office of Transportation and Traffic Police, Transcript, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Office of Education – Baghdad, Eagle Crest, Annotation, Al-Mustansiriya University, Exam Records, Secondary Education Certificate, Handwritten, SAT Exam, Education, Office of General Enlistment, Students

AI English Translation, Pages 251-275

Archival unit 251

Notebook ⟦Kurdish⟧ ⟦...⟧ - ⟦...⟧
News Translation 71
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From nationality

Archival unit 252

LAST: SHAMASH
FIRST: CLAIRE
M.I.: E
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE VERBAL: 381
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE MATH: 497
TEST DATE: 0368
ACH 1: EN497
ACH 2: FR720
ACH 3: M1521
GRADE: 12
ceeb
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD

Archival unit 253

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
( Private )
⟦line⟧ 20
⟦line⟧ 1970
Directorate of Civil Status
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
Greetings,
We certify to you that Agline Azouri Munshi Shamash (born 21 / 10 / 1952) is
from the sixth preparatory grade for the academic year 69 / 1970 and Claire Azouri
67 / 68

Archival unit 254

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I received a copy of the preparatory school fees numbered 9000 and dated
1 / 7 / 1969 belonging to the son of Azzouri Shashi Shammash
Salman Azzouri Shammash
11 / 8 / 1971
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Archival unit 255

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
( Private )
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⟦line⟧ 1970
Directorate of Civil Status
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
After greetings
We certify to you that Evelyn Azouri Manshi Shamash (born 10/21/1952) is
from the sixth preparatory grade for the academic year 69 / 1970 and Claire Azouri
Manshi Shamash (born 11/3/1950) is a graduate of the academic year 67 / 68
And based on their request, we provided them with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Shamash
The School
Al-Alawiya
Preparatory
for Girls
Baghdad

Archival unit 256

LAST: SHAMASH
FIRST: CLAIRE
M.I.: E
ceeb
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE VERBAL | SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE MATH | TEST DATE | ACH 1 | ACH 2 | ACH 3 | GRADE
381 | 497 | 0368 | EN497 | FR720 | M1521 | 12
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD

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Archival unit 260

LAST: SHAMASH
FIRST: CLAIRE
M.I.: E
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE VERBAL: 381
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE MATH: 497
TEST DATE: 0368
ACH 1: EN497
ACH 2: FR720
ACH 3: M1521
GRADE: 12
ceeb
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD

Archival unit 261

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Private School
( Private )
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: S / 70 / 54
Date: 13 / 4 / 1970
Directorate of Civil Status
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
After greetings
We confirm to you that Evelyn Azouri Menashi Shamash (born 21 / 10 / 1952) is
from the sixth preparatory grade for the academic year 69 / 1970 and Claire Azouri
Menashi Shamash (born 3 / 11 / 1950) is a graduate of the academic year 67 / 68
And based on their request, we have provided them with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Shamash
The Principal
School
Preparatory
Lamia Nassim
Baghdad

Archival unit 262

LAST: SHAMASH
FIRST: CLAIRE
M.I.: E
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE VERBAL: 381
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE MATH: 497
TEST DATE: 0368
ACH 1: EN497
ACH 2: FR720
ACH 3: M1521
GRADE: 12
Claire Azzouri Shasha Shamash born 3 / 11 / 1950
Intermediate States 63 - 1964 Second ⟦illegible⟧ 1965
Arabic 72 Arabic 80
English 61 English 62
French 57 French 68
Geography 70 Geography 66
History 81 History 42
Mathematics 78 Mathematics 69
Physics 57 Physics 74
Chemistry 67 Chemistry 75
Science 67 Biology 67
Total 614 Total and Physics 65
Education 28 Total 798
Rank 16 Rank 28
Average 68.2 Average 7
Average 74.5
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Fourth Preparatory 66 - 1967 Fifth Preparatory (Scientific) 67 - 1968
Arabic 77 Arabic 79
English 75 English 90
French 67 French 76
Geography ⟦illegible⟧ Geography 84
History 79 History 88
Mathematics 64 Mathematics 77
Physics 50 Physics 60
Chemistry 47 Chemistry 57
Biology 21 Biology 74
Total 600 Total 5
Average 66 Average 81

Archival unit 263

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Archival unit 264

Number 000029
Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Secondary Education Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
No. / ⟦Sh / 1⟧
Date / / 19
Examination Number 62899
Photograph
x
To / Kuwait University
Klim Azzouri Munshi Shamash, whose photo is attached above, is a student of the fifth grade, scientific branch, of our school
Entered the general examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and the result was successful in the first attempt and obtained the grades
listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered to have fulfilled the requirements of secondary education. At his request, we have provided him with this document.
Subject | First Attempt | Second Attempt | Third Attempt | Fourth Attempt
 | Year 1967 / 1968 | Year | Year | Year
 | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade
 | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing
Arabic | 79 | Seventy-nine |  |  |  |  |  | 
English | 90 | Ninety |  |  |  |  |  | 
Algebra | 79 | Seventy-nine |  |  |  |  |  | 
Geometry and Trigonometry | 84 | Eighty-four |  |  |  |  |  | 
Physics and Mechanics | 98 | Ninety-eight |  |  |  |  |  | 
Chemistry | 77 | Seventy-seven |  |  |  |  |  | 
Biology | 60 | Sixty |  |  |  |  |  | 
Total | 567 | Five hundred sixty-seven |  |  |  |  |  | 
1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered (1448) dated 12 / 9 / 1964 issued by Al-Sa'adoon Intermediate School in Baghdad Province.
2 - Documents previously provided.
The entity to which the document is addressed:
Its number:
Its date:
Type of document:
3 - Grades failed in and number of years of failure: -
4 - Subjects he had to complete: -
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance: Very good
6 - Date he left school: 1 / 8 / 1968
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate: Yes
Assistant School Clerk
School Principal
Stamp
Number and date of resignation letter: 122/121 on 14 / 9 / 1964
Inseparable photo for reproduction purposes

Archival unit 265

Subject | First Grade / Grade / Number | First Grade / Grade / Writing | Second Grade / Grade / Number | Second Grade / Grade / Writing | Third Grade / Grade / Number | Third Grade / Grade / Writing
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Subject | Grade / Grade / Number | Grade / Grade / Writing | Grade / Grade / Number | Grade / Grade / Writing
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Archival unit 266

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS — INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE
CENTRE No.: 80610
BAGHDAD, IRAQ:
CANDIDATE No.: 00042
CLAIRE EZOURY SHAMASH:
JUNE 1967: 11.09.67.
SUBJECT | SUBJECT NAME | GRADE | LEVEL
7 | CHEMISTRY | X | ORDINARY
17 | FRENCH | X | ORDINARY
104 | CL.ARABIC | B | 
14 | ENG.LANG. | X | ORDINARY
40 | P.MATHS | X | ORDINARY
15 | ENG.LIT. | X | 
46 | PHYSICS | X |

Archival unit 267

Iraqi Ministry of Education ⟦line⟧
School Directorate: ⟦illegible⟧
Number:
Date: 18 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196⟦illegible⟧
Examination Number: 12084
To ⟦line⟧ Shamash School Administration
That ⟦illegible⟧ Shamash, whose photo is attached above, is one of the st⟦illegible⟧
from our school who entered the (General) exam for the year 196⟦illegible⟧
in the (First) session and obtained the grades listed on the ba⟦illegible⟧
of this document.
1- Admitted according to Transfer Certificate No. 848 dated
issued by ⟦illegible⟧ School on ⟦illegible⟧
2- Documents previously provided ⟦line⟧
The entity to which the document is addressed | its number | its date ⟦line⟧
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Abdul Rahman
10/8/1966
It was withdrawn from the drop ⟦illegible⟧ 14/9/1966
3- Classes in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure
4- Subjects in which he completed ⟦line⟧
5- His behavior and regularity of attendance ⟦line⟧
6- Date he left the school ⟦line⟧
School Clerk
Certificates and Statistics
Certifies the authenticity of the school principal's signature and stamp
Number 4547/14 Date 22 / 9 / 1966
Responsible Official | Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate, Rusafa

Archival unit 268

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate :: Frank Iny Intermediate School
Number: 7428
Date: 17 / 9 / 1967
Examination Number: 16084
To: Administration of Shamash Preparatory School
The ⟦student Nawal Yani Shamash⟧ whose photograph is attached above is one of the students of the (Third Intermediate) class
from our school, she entered the (General) examination for the year 65 / 1966 and her result was (Pass)
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 transfer certificate number 848 dated 8 / 8 / 1962
issued by ⟦Al-Tahdhib Primary School for Girls in Baghdad⟧
2- Documents previously provided -
Entity addressed with the document ⟦line⟧ Its number ⟦line⟧ Its date ⟦line⟧ Type of document
3- Classes she failed and number of years of failure and reason for failure (illness or other) First Intermediate
25 / 8 / 1963
4- Subjects in which she had to resit.
5- Her conduct and regularity of attendance: Very Good
6- Date of leaving school: 8 / 8 / 1966
Due to the absence of the Fourth General class
School Clerk
⟦signature⟧
School Principal
⟦signature⟧
Iraqi Republic
50 Fils | Revenue Stamp
Certificates and Stamps
Certified for the validity of the Principal's signature and the contents of the document
Number: 24574 Date: 25 / 9 / 67
Responsible Official: Director of Education for Baghdad Al-Rusafa District

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Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Grade | Grade
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Archival unit 270

Frank Iny
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students are admitted to the ⟦...⟧ grade
3 - Participates in the ⟦...⟧ examination
4 - Every student must ⟦...⟧
a - Transfer certificate ⟦...⟧
b - Medical certificate ⟦...⟧
c - Vaccination certificate ⟦...⟧
d - Civil status record ⟦...⟧
e - Two copies of ⟦...⟧
5 - The student must be ⟦...⟧
Student's name (according to ⟦...⟧ record
His address (according to the civil status record ⟦...⟧
Date of birth (according to ⟦...⟧ record
Student's current address
School transferred from
Grade transferred from
His result in the grade transferred from ⟦...⟧
Last general examination passed
Student's guardian
His name
His relationship
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: F/63/
Date: 14 / 3 / 1963
⟦illegible stamp⟧
ANNOUNCEMENT
Subject/ Punishment of a student
Due to student Claire Ezoury Munshi Shamash, from the first intermediate grade 6, attempting
to cheat in the homework examination on Thursday, March 14, 1963, the school
administration, based on the request of the specialized teacher, has decided the following:
1- Her grade in the homework examination shall be zero.
2- Deduct fifteen points from her behavior average.
Copy to / the student's guardian for information.
Personal file.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
In the Lower Certificate in English Examination the candidate named below gained the result shown.
CLAIR EZOURY SHAMASH                                LCE
RESULT IN EACH TEST                                 SEE OVERLEAF
PRESCRIBED BOOKS                                    PASS
ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LANGUAGE                    PASS
DICTATION READING AND CONVERSATION                  PASS
RESULT IN THE WHOLE EXAMINATION    GAINED A CERTIFICATE
Date of Examination    Index-number    Place of Examination
JUNE 1965              220056          BAGHDAD

Archival unit 271

Frank Iny
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
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Conditions of Admission
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are accepted into the first intermediate grade.
2 - Accepted into the ⟦...⟧ grade
3 - Participates in the ⟦...⟧ examination
4 - Every student must ⟦...⟧
A - Transfer certificate ⟦...⟧
B - Medical certificate ⟦...⟧
C - Vaccination certificate
D - Civil status record (Nufous)
E - Two copies of ⟦...⟧
5 - The student must be ⟦...⟧
Student's name (according to the record:
His address (according to the civil status record:
Date of birth (according to the record:
Student's current address:
School transferred from:
Grade transferred from:
His result in the grade transferred from:
Last general examination passed:
Student's guardian: Name
Relationship:
Profession:
Address:
Frank Iny School
1944
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: 63 / F
Date: 3 / 3 / 1963
Announcement
Subject / Student Punishment
Due to the attempt of student Claire Azouri Munshi Shamash, from the first intermediate grade 6,
to cheat in the homework exam on Thursday, 14 / 3 / 1963, the
school administration, based on the request of the specialized teacher, has decided the following:
1- Her grade in the homework exam shall be zero.
2- Deducting fifteen points from her conduct average.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Copy to / The student's guardian for information
Personal file.

Archival unit 272

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No. F/: 63/
Date: 3/20/1963
Announcement
Subject/ Student Punishment
Due to the attempt of student Claire Azouri Manshi Shamash, from the 1st Intermediate Class 6,
to cheat in the homework exam on Thursday, 3/14/1963, the
school administration has decided, based on the request of the specialized teacher, the following:
1- Her grade in the homework exam shall be zero.
2- Deducting fifteen points from her conduct average.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
A copy to / The student's guardian for information
Personal file.
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⟦illegible blue handwriting⟧

Archival unit 273

Frank Iny
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who have passed the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who have passed or have re-sit status in the intermediate school examination shall participate in the entrance examination.
4 - Every student must submit, upon admission, a file containing the following documents:
a - A transfer certificate from his 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 book (Nufous).
e - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (according to the Nufous book): Claire Azouri Menashi Shamash
His address (according to the Nufous book): Masbah
His date of birth (according to the Nufous book): 2 - 11 - 1950
Student's current address: Masbah
School transferred from: Menachem Salih Daniel
Grade transferred from: Sixth
His result in the grade transferred from: Passed
Last general examination passed and its date: Sixth 1962
Name of the student's guardian: Azouri Menashi Moshi Shamash
Relationship:
Occupation: Merchant
Address: Khan Dalla Al-Kabir Room No. 2
Signature of the student's guardian

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Najaf - Kufa District
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Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Respectfully
Based on Article ⟦illegible⟧ of the Law ⟦illegible⟧ for the year ⟦illegible⟧ we decided
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Archival unit 275

Menahem Saleh Daniel Private School
42/233 H 2 Menahem Daniel Street - Senak
Telephone Number 89812
Menahem S. Daniel's School
233/42/ Senak
TELEPHONE 6812
Baghdad on: 8 / 8 / 1960
Baghdad:
Number: 848
Subject: Transfer Certificate
M. S. DANIEL SCHOOL
Baghdad
To the Management of the Respected Frank Iny Private School
The student Glad Azzouri Shamash, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the sixth grade
in this school. She participated in the general examinations for the Baghdad subjects - first session -
for primary studies in the academic year 1961 / 1962 and her examination number was 9905
and she obtained a total of 465 marks out of a total of 600 marks and was considered successful.
Below we list the statement of marks she obtained in the mentioned examination:-
Arabic Language | 91
English Language | 91
Social Studies | 70
Mathematics | 86
Principles of Science and Health | 72
Religion and National Education | 55
Total Mark | 465
Verified
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7/12
She was of good conduct, behavior, and regular school attendance, and we have provided her
with this certificate based on her father's desire to transfer her to the Frank Iny Private School
Identity card number of non-affiliation with Iraqi nationality
for her father 27 and its date 7 / 2 / 1952
The Iraqi Republic
Revenue Stamp
50 Fils
M. S. DANIEL SCHOOL
Baghdad