Correspondence and Financial Documents from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Frank Iny School, and the President of the Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish Community which include: correspondence between the (Iraqi) Office of Education and school administrators in Baghdad regarding instruction standards, student fees, etc; financial statements between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the President of the Jewish Community; correspondence between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the Frank Iny School and with several service offices (telephone, electricity). Other documents and financial records from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee include: monthly revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities, bank statements from al-Rāfdīn Bank and Iraqi Al-’Atmād Bank, accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance documents, legal contracts, donations, employee time log, and sports results for local school teams.
Under the patronage of His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the respected Jewish Community is held The General Annual Sports Parade for the participants of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad Thursday, November 7, 1957, at two o'clock in the afternoon
( 2 ) Review Program Notes | Race results for the year 1957 | Winners and their records in past years | Type of Race | Measurement | Game Champion | Year | Measurement | Game Champion | | | | | | | 1 Participants' Review | | | 956 | 9.2 sec | Sassoon Frank | 2 60m race for children | | | 955 | 1.40 m | Majid Al-Souri | 3 High jump race | | | 956 | 10.31 m | Munir Birs | 4 Shot put race (12) lbs | | | | | | 5 Dressing up activity | | | 955 | 11.13 sec | Akram Bahr | 6 80m race for primary school | | | 955 | 5.18 m | Eugene Roitstick | 7 Long jump race | | | 956 | 12.4 sec | Albert Qaraeen | 8 100m general race | | | | | | 9 Musical chairs activity Re-entered | | | 956 | 26.66 m | Munir Birs | 10 Discus throw general race Re-entered | | | | | | 11 Pole vault race | | | | | | 12 800m general race | | | | | | 13 Crutches activity | | | 956 | 36.84 m | Samir Youssef | 14 Javelin throw general race | | | 956 | 2.61 sec | Isaac Ezra | 15 400m general race | | | | | | 16 Potato gathering activity | | | 955 | 10.60 m | Eugene Roitstick | 17 Triple jump race | | | | | | 18 Donkey riding activity | | | 956 | 26.60 sec | Akram Bahr | 19 200m general race
( 3 ) Table for recording winners' names and points The first winner is awarded ( 7 ) points. The second winner is awarded ( 5 ) points. The third winner is awarded ( 4 ) points The fourth winner is awarded ( 3 ) points. The fifth winner is awarded ( 2 ) two points. The sixth winner is awarded ( 1 ) point. Race Type | First Winner | Second Winner | Third Winner | Fourth Winner | Fifth Winner | Sixth Winner 2 70m Race | | | | | | 3 High Jump Race | | | | | | 4 Shot Put Race | | | | | | 6 80m Race | | | | | | 7 Long Jump Race | | | | | | 8 100m Race | | | | | | 10 Discus Throw Race | | | | | | 11 Pole Vault Race | | | | | | 12 800m Race | | | | | | 14 Javelin Throw Race | | | | | | 15 400m Race | | | | | | 17 Triple Jump Race | | | | | | 19 200m Race | | | | | | 1 Field Champion | | | | | | 2 Contestants who set record numbers | | | | | |
Awards ⟦line⟧ (4) His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, along with the heads of the community committees, will present the awards to the winners after the end of the sports parade. Personal awards for winning students Type of Race | Winner | Type of Award | Contestant who sets a new record | Field Champion 1- Track and field events | First Prize Second Prize | Medium silver cup Small silver cup | Above-medium silver cup | Cup of His Eminence the President of the Community 2- Entertaining activities | First Prize | Small silver cup | | 3- Bicycle race for a distance of (15) kilometers. | First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Fourth Prize Fifth Prize | Large silver cup Medium silver cup Smaller than medium silver cup Small silver cup Gilded medal | | For a distance of (15) kilometers. | Second Prize | Medium silver cup | Third Prize | Smaller than medium silver cup | Fourth Prize | Small silver cup | Fifth Prize | Gilded medal | Sixth Prize | Silver medal 4- Individual table tennis race 1- For children 2- For juniors 3- For seniors | First Prize Second Prize | Medium silver cup Small silver cup 5- Individual and doubles tennis race for juniors and seniors. | First Prize Second Prize | Large silver cup Medium silver cup
Committee Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Announcement Subject: General Sports Parade It has been the custom for the management of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium to hold a general sports parade at the beginning of October each year, in which all students of various educational levels participate, each according to their qualifications, competence, and ability. Therefore, we invite, from now on, all students who wish to maintain their health and spend their free time on useful things to attend continuously during the upcoming summer vacation at the aforementioned stadium daily from seven o'clock in the evening to start practicing the sports activities included within the parade curriculum, in preparation for demonstrating their physical activity, which is considered a fundamental factor for practical education. The stadium management will allocate special prizes for those who attend training continuously, similar to the prizes usually awarded to exemplary students in classrooms. Baghdad on 6/10/1957 ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Stadium Committee
Committee Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium Baghdad Telephone: 85267 Number :: Date :: Dear Mr. Abdullah Obadiah, respected The students whose names are listed below were absent from the physical education lesson on Tuesday, 26 / 2 / 57, and most of the students of the sixth grade were absent except for the two students Saeed Eliyahu (from Sixth B) Naji Salem. Please be kindly informed. ⟦signature⟧ The Teacher 26 / 2 / 57 1- Salman Daoud 2- Salah Munshi Lawi ⟦illegible stamp⟧
EZRA M. DANIEL'S SPORTS-GROUND COMMITTEE Baghdad Committee Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Baghdad 75 2/10 No. ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦10/10/1956⟧ Tel : 85267 Telephone : 85267 Frank Iny School Administration - Baghdad. After greetings, With reference to the verbal conversation regarding the loan of sports equipment from the school to the stadium for the purpose of being used by the students at the stadium. We wish to inform you herewith that we have received the items listed below for the purpose above - Item | Number Wooden jumping box | One Sports bench | Four Medicine ball | Two Wooden glove | Two Large jumping mattress | Two Fiber jumping mat | Two Total - Thirteen pieces. Please accept our sincere respect. , On behalf of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee ⟦illegible⟧ President
Announcement All participants in the general annual sports parade are requested to attend at the stadium at 4:00 PM on Monday, 10/22/1956 to practice the parade march and train on the types of races and entertaining activities that will be finally presented on Thursday, 10/25/1956 ⟦Hasib⟧ The Coach 10/21/1956 Note Please check the list of names of those participating in the parade
Announcement It has been finally decided that the joint annual general sports parade will be held at the stadium under the patronage of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, on the afternoon of Thursday corresponding to 10/25/1956, at 3:00 PM at the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium ⟦signature⟧ The Coach 10/21/1956
Swimming ⟦illegible⟧ | Swimming ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ Eugene Rothschild | | | Sayed Saati | | | Munir Badhi | | Daoud Rajwan | Sabah Salim Nabay Muwaffaq Badhi | Sayed Saati | Jamil Dankour | Kamal Lawi Aqeel Munshi | Kamal Lawi | Sassoon Yehuda | Murad Ezra Daoud Rajwan | | Sabah Nazim | Daoud Rajwan | | Nassim Naji | | | Ibrahim Naji | | | Daoud Abdel Nabi | | | Munir Badhi | ⟦line⟧ 500m Swimming for High School | Javelin Throw Swimming | Carrying the Rock on the Swimmer Event | Triple Jump Swimming Edouard Bahr | Sayed Saati | Daoud Rajwan | Eugene Rothschild Isaac Ezra | Haron Ibrahim | Edouard Salim | Munir Badhi Sami Shammash | Munir Badhi | Sabah Kabbay | Muwaffaq Badhi Haron Ibrahim | Eden Khadouri | Jamil Dankour | Daoud Rajwan Rudy Masri | Sabah Nazim | Said Eliyahu | Sayed Saati | Maurice Murad | Anzel Brazil | Sami Shammash | Ibrahim Naji | Latif Moshi | | | Rudy Masri | | | Munir Badhi | | | Sabah Nazim |
2 Discus Swimming | Swimming Event (75) m | 400 m Swim | Musical Chairs Event Munir Beyros | Munir Beyros | Sabah Kabbay | 1 Jamil Karji Sayyid Saati | Shaoul Aqib | Noreen Salman | 2 Shua Ephraim Moni Ibrahim | Ibrahim Naji | Sassoon Yehuda | 3 Sayyid Ezra Muwaffaq Beyros | Latif Moshi | Akram Bajer | 4 Daoud Abd al-Nabi Munshi Shabi | Edouard Shatwi | Edouard Bajer | 5 Daoud Shammash | Sayyid Saati | Raad Ezra | 6 Emile Fattal | Muwaffaq Beyros | Albert Qizhiya | 7 Farouq Rajwan | | Sayyid Saati | 8 Nassim Naji | | Isaac Ezra | 9 Sayyid Isaac | | Sami Shammash | 10 Jack Karji | | Edouard Selim | 11 Kamal Eliyahu | | | 12 Eddie Sofer | | Relay Swimming (4 x 75) m | Tug of War Event (75) m | | Qizhiya High School | 1 Munir - Latif | | 1- Khedouri | 2 Moni - Jamil | | 2- Edouard Bajer Daoud Bajer | 3 Raad - Akram | | 3- Isaac Ezra | 4 Sayyid - Daoud | | 4- Sami Shammash | 5 Nassim - Farouq | | 5- Ronnie Karji | 6 Kamal - Fouad | | Qizhiya Intermediate | | | 1- Albert Qizhiya | | | 2- Akram Bajer | | | 3- ⟦Habib⟧ Saati | | | 4- Kamal Lawi | | | Aaron |
1 Participants in the Parade | Sami Shamash | Kamal Lawi | Daoud Zubaida | 4- | Haron Ibrahim | Hesqel Hanash | Farouk Rajwan | 5- | Menachem Ibrahim Laghani | | | -6 Activity Potato Gathering | Race 100m for Secondary | Activity Dressing Up | Race 80m for Primary | Sequence Sayid Ishaq | Sami Shamash | Ibrahim Naji | Ezra Ephraim | 1 Jalal Al-Marjani | Ishaq Ezra | Akram Bahr | Daoud Ezra | 2 Ezra Ephraim | Adwar Bahr | Murad Ezra | Hesqel Yaqub | 3 Nassim Naji | Haron Ibrahim | Jamil Dangoor | Eddie Sofer | 4 Hesqel Sofer | Rudy Basri | Said Eliyahu | Munir Naji | 5 Sassoon Zubaida | | Elias Dabi | | 6 Eddie Sofer | | Eden Khadouri | | 7 Daoud Kabbay | | Daoud Rajwan | | 8 Kamal Eliyahu | | | | 9 Kamal Anouri | | | | 10 Saleh Hay | | | | 11 Said Ghazala | | | | 12