Description
These are student files with student photographs and correspondence between the Iraqi government and various Baghdadi Jewish schools regarding exam scores, graduation confirmation, primary school certification, secondary school certification, student transfers, and admissions forms. Some student folders contain an essay written in Hebrew about Israel and the Sephardic community, a certificate of vaccination for smallpox, confirmations of citizenship, and a military conscription letter.
AI en Translation, Pages 51-75
Page 51
Shamash Secondary School
Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6028
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 6028
No. ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date : ⟦line⟧
Date : ⟦line⟧
To,⟦line⟧
To 0⟦line⟧
This is to certify that
⟦line⟧ has passed the Iraqi
Government Secondary Schools Examination
(Scientific Section) held in Baghdad in June 19
and obtained the following marks :-
That ⟦line⟧ has
passed the general exam for preparatory studies (Scientific Branch)
for the year 19 / 19 and completed his secondary studies and following is the statement of his marks:-
⟦Ar⟧abic Language ⟦line⟧
Arabic Language ⟦line⟧
⟦En⟧glish Language ⟦line⟧
English Language ⟦line⟧
⟦So⟧lid Geometry ⟦line⟧
Solid Geometry ⟦line⟧
⟦Bi⟧ology ⟦line⟧
Zoology and Botany ⟦line⟧
⟦Al⟧gebra & Trigonometry ⟦line⟧
Algebra and Trigonometry ⟦line⟧
⟦Che⟧mistry ⟦line⟧
Chemistry ⟦line⟧
Physics ⟦line⟧
Physics ⟦line⟧
Total ⟦line⟧
Total ⟦line⟧
During his study in our school, he has shown
himself to be 0⟦line⟧
and of ⟦line⟧ character
And during his period of attendance at the school, he was among the students ⟦line⟧
in their lessons and of good conduct and character.
Yours faithfully,
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
Headmaster.
Page 52
Shamash Secondary School
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Telephone Number 7448
Number: 52
Date: 18 / 8 / 1952
Transfer Certificate
Directorate of ⟦Shamash Preparatory⟧ School
The person ⟦Albert Shaoul⟧ whose photograph is attached above is one of the regular students of this
school in the third intermediate grade for the academic year 1951 - 1952 and has participated in
the general examinations for intermediate studies for the mentioned year and was considered successful and promoted to the fourth preparatory grade.
Below are the grades he obtained in the examinations referred to above.
Arabic Language | 57
English Language | 77
Social Studies | 57
Mathematics | 71
Physics and Chemistry | 60
Health and Biology | 82
Total 404
The aforementioned person is of good conduct and behavior, and in view of his desire to transfer to your school, we have provided him
with this certificate
Secretary
Principal
1 - Name of the guardian ⟦...⟧
2 - His address
3 - Date
4 - Address
5 - The School
Grade
His result
Last
Guardian ⟦...⟧
50 Fils
Page 54
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 have passed 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 - Every student must submit, upon admission, a file containing the following documents:
A - A transfer certificate from their school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Governorate.
B - A medical certificate confirming freedom from infectious diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - Civil Status Record (Nufous).
E - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (as per the Civil Status Record): ⟦Elias Yousef Shaoul⟧
His address (as per the Civil Status Record): ⟦Abu Nuwas Street 1/7/1⟧
His date of birth (as per the Civil Status Record): 1946
Student's current address: ⟦Abu Nuwas Street 1/7/1⟧
School transferred from: ⟦Francophonie⟧
Grade transferred from: ⟦Third Intermediate⟧
His result in the grade transferred from: ⟦Passed⟧
The last general exam he passed and its date: ⟦Intermediate School Exam 1951 - 1952⟧
Student's guardian - Name: ⟦Yousef Shaoul⟧
Relationship: ⟦His father⟧
Profession: ⟦Merchant⟧
His address: ⟦Abu Nuwas Street 1/7/1 Telephone 2113⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of student's guardian
Page 55
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Admission Form
Conditions of Admission
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary studies.
2 - The student must not be known for bad character or have been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school record certified by the Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province (2) the census book (3) a smallpox vaccination certificate (4) a typhoid vaccination certificate (5) a medical certificate of being free from contagious diseases (6) two copies of his photograph.
4 - All papers mentioned in paragraph three listed above are kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as described in the school record.
Student's name according to the school record: Elias
Father's name and family surname according to the school record: Yaqoub Hayal
School transferred from: Frank Iny
Grade transferred from: Second Intermediate
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Year of graduation from primary studies: 1948 - 1949
Name of the primary school graduated from: Al-Saadoun Sassoon
Grade admitted to: Third Intermediate
Name: Elias
Date of birth: 1936
Address: Kurd al-Pasha
Nationality: Iraqi
His name: Yaqoub
Relationship: His father
Profession: Merchant
Current address:
Telephone number (if any):
Current student address: Kurd al-Pasha / 10 - 2 - 2
Student signature
Guardian signature
⟦Yaqoub Hayal⟧
Page 60
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Number: Sh/296/59/58
Date: 19/7/1959
Subject:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered Sh/296 and dated 19/7/1959 belonging
to Jack Khedouri Aini for authentication.
Please accept our utmost respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
Directorate of ⟦...⟧
The Number
The Date
Number ⟦...⟧
Examination Number
That
The Examination
On its back and based on
1- Accepted according to
in
2- The documents which
The addressed entity
3- The classes ⟦...⟧
4- The subjects ⟦...⟧
5- His conduct and regularity of attendance.
6- The date he left the school.
7- Was he provided with a transfer document?
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
Page 61
Brigade Stamp and Certification
⟦line⟧
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
No: 014996 B
Examination Number:
To :-:
Photographic Portrait
X
That ⟦line⟧ whose photo is attached above is a student of the ⟦line⟧ grade of our school and entered
The ⟦line⟧ exam for the year 19/⟦line⟧ and his result was ⟦line⟧ in the ⟦line⟧ session and obtained the grades listed
on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - Admitted under Transfer Certificate No. ⟦line⟧ dated / / 19 issued by ⟦line⟧ school
in ⟦line⟧
2 - Documents previously provided.
The entity to which the document is addressed | its number | its date | type of document
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
3 - The grades in which he failed, the number of years of failure, and the cause of failure (illness or other).
4 - The subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance.
6 - The date he left the school.
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document?
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
Page 62
Subject | First Grade | First Grade | Second Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Ministerial Grade | Fifth Ministerial Grade
| Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words
Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad
2/12/59
8/12/59
Incoming
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Subject ⟦line⟧
Seal and authentication of the Province
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number SH/84/53/5
Date 9/7/1959
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered SH/287 and dated 9/7/1959
belonging to Jack Khadouri Menashi for authentication.
Please accept our utmost respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
School Principal
Directorate of Ed⟦...⟧
Number
Date
Examination Number
That
The exam
On its back and based on ⟦...⟧
1 - Admitted according to
in
2 - Documents which
The entity transferred to
1 - Classes ⟦...⟧
3 - Lessons ⟦...⟧
5 - His conduct and ⟦...⟧
6 - Date of lea⟦...⟧
7 - Was he provid⟦...⟧
School Clerk
Page 63
9 / 84 / 55
9 / 7 / 1959
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
No: 14987 B
Examination Number:
Stamp and certification of the province
Photograph
X
To :-
That ________ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the ________ grade from our school entered
the ________ exam for the year 19 / 19 and his result was ________ in the ________ session and he obtained the marks listed
on the back, and based on his request we have provided him with this document.
1 - He was admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered ________ and dated / / 19 issued by ________ school
in ________
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity the document is addressed to | Its number | Its date | Type of document
3 - The 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 certificate
⟦illegible⟧
School Clerk
Stamp
School Principal
Page 64
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade (Ministerial)
| Grade in figures | Grade in words | Grade in figures | Grade in words | Grade in figures | Grade in words | | Grade in figures | Grade in words | Grade in figures | Grade in words | Grade in figures | Grade in words
Shamash School
BAGHDAD
SHAMASH SCHOOL
Baghdad
Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 6028
Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6028
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject:
Number: Sh / 73 / 57
Date: 4/6/1957
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District / Center
After greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered Sh / 74 / 57 and dated 4/6/1957 belonging to
Jack Khedouri Eyni. Please kindly certify it.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
⟦illegible⟧
Number:
Date:
To
That
Passed the exam for the
for the year 19 / 19 and he
Arabic Language
English Language
Solid Geometry
Zoology and Botany
Algebra and Trigonometry
Chemistry
Physics
Total
And his attendance period in the
in their lessons and of
Page 65
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6028
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/72/57
Date: 4 / 6 / 1957
Subject:
General Directorate of Recruitment
Jack Khedhouri Einy, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students who completed
preparatory studies at this school for the academic year 1953 / 1954 and his success was in the
second session and his examination number was 1471.
He was not provided with any transfer certificate to any other school.
He was previously provided with documents numbered Sh/248/54 dated 30 / 9 / 1954 and Sh/399/54
dated 24 / 4 / 1954.
The non-revocation identity card number belonging to the aforementioned is 2480 and its date is 19 / 5 / 1957.
Abdullah Obadia
The Principal
⟦illegible⟧
Number:
Date:
To
That
Passed the ⟦...⟧ examination
for the year 19 / 19 and ⟦...⟧
Arabic Language
English Language
Solid Geometry
Zoology and Botany
Algebra and Trigonometry
Chemistry
Physics
Total
And his attendance period in the ⟦...⟧
in their lessons and of those
Headmaster.
Page 66
Shamash Secondary School
Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6028
No: F/ ⟦291⟧ / 52
Date: 26 / 4 / 1952
To: Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
That ⟦Naji Khadouri Aini⟧, whose photo is shown above, is one of the
regular students of this school in the ⟦Fifth Commercial⟧ grade for this year 1951 - 1952 and was
last year in the ⟦Fourth Preparatory⟧ grade of
⟦Shamash Secondary School⟧ .
We therefore request that this be referred to the General Recruitment Directorate .
Clerk
⟦illegible⟧
Director
⟦illegible⟧
Headmaster.
Page 67
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School | Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD | Baghdad
Tel. No. 6028 | Telephone 6028
No.:
No. ::
Date :: 8th October, 54.
Date ::
To,: Whom it may concern,
To:
This is to certify that Mr. Jack | That ⟦line⟧ has
Khedoory Iny has passed the Iraqi
Government Secondary Schools Examination | passed the General Examination for Preparatory Studies (Scientific Branch)
(Scientific Section) held in Baghdad in June 19 | for the year /19 and finished his secondary studies and following is his mark sheet :-
and obtained the following marks :-
Arabic Language | 51 Fifty-one. | Arabic Language
English Language | 74 Seventy-four. | English Language
Solid Geometry | 91 Ninety-one. | Solid Geometry
Biology | 62 Sixty-two. | Animal and Plant
Algebra & Trigonometry | 83 Eighty-three. | Algebra and Trigonometry
Chemistry | 50 Fifty. | Chemistry
Physics | 63 Sixty-three | Physics
Total | ⟦line⟧ |
| 474 Four Hundred Seventy Four. | Total
During his study in our school, he has shown | And during his time in the school he was among the students ⟦line⟧
himself to be diligent
and of good character | in their lessons and of good conduct and biography.
Yours faithfully. | Director
Headmaster.
Page 68
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6028
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 6028
No ⟦line⟧ Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦line⟧
To,⟦line⟧ To
This is to certify that ⟦line⟧ has passed the Iraqi
Government Secondary Schools Examination
(Scientific Section) held in Baghdad in June 19⟦line⟧
and obtained the following marks :-
That ⟦line⟧ has
passed the general exam for preparatory studies (Scientific Branch)
for the year 19 / 19 and completed his secondary studies and below is the statement of his marks:-
Arabic Language ⟦line⟧ Arabic Language
English Language ⟦line⟧ English Language
Solid Geometry ⟦line⟧ Solid Geometry
Biology ⟦line⟧ Biology
Algebra & Trigonometry ⟦line⟧ Algebra & Trigonometry
⟦Ch⟧emistry ⟦line⟧ Chemistry
Physics ⟦line⟧ Physics
Total ⟦line⟧ Total
During his study in our school, he has shown
himself to be ⟦line⟧
and of ⟦line⟧ character
And during his attendance at the school, he was among the students
⟦line⟧ in their studies and of good behavior and character.
Yours faithfully.
Director
Headmaster.
Page 69
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Noted ⟦illegible⟧
77
20 / 4 / 54
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Telephone Number 7448
That ⟦Isaac Hayyim⟧, whose photograph is shown above, is one of the students of this
school, attending the third intermediate grade for the school year 1951 - 1952, and he participated in
the public examinations for intermediate studies for the mentioned year and was considered successful and promoted to the fourth preparatory grade.
Below are the grades he obtained in the examinations referred to above:
Arabic Language | 60
English Language | 78
Social Studies | 71
Mathematics | 68
Physics and Chemistry | 68
Health and Biology | 70
Total | 415
The aforementioned is of good conduct and behavior, and in view of his desire to transfer to your school, we have provided him
with this certificate.
50 Fils
Scribe
Principal
⟦signature⟧
874
20 / 4
Page 71
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 makeup exams in the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Every student must submit, upon admission, a file containing the following papers:
A - A transfer certificate from their school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Province.
B - A medical certificate of clearance from communicable diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - Civil Status Record (Nufus).
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): ⟦Fouad ...⟧
Address (according to the Civil Status Record): ⟦illegible⟧
Date of birth (according to the Civil Status Record): ⟦1937⟧
Current address of the student: ⟦illegible⟧
School transferred from: ⟦illegible⟧
Grade transferred from: ⟦illegible⟧
Result in the grade transferred from: ⟦illegible⟧
Last general exam passed and its date: ⟦illegible⟧
Student's guardian's name: ⟦illegible⟧
Relationship: ⟦illegible⟧
Profession: ⟦illegible⟧
Address: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the student's guardian
⟦illegible⟧
Page 72
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Admission Form
Conditions for Admission
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary school.
2 - The student must not be known for bad morals or have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school transcript certified by the Baghdad District Education Directorate (2) the civil status identity book (3) smallpox vaccination certificate (4) typhoid vaccination certificate (5) a medical certificate of freedom from infectious diseases (6) two copies of his photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three listed above shall be kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as described in the school transcript.
Student's name according to the school transcript: Jacky
His father's name and family surname according to the school transcript: Khedhouri Iny
School transferred from: Albert Sassoon Private School for Boys
Grade transferred from: Third Intermediate
His result in the grade transferred from: Failed
Year of graduation from primary school: 1948
Name of the primary school from which he graduated: Albert Sassoon
The grade in which he was admitted: Third Intermediate
Civil Status Identity - Name: Jacky Khedhouri Iny
Civil Status Identity - Date of Birth: 1931
Civil Status Identity - Address: Karrada Al-Sharqiya Babiliya
Civil Status Identity - Nationality: Iraqi
Student's guardian - Name: Khedhouri Yaqub Iny
Student's guardian - Relationship: His father
Student's guardian - Occupation: Merchant
Student's guardian - Current address: None
Telephone number (if any): None
Student's current address: Jacky Khedhouri Iny / Sassoon Orchard / Baghdad
Student's signature
Jacky Khedhouri
Guardian's signature
Khedhouri Yaqub Iny
R J Iny