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 English Translation, Pages 326-350
Presentation Sisters School
Bab Al-Sharqi
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Transfer Form
To the Administration of School: ⟦illegible⟧
The student: ⟦illegible⟧
Whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the grade: ⟦illegible⟧
In lessons until the date: ⟦illegible⟧
And reached the grade: Fourth
And obtained the grades recorded in the general examination for the year: 1952
Lessons | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Lessons | Grade in numbers | Grade in words
Religion | | | Religion | |
Arabic Language | | | Arabic Language | 52 | Fifty-two
English Language | | | English Language | 64 | Sixty-four
History | | | Arithmetic | |
Geography | | | Algebra and Trigonometry | 40 | Forty
Duties | | | Geometry | 61 | Sixty-one
Arithmetic and Measurements | | | General Science | |
Objects and Health | | | Biology | 69 | Sixty-nine
Sports and Anthem | | | Health | |
Drawing and Crafts | | | Physics | 54 | Fifty-four
Total | | | Chemistry | 40 | Forty
| | | History | |
| | | Geography | |
| | | Duties | |
| | | Conditions of Iraq | |
| | | Childcare | |
| | | Trigonometry | |
| | | General Mathematics | |
| | | Total | 380 | Three hundred and eighty
School Principal's Remarks
20 Fils
20 Fils
10 Fils
External
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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 papers:
a - A transfer certificate from their school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Province.
b - A medical certificate of safety from communicable diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - The Civil Status Record (Identity Card).
e - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (according to the Civil Status Record):
Address (according to the Civil Status Record):
Date of birth (according to the Civil Status Record):
Student's current address:
School transferred from:
Grade transferred from:
Result in the grade transferred from:
The last general exam passed and its date:
Student's guardian - name:
Student's guardian - relationship:
Student's guardian - occupation:
Student's guardian - address:
Signature of the student's guardian
Al-Burayti
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HAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh / 155 / 60
Date: 29 / 8 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered Sh / 493 and dated 29 / 8 / 1960 belonging to
Rachel Youssef Bashi for certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oud Ba
The Director
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
No: 039890 A
To: -
Photograph
That ⟦...⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the ⟦...⟧ grade of our school who entered
the exam for the year 19 / 19 and his result in the ⟦...⟧ session was and he obtained the grades listed
on the back of it, and based on his request we provided him with this document.
1 - Accepted pursuant to the transfer certificate numbered ⟦...⟧ dated / / 19 issued by the school
in ⟦...⟧
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number and date | Type of document
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 behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school.
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade
| Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words
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Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade Ministerial
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Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad
Directorate of General Security
"Travel and Nationality"
Republic of Iraq
Office: Revocation
Number: 117 / Travel
Date: 27 / 8 / 1960
Incoming Stamp
To: - Shamash Preparatory School - Baghdad
Subject / - Confirmation of Retention
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Your letter M. Sh. / 103 / 60 on 25 / 8 / 1960.
We confirm to you that Miss Rachel Yusuf Eliyahu Bashi
Included in her father's identity card numbered 839 on 29 / 3 / 1952
Still retains her Iraqi nationality until now.
Hadi Nassif
For / Director of Travel and Nationality
A copy to:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad - Rusafa - for information.
Sh. M.
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade Ministerial
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
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Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.:
Number: Sh / 607
Date:
Date: 25 / 8 / 1965
Directorate of Travel and Nationality
Greetings.
Please kindly confirm to the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa that Miss
Rachel Youssef Bashi still retains her Iraqi nationality for the purpose of certifying
her documents.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
The Director
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: 59/ ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Date: 2 / 12 / 1959
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letters numbered 10332 and 10751 dated 29 / 11 / 1959
and 1 / 12 / 1959.
We confirm to you our receipt of the preparatory school graduation certificates belonging to the persons
whose names are listed below.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Name | Certificate Number | Certificate Date
Naim Rubin Battat | 63 | 2 / 9 / 1959
Farah Gurji Sheena | 287 | 10 / 11 / 1959
Layla Gurji Sheena | 289 | 10 / 11 / 1959
Linda Yusuf Dangoor | 290 | 10 / 11 / 1959
Latifa Victor Shaul | 195 | 16 / 9 / 1959
⟦line⟧ | 62 | 2 / 9 / 1959
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.:
Number: SH / 509
Date:
Date: 15 / 11 / 1959
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 39753 and dated 6 / 9 / 1959.
We return to you herewith the secondary school completion certificate numbered 62 and dated
2 / 9 / 1959 belonging to Rachel Youssef Bashi after taking the necessary action.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
The Director
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No. Sh/: 58/
Date: 27 / 10 / 1958
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
We list below the information required for Rachel Yusuf Eliyahu Bashi for the purpose of preparing
the graduation certificate from secondary school.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
Principal
Student Name: Rachel Yusuf Eliyahu Bashi
Examination Number: 1876
Year of Graduation: 1953 / 1954
Score Achieved: 439
Maximum Score: 700
Place of Birth: Baghdad
Nationality: Iraqi
Place of Residence: Baghdad
Date of Birth: 1936
Non-Deprivation ID Number: 839
Non-Deprivation ID Date: 29 / 3 / 1952
Aziza
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Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Telephone Number 7448
Number:
Date:
Transfer Certificate:
School Management
That ⟦line⟧ whose photograph is attached above is one of the students of this
school attending the third intermediate grade for the academic year 1950 - 1951 and has participated in
the general examinations for the intermediate study for the mentioned year and was considered successful and promoted to the fourth preparatory grade
The following are the marks he obtained in the examinations referred to above.
Arabic Language:
English Language:
Social Studies:
Mathematics:
Physics and Chemistry:
Health and Biology:
Total:
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
Clerk
Principal
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50 Fils
1 | Name of the student
2 | Permanent Address
3 | Date of Birth
4 | Address of the Guardian
5 | School / Grade / Result / Last Exam
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who pass the primary school exam are admitted to the first intermediate class.
2 - Students who pass the entrance exam are admitted to the fourth preparatory class.
3 - Students who passed or completed the intermediate school exam 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 Province.
B - A medical certificate stating they are free from communicable diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - Civil Status Record.
E - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and behavior.
Student's name (as per Civil Status Record):
His address (as per Civil Status Record): Tawrat
His date of birth (as per Civil Status Record):
Student's current address:
School transferred from:
Class transferred from:
His result in the class transferred from:
Last general exam passed and its date:
Student's guardian name: Heskel Youssef Hai
Relationship: My brother
Profession: Merchant
Address: 55 Abu Nuwas Street
Signature of the student's guardian
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Frank Iny Middle School
Baghdad
⟦Photo of student with stamp⟧
Admission
Admission Requirements
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 have been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school document certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad District (2) the identity card (3) the smallpox vaccination certificate (4) the typhoid vaccination certificate (5) a medical certificate of being free from contagious diseases (6) two copies of their photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three listed above are kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as explained in the school document.
Student's name according to the school document: Rachel Joshua
Father's name and family surname according to the school document: Yousef Eliyahu Joshua
School transferred from: ⟦Bint Hayy⟧
Grade transferred from: Second Intermediate
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Year of graduation from primary education: 1948 - 1949
Name of the primary school graduated from: Alliance School for Girls
Grade admitted to: Third Intermediate
Identity Card - Name: Rachel Joshua
Identity Card - Date of Birth: 1934
Identity Card - Address: Al-Tawarat Neighborhood
Identity Card - Nationality: Iraqi
Student's guardian - Name: Yousef Joshua
Student's guardian - Relationship: Her father
Student's guardian - Profession: Merchant
Student's guardian - Current address: Al-Rashid Street
Telephone number (if any): 4472
Student's current address: ⟦Khadimat Ibn Rashiq⟧
Student's signature
Guardian's signature
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Intermediate and Primary
Number: 96
Baghdad on: 29 / 9 / 1949
Subject: Transfer Certificate
To the Directorate of Laura Kadoorie Intermediate School for Girls
Rachel Youssef Bashi, whose photograph is attached above, is one of the students of
the sixth primary grade of our school for the academic year 1948 - 1949
and she participated in the general examinations for primary studies for the mentioned year
and passed it, as she achieved (411) four hundred and eleven marks.
She is of good character and conduct, and based on her desire to transfer to your school, we have provided her with this certificate.
The Principal
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Shamash Secondary School
⟦illegible⟧ Intermediate
7448
New file day 21 February ⟦illegible⟧
Number 242
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Transfer Certificate
School Directorate ⟦line⟧
That ⟦line⟧ whose photo is fixed above is one of the students of this
school attending the third intermediate grade for the academic year 1954 - 1955 and participated in
the general examinations for intermediate studies for the mentioned year and was considered successful and promoted to the fourth preparatory grade ⟦illegible⟧
Below are the grades he obtained in the examinations referred to above.
Arabic Language ⟦line⟧
English Language ⟦line⟧
Social Studies ⟦line⟧
Mathematics ⟦line⟧
Physics and Chemistry ⟦line⟧
Health and Biology ⟦line⟧
Total ⟦line⟧
Due to his good conduct and behavior, and in view of his desire to transfer to your school, we have provided him
with this certificate
Telephone 424
Principal 6
Clerk
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Grade
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Guardian of ⟦...⟧
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 have passed the entrance exam are admitted to the fourth preparatory class.
3 - Students who passed or have to re-sit the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Every student must submit upon admission a folder 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 certificate of vaccination against smallpox and typhoid.
d - The identity card (Census book).
e - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (according to identity card): Leila Mouchi Shoumil
Address (according to identity card): 111 / 3 / 17 ⟦Karkh⟧
Date of birth (according to identity card): 1935
Student's current address: ⟦1/44⟧ Karrada al-Pasha
School transferred from: Frank Iny
Class transferred from: Third Intermediate
Result in the class transferred from: Passed
Last public exam passed and its date: Intermediate School 1951 - 1952
Student's guardian:
Name: Mouchi Daoud Shoumil
Relationship: Father
Occupation: Director of the Commercial Register Company Ltd.
Address: Rashid Street
Signature of the student's guardian