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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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Archive Reference
IJA 3309
Item Number
16326
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Chart, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Geometry, Shamash Secondary School, ’Adal Primary School, Revenue Stamp, State Crest, Geography, Personal Letterhead, Laura Khedouri School for Girls, Form, File Folder, Baghdad College, Chemistry, Medicine, Typed, Primary Education Certificate, English Literature, Science, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Lower Certificate in English, Non-Denationalization Number, Crown Crest, Ink Stamp, Literature, Ottoman Bank, Engineering, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, University of London, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Mathematics, Frank Iny School, French, Physics, University of Cambridge, Middle School, Office of Student Health, Standardized Test, Photograph, St. Thomas High School for Girls, Office of Transportation and Traffic Police, Transcript, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, Office of Education – Baghdad, Annotation, Eagle Crest, Exam Records, Secondary Education Certificate, Mus’ūdah Yousef Shemtob School, Scientific Institute – Secondary Administration, Christian, University of Baghdad, Education, Travel, Students

AI English Translation, Pages 426-450

Archival unit 426

Presidency of the Hakhamkhana
In Baghdad and its dependencies
Baghdad
Number 623/2 N Baghdad on
Year 19:
Corresponding to:
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 427

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F / 642
Date:
Date: 29 / 12 / 1964
Announcement
Subject: Student Punishment
In view of the absence of the student Bahiya Moshi Moallem Haskel, who is in the third
intermediate grade, on Friday, 25 / 12 / 1964, without a legitimate excuse, the
school administration has decided to deduct five points from her conduct average.
A copy of it to:
( 1 ) To the student's guardian for information.
( 2 ) For filing in the student's personal file.
( 3 ) For filing in the announcements file.
Isaac Cohen
The Principal

Archival unit 429

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiya Al-Haditha - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: 13 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 2 / 4 / 1963
Announcement
Subject: Punishment of two students
In view of the attempt by both students Bahija Moshi Moallem Haskil and Hansa Ezra Murad Sahyoun
who are from the first intermediate grade (A) to cheat in the Arabic Reading lesson on
Tuesday, 26 / 3 / 1963, the school administration has decided, based on the request of the
specialized teacher, the following:
1- The grade of each of the two mentioned students in the subject of Reading shall be zero.
2- Deducting fifteen marks from the conduct average of each of them.
This is with the knowledge that a student is considered to have failed their grade if deducted from their conduct marks
51% and above.
Copy to:
1- To the student's guardian for information
2- For filing in the student's personal file.
Acting Director
Isaac Cohen

Archival unit 430

Frank Eini Primary School
Number: F/: 62 /
Date: / /: 1962 /
Examination Number: —
Administration of Frank Eini Intermediate School
That ⟦line⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the sixth grade
primary from our school who entered the general examination for primary studies for the year 61 - 1962
and his result was passing in the first session, and below is the statement of his grades.
Subject | Grade
Arabic Language |
English Language |
Social Studies |
Mathematics |
Science |
Duties |
Total |
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
The Director
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
Science
Duties
Total
The Director
Non-dropping identity number ⟦illegible⟧ and its date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19
Statistics and Certificates
We certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature
For number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19
Certificates Observer, Director of Education of Baghdad Province
⟦illegible⟧
Taha Al-Sarraj

Archival unit 432

Bashir Naji Mandi
Academic year 956 / 1957 First Intermediate
957 / 1958 " "
958 / 959
959 / 1960
⟦Third⟧
Transferred to Al-Barid Evening Secondary School

Archival unit 433

The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 60/766/A
Date: 26 / 12 / 1960
264
12/27
Subject::
To Mr. Naji Yaqoub Bashiri
Employee at the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your three sons, Albert, Munir, and Bashir, have previously committed incorrect acts on various occasions against the teachers
and the principal of the Frank Iny School during the last school year, which forced the teachers' council of the aforementioned school to impose
the penalty of expulsion from that school for a full academic year on Bashir. Another penalty was also imposed on
Munir, who is attending the College of Engineering, by the deanship of that college at the time for his bad behavior and conduct.
There is no doubt that you are aware of what these three did on Saturday, 24 / 12 / 1960, and at
other times before that date, of verbal harassment on the road towards the principal of the Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah
Oweidia, without there being any justifiable reason for that.
As such disgraceful acts affect the dignity of our community in general and disrupt the administrative system in our institutions in a
particular way, the Administrative Committee has decided to warn you in your capacity as the primary person responsible for your sons who are still
under your care and guidance. For the committee considers the occurrence of reprehensible behavior from your sons as being issued
with your consent as their guardian. And it requests you to guide your children to refrain from such reprehensible behaviors in
the future. Furthermore, the Administrative Committee, in participation with other officials responsible for managing the community's institutions,
will be forced to take the necessary measures with the responsible official authorities against any of your sons who perform
any disruptive act of this kind in the future, out of concern for the interests of the members of the community and its institutions.
Vice President
⟦signature⟧
Copy to /
His Eminence the President of the Community for your kind information.
Administration of Frank Iny School - to be kept in the files of the students mentioned above.
⟦Bashir Naji⟧

Archival unit 434

Republic of Iraq
University of Baghdad
Number / 306
Deanship of the College of Engineering
Date 1/25/1960
Announcement
In view of the misconduct of the student Munir Naji Yaqoub in the first grade outside the college for his actions that bring a bad
reputation to the college and the university, and for his continued display of lack of decency and manners that must characterize
a university student during his interrogation in this college, it has been decided to dismiss him from the college for the remainder of this
week starting from the morning of Monday, 1/23/1960.
On this occasion, the Deanship of the College wishes to warn all students that <del>every</del> university student must possess
the characteristics, qualities, ethics, and university decency and not perform any act that disgraces his reputation and the reputation of the college
and the university at home and abroad, and that every member of this university family is responsible for preserving the
dignity and reputation of this family and this university.
Acting Dean of the College
Dr. Naji Abdul Qadir
Copy to -
University of Baghdad for your kind information
Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary School with reference to its letter No. S/67
on 1/7/1960
The student's guardian
Assistant Dean
The aforementioned

Archival unit 435

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Frank Iny School
New Alwiyah - Baghdad - Phone 91693
Frank Iny School
NEW ALWIYAH - BAGHDAD, Tel. 91693
Scientific Institute Private Secondary School
Baghdad
Incoming ⟦...⟧ Outgoing ⟦...⟧
The Respected Professor
Please save the letter in the private file
To - Frank Iny Secondary School
Please provide us with a transfer form
⟦...⟧ Student ⟦...⟧
Mr. Abdullah
In this file is receipt (1) for cooling fees
Which are in the two buildings and installed in the halls
Your efforts in this regard are appreciated
The Director
11/20
The Respected Professor
Please save the letter in the specialized file
The rent allowance for the year 1954 was paid on 14/4/1954
School Clerk
⟦...⟧
School Director
⟦...⟧
196
Certified by us
Jalil Ibrahim
Baghdad / Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 436

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Al-Ma'had Al-Ilmi Private Secondary School
Baghdad
Documents and Certificates
Number
Date 8/11/⟦...⟧
To - ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Al-Shayji
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Al-Ma'had Al-Ilmi Private Secondary School
Shakir Al-Kubaisi
Professor Khairallah
In the transfer paper and ⟦...⟧ school
Which is in the sixth and the class in the sixth
⟦illegible⟧
11/20
Professor Ahmed
Please note ⟦illegible⟧
Non-employment ID number 1174 on 12/9/1954
School Clerk
Akram Cohen
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Shomer
Abdullah Cohen
School Principal
By Zaidan Al-Kubi
196
Certified by us
Jalil Ibrahim
Baghdad / Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 437

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Frank Iny Intermediate School
196
Certified by us
Jalil Ibrahim
Baghdad / Al-Rusafa
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings,
We have previously provided the student Bashir ⟦illegible⟧
in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to /
To
General Directorate of Post / ⟦Media⟧
Sending ⟦your letter⟧ No. ⟦illegible⟧ and date -
The ⟦Respectable⟧ Professor
Do you have the receipt for the registered mail? I suggest that you send the map
of this building in the future by one of the school janitors, obtaining a receipt of delivery.
⟦signature⟧
8/11/960
Non-enrollment ID No. 1124 on 15/9/1955
School Principal School Clerk
Abdullah ⟦illegible⟧ Akram ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 438

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Date:
To the Scientific Institute
Transfer letter numbered F/492 and dated in
for student Bernaji Bashiri. Please be informed.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Number ⟦...⟧
Registered
Addressed to the Scientific Institute
Arrived - ⟦...⟧
Records - ⟦...⟧
Fils Dinar
Value of stamps attached if it was a parcel
for registered items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures)
in words
Insurance fee
Weight in pounds ⟦...⟧
Receiving officer
⟦illegible⟧
196
Certified by us
Lq Jalil Ibrahim
Baghdad Province / Rusafa
School Clerk
School Principal
⟦...⟧ 17/9/1952
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 439

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F / 468 / 60
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 20 / 9 / 1960
Administration of the Scientific Institute Secondary School
We have sent you by registered mail the transfer certificate numbered F / 492 and dated
28 / 8 / 1960 belonging to the student Bashir Naji Beneri * Please be advised *
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Archival unit 440

Iraqi Ministry of Education
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: F/ 468 / 60
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 25 / 9 / 1960
Administration of the Scientific Institute Secondary School
We have sent you by registered mail the transfer certificate numbered F/ 492 and dated
28 / 8 / 1960 belonging to the student Bashir Naji Bashiri. Please be informed.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
School Clerk
School Principal
⟦illegible⟧
1957

Archival unit 441

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F/ 268 / 60
No.:
Date: 25 / 9 / 1960
Date:
Administration of the Scientific Institute Secondary School
We have sent you by registered mail the transfer certificate numbered F/ 492 and dated
28 / 8 / 1960 belonging to the student Bashir Naji Bashiri * Please be informed *
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 442

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: Frank Iny Intermediate School
FRANK INY S
INTERMEDIATE &
Baghdad
Telephone No.
No. ⟦line⟧
Date. ⟦line⟧
Distance
Dated 1960/8/28 belonging to
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Certificates
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
To - School Administration ⟦line⟧
Your letter numbered ⟦line⟧ on ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
We are sending you herewith the documents related to your school after being certified by us
Hoping for receipt
Number of documents ⟦line⟧
Attachments ⟦line⟧
A copy of it to -
Certificates
Frank Iny Boys
21884
20 / 8 / 1960
Frank Iny Intermediate School
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
Abdul Razzaq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
School Clerk
School Principal

Archival unit 443

Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of ⟦Frank Iny Intermediate⟧ School
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Number: F/60/238
Date: 28 / 8 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
After greetings,
We attach herewith the transfer certificate numbered F/492 and dated 28 / 8 / 1960 belonging
to Bashir Naji Beniri for certification.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect.
Abdullah Oueidia
The Director
School Secretary
Headmaster
First Intermediate
1956/57

Archival unit 444

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: ⟦Frank Eini Intermediate School⟧
Number: ⟦N / 284⟧
Date: ⟦28 / 8 / 1960⟧
Examination Number:
To - ⟦Administration of the Central Evening School⟧
That ⟦Naji Yaqoub Shiri⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the third intermediate class
in our school entered the examination for the year 1959 / 1960 and his result was ( )
in the session and he obtained the grades listed therein and based on his request we provided him
with this document. ⟦And he was dismissed from our school on the date 21 / 12 / 959 according to the decision of the Teachers Council⟧
⟦taken on this date for the remainder of the school year⟧
1- Accepted according to transfer certificate number 202 and dated 5 / 9 / 1958 issued
from ⟦Shamash⟧ school in ⟦Baghdad⟧
2- Documents provided to him previously.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Type of document
3- Classes failed and number of years of failure and reason for failure (illness or other) ⟦First Intermediate 1956/57⟧
4- Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5- His behavior and regularity of attendance. ⟦Dismissed from school on 21 / 12 / 1959⟧
6- Date of leaving school. ⟦Due to poor behavior⟧
⟦The student's dismissal for the remainder of the year 59 / 1960 is (5)⟧
⟦Non-enrollment ID number 1124 on 15 / 4 / 1955⟧
School Clerk
School Principal

Archival unit 446

⟦illegible⟧
True Copy
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Certificates
Number: 7621
Date: 14 / 2 / 1960
To -

Archival unit 447

Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade Ministerial

Archival unit 448

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Shamash Secondary School
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
New Alwiyah
Phone 91693
No. 48 / 60
No. ⟦line⟧
Date 7 / 2 / 1960
Date ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Director General of Technical Affairs
Directorate of Examinations / Ministry of Education
Subject: Punishment of a student by dismissal for the remainder of the year
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 1598 dated 9 / 2 / 1960 regarding the petition of the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub
Bniri, one of the third-grade intermediate students dismissed from this school, please kindly be informed
of the following observations:
First - The individual named Albert Naji Yaqoub Bniri (who is one of the brothers of the dismissed student and
who appointed himself as a guardian instead of his father who is still alive) previously submitted a petition dated 2 / 1 / 60
addressed to the Director of Education for Baghdad District / Rusafa, in which he requested the cancellation of the decision of the
Teachers' Council of this school taken on 31 / 12 / 1959 against the mentioned student, keeping in mind
that this decision was taken after questioning this student and confirming his involvement in acts that warrant,
at the very least, the penalty of dismissal for the remainder of the year. That petition was referred at the time
to the administration of this school for review and response. That petition contained false allegations
and misinformation. The administration of this school responded to that petition with its letter No.
Sh/6 / 60 dated 5 / 1 / 1960 to the Directorate of Education for Baghdad District / Rusafa with a copy of the
Teachers' Council decision dated 31 / 12 / 1959, in which it detailed the facts of the incident
and the dismissal procedure taken against the student Bashir Naji Bniri as a result of his actions
disruptive to order and conduct.
Second - The second petition dated 5 / 1 / 1960, which was submitted by the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub Bniri
himself this time, and which he addressed to the Presidency of the General Union of Iraqi Students - Secondary Schools Committee
with a copy to the Teachers' Union, if it indicates anything, it indicates the extent of
the recklessness of this student and his family with their false claims that have no relation to the truth and
their departure from proper procedures and decency toward the administration of this school and its teaching staff with their attacks
that exceed the limits of politeness and are not based on reality in any way.
- To be continued -

Archival unit 449

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Tel. No. 91693
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 1960/2/⟦16⟧
Date: 1960/2/⟦16⟧
(( 2 ))
Third - Munir Naji Yaqoub Bneyri, currently attending the first grade of the College of Engineering (who is the
second brother of the dismissed student Bashir) and who had in turn appointed himself as a guardian for his son instead of his father
and committed what he committed at the time in terms of departure from the norms and lack of politeness toward the administration of this school without justified
reasons, has continued, it appears, to show the lack of propriety and manners that should characterize
a student, during his interrogation by the responsible authority in the College of Engineering, which necessitated
imposing a penalty on him according to the announcement issued by the Dean of the College of Engineering No. 306 dated
1/25/1960, of which a certified copy is attached to this letter.
Fourth - The person named Naji Yaqoub Bneyri (who is the father of the dismissed student Bashir) who had previously, on
various occasions in past years, caused disturbances against the school administration and its teachers for the purpose of facilitating
private matters for his children contrary to regulations and laws, and who throughout the recent period was attempting with various
authorities to influence the administration of this school and its teachers to mitigate the penalty of his son by claiming apparent regret
for what his children had recently done in terms of departing from the norms and the limits of politeness toward the school administration
and its teachers - claiming good intentions before officials on the one hand, and threatening the school administration at the same
time on the other hand - this man, it appears, was inciting his children covertly throughout
this period to persist in disturbances and take a reckless stance toward the administration of this school with
threats and rumors among the students and their guardians that this man and his children have the influence that
enables him to challenge the Teachers' Council and the school administration and cancel his son's penalty. One of the results of
encouraging his children toward recklessness was the improper behavior that brought upon the student Munir Naji Yaqoub Bneyri
at the College of Engineering the penalty mentioned above. It would have been more appropriate for this father to advise his children and urge them
to walk the correct path instead of persisting in their delusion and error.
Fifth - The rise of voices of falsehood and slander from time to time, and the submission of petitions filled with lies and misleading
facts and the attack beyond the limits of politeness and propriety on the administration of this school and its teachers by
the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub Bneyri and by his relatives, and addressing these petitions from time to time to
various authorities, in addition to causing the waste of time of officials and the time of this school's administration,
is intended to harm the reputation of our school just as it is intended to influence the responsible authorities to mitigate the penalty
of the student. This inevitably leads to encouraging some other students and their relatives who have previously misbehaved
toward the school administration and its teachers and departed from the observed regulations and norms for the purpose of facilitating their private
interests that conflict with the public interest - this encourages the persistence in repeating these acts.
To be continued

Archival unit 450

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
No.:
Date: ⟦1960/2/1⟧
No.:
Date:
( ( 3 ) )
Such students and their families, in order to fulfill their personal desires and interests, have often threatened the administration of
this school and its teachers on numerous occasions in the past with their intention to file false complaints with the responsible
authorities in the Ministry of Education with the aim of damaging the school's reputation and achieving their private goals.
While the administration of this school is keen on the public interest, relying on the regulations of the Ministry of Education
to maintain the application of the system in the school, it requests the responsible authorities in the Ministry of Education to strike
against the hands of the offenders who exploit matters for their private interests and to silence the voices of falsehood and injustice that rise from time to
another by the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub Binery, his family, and their likes, and to uphold the dismissal decision against this student
considering this decision to be within the powers of the Teachers' Council as defined by the regulations, in order to preserve the
interest of the school and the interest of the rest of the students and to protect the system from collapse.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
Principal
Attachments
1 - A copy of the decision of the Teachers' Council at Frank Iny School and Shamash Preparatory School dated 1959/12/31
taken against the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub Binery
2 - A copy of the letter from Frank Iny School and Shamash Preparatory School No. Sh/60/6 dated 1960/1/5 addressed
to the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa regarding the petition of Albert Naji Yaqoub Binery
3 - A copy of the letter from Shamash Preparatory School No. Sh/60/5 dated 1960/1/5 addressed to the Dean of the College of Engineering
4 - A true copy of the announcement issued by the Dean of the College of Engineering No. 306 dated 1960/1/25
regarding the punishment of the student Bashir Naji Yaqoub Binery
5 - The original petition of Bashir Naji Yaqoub Binery dated 1960/1/5 addressed to the Presidency of the General Union of Iraqi Students - Secondary Schools Committee
A copy to - Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa - for your information
The Deanship of the College of Engineering - for your information
Teachers' Syndicate - referring to the petition of Bashir Naji Bashiri dated 1960/1/5
The Presidency of the General Union of Iraqi Students - Secondary Schools Committee - for information