Correspondence between Baghdadi Jewish Schools and Iraqi Government, Education Departments
View interactive document pageThis is a folder from the Iraqi government. It contains correspondence between the Office of Education – Baghdad, the Ministry of Education, the Office of Civilian and Foreign Primary School Administration for All Boys and Girls (Schools), the Ministry of Finance, and various local Jewish schools. Subject matters include agreements regarding a collaborative competition, certifications, student disciplinary issues and expulsions, employee pay, annual report, religious education (both Jewish and Muslim), lists of students in higher education institutions, students' paperwork, and the schedule of general exams.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates To - School Administrations The student Ghani Aziz has lost his - document numbered 22/1 and dated 16 / 9 / 1954 and it should not be accepted upon presentation. A copy of it to - Directorate of Education of Diwaniyah Province - reference to your letter Certificates and Statistics Note -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Very Urgent Number / 26957 Certificates Date / 28 / 7 / 1955 To - Administrations of Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools, Official, Private, and Foreign For boys and girls, all Please do not include the annual effort average for finishing classes in the documents provided to students for any purpose whatsoever Ministerial exam grades only are sufficient. Please note this for the future and act accordingly literally. Director of Education of Baghdad Province ⟦illegible⟧ A copy to - Directorate General of Education - Examinations - Referring to its letter numbered 24819 and dated 25 / 7 / 1955 - For your kind information. Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qara Ghuli - Certificates and Statistics Observation - Majid / 27
Baghdad Province Education Directorate Certificates Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ The student Muhammad ⟦...⟧, one of the fifth-grade primary students at Al-Dour Primary School for Boys, claims that he lost his certificate numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated 9/10/1954, which was sent to the administration of ⟦...⟧ School. Please consider it canceled if found and do not accept its holder upon review. Director of Education for Baghdad Province A copy to: All Directors of Education in the provinces - Please facilitate informing the schools associated with you to consider the certificate ⟦...⟧ of the aforementioned person as canceled if found and not to accept its holder upon review. The administration of Al-Dour Primary School for Boys - in reference to their letter numbered 223 dated 7/23/1955 There is no objection to providing him with another certificate, provided that you mention the number, date, and address of the lost certificate. Certificates and Statistics Organization - ⟦...⟧ Majid / 26
Baghdad Province Education Directorate Certificates To - Number / ⟦illegible⟧ Date / ⟦27⟧ / 7 / 1955 To the administrations of all public, private, and foreign primary schools for boys The student Mahmoud Abdullah, one of the fifth-grade primary students at Al-Dour Primary School for Boys, claims that he lost his certificate numbered ⟦31⟧ and dated 10 / 9 / 1954 addressed to the Mechanical School Command. Please consider it canceled if found and do not accept its holder upon application. ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education for Baghdad Province A copy to: All Provincial Directors of Education - please mediate by informing the schools associated with you to consider the document of the aforementioned person canceled if found and not to accept its holder upon application. The administration of Al-Dour Primary School for Boys - referring to its letter No. 223 dated 23 / 7 / 1955 There is no objection to providing him with another document provided that you mention the number, date, and address of the lost document. Certificates and Statistics Observation - Majid / 26
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Liwa Administration Number / 26897 Date 27 / 7 / 1955 To all administrations of primary schools for boys and girls, official and private, and kindergartens affiliated with this directorate ⟦line⟧ We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education (Cultural Relations) No. 23815 dated 17 / 7 / 1955 with the conditions for participating in the competition, requesting that they be communicated to the students of your schools and the answers sent directly to the mentioned address. Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa A copy to - Directorate of General Education - Cultural Relations - with reference to its letter mentioned above Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli Copy of the letter ⟦line⟧ The administration of the Indian Shanker magazine will hold its annual drawing competition among the children of the world in September 1955, and therefore we record for you below the conditions for participating in this competition, requesting that the necessary measures be taken to urge the students of your Liwa who meet the mentioned conditions and have the necessary ability to participate with their drawings, provided they are sent directly to the address of the magazine administration mentioned hereafter and on the condition that they reach them before the specified time in a suitable period. Conditions for participating in the competition ⟦line⟧ 1 - All children of the world whose ages do not exceed sixteen, born on or after (30) September 1939, can participate in the competition 2 - The drawings and paintings must be original and unassisted, and completed during 1955 3 - A contributor cannot enter the competition - as it is periodic - more than six times 4 - Colored pictures and those drawn by any other means except pencil are accepted, provided the size of the picture is not less than 8 x 10 or on any subject chosen by the participant 5 - All information about the picture must be written in English and in the contributor's own handwriting on one side of the drawing paper 6 - The contributor must write their full name and address, date of birth (month and year), and gender (male or female) in capital letters, and drawings that do not contain this information will be rejected 7 - More than one contribution request can be sent in one envelope, provided the established instructions are observed 8 - Requests are sent to the following address, provided they reach it before 30 September / 1955 Shankers 'Weekly Childrens' Number, Odeon Building, P.O.Box NO218, New Delhi India. 9 - Prizes will be decided by the publisher (Shanker's Weekly) with the assistance of the board of judges, and the decision taken will be final 10 - No more than two prizes will be awarded to one participant, and the prizes will be announced in the magazine Shanker's Weekly Children's Art Number 1956 .
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates Secret and Urgent Number / S 619 Date 19 / 6 / 1955 810 / 7 / 24 Administrations of all official, private, and foreign secondary schools for boys ⟦line⟧ It has been decided to expel the student Abdul Jalil Jabbar Ahmed, a student of the fifth grade at Diwaniyah Secondary School, permanently. Please do not accept him upon application. Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to: Directorate of Education of Diwaniyah Province, referring to its letter No. 9 M / 149 dated 22 / 5 / 1955 Note on certificates and statistics. Sadiq 18 Mr. Ahmed Please record the name in the specialized register ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 7 / 955
8-9 7/24 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates and Statistics 26190 Number / C / 10 / Date / 21 / 7 / 1955 Administrations of all government, private, and foreign elementary schools for boys ⟦line⟧ The student Khalid Hanun Hussein, one of the fifth-grade students from ⟦line⟧ school, Ali al-Gharbi Elementary, claims the loss of his document numbered 89 and dated 20 / 4 / 1955, addressed to the Agricultural Institute in Baghdad. Please do not accept it upon presentation ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province Copy to: - Directorate of Education of Amara Province - with reference to its letter numbered 5795 dated ⟦line⟧ 16 / 7 / 1955. Certificates and Statistics Observation ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ / Amin / 20
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District Certificates and Statistics No. / 26201 Date / 20 / 7 / 1955 To the administrations of all official and private intermediate, secondary, and preparatory schools for boys and girls Please maintain a special register for the purpose of recording the names of expelled students and those who failed for two years or more, whose names are included in the instructions sent to you, to be referred to when examining the transfer form of students from one school to another and from one district to another, to serve as a reference for identifying this category of students. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Director of Education for Baghdad District Copy to: - Mr. Munji ⟦Bahjat⟧ - Please maintain a special book with the names of dismissed and expelled students to identify their names when auditing documents. Note on Certificates and Statistics ⟦line⟧ 8080 7 / 24 M / Amin / 19
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province Number / 26201 Certificates and Statistics Date / 20 / 2 / 1955 Administrations of all intermediate, secondary, and preparatory schools, public and private, for boys and girls Please maintain a special register for the purpose of recording the names of expelled students and those who failed for two years or more, whose names are sent to you from the ⟦various⟧ provinces, to be referred to when examining the forms for transferring students from one school to another and from one province to another, to serve as a reference for identifying this category of students. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education, Baghdad Province A copy to: 1. Mr. Director ⟦...⟧ - Please maintain a special notebook for the names of dismissed and expelled students to identify their names when auditing documents Certificates and Statistics Note ⟦line⟧ m/ Amin / 19
26291 Number / C / 1 / Date / 21 / 2 / 1955 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates and Statistics 811 7 / 24 Administrations of Official, Private, and Foreign Secondary Schools for Boys All It has been decided to expel the two students Hazem Jamil Yazdieh and Muhammad Ahmed Abdel Khaleq in the fifth scientific grade permanently, according to the decision of the Teachers Council of Mosul Preparatory School Please do not accept them upon application. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to: Certificates and Statistics Observation. Mr. Munir Hashem Bahieh - to mark their names in the special register for dismissed and expelled students. 20 / 2 / Amin
26291 . 4 Number / C / 11 / Date / 21 / 7 / 1955 Baghdad Province Education Directorate Certificates and Statistics Administrations of Official, Private and Foreign Secondary Schools for Boys All It has been decided to expel students Hazem Jamil Yazdieh and Muhammad Saeed Ahmed Abdel Khaleq in the fifth scientific grade, a permanent expulsion, according to the decision of the Central Preparatory School Council Please do not accept them upon application . ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to :- Certificates and Statistics Observation ⟦line⟧ . Mr. Subhi Hashem Bahieh - to mark their names in the register for dismissed and expelled students . ⟦illegible⟧ 20 / Amin
Interview 186 Stored copy regarding the hostage ⟦Lands of Jurd al-Baji⟧ Ministry of Education Directorate General of Education Baghdad BAGHDAD 25 / 10 / 53 Iraqi Ministry of Education Directorate General of Education Accounts Division Number / 26691 Date / 25 / 10 / 1953 Very Urgent To All Private High Schools Subject / Payment of Wages We have noticed that lately you have <del>taken</del> started paying wages to some teachers and em- -ployees without informing us of what they receive from you monthly; therefore, please note this and submit the necessary lists with the names of the teachers assigned to us and the amounts they receive from you month by month, starting from the period extending from ⟦1⟧ / 4 / 1953 and ending on 30 / 9 / 953. We hope that no delay occurs in such matters. ⟦Signature⟧ For the Director General of Education Muhammad Mustafa Copy to :- Directorate General of Income Tax / For information Baghdad Province Education Directorate / For confirmation and follow-up Accounts Division - For follow-up. To be kept in the schools' file Statement 1 / 11 / 953 10 / 174 - ⟦illegible⟧
22078 10 / 7 / 1955 8 - 1 17 / 7 / 1955 Ministry of Education Directorate General of Education Statistics To / - Directors and Principals of High, Middle, and Preparatory Schools (Governmental, Private, and Foreign) Subject / Annual Report We are sending you a copy of the Annual Report on the progress of education for the year 1953 - 1954 Kindly inform us of its receipt ⟦signature⟧ Director General of Education Respected Professor For information and please respond with thanks ⟦signature⟧ 17 / 7 / 1955 S/ Al-Moazzi / 3 Replied by our letter numbered Q / 254 / 55 Dated 28 / 7
25642 Number / G / 10 / Date / 22 / 7 / 55 8-2 7/18 <del>299</del> 8 Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province (Certificates and Statistics) To - Administrations of Official, Private, and Foreign Intermediate and Secondary Schools for Boys We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Amarah Province Directorate of Education No. 5346 dated 30 / 6 / 1955. Please do not accept the mentioned document upon presentation. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education for Baghdad Province Copy of the letter ⟦line⟧ Lafta Rasan Al-Za'li, a student in the first intermediate grade at Amarah Secondary School for Boys, claimed the loss of his school document No. 38 dated 27 / 3 / 1955 issued by the administration of the aforementioned school and addressed to the Ministry of Interior. Please kindly broadcast this to the administrations of intermediate schools for boys to not accept it upon presentation. (Signature) On behalf of the Director of Education for Amarah Province Badr Faris Al-Saad A copy to - Directorate of Education for Amarah Province Reference to its above-mentioned letter - for information. Certificates and Statistics Department. Mr. Ahmad The name is to be registered in the specialized register ⟦signature⟧ 955 / 7 / 17 M / Amin / 12
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province (Certificates and Statistics) 25642 Number / J / 10 / Date / 22 / 7 / 55 To - Administrations of Official, Private, and Foreign Intermediate and Secondary Schools for Boys (All) We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of Education of Amarah Province No. 5346 dated 30 / 6 / 1955. Please do not accept the mentioned document upon presentation. ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education, Baghdad Province Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧ Lafta Rasan Lafta Za'li, a student in the first intermediate grade at Amarah Secondary School for Boys, claimed the loss of his school document No. 38 dated 27 / 3 / 955 issued by the administration of the aforementioned school and addressed to the Ministry of Interior. Please kindly broadcast this to the administrations of your intermediate schools for boys not to accept it upon presentation. (Signature) For the Director of Education, Amarah Province Badr Faris Al-Saad A copy to - Directorate of Education, Amarah Province Reference to its letter mentioned above - for information. Certificates and Statistics Office .. M / Amin / 12
802 7 / 18 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province: Personnel Department: Number: 745 / ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 7 / 2 / 1955 Administrations of Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools, Official, Private, and Foreign, for Boys and Girls, all ⟦line⟧ We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education - Examinations - No. S / 148 dated 5 / 7 / 1955, requesting you to review its contents and act accordingly ⟦line⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to " " Directorate of General Education - Examinations - with reference to your letter above - for your kind information General Education Inspectorate Personnel Department Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧ The Director of Teacher Training saw a display in one of the shops of many bundles of school examination booklets And given the great importance of examination booklets to the reputation of the Ministry of Education and to preserve their secrecy We request that the matter be circulated to all schools affiliated with you regarding the necessity of preserving examination booklets and not disposing of them or destroying them until six months have passed from the date of announcing the results and after obtaining our approval and under the supervision of a committee formed for this purpose. Sadiq / 11 Mr. Shaul and Mr. Tuhfa To review the content of the letter and act accordingly ⟦signature⟧ 17 / 2 / 55
Baghdad Province Education Directorate SECRET Number / S / 745 Personnel ⟦line⟧ Date 2 / 7 / 1955 Administrations of Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools, Official, Private, and Foreign, for Boys and Girls, all We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education - Examinations - No. S/1480 dated 5 / 7 / 1955, requesting you to review its contents and act accordingly. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Director of Education for Baghdad Province Copy to: - Directorate of General Education - Examinations - with reference to your letter above - for your kind information General Education Inspectorate Personnel Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧ The Director of Teacher Training witnessed a display in one of the shops of many bundles of school examination booklets. Given the great importance of examination booklets to the reputation of the Ministry of Education and to preserve their secrecy, we request the circulation of the order to all schools affiliated with you regarding the necessity of preserving examination booklets and not disposing of them or destroying them except after six months have passed from the date of the announcement of results and after obtaining our approval and under the supervision of a committee formed for this purpose. Sadiq / 11
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District Certificates and Statistics Number / C / 7106 / 2565 Date: 16 / 7 / 1955 104 1 / 18 To all administrations of official, private, and foreign elementary schools for boys Student Abdul Razzaq Abbas Al-Kadhim, one of the students of Faisal II in Hillah, claims the loss of his transfer certificate numbered 63 and dated 11 / 11 / 951, addressed to the Private Evening Elementary school in Hillah ⟦illegible⟧ so please do not accept it upon review. Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli On behalf of the Director of Education, Baghdad District Copy to: Directorate of Education, Hillah District - reference to its letter No. 5341/22 dated 2 / 7 / 1955 Note on Certificates and Statistics Professor Ahmed, for recording the name in the specialized register ⟦illegible⟧ 17 / 7 / 955 M / Amin / 12
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates and Statistics Number / J / 7106 / 2565 Date 11 / 7 / 1955 To the administrations of all official, private, and foreign primary schools for boys Student Abdul Razzaq Abbas Al-Kadhim, a student at Faisal II school in Al-Hillah, claims the loss of his transfer document numbered 63 and dated 11 / 11 / 951 addressed to the Private Evening Primary School in Al-Hillah ⟦illegible⟧ so please do not accept it upon presentation. Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to: - Directorate of Education of Al-Hillah Province - with reference to its letter numbered 5341 / 22 dated on 2 / 7 / 1955 Certificates and Statistics Observation M / Amin / 12
805 7 / 18 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province ⟦line⟧ Certificates and Statistics Number / 25642 Date / 12 / 7 / 1955 Administrations of all official, private, and foreign primary schools for boys ⟦line⟧ We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of Education of Amarah Province No. 4463 dated 5 / 7 / 1955. Please do not accept them upon application ⟦line⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province Copy of the letter ⟦line⟧ AB Both Naeem Hussein, a student in the fifth grade, and Sami Lafta, a student in the fourth grade of Ali Al-Gharbi Evening Primary School for Boys, claimed the loss of their two documents numbered 2 and 3 dated 14 / 6 / 1955 issued by the administration of the aforementioned school and transferred to the (Command) of Military Mechanical Transport. Please kindly circulate this to your school administrations ⟦line⟧ primary for boys not to accept them upon application ⟦line⟧ Signed / Director of Education of Amarah Province Copy to:- Directorate of Education of Amarah Province - for information Certificates and Statistics Note ⟦line⟧ Mr. Ahmed to register the name in the relevant file ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 7 / 955 M / Amin / 12
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates and Statistics Number / 25642 Date / 12 / 7 / 1955 To the administrations of all official, private, and foreign elementary schools for boys We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of Education of Amara Province No. 5463 dated 5 / 7 / 1955. Please do not accept them upon application. ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province Copy of the Letter Naeem Hussein, a student in the fifth grade, and Sami Lafta, a student in the fourth grade of Ali Al-Gharbi Evening Primary School for Boys, claimed the loss of their documents numbered 2 and 3 dated 14 / 6 / 1955 issued by the administration of the aforementioned school, by which they were transferred to (Amerli) Military Mechanical Transport. Please kindly circulate this to your primary school administrations for boys not to accept them upon application. Signed / Director of Education of Amara Province A copy to: Directorate of Education of Amara Province - for information Certificates and Statistics Department 1/1 Amin 12
8-1 7/10/955 Directorate of the Primary Education Examination Center for Baghdad Province in the Central Preparatory School No. / 14 Date / ⟦12 / 7 / 55⟧ To / <del>The Honorable</del> Principal of ⟦line⟧ School We attach herewith a copy of the results of the general examinations for primary education (first session) for the academic year 1954 / 1955 pertaining to your school. Please review them and inform us (of any discrepancies if found) as soon as possible. Alaa al-Din al-Rayyis Director of the Primary Education Examination Center A copy to: Presidency of the Higher Committee for General Examinations Management Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province General Education <del>Specialized</del> Inspectorate Directorate of Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education Directorate of Secondary Education / = Directorate of Primary Education / = Special Office / Ministry of Education
280 Directorate of the Primary Study Examination Center for the Baghdad Governorate At the Central Preparatory School Number / 14 Date / 14 / 7 / 1955 To / ⟦Respected⟧ Administration of Frank Iny School for Boys We enclose herewith a copy of the general examination results for primary study (first session) for the academic year 1954 / 1955 pertaining to your school. Please review them and inform us (of errors if any) as quickly as possible. Alaa al-Din al-Rayes Director of the Primary Study Examination Center A copy to: Presidency of the High Committee for the Management of General Examinations Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate Inspectorate of <del>Primary Education</del> General Education Directorate of Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education Directorate of Secondary Education / = Directorate of Primary Education / = The Private Office / Ministry of Education
Iraq Ministry of Finance General Directorate of Income Tax Baghdad Number: 1452 Date: 7 / 7 / 1955 Deduction Section: Shaul 788 11 / 7 / 955 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Directorate of Baghdad Province Banks Your letter No. 22343 dated 14 / 6 / 955 The amount of 7/500 Dinars paid to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail is for his lecture fees at Shamash Preparatory School for the month of May 1955, therefore it was necessary to add it to his income for the fiscal year 55/956 and not the fiscal year 54/55 as stated in your above letter. Please note that and act according to what is stated in this letter. Dr. Kadhim Al-Saidi For / Director General of Income Tax A copy to: - Shamash Preparatory School - Your letter No. 699 dated 29 / 5 / 1955 (Via Frank Iny School, Alwiyah)
Directorate of Education of the Liwa: Baghdad Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: / / 195 799 1/7/54 To -: Directorate of General Education ⟦line⟧ Subject -: Enclosed you will find a list of the names of the books that were added to the library of Frank Iny Private Intermediate and Primary School during the academic year 54/955. Please kindly review and take the necessary action. ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa A copy of it to :- Presidency of the General Labor Council - Baghdad Liwa Governorate Administration of Frank Iny Private School - Your letter No. 619 dated 4/7/955 Observation of Private and Foreign Education Attachments: 3 lists M/ Amin /7