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IJA 3708

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are archival documents from Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores and test booklets, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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IJA 3708
Item Number
12946
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
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AI en Translation, Pages 451-475

Page 452

Fouad Hazqeel Shallo
Intermediate
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 examination are accepted into the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who passed or have makeup exams in the intermediate study 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 Province.
b - A medical certificate stating they are free from infectious diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - The Civil Status Document (Nufous).
e - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good behavior and conduct.
Student's name (according to the Civil Status Document): Fouad Hazqeel Shallo
His address (according to the Civil Status Document): 12/12
His date of birth (according to the Civil Status Document): 1940 AD
Student's current address: Bataween
School transferred from: Adel Private School
Grade transferred from: Sixth
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Last general exam passed and its date: Primary study for the year 1951 - 1952
Student's guardian:
His name: Hazqeel Shallo
His relationship: His father
His profession: Merchant
His address: Rashid Street
Hazqeel Shallo
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 456

Frank Iny Intermediate
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
1 - Accepted into the first grade ⟦illegible⟧
2 - Accepted into the fourth grade ⟦illegible⟧
3 - Participates in the entrance exam
4 - Every student must submit:
A - Transfer certificate from school
B - Medical certificate of safety
C - Vaccination certificate against
D - Civil Status Record (Nufus).
E - Two copies of a photograph
5 - The student must be among ⟦those⟧
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)
Current address of the student
School transferred from
Grade transferred from
Result in the grade transferred from
Last general exam passed and its date
Name | Student's guardian
Relationship |
Profession |
Address |
Frank Iny Primary
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Intermediate and Primary
Number: 222 - ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on: ⟦illegible⟧
Subject: Transfer certificate
To the Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧ School
That Faraj Isaac
Sixth Grade
She participated in the exam
And passed it
She is of good character
Arabic Language
English Language
Social Studies
Arithmetic and Geometry
Science and Health
Total
Dr. Albert Raby
DR. ALBERT RABY
Telephone { Clinic 6561
Residence 6010
Tel. { Clinic 6561
Res. 6010
Upon examination of Miss Faraj Isaac Raby
I found her free from infectious diseases and she has been vaccinated
Against Smallpox and Typhoid
Al-Sabaa
17 / 11 / 1954
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 457

Frank Iny Intermediate
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Frank Iny Primary
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Intermediate and Primary
Number 54 - 222 - 52
Baghdad on 8 / 8 / 1952
Subject: Transfer Certificate
To the Directorate of Frank Iny Intermediate School
Farah Ishaq Shamash, whose photograph is affixed above, is one of the students
of the sixth primary grade of our school for the academic year 1951 - 1952
And she participated in the general examinations for primary studies for the mentioned year
and succeeded in it, as she achieved (475) four hundred and seventy-five marks.
She is of good character and behavior, and based on her desire to transfer to your school, we have provided her with this certificate.
Arabic Language 84
English Language 99
Social Studies 90
Arithmetic and Geometry 92
Science and Health 110
Total 475
The Principal
50 Fils
1 - Admitted to the first grade ⟦...⟧
2 - Admitted to the fourth grade ⟦...⟧
3 - Participates in the entrance exam
4 - Every student must submit:
a - A transfer certificate from ⟦...⟧
b - A medical certificate of ⟦health...⟧
c - A vaccination certificate against ⟦...⟧
d - Identity Card.
e - Two copies of a ⟦photograph...⟧
5 - The student must be of ⟦...⟧
Student's name (according to the ⟦identity card...⟧)
Address (according to the identity card)
Date of birth (according to the ⟦identity card...⟧)
Current address of the student
The school transferred from
The grade transferred from
The result in the grade transferred from
Last general examination passed and ⟦date...⟧
Student's Guardian | Name
| Relation
| Occupation
| Address
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 459

⟦Ministry of Education⟧ Intermediate
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who pass the entrance exam are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who have passed or have to resit the intermediate study examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Upon admission, every student must submit a file containing the following documents:
A - A transfer certificate from their school, certified by the District Directorate of Education.
B - A medical certificate confirming freedom from communicable diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - Civil Status Identity Document (Nufus).
E - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and behavior.
Student's name (as per the identity document): ⟦Farah⟧
Address (as per the identity document):
Date of birth (as per the identity document): ⟦1938⟧
Student's current address:
School transferred from:
Grade transferred from:
Result in the grade transferred from:
Last general examination passed and its date: ⟦illegible⟧
Student's guardian - Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Relationship:
Profession:
Address:
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 463

⟦National Intermediate School for Boys⟧
Menahem Salih Daniel School
42/233 H 2 Menahem Daniel Street - Senak
Telephone Number 6812
Menahem S. Daniel's School
233/42/Senak
TELEPHONE 6812
Baghdad on: 28 / 8 / 1958 Baghdad
Number: 500
To the Administration of the respected Frank Iny School
The student Feryal Jackli Habib, whose photograph is attached above, is one of the students of the sixth primary grade in this school. She participated in the general examinations for primary education for the Baghdad center session - first round - for the academic year 1957 / 1958. Her examination number was 6740, and she achieved a total of 444 marks out of a total of 600 marks and was considered successful.
Below are the grades she achieved in the aforementioned examination
75 Arabic Language
91 English Language
68 Science and Health
94 Religion and Duties
57 Social Studies
59 Arithmetic and Geometry
444 Total marks
She was of good conduct and behavior and regular in school attendance. We have provided her with this certificate based on her father's desire to transfer her to the Frank Iny Private School
Non-revocation of Iraqi citizenship identity number 1125 dated 4 / 3 / 1952
Menahem Salih Daniel School
National Primary for Boys
Baghdad
Audited
⟦signature⟧
28 / 8
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
School Principal
⟦stamp on photograph⟧

Page 465

The Private Intermediate School for Boys
Baghdad
Admission Form
Admission Conditions
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 convicted of a misdemeanor or felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school record certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad District (2) the census record (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.
Student's name according to the school record: Ezekiel
Father's name and family surname according to the school record: Hakuy Habib
Guardian's name:
Profession of the father or guardian: Employee
Guardian's current address (house number and neighborhood): Orfaliya Quarter
Telephone number (if any):
Student's birthplace (the country where you were born): Baghdad
Date of birth according to the census record: 1944
Last school attended: Menachem Salih Daniel
Last grade completed: Sixth
Year of graduation from primary school and the name of the school graduated from: 1958 Menachem Salih Daniel
Total score obtained in the general examinations for primary school:
Grade in which he was admitted: ⟦Preparatory⟧
Student's signature
Guardian's signature
⟦illegible⟧

Page 470

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of Shamash Preparatory School
Number Sh / 407
Date 20 / 7 / 1959
Number 015001 B
Examination Number 6240
Governorate Seal and Authentication
Photography
X
To: - Directorate of Missions and Equivalency of Certificates
Maurice Sayon Bibul, whose photograph is classified above, is one of the students of the Fifth Preparatory Grade (Scientific) from our school who entered
the general examination for the year 1958 / 1959 and his result was fail in the second session and he obtained the grades listed
on the back of it. Based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - Accepted according to transfer certificate numbered 8 and dated 5 / 10 / 1951 issued by Faisal Intermediate School
in Baghdad
2 - Documents previously provided.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
3 - Grades failed and number of years failed and the reason for failure (illness or other). Fifth Preparatory 58 / 1959
4 - Subjects in which he had to complete re-examinations.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. September 1959
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document? Was not provided
Non-entitlement ID number 678 and its date 21 / 4 / 1955
School Clerk
Akram Ibrahim
School Director
⟦illegible⟧
Stamp
Abdul Amir Koisa

Page 471

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Shamash Secondary School
Established in 1928
Baghdad
Telephone Number 7448
It and the transactions of the rest of the
students were noted upon reviewing the department
678 on 21 / 10 / 51
Number: 8
Date: 15 / 10 / 1951
Transfer Certificate:
Directorate of Shamash Preparatory School
Florence Sion Baruch, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of this
school, attending the Third Intermediate grade for the academic year 1950 - 1951, and she 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 marks she obtained in the examinations referred to above.
Arabic Language | 68 | Sixty-eight marks
English Language | 80 | Eighty "
Social Studies | 71 | Seventy-one "
Mathematics | 76 | Seventy-six "
Physics and Chemistry | 57 | Fifty-seven "
Health and Biology | 81 | Eighty-one "
Total | 433 | Four hundred and thirty-three
As she was of good conduct and behavior, and in view of her desire to transfer to your school, we provided her
with this certificate.
Clerk
Acting Director
50 Fils
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
}
5 -
Student Name
Address (
Date and
Guardian address
The School
The Grade
Result
Last Exam
Guardian

Page 473

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Conditions for Admission
1 - Students who pass the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who pass the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who passed or have to resit the intermediate study examination participate in the entrance examination.
4 - Upon admission, every student must submit a file containing the following documents: ⟦line⟧
A - A transfer certificate from their school, certified by the District Education Directorate.
B - A medical certificate confirming freedom from communicable diseases.
C - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
D - Civil Status Record (Nufous).
E - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and behavior.
Student's name (as per the Civil Status Record): Florence Zion Ballash
His address (as per the Civil Status Record):
Date of birth (as per the Civil Status Record): 1934
Student's current address: 169 Al-Mushajjar Street, Bustan Al-Khas
School transferred from: Frank Iny
Grade transferred from: Third Intermediate
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Last general examination passed and its date: Baccalaureate examination for the third intermediate grade 50 - 1951
Student's guardian - Name: Zion Ballash
Student's guardian - Relationship: My father
Student's guardian - Profession: Merchant
Student's guardian - Address (phone number if available): 4673
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the student's guardian