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IJA 2857

School Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. They contain printed booklets of school records, printed booklets for student awards ceremonies for the 1960-1961 and 1961-1962 academic years, recognizing students from Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools; school regulations and requirements for certificates; curriculum; book and vocabulary lists; exams in Arabic and French; correspondence regarding communal laws; a building contract; blank student transfer, teacher personnel paperwork, and transcript templates; and a history of Iraq in French.These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2857
Item Number
5830
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Teachers, Form, Exams, Chemistry, Contract, Typed, English Literature, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, President of the Mosaic Community, Lower Certificate in English, Legal, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, Alliance School, Engineering, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, High School, Mathematics, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, French, Physics, University of Cambridge, Middle School, General Certificate of Education, Standardized Test, Transcript, Correspondence, Annotation, Jewish Laws, History, Handwritten, Jewish Schools Committee, Printed Text, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 401-425

Page 401

⟦THIRD⟧ WEEK MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 43,44,45
To be done in the translation notebook.
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Memorize: p. 41,42,43.
READING French through French
No 54 p. 259
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis
FRENCH The Vocabulary of Pleasure and Joy - p. 102 (I) a-b-c-d-
Write a correct and short sentence with each of the vocabulary words.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 45 to 50.
To be done in the translation notebook
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words
Memorize: p. 44, 45, 46.
READING French through French
No 55 p. 264
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis
READING French
No 32 p. 160
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.

Page 402

MONTH OF OCTOBER
TRANSLATION
General revision of the vocabulary of the 50 translations.
VOCABULARY          English Words
General revision of the vocabulary learned
p. 1 to 46.
FRENCH THROUGH FRENCH
Redo all the readings given during the holidays
General revision of vocabulary.
FRENCH
Readings and vocabulary
General revision
DICTATIONS              French
To prepare: p. 151 - A road in France
p. 154 - Mountain path
p. 161 - The Passage of the little train
p. 171 - In the ditch
p. 181 - An Ocean Liner on the Suez Canal.
REMARK
- These assignments will be graded and will count towards the general average for the first trimester.
- Any student who does not have 65/100 will not be admitted to the 4th secondary class,
even in the event that they have passed the Brevet.

Page 404

SUMMER 1962   9th GRADE CLASS
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
prepared by Mrs. George GEORGES, summer 1962.
<del>FIRSTWEEK</del>
FIRST WEEK           MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION   Junior French Composition Passages
No 1 - 2 - 3 -
To be done in a translation notebook
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them by heart.
VOCABULARY   English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
READING       French through French.
No 37 p. 178
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  }  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis
READING       French.
No 25 - Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK           MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION   Junior French Composition Passage
No 4 - 5 - 6 -
To be done in a translation notebook
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY   English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 5 - 6 .
READING       French through French
No 38 p. 182
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  }  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis.
COMPOSITION
In the Composition Notebook.
SUBJECT: Write a portrait of an elderly member of your family (grandfather or grandmother,
uncle or aunt)
Make the outline only, first in draft then in final version, in the notebook.

Page 405

THIRD WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages
No 7 - 8 - 9 -
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 7 - 8 - 9 -
READING          French through French.
No 39  p. 186  Reading,                  }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it      } Text Explanation Notebook.
Do the text explanation.
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: Write a portrait of an elderly member of your family (Grandfather or Grandmother,
uncle or aunt).
Write the composition according to the plan prepared the previous week.
In the Composition Notebook.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 10 - 11 - 12.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 10 - 11.
READING          French through French
No 43 p. 216
Prepare the reading                      }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it      } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation
READING          French
No 26   Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.

Page 406

FIRST WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Compositi⟦o⟧n Passages.
No 13 - 14 - 15.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Memorize: p. 12 - 13 - 14.
READING               French through French
No 44 p. 220
Prepare the reading          }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }     Text analysis notebook
Do the text analysis      }
READING               French
No 27 p. 138 - Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 16 - 17 - 18.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Memorize: p. 15 - 16 - 17.
READING               French through French
No 45 p. 226
Prepare the reading          }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }     Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis      }
FRENCH          The Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a-b-c-d.
Look up the meaning of the words in the dictionary, to be recorded in the text analysis
notebook.
Learn the spelling and meaning of these words.

Page 407

⟦T⟧HIRD WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages
No 19 - 20 - 21.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note the vocabulary words in the notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 18 - 19 - 20.
READING French through French
No 46 p. 230.
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation }
FRENCH The Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a.b.c.d.
Make a correct and short sentence with each of the vocabulary words.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 22 - 23 - 24 .
To be done in the translation notebook
Note the vocabulary words in the notebook, and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 21 - 22 - 23.
READING French through French.
No 47 p. 233
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation. }
READING French.
No 28 p. 140, Prepare the vocabulary and learn it: Text explanation notebook.

Page 408

FIRST WEEK              MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION        Junior French Composition Passages.
No 25 - 26 - 27.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook.
Learn them.
VOCABULARY       English Words.
Learn by heart: p.24 - 25.
READING           French through French
No 48 p. 236.
Prepare the reading             }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it. }  Text analysis notebook
Do the text analysis.   }
READING           French.
No 29 p. 148, Prepare the vocabulary and learn it, text analysis notebook.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK              MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION        Junior French Composition Passages.
No 28, 29, 30.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY       English Words.
p. 26,27,28,29.
To be learned by heart.
READING           French through French.
No 49 p. 241.
Prepare the reading             }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  }  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis.   }
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: You have seen a small craftsman in your village or in your neighborhood.
Show him at work. Does his trade seem interesting to you or not? Why?
Make the outline only, first in draft then in the composition notebook.

Page 409

THIRD WEEK             MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION           Junior French Composition Passages.
No 31,32,33.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook.
Learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p.30, 31.
READING              French through French.
No 50 p.243.
Prepare the reading             }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }   Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis    }
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: You have seen a small craftsman in your village or neighborhood.
Show him at work. Does his trade seem interesting to you or not?
Why?
Write the composition according to the plan prepared the previous week.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK             MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION           Junior French Composition Passages.
No 34,35,36.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 32,33,34,35.
READING              French through French.
No 51 p. 247.
Prepare the reading             }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }   In the text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis    }
READING              French.
No 30 p. 150
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it, Text analysis notebook.

Page 410

⟦FIRST⟧ WEEK MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages
No 37,38,39
To be done in a translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words
Learn by heart: p. 36, 37, 38.
READING French through French.
No 52 p. 251
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook
Do the text explanation
READING French
No 31 p. 158
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages
No 40, 41, 42
To be done in translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words
Learn by heart: p. 39, 40.
READING French through French
No 53 p. 255.
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation.
FRENCH The Vocabulary of Pleasure and Joy - p. 102 (I) a-b-c-d-
Look up the meaning of each word in the dictionary and learn it as well as the spelling.

Page 412

M O N T H   O F   O C T O B E R
TRANSLATION
General revision of the vocabulary of the 50 translations.
VOCABULARY          English Words
General revision of the vocabulary learned
p. 1 to 46.
FRENCH THROUGH FRENCH
Redo all the readings given during the holidays
General revision of vocabulary.
FRENCH
Readings and vocabulary
General revision
DICTATIONS               French
To prepare: p. 151  -  A road in France
p. 154  -  Mountain path
p. 161  -  The passage of the little train
p. 171  -  In the ditch
p. 181  -  An Ocean Liner on the Suez Canal.
REMARK
- These assignments will be graded and will count towards the general average for the first trimester.
- Any student who does not have 65/100 will not be admitted to the 4th secondary class,
even in the case where they have passed the Brevet.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 413

t.
SUMMER 1962   9th GRADE
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
prepared by Mrs. George GEORGES, summer 1962.
⟦FIRST WEEK⟧
FIRST WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION   Junior French Composition Passages
No. 1 - 2 - 3 -
To be done in a translation notebook
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them by heart.
VOCABULARY   English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
READING       French through French.
No. 37 p. 178
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  {  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis
READING       French.
No. 25 - Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION   Junior French Composition Passage
No. 4 - 5 - 6 -
To be done in translation notebook
List the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY   English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 5 - 6 .
READING       French through French
No. 38 p. 182
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  {  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis.
COMPOSITION
In Composition Notebook.
SUBJECT: Write a portrait of an elderly member of your family (grandfather or grandmother,
uncle or aunt)
Make the outline only, first in draft then in final version, in the notebook.

Page 414

THIRD WEEK MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages
No 7 - 8 - 9 -
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Memorize: p. 7 - 8 - 9 -
READING French through French.
No 39 p. 186 Reading, }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text Explanation Notebook.
Do the text explanation. }
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: Write a portrait of an elderly member of your family (Grandfather or Grandmother,
uncle or aunt).
Write the composition according to the plan prepared the previous week.
In the Composition Notebook.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 10 - 11 - 12.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Memorize: p. 10 - 11.
READING French through French
No 43 p. 216
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation }
READING French
No 26 Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.

Page 415

FIRST WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Compositi⟦o⟧n Passages.
No 13 - 14 - 15.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 12 - 13 - 14.
READING French through French
No 44 p. 220
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook
Do the text explanation }
READING French
No 27 p. 138 - Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
⟦SECOND⟧ WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 16 - 17 - 18.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 15 - 16 - 17.
READING French through French
No 45 p. 226
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation }
FRENCH Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a-b-c-d.
Look up the meaning of the words in the dictionary, to be recorded in the text explanation notebook.
Learn the spelling and meaning of these words.

Page 416

THIRD WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages
No 19 - 20 - 21.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 18 - 19 - 20.
READING          French through French
No 46 p. 230.
Prepare the reading                      }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it      }     Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis                     }
FRENCH          The Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a.b.c.d.
Make a correct and short sentence with each of the vocabulary words.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 22 - 23 - 24 .
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook, and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 21 - 22 - 23.
READING          French through French.
No 47 p. 233
Prepare the reading                      }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it      }     Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis                     }
READING          French.
No 28 p. 140,  Prepare the vocabulary and learn it: Text analysis notebook.

Page 418

THIRD WEEK          MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 31,32,33.
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook.
Learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p.30, 31.
READING          French through French.
No 50 p.243.
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it   }   Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: You have seen a small craftsman in your village or in your neighborhood.
Show him at work. Does his trade seem interesting to you or not?
Why?
Write the composition according to the plan prepared the previous week.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK          MONTH OF AUGUST
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 34,35,36.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 32,33,34,35.
READING          French through French.
No 51 p. 247.
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it   }   In the text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis.
READING          French.
No 30 p. 150
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it, Text analysis notebook.

Page 419

FIRST WEEK                MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages
No 37,38,39
To be done in a translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY         English Words
Learn by heart: p. 36, 37, 38.
READING             French through French.
No 52 p. 251
Prepare the reading              }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }  Text analysis notebook
Do the text analysis     }
READING             French
No 31 p. 158
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK                MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages
No 40, 41, 42
To be done in a translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words and learn them.
VOCABULARY         English Words
Learn by heart: p. 39, 40.
READING             French through French
No 53 p. 255.
Prepare the reading              }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it }  Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis.    }
FRENCH    The Vocabulary of Pleasure and Joy - p. 102 (I) a-b-c-d-
Look up the meaning of each word in the dictionary and learn it as well as
the spelling.

Page 421

M O N T H   O F   O C T O B E R
TRANSLATION
General review of the vocabulary from the 50 translations.
VOCABULARY          English Words
General review of the vocabulary learned
p. 1 to 46.
FRENCH THROUGH FRENCH
Redo all the readings assigned during the holidays
General review of vocabulary.
FRENCH
Readings and vocabulary
General review
DICTATIONS              French
To prepare: p. 151  -  A road in France
p. 154  -  Mountain path
p. 161  -  The Passage of the little train
p. 171  -  In the ditch
p. 181  -  An Ocean Liner on the Suez Canal.
REMARK
- These assignments will be graded and will count towards the general average for the first trimester.
- Any student who does not have 65/100 will not be admitted to the 4th secondary class,
even in the event that they have passed the Brevet.

Page 423

⟦stain⟧
THIRD WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages
No 7 - 8 - 9 -
To be done in the translation notebook.
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 7 - 8 - 9 -
READING               French through French.
No 39 p. 186  Reading,                  }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  } Text Explanation Notebook.
Do the text explanation.
COMPOSITION
SUBJECT: Write a portrait of an elderly member of your family (Grandfather or Grandmother,
uncle or aunt).
Write the composition according to the plan prepared the previous week.
In the Composition Notebook.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK          MONTH OF JUNE
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 10 - 11 - 12.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 10 - 11.
READING               French through French
No 43 p. 216
Prepare the reading                     }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it  } Text explanations notebook.
Do the text explanation
READING               French
No 26   Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.

Page 424

FIRST WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 13 - 14 - 15.
To be done in translation notebook
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 12 - 13 - 14.
READING          French through French
No 44 p. 220
Prepare the reading
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it   }   Text analysis notebook
Do the text analysis             }
READING          French
No 27 p. 138 - Prepare the vocabulary and learn it.
⟦line⟧
SECOND WEEK          MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION          Junior French Composition Passages.
No 16 - 17 - 18.
To be done in translation notebook.
Note down vocabulary words in a notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY          English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 15 - 16 - 17.
READING          French through French
No 45 p. 226
Prepare the reading                      }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it   }   Text analysis notebook.
Do the text analysis             }
FRENCH          The Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a-b-c-d.
Look up the meaning of the words in the dictionary, to be recorded in the text analysis notebook.
Learn the spelling and the meaning of these words.

Page 425

THIRD WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages
No 19 - 20 - 21.
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 18 - 19 - 20.
READING French through French
No 46 p. 230.
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation }
FRENCH The Vocabulary of Health and Illness. p. 92 (I) a.b.c.d.
Make a correct and short sentence with each of the vocabulary words.
⟦line⟧
FOURTH WEEK MONTH OF JULY
TRANSLATION Junior French Composition Passages.
No 22 - 23 - 24 .
To be done in the translation notebook
Note down the vocabulary words in the notebook, and learn them.
VOCABULARY English Words.
Learn by heart: p. 21 - 22 - 23.
READING French through French.
No 47 p. 233 }
Prepare the reading }
Prepare the vocabulary and learn it. } Text explanation notebook.
Do the text explanation. }
READING French.
No 28 p. 140, Prepare the vocabulary and learn it: Text explanation notebook.