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IJA 3070

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records with photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, applications to other institution, doctor’s notes, exam booklets, officer recruitment, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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IJA 3070
Item Number
14343
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
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AI en Translation, Pages 251-275

Page 252

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ Number F/26/60
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 12/14/1960
ANNOUNCEMENT
Subject / Student Discipline
Due to the following named students leaving the school on Wednesday, 12/14/1960 without permission:
1- Edward Isaac Khedhouri Sofair
2- Roger Menashi Ibrahim Kashi
3- Farid Daoud Sassoon Matatia
4- Widad Naim Korgi Cohen
They are from the Second Intermediate Class (A). The school administration has decided to impose a warning penalty against them, with a deduction of five points from their conduct average.
Please be informed that a student is considered failing in their grade if 50% or more is deducted from their conduct marks.
Abdullah Obadiah
The Director
Copy to:
The student's guardian - for information
The student's personal file

Page 253

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Transfer Certificate
To the Directorate of ⟦line⟧ School
The student ⟦Anwar Jabbar Shmuel⟧ whose photo is attached below is one of the
students of the ⟦line⟧ grade of our school for the academic year 195 - 195
And he participated (she participated) in the general exam for the mentioned year and ⟦line⟧ in it, and he is of good (she is of good)
character and behavior, and based on his (her) desire to transfer to your school, we have provided him (her) with this certificate, and
the following is a statement of his (her) grades:
Religion ⟦line⟧
Arabic Language ⟦line⟧
English Language ⟦line⟧
French Language ⟦line⟧
Geography ⟦line⟧
History ⟦line⟧
Moral Obligations ⟦line⟧
Arithmetic ⟦line⟧
Algebra ⟦line⟧
Geometry ⟦line⟧
Health and Biology ⟦line⟧
Physics ⟦line⟧
Chemistry ⟦line⟧
General Objects and Health ⟦line⟧
Drawing and Manual Crafts ⟦line⟧
Sports and Anthems ⟦line⟧
Social Studies
Mathematics
Total ⟦line⟧
The Principal
The Republic of Iraq
50 Fils revenue stamp

Page 258

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧ Intermediate
Menahem S. Daniel's School
44/115 Taht-el-Takia
TELEPHONE 7465
Menahem Salih Daniel School
C 44 / 115 Taht al-Takiya 222 / 44 / 2 S
Telephone Number 7465
6812
Nuri Ghazala
Baghdad
Baghdad on: 10 / 9 / 1952
Number: 168
Administration of Frank Iny Mixed School .
The administration of this school certifies that the student Hilda Yehuda Ghazala
whose photo is affixed above is one of the students of the sixth primary grade in it. She participated in
the general education examinations for primary studies for the academic year 1950 / 1951. And she obtained
a total of four hundred and two (402) marks out of five hundred (500) marks. She was considered successful.
Below we list the grades she obtained in the aforementioned examination: -
Arabic Language | 85
English Language | 91
Social Studies | 72
Arithmetic and Measurements | 99
Nature and Health | 55
Total | 402
She was of good conduct and behavior and diligent in her school attendance. We have provided her
with this certificate based on her request and for the purpose of her transfer to Frank Iny School.
Please accept our highest respect
Director
Nuri Ghazala
10/9/1952
Attesting to the validity of the school director's signature
⟦signature⟧
H 9167
15 / 9

Page 260

Intermediate ⟦illegible⟧ Branch
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Conditions of Admission
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are accepted into the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who have passed the entrance examination are accepted into the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who have passed or have re-sit requirements in the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance examination.
4 - Upon admission, every student must submit 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 confirming freedom from communicable diseases.
c - A certificate of vaccination against smallpox and typhoid.
d - Civil Status Identification (Daftar al-Nufus).
e - Two copies of their photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Doctor
Student's Name (according to the Civil Status ID): Hilda Yehuda Ghazal
Address (according to the Civil Status ID): 141/60 Hanoun Saghir
Date of Birth (according to the Civil Status ID): 1939
Student's Current Address: House No. 9/77 Battaween
School Transferred From: Menahem Salih Daniel
Grade Transferred From: Sixth
Result in the Grade Transferred From: Pass
Last General Examination Passed and its Date: 1950 - 1951
Student's Guardian | Name: Yehuda Ishaq Ghazal
Relationship: Her father
Occupation: Employee at the Ministry of Finance
Address: House No. 9/77 Battaween
⟦signature⟧
Signature of Student's Guardian

Page 261

DR. S. DARWISH, M.D.,
Doctor
"SPECIALIST IN RADIOLOGY"
Salman Darwish
Phone No. 5562
Doctorate in Medicine and Specialist in Radiology
Orfaliyah — Baghdad
Phone 5562
Orfaliyah — Baghdad
I have examined the student Huda Yehuda
and found her free from infectious
diseases and her health is good
⟦illegible⟧
10/1/1952

Page 262

Doctor
DR. S. DARWISH, M.D.,
Salman Darwish
"SPECIALIST IN RADIOLOGY"
Doctorate in Medicine and Specialist in Radiology
Phone No. 5562
Telephone 5562
Orfaliyah - Baghdad
Orfaliyah - Baghdad
I have examined the student Huda Yehuda
against smallpox in my clinic on the date
10 / 9 / 1952
And I have vaccinated her twice on the dates
15 / 9 / 1952 and 22 / 9 / 1952
⟦Salman Darwish⟧
The Doctor
1 / 10 / 1952

Page 266

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No. /: F/36/59
Date: 10 / 2 / 1959
No.:
Date:
Administration of Al-Tafayadh Private School.
Further to our letter No. F/36/59 dated 19 / 2 / 1959.
We list below the status of student Haroon Manshi Ibrahim as mentioned in our above-referenced letter.
1- The mentioned student attended the third intermediate grade in this school during the current
academic year until 9 / 2 / 1959.
2- The amount deducted from his attendance is 2 (two) marks.
3- Below are the first-half grades and mid-year exam grades for the mentioned student during the current
academic year 1958 / 1959.
Subject | Mid-year Exam | First-half Average
Arabic Language | 47 | 46
English Language | 43 | 45
Geography | 78 | 71
History | 58 | 36
Civics | 83 | 56
Algebra | 50 | 40
Geometry | 63 | 41
Hygiene | 52 | 65
Physics | 45 | 54
Total | 519 | 454
Abdullah Obadia
Principal

Page 267

⟦crest⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/242/360/59
Date 20/2/1959
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province
After greetings.
We attach herewith the transfer certificate numbered F/242 and dated 19/2/1959
Belonging to the student Haron Ibrahim Ishaq for certification.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
A copy to -
Administration of Al-Tafayyudh Private School to inform you that we will send you
the first term grades and the mid-year exam results with the student's status
in school via a separate letter.
Entered from our school
The listed grades
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 268

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
Booklet: 039796 A
Solar Photography (Portrait)
To:-
The ⟦...⟧ whose photo is attached above is a student in the ⟦...⟧ grade of our school who entered
the examination for the year 19 / 19 and his result in the ⟦...⟧ 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 the transfer certificate numbered and dated / / 19 issued by the school
in
2- Documents previously provided to him.
The entity the document is addressed to | Its number and date | Type of document
3- The grades he failed in and the number of years of failure and the reason for failure (illness or other).
4- Subjects in which he completed (re-sit).
5- His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6- Date he left school.
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
⟦illegible⟧

Page 269

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
Telephone: 91693
No.:
No.: ⟦line⟧
Date:
Date: 10 / 2 / 1956
ANNOUNCEMENT
The following is the decision of the Teachers' Council held on 30 / 1 / 1956 regarding the students Maurice Ibrahim Rahim
and Haron Ibrahim Isaac, for your information.
1 - Dismissal of the student Maurice Ibrahim Rahim for a period of two weeks and deduction of twenty marks from his conduct, provided that the execution of
the dismissal penalty begins from 10 / 2 / 1956 so that this student is not deprived of the mid-year exam, out of
mercy for him.
2 - Providing the student Haron Ibrahim Isaac with a transfer certificate to another school after he submits a written apology
to the Discipline Committee through the school administration for his misconduct; otherwise, he will be expelled for the remainder of
the academic year starting from 1 / 2 / 1956 in accordance with paragraph 7 of Article Forty of the Secondary Schools Regulations
No. 54 of 1954.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
- Copy to -
The student's guardian for information
The student's personal file
The disciplinary record file

Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad
⟦faint circular stamp with Iraqi emblem: Kingdom of Iraq - Ministry of Education⟧
⟦faint text: Primary School Certificate⟧
⟦faint text: For the academic year 194 - 194⟧
⟦faint text: Name of the pupil ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦faint text: School ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦faint text: Date of birth ⟦...⟧ Place of birth ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦faint text: Result ⟦...⟧⟧
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth or Sixth Grade
| Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words |  | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words | Grade in numbers | Grade in words

Page 270

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Frank Iny School
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: 58/1640/F
Date:
Date: 6/28/1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
Attached herewith is the document numbered F/199 and dated 9/18/1958 belonging
to the student Haron Ibrahim Isaac. Please certify it.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Abdullah Obadiah
The Director
For me
From our school entered
To the listed grades
School
⟦...⟧ the subjects he completed.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance.
6 - The date he left the school.
School Clerk
School Director
Stamp

Page 271

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
No.: 039788 A
Solar Photography (Portrait)
To:-
That ⟦...⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the ⟦...⟧ grade of our school who entered
the ⟦...⟧ exam for the year 19 / 19 and his result was ⟦...⟧ in the ⟦...⟧ session and he obtained the grades listed
on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1 - He was admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated / / 19 issued by ⟦...⟧ school
in ⟦...⟧
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number and date | Document type
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
3 - The grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and the cause of failure (illness or otherwise).
4 - The subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - The date he left the school.
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 272

Frank Iny National School
⟦illegible⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: 529 / 56
Date.:
Date: 19 / 9 / 1956
Transfer Certificate:
To the Directorate of Frank Iny Intermediate School
Haroun Ibrahim, whose photograph is fixed below, is one of the
students of the second intermediate class of our school for the academic year 1955 - 1956
And he participated in the general exam for the mentioned year and passed it, and he is of good
morals and conduct. Based on his desire to transfer to your school, we provided him with this certificate, and the
following is a statement of his grades:
Religion |  |
Arabic Language | 78 | Seventy-eight
English Language | 82 | Eighty-two
French Language |  |
Geography |  |
History | 82 | Eighty-two
Moral Duties | 84 | Eighty-four
Arithmetic | 95 | Ninety-five
Algebra |  |
Geometry |  |
Health and Biology |  |
Physics |  |
Chemistry |  |
Nature and Health | 96 | Ninety-six
Drawing and Handiwork |  |
Sports and Anthems |  |
Total: 516 Five hundred sixteen
Examination Number: 7241
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Non-enlistment Identity
I certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature
Director of Education for Baghdad Province - Center
7241
1741
28 / 2 / 1954
Note
116

Page 274

Frank Iny Private School
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general primary education examination.
2 - The student must not be known for bad conduct 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 District Education Directorate (2) a vaccination certificate against smallpox (3) a vaccination certificate against typhoid (4) a medical certificate of freedom from infectious diseases (5) two copies of her photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three above shall be kept in a special file on which the name of the owner is written as explained in the school transcript.
Student's name according to the school transcript: Haroun Ibrahim
Father's name and family surname according to the school transcript: Ibrahim Isaac
Guardian's name: Nora Haroun
Occupation of father or guardian:
Current address of the guardian (house and district number):
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Date of birth according to the census record: 1940
Last school attended:
Last grade attended: Sixth
Year of graduation from primary school and the name of the school graduated from: 1955 / 1956
Total score obtained in the general primary education examinations: 526
Grade admitted to: First Intermediate
Student's signature          Student's guardian's signature
Haroun Ibrahim