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IJA 3305

Teacher Files, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These are file folders from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools. This item contains records concerning the employment and payment of teachers. Included are teachers’ resumes, photographs, tax information, and correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education concerning teacher employment.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3305
Item Number
16669
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Teachers, File Folder, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Letterhead, Frank Iny School, Tax, Photograph, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten, Teachers Union, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 251-275

Page 251

(Copy of the original)
To the Ministry of Education
Please approve my request to deliver four lectures
per week on the subject of Geography to the students of Frank Aini
Intermediate School, noting that I have two lectures at Besot
Al-Umma Evening Intermediate School and two lectures at the Teachers' Association
Evening High School. Thank you.
(Signature)
The Teacher
Khudair Numan al-Obaidi
17 / 11 / 1955

Page 252

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number 55/294
Date 26 / 8 / 1955
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khair Noaman Al-Obaidi an amount
of 56/650 Dinars for lecture fees at this school
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,,
⟦Abdullah Obadia⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
21/450 Month of April 955
25/300 " May "
9/900 " June "
⟦line⟧
56/650
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
" Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
" Mr. Khair Noaman Al-Obaidi.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 253

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Accounts / Secondary
To :-
Number / 21977
Date / 12 / 6 / 1955
⟦To the Honorable⟧
Administration of Frank Iny School
⟦Banan Branch⟧
Reference to your two letters numbered 657 and 660 dated 15 / 4 / 55
We confirm to you ⟦above⟧ all the amounts mentioned therein to the income of their owners for the purpose of deducting income tax for the year
Fiscal 54 / 55 .
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy of it to :-
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
Secondary Accountant .
Saib / 6 / 11 of it
1) Original copies in the file ⟦...⟧
2) Original income tax - ⟦...⟧
3) ⟦...⟧

Page 254

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Secondary Accounts
Number / 18887
Date / 16 / 5 / 1955
To - Directorate General of Income Tax
Reference to the letter of Frank Iny Intermediate and Primary School No. F / 641 / 55 dated
20 / 3 / 1955, we have added the amount of (56/100) Dinars to the income of Mr. Khudair Numan, teacher
at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys for the fiscal year 54 / 955, for his lecture fees delivered to the students of
Frank Iny School for the months of January and February / 955 as listed below for the purpose of tax deduction.
Fils | Dinar |
300 | 25 | January / 1955
800 | 30 | February / "
A copy to: -
Frank Iny School - Your letter referred to above.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
⟦Mohammed Al-Sayyid Haidar⟧
141
16 / 5 / 955
Majid / 14

Page 255

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: F / ⟦60⟧ / 55
Date: 10 / 4 / 1955
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Nu'man al-Ubaidi an amount of
24.750 Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the month of March 1955.
Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Director
Abdullah Obeidia
A copy to:
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province =
Mr. Khudair Nu'man al-Ubaidi

Page 256

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F / 641 / 55
Date 2 / 2 / 1955
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys Baghdad
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Nu'man Al-Obaidi an amount of (56/100)
Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the months of January and February 1955
As detailed below, please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax
Please accept our utmost respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
The Director
Fils | Dinar |
300 | 25 | January 1955
800 | 30 | February "
100 | 56 |
A copy to: -
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Mr. Khudair Nu'man

Page 257

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F/ 55/618
Date 20 / 1 / 1955
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi, the teacher at your school,
an amount of 67/100 Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the
three months of October, November, and December 954 as detailed below. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Fils / Dinar
20/900 October 954
19/800 November 954
26/400 December 954
⟦line⟧
67/100
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi

Page 259

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Private and Foreign Education
Number / M M / 31643
Date / 21 / 11 / 1954
Subject / Request for approval of lecturers
To /
Directorate of General Secondary Education
Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
With reference to your letter numbered 38636 and dated 21 / 10 / 1954
We send you herewith a copy of the lesson distribution schedule for the teaching staff at Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
where some changes have been made to the previous schedule as required by the circumstances, and from it
it is clear to you that only (20) vacant periods remain in the subject of English because the administration of the
aforementioned school has requested our approval for each of the individuals whose names are listed below to deliver
the lectures indicated next to their names. Please kindly consider the approval, and you will find attached the original letter
issued by the direct authority for each of them along with the original written confirmation for each of the mentioned teachers.
Lecturer's Name | Job Title | Number of weekly lectures | Subject
Mr. Albert Khayat | Specialist Chemist - Director of General Industry | 4 | Chemistry
" Youssef Aziz | Professor at the Royal College of Pharmacy and Chemistry | 2 | Physics
" Khudair Noaman | Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys | 4 | Social Studies
" Khazaal Al-Hashimi | " Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys | 4 | Drawing
Attachments / 1 - Lesson distribution schedule
2 - Four official letters
3 - Two written approvals
Signature / Abdul Ghani Al-Jarjafchi
Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
A copy to /
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School - with reference to its letter numbered 585 and dated
29 / 10 / 1954
Private Education Observation Office.

Page 260

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Private and Foreign Education
Number / M M / 28151
Date 27 / 10 / 1954
Subject / Lectures and Lesson Distribution Schedule
Urgent
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
With reference to your letters numbered 559, 560, and 572 dated 10 and 15 / 10 / 954
Paragraph (a) of Article Nine of the Private and Foreign Schools Regulation No. 87 of the year
954 stated the impermissibility of teaching more than 40% of the classes in private day secondary schools
And considering that you have not sent us the lesson distribution schedule after making the recent changes to it, therefore
It is not possible to obtain approval for any lecturer to deliver his lectures at your school before
Providing us with the aforementioned schedule. We emphasize our letter No. 25516 dated 12 / 10 / 954 issued
In this regard. We hope you take the necessary action.
Signature / Abdul Ghani Al-Jarjafchi
Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
Copy to /
General Directorate of Secondary Education / Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
Private Education Observation.
⟦Section ...⟧

Page 261

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ No. ⟦574⟧/F/54
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 10/15/1954
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Subject / Lectures
Greetings.
With reference to your letter numbered / M M / 25517 and dated 10/12/1954
regarding the lectures of Mr. Khudair Numan al-Ubaidi in our school, we attach herewith
a written confirmation from the aforementioned person indicating the number of his additional lectures in schools
governmental and private as per your request.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Owaidia⟧
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director

Page 262

Directorate of Education of Baghdad District *
The number of additional lectures that I have been assigned to perform
has become two in my school (Al-Adhamiya Secondary School) according to the administrative
order issued by your directorate numbered B/12/25254 and dated
11/10/1954. And there are four lectures in the evening
Buyut al-Umma Secondary School and four others in Frank Iny Intermediate School only
as I do not have any other lectures in any official or
private entity. Therefore, I have submitted this letter and I thank you.
Signature /
The Teacher
Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi
15/10/954

Page 263

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Private and Foreign Education
Number / M M /: 25517
Date: 10/12/1954
Subject / Lectures:
Administration of Frank Eini Private Intermediate School
With reference to your letter numbered F/54/549 and dated 10/1/1954.
It is required in the written approval obtained from the official teacher that he confirms
the number of his additional lectures in official schools and his lectures in all
private schools. Since the written approval belonging to the teacher Mr. Khudair Numan
Al-Obaidi does not include that, we therefore request you to provide us with another written approval according
to what was mentioned above so that we may present your request to the General Directorate for consideration.
Abdul Ghani Al-Jirjifchi
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy of it to:-
General Directorate of Secondary Education / Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
Private Education Observation Office
Administration of Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys / For information
Khalid / M / 11
Personnel
To be kept in the file of Professor Khudair Numan
⟦illegible⟧
10/20

Page 264

FRANK INY SCHOOL           Frank Iny School
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY     Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad                    Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693        Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ No.: F/54/589
Date ⟦line⟧ Date: 10/1/1954
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings.
Please mediate with the General Directorate of Education to approve that Mr.
Khudair Nu'man gives four lectures per week on the subject of Social Studies to
the students of our school outside of his working hours. We attach herewith the letter from Al-Adhamiya Secondary School
for Boys No. 596 dated 9/27/1954 allowing the aforementioned person
to give these lectures, along with another letter containing his personal consent to that.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Page 265

Al-Adhamiya High School
for Boys
Number / 596
Date / 27 / 9 / 954
Subject / Regarding a teacher's lectures
To / Administration of Frank Iny Private High School for Boys
We have no objection to Mr. (Khudair Numan), a teacher at our school,
delivering four lectures to the students of your school. Noting that he has
only two lectures in our school.
Signature / Naji Al-Douri
Principal of Al-Adhamiya High School for Boys

Page 266

To /
Ministry of Education
Please grant your approval for me to deliver four lectures per week
on the subject of Social Studies to the students of Frank Eini Intermediate School, noting
that I have six lectures at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School.
Signature / Teacher
Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi
28 / 9 / 1954
⟦illegible⟧

Page 267

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number F/: 54 / ⟦...⟧
Date:
Date: 5 / 7 / 1954
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad.
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi, the teacher at
your school, an amount of 42/100 Dinars for his lecture fees
at our school for the three months of April, May, and June 954 as detailed
below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Fils Dinar |
12/650 | For the month of April 954
26/700 | " " May 954
2/750 | " " June 954
42/100 |
Copy to / Directorate General of Income Tax - for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi

Page 268

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number / 9550
Accounts
Date / 7 / 4 / 954
To / Administration of Shamash Preparatory School and Frank Iny
⟦illegible⟧
Reference to your two letters numbered 173 / 54 and 380 / 54 dated 2 / 4 / 54
We confirm the addition of the two amounts mentioned in your two referred letters to the income of their owners
Signature /
Abdul Ghani Al-Jirjifji
Acting Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax.

Page 269

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Shamash Secondary School
No.:
Number: F/ 380 / 54
Date:
Date: 2 / 4 / 1954
Administration of the Private Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings . .
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Nu'man al-Obaidi, the teacher at your school,
an amount of 14/300 Dinars for his lecture fees at our school for the month of March
954. Please add this to his income for the purpose of income tax calculation.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Obadia⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
A copy to /
General Income Tax Directorate - Baghdad - for information
Baghdad Provincial Education Directorate "
Mr. Khudair Nu'man al-Obaidi for information.

Page 270

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
No.: F/54/767
Date:
Date: 7/2/1954
Administration of the Private Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad.
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi, the teacher at your school,
an amount of (48.650) Dinars for lecture fees at our school for the months
December 53 - February 54 as detailed below. Please add this
to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
December 53 | 18.750 | Dinars
January 54 | 15.400 | "
February 54 | 14.500 | "
| 48.650 |
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
Baghdad District Education
Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi
⟦illegible blue ink notes⟧

Page 271

Frank Eini School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F - 244 - 53
Date 16 / 12 / 1952
Subject - Request for appointment of a lecturer.
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered M - M - 33353 dated 30 - 10 - 1952.
We attach herewith a letter from the administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys confirming that
the lectures of Mr. Khudair Numan in our school do not conflict with his official duties. Please submit
our request to the General Directorate of Education to obtain approval for the aforementioned person to deliver
four lectures on the subject of Geography to the students of the intermediate section of our school.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
Attachments
Letter from Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys
Numbered 1084 and dated 8/12/1952
⟦illegible⟧

Page 272

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F - 126
Date 24 / 10 / 1952
Subject - Appointment of a Lecturer
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings,
Please mediate with the General Directorate of Education to approve the request for Mr.
Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi, a teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver (4) four lectures
on the subject of Geography in the intermediate section of our school.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Signature⟧
⟦Abdullah ...⟧
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Page 273

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F/311/53
Date: 21/12/953
To the Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad.
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi, the teacher at
your school, an amount of (25/800) Dinars for his lecture fees
at our school during the months of October and November 953. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Director
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
" Education of Baghdad Province
" Mr. Khudair Numan Al-Obaidi

Page 274

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Personnel Department
Number / M M / 33011
Date / 15 / 12 / 1953
To / Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Your letter numbered F/ 282 / 53 dated 12 / 11 / 1953. The General Directorate of Secondary
Education has approved, in its letter numbered 43668 dated 8 / 12 / 1953, for Mr. Khudair Numan
Al-Obaidi, the teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver four lectures on the subject of Social Studies to
the students of your school.
Signature / Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
A copy to /
General Directorate of Secondary Education
Head of Inspection
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys / For information
Personnel Observation / Private Education

Page 275

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Number / M M / 30318
Personnel
Date / 26 / 11 / 1953
Directorate General of Education
Private Secondary Education
The administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School has requested our approval for Mr. Khudair Nu'man,
a teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver four lectures on the subject of Social Studies to the students
of the aforementioned intermediate school, outside of his official working hours, as stated in the school's own letter. We are
sending you herewith the original written endorsement of the aforementioned person along with the letter from the administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School. We kindly request you
to consider the request and inform us.
Signature / Abdul Rasul Najm
Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
Attachments
1 - Written endorsement
2 - Letter from Al-Adhamiya Secondary School
A copy to -
Head of Inspection
Administration of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys for information
Personnel Observation / Private Education
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School, with reference to its letter No. / F / 282 / 53
dated 12 / 11 / 1953.