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IJA 3309

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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

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IJA 3309
Item Number
16326
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
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AI en Translation, Pages 276-300

Page 276

Jacqueline Raphael Khedhouri
Middle School
54 - 55
55 - 56
56 - 57
Failed three consecutive years

Page 277

⟦Frank Iny⟧
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F/20/58/W
Date:
Date: 1/20/1958
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province / Center
After greetings.
We attach herewith the two transfer certificates numbered F/102 and F/103 dated
1/20/1958 belonging to Ruth Shlomo Shambi and Jacqueline Rahamin Oqeireb, requesting
their authentication.
Please accept our highest respects.
Abdullah Obadia
The Principal
Directorate.
Number
Date
That
The Examination
On its back and ⟦illegible⟧
1- Accepted by ⟦illegible⟧
In
2- Documents
The Addressed Entity
3- Classes
4- Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5- His conduct and attendance regularity. Very Good
6- Date of leaving school. September 957
School Clerk
School Principal
Stamp

Page 278

Girls' Branch
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: F/26/58
Date: 1/30/1958
Administration of the Nuns' School - Central.
Further to our letter numbered F/21/58 and dated 1/20/1958.
We are sending you herewith the two transfer certificates numbered F/102 and F/103 dated
1/20/1958 belonging to Ruth Shlomo Shambi and Jacqueline Rahmeen Aqayreb.
Abdullah Obeidiah
The Director
Directorate
Number
Date
That
The examination
On its back and ⟦...⟧
1- Accepted ⟦...⟧
In
2- Documents ⟦...⟧
The addressed entity ⟦...⟧
3- Classes
4- Subjects in which he/she completed.
5- His/Her behavior and regularity of attendance. Good
6- Date of leaving the school. September 1957
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 279

⟦faint text above⟧ Kubba Branch
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Frank Iny School
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F/26/58
Date:
Date: 1958/1/30
Administration of the Nuns School - Central
We have sent the two transfer certificates belonging to the students Ruth Shlomo Shambi and Jacqueline Rahamin
Aqeereb to the Baghdad Province Education Directorate / Center for certification and we will send them to you upon
their arrival to us.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obeidya
Principal
Directorate of ⟦...⟧
Number
Date
⟦stamp⟧
that
the examination
on its back and by us
1 - Accepted by
in
2 - The documents
The addressed entity
3 - The grades
4 - The subjects in which he completed.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Good
6 - Date of leaving the school. September 1957
⟦faint handwritten text⟧
School Registrar
School Principal
Typist

Page 280

⟦Kanna Branch⟧
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Administration: Frank Iny Intermediate School
Number: F / 102
Date: 20 / 1 / 1958
Booklet: 039758 A
Photograph
To: - Administration of the Central Nuns School
Salim Rahmin Cohen, whose photo is attached above, is a student in the First Intermediate Class (A) of our school. He entered
the final exam for the year 1957 / 1958 and his result was failing in the second session and he obtained the grades listed
on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - Admitted according to Transfer Certificate No. 227 dated 29 / 9 / 1954 issued by Laura Private School
in
2 - Documents previously provided.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Its number and date | Type of document
3 - Classes in which he failed, number of years of failure, and cause of failure (illness or other). | First Intermediate 54/55 55/56 56/57
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. | Good
6 - Date he left the school. | September 957
Stamp
Receipt number 28 and date 17 / 5 / 1954
Student Registry 56 / 57 is (4)
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 281

⟦Specimen Stamp⟧
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Admission to the first intermediate class depends on passing the general examination for primary studies.
2 - The student must not be known for bad morals or have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school transcript certified by the Baghdad Province Education Directorate,
(2) smallpox vaccination certificate, (3) typhoid vaccination certificate, (4) a medical certificate of freedom from
communicable diseases, and (5) two copies of her photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three above shall be kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as
explained in the school transcript.
Student's name according to the school transcript: Jacqueline Rasin Haqeer
Father's name and family surname according to the school transcript: Rasin Haqeer
Guardian's name: Rasin Haqeer
Occupation of the father or guardian: Unemployed
Guardian's current address (house and neighborhood number): Tunis Street 251
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Date of birth according to the identity card: 1940
The last school she attended: Laura Private School
The last class she was in: Sixth Primary
The year of her graduation from primary studies and the name of the school she graduated from: 1953 - 1954
The total score she obtained in the general examinations for primary studies: 426
The class in which she was accepted: First Intermediate (English)
Student's signature
Guardian's signature
⟦illegible⟧
Photo cannot be detached for imaging Imaging

Page 283

Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade (Ministerial)
| Degree in digits | Degree in writing | Degree in digits | Degree in writing | Degree in digits | Degree in writing | | Degree in digits | Degree in writing | Degree in digits | Degree in writing | Degree in digits | Degree in writing
⟦illegible⟧ | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | | | | | |
⟦illegible⟧
163
Press and ⟦illegible⟧

Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
in Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
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 a felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school document certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province
(2) smallpox vaccination certificate (3) typhoid vaccination certificate (4) a medical certificate of freedom from
communicable diseases (5) two copies of her photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three 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: Jacqueline Subhi Cohen
Father's name and family surname according to the school document: Subhi Cohen
Guardian's name: Subhi Cohen
Occupation of the father or guardian: Merchant/Worker
Current address of the guardian (house number and neighborhood): Rashid Street 251
Student's place of birth: Baghdad
Date of birth according to the identity card: 1941
Last school attended: Laura Kadoorie Private School
Last grade completed: Sixth Primary
Year of graduation from primary school and the name of the school she graduated from: 1953 - 1954
Total marks obtained in the general examinations for primary education: 421
Grade in which she was admitted: First Intermediate (First Secondary)
Student's signature
Guardian's signature
⟦illegible⟧
26/9/54
⟦illegible⟧

Page 284

Adel Private School
Al-Alwiya — Baghdad
Telephone — 4391
Principal — 3305
Number: 227
Date: 29 / 8 / 54
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
To the Directorate of Fawzi Issa School
The student Jacqueline Al-Haq Afra, whose photo is attached above, was one of
the students of our school in the sixth primary grade for the 53 / 54 academic year, and she participated in
the general examinations for primary education for that year and passed them, achieving the grades
noted below.
The conduct of the aforementioned was very good
Arabic Language | 89 | Eighty-nine
English Language | 78 | Seventy-eight
Mathematics | 80 | Eighty
Social Studies | 56 | Fifty-six
Natural Sciences | 58 | Fifty-eight
Religion and Duties | 65 | Sixty-five
Total | 426 |
Principal
⟦Signature⟧
Adel Private School
Baghdad
1933
25 Fils
25 Fils

Page 286

Adel Private School
Al-Alwiyah — Baghdad
Number: 227
Date: 29/8/54
Telephone — 4301
Headmistress — 3305
Not saved in the register
Students
Number 810
And did not ⟦illegible⟧
15/9/54
Adel Private School
1933
Baghdad
To the Management of Fuad Aini School
The student Jacqueline Levy Afif, whose photograph is attached above, was one of
our school students in the sixth primary grade for the 53 / 54 academic year and participated in
the general examinations for primary studies for that year and passed, and obtained the grades
recorded below.
The conduct of the aforementioned was very good
Arabic Language | 89 | Eighty-nine
English Language | 78 | Seventy-eight
Mathematics | 80 | Eighty
Social Studies | 56 | Fifty-six
Natural Sciences | 58 | Fifty-eight
Religion and Duties | 65 | Sixty-five
Total 426
Headmistress
⟦signature⟧
Adel Private School
Baghdad
⟦Two postage stamps with portrait of King Faisal II, 25 Fils each⟧
Returned
⟦signature⟧

Page 290

Jacqueline N ji Salem
7/10/1944
49/12/1 Bustan Mamou, Battaween
Jacqueline Naji Salem
Arabic | 70
English | 50
French | 55
Geography | 56
History | 67
Mathematics | 78
Objects | 52
Drawing | 51
Geometry | 51
Biology | 71
Physics and Chemistry | 58
Religion |
Behavior | 97
Rank | 82
Arabic Language | Administration and Correspondence | ⟦illegible⟧
English " and Correspondence | Economics | 69
Economics | Trade Methods | 79
Business Training methods | Typing | 80
Typewriting | Bookkeeping | 65
Book-Keeping and Accountancy | Commercial Arith. | 80
Mathematics of Business | Total | 498
| Behavior | 9
Commercial Section | Rank | 4
60.4

Page 291

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Frank Iny School Directorate
Number 829
Date 10 / 7 / 1962
Examination Number 749
To - Shamash Secondary School Administration
That ⟦Jacqueline Rebecca Naji Salem⟧ whose picture is attached above is one of the students of the (Third Intermediate) class
from our school who entered the (General) exam for the year 1961 / 1962 and her result was (Pass)
in the (First Session) and obtained the grades listed on the back, and based on
her request, we provided her with this document.
1- Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 224 and dated 10 / 14 / 1958
issued by ⟦Frank Iny Primary School⟧ in ⟦Baghdad⟧
2- Documents previously provided.
The entity to which the document is addressed ⟦line⟧ its number ⟦line⟧ its date ⟦line⟧ type of document ⟦line⟧
3- Classes she failed, number of years failed, and reason for failure (illness or other) ( ⟦First Intermediate 1958-1959⟧ )
4- Subjects in which she completed requirements.
5- Her conduct, regularity, and attendance.
6- Date of leaving school. June 1962
Identity Card Number ⟦Non-resignation⟧ 117 on 2 / 6 / 1952
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
Revenue Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
⟦Ahmed Wahbi⟧
25818
⟦illegible⟧

Page 293

Frank Iny School
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Number: 58
Date: 12 / 10 / 1958
No.:
Date:
Transfer Certificate:
To the Directorate of School: Zubaida Intermediate School
The student: ⟦Victoria Shaoul⟧
Whose photo is attached below is one of the students of the class: Second Intermediate
Of our school for the academic year 1957 - 1958:
And they participated in the general exam for the mentioned year and: Passed
And they are of good character and behavior. Based on their desire to transfer to your school, we have provided them with this certificate. Below is a statement of their grades:
Religion |
Arabic Language | 62
English Language | 64
French Language |
Geography | 72
History | 77
Moral Duties | 85
Arithmetic | 78
Algebra |
Geometry |
Health and Biology |
Physics |
Chemistry |
General Science and Health | 72
Drawing and Manual Crafts |
Physical Education and Anthem |
Total: 459 Four hundred and fifty-nine
The Iraqi Republic
50 Fils
Exam Number 6146
No-Objection ID Number
Its date 6 / 10 / 1958
Passing in the second session
Director of Baghdad Education
⟦signature⟧
12 / 10 / 58

Page 300

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh/⟦21⟧/60
Date: 11 / 2 / 1960
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province / Rusafa
After greetings,
We attach herewith the document numbered Sh/435 and dated 11 / 2 / 1960 belonging
to Joyce Haskeil Muslih for authentication.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
Stamp
Directorate of Sch⟦ool...⟧
Number
Date
Book 6
Examination Number
1 - Accepted by virtue of ⟦...⟧
2 - Documents which
The addressed party ⟦...⟧
3 - Classes which ⟦...⟧
4 - Subjects in which he/she failed to pass.
5 - His/Her behavior and attendance regularity. Very good
6 - Date of leaving the school. Summer 1957 / 2 / 2
7 - Whether he/she was provided with a transfer document. Was not provided
Explicit number from the register ⟦1754⟧ date 26 / 4 / ⟦958⟧
School Clerk ⟦Signature⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
School Principal