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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.

Metadata

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 English Translation, Pages 151-175

Archival unit 151

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts
Secondary Accounts
Number / 5222
Date 17 / 3 / 1957
To -
Frank Iny School
With reference to your letter numbered F/59 / and dated 8 / 3 / 1957.
We confirm to you the addition of the amount shown in your above letter to the income of Mr. Matty Zako (Teacher
at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys) for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Outskirts
A copy of it to -
General Directorate of Income Tax - for your kind review and information
Secondary Education Accountant - for information.

Archival unit 152

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. F / 59 / 57
Date: 8 / 3 / 1957
Directorate of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
Greetings,
We confirm that the total amount received by Mr. Matty Zako in lecture fees
at this school is 102/- Dinars for the period from October 56
until the end of February 1957. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respects,
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad District (Outskirts),
Mr. Matty Zako.

Archival unit 153

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts
Accounts / Secondary
Number / 2747
Date 9 / 2 / 1957
Directorate of General Education - Accounts
Reference to your letters numbered 28727, 31219, 31950, 35889, 38363
and 49616, 54225 dated 9 / 7, 30 / 7, 5 / 8, 1 / 9, 17 / 9
and 14 / 11 and 11 / 12 / 1956, we confirm to you the addition of the amounts shown in your letters referred
to above to the incomes of their owners for the purpose of calculating income tax.
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Outskirts
Muhammad Fathi Hassoun Farid
A copy of it to: -
Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences - Reference to your two letters numbered 2272 and 7430
and dated 4 and 18 / 6 / 956
Frank Iny School - Reference to your two letters numbered 178 and 179 and dated
13 / 7 / 56.
Directorate of Endowments of Baghdad Region - Reference to your letter numbered 10261 and dated
1 / 10 / 1956.
Directorate of General Income Tax -
Reference to the letters referred to above, we confirm to you the addition of the amounts
listed in the letters referred to, to the incomes of their owners for the purpose of
calculating income tax.
Secondary Education Accountant / For information.

Archival unit 154

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 2929
Date 30 / 1 / 1957
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject / Lectures
With reference to your letters numbered 10, 14, and 17 dated 11, 12, and
17 / 1 / 957, the Directorate of General Education has approved in its letter numbered 4393
dated 28 / 1 / 957 for Mr. Zaki Al-Dah-
and Mr. Matty Zako and Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman to deliver their lectures indicated
in your aforementioned letters to the students of your school.
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to -
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education - Private.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts.
Private Education Personnel.
Kadhim / 29
⟦Editor⟧

Archival unit 155

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center      (True Copy)      Number / 2102
Private and Foreign Education                                    Date 22 / 1 / 1957
Directorate of General Education
Secondary Education / Private
Subject - Lectures at Frank Iny Private Intermediate School.
With reference to your margin dated 12 / 1 / 1957 written on our letter numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated
9 / 1 / 1957 originally returned to us.
1- We are sending you herewith a copy of the latest schedule for the distribution of lessons to the teaching staff at
Frank Iny Private Intermediate School, noting that the administration of the aforementioned school has informed us that the number of lectures
therein does not exceed 27% of the total lessons.
2- We return to you herewith the original of our aforementioned letter with its attachments regarding the lectures of Mr. Zaki Al-Dada.
3- The administration of the aforementioned school has requested our approval for Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Bahri,
an employee at the College of Arts and Sciences, a graduate of the College of Law, and formerly a social studies teacher at
the same school, to deliver eight lectures per week on this subject as well to the students of
the school - we are sending you herewith the original letter from the Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences and the written consent
of the aforementioned person.
4- It also requested our approval for Mr. Matty Zako, a teacher at Adhamiya Secondary School and a graduate of
the American University of Beirut with a Sophomore degree, to deliver nine lectures weekly on the subject of
Mathematics to the school's students to fill the indicated vacancies - please kindly consider the requested
approvals - and you will find attached the original letter from Adhamiya Secondary School with the written consent of the mentioned teacher.
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Attachments
1- Lesson distribution schedule
2- Our returned letter and its attachments
3- Two official letters
4- Two written consents
A copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts - regarding the fourth paragraph of this letter of ours.
Private Education Personnel.
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School - with reference to its letters numbered F / 10, 14, and 17
dated 11, 12, and 17 / 1 / 1957.
Bani

Archival unit 156

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 16 / 57
Date: 13 / 1 / 1957
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Subject / Lectures
Greetings.
We request your approval for Mr. Matty Zako, a teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver
(9) nine lectures per week in the subject of Mathematics to the students of our school. We attach herewith
the original letter from the Directorate of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, No. 25 dated 1/13/957, granting permission
for him to deliver these lectures along with his written consent. Please be informed that the aforementioned person
is a graduate of the American University of Beirut with a Sophomore degree.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 157

(True Copy)
To the Honorable Ministry of Education
Please approve my conducting of (9) nine lectures on the subject of
Mathematics for the students of Frank Iny School. Noting that this
does not conflict with my official duties. I do not have lectures in any
other school.
Teacher
Matty Zako at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School
Signature
4 / 1 / 1957

Archival unit 158

True Copy
Al-Adhamiya Secondary School
for Boys
Number / 25
Date / 13 / 1 / 1957
To - Administration of Frank Iny School
We have no objection to Mr. Matty Zako, a teacher at our school, giving ( 9 ) nine lectures
weekly to your school's students, noting that his hours at our school are ( 22 ) hours.
Abdul Karim Al-Nuaimi
Principal of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys

Archival unit 159

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. F / 79 / 56
Date: 7 / 7 / 1956
Directorate of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Matty Zallo an amount of 58.100 Dinars as fees
for his lectures at this school for the three months April / June 1956. As detailed
below, please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦The President⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 24 | Month of April 1956
900 | 18 | ⟦"⟧ May ⟦"⟧
700 | 14 | ⟦"⟧ June ⟦"⟧
100 | 58 |
A copy to - General Income Tax Directorate - for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Mr. Matty Zallo

Archival unit 160

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Liwa / Outskirts
Secondary Accounts
Number / 8999
Date / 19 / 4 / 1956
General Income Tax Directorate
Reference to the letters of Frank Iny School numbered F/80 and F/81 dated 30 / 3 / 1956
And the letters of Shamash Preparatory School numbered Sh/46 dated 30 / 3 / 1956
We confirm to you the addition of the following amounts to the incomes of their owners for the purpose of tax deduction
Matty Zako | 18/200
Khudair Noaman | 19/800
Yousef Haddad | 21/000
Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa
Outskirts
Copy to :-
Frank Iny School - Reference to your letter above ||
|| For information
" Shamash Preparatory " " " " " ||
Secondary Education Accounting / For notation

Archival unit 161

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: F/ 80 / 56
Date: 20 / 3 / 1956
To the Directorate of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys / Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Matty Zako an amount of 18/200 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the month of March 1956. Please add
this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect,
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obeidia
The Director
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Mr. Matty Zako.

Archival unit 162

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 2 / 3 / 1956
To the Directorate of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Matty Zako an amount of 47/600 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of January and February 956
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income
tax.
Please accept our highest respect,,
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
Abdullah Owaid Yassa
Fils | Dinar
600 | 26 | January 1956
... | 21 | February "
600 | 47 | ⟦line⟧
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
" " Baghdad Education Directorate
" " Mr. Matty Zako
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 163

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number ⟦...⟧
Date 6 / 1 / 1956
To the Directorate of Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Matty Zako an amount of 69/300 Dinars,
for his lecture fees at this school for the three months October / December
1955 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of
calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,,
 | Dinar | Fils
October 1955 | 21 | 000
November " | 22 | 400
December " | 25 | 900
 | 69 | 300
The Director
Abdullah Oweidia
Copy to /
" " Directorate General of Income Tax - for information
" " " Baghdad District Education
" " Mr. Matty Zako

Archival unit 164

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 10618
Date 6 / 12 / 1955
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
With reference to your two letters numbered 765 and 568 dated 9 and 11 / 11 / 1955
The Directorate General of Education approved in its letter No. 42717 dated 28 / 11 / 1955
for Mr. Abdul Hamid Khulusi, teacher at Al-Rashid Intermediate School for Boys, to deliver six
lectures per week on the subject of Social Studies. And for Mr. Mattai Zako, teacher at Al-Adhamiya
Secondary School, to deliver three lectures per week on the subject of Mathematics to your school's students.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to =
Directorate General of Education "Secondary Education (Private)"
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province "Outskirts"
Administration of Al-Rashid Intermediate School for Boys
Personnel of Private Education.

Archival unit 165

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number 8847
Date 17 / 11 / 1955
To the Directorate of General Education
- Secondary Education - (Private)
Subject / Lectures
The administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School has informed us of the approval for Mr. Abdul Hamid Khulusi
the teacher at Al-Rashid Intermediate School for Boys, to deliver six lectures per week on the subject of Social Studies
and for Mr. Zaki Cohen, the teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver three lectures per week
on the subject of Mathematics to the students of the aforementioned private intermediate school. We are sending you herewith
the two letters issued by their schools in this regard along with their original written approvals. We hope
you will kindly consider approving this and informing us.
Attachments
1- Letter from Al-Adhamiya Secondary School No. 958 dated 21 / 10 / 1955
2- " Al-Rashid Intermediate School No. 974 dated 12 / 10 / 1955
3- Their written approvals.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province - Outskirts
Private Education Personnel.
Administration of Frank Iny Private School - Reference to its two letters numbered
765, 768 dated 9 and 11 / 11 / 1955
Administration of Al-Rashid Intermediate School for Boys

Archival unit 166

Frank Eini School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: F / 768 / 55
Date: 11 / 11 / 1955
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province - Center
After greetings,
Subject / Request for appointment of a lecturer
Please approve for Mr. Matta Zako, the teacher at
Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver three lectures per week on the subject of
Mathematics to the students of our school. We attach herewith the original letter from Adhamiya Secondary School
for Boys numbered 96 and dated 31 / 10 / 955 allowing him to deliver
these lectures along with his written consent to do so.
Please accept our highest respect,
⟦Abdullah Owaidis⟧
Abdullah Owaidis
The Director

Archival unit 167

Al-Adhamiya Secondary School
for Boys
⟦line⟧
Number 998
Date 31 / 10 / 1955
(True Copy)
Subject - Regarding a teacher's lectures
To: Administration of Frank Iny Private School
We have no objection to Mr. (Matty Zako), the teacher at our school,
delivering (3) three lectures on the subject of Mathematics to your school's students.
This is with the knowledge that his total hours at our school are (25) hours and there are no
vacant hours at our school, and he has not been provided with another letter to another school.
(Signature)
Abdul Karim Al-Nuaimi
Acting Principal of Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys

Archival unit 168

To the Honorable Ministry of Education.
Please grant your approval for me to teach three lectures per week in the subject of Mathematics
to the students of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School. Noting that my total lessons at Al-Adhamiya
Secondary School is (25) hours. I do not have any other lectures except those mentioned above.
Matty Zako

Archival unit 170

Directorate of Education of Baghdad District / Center (True Copy) Number / 2102
Private and Foreign Education Date 22 / 1 / 1957
Directorate of General Education
Secondary Education / Private

Archival unit 171

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F / 59
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 31 / 12 / 1959
Teachers' Syndicate
Greetings,
We confirm to you that Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Bahri was appointed as a teacher to teach
social studies at Laura Kadoorie Primary School according to the letter of the Directorate of General Education
No. 26662 dated 15 / 9 / 1949, communicated by the letter of the Baghdad Province Education Directorate No.
14724 dated 2 / 10 / 1949. Then she became a teacher at Frank Iny Intermediate School according to
the letter of the Directorate of General Education No. 32631 dated 12 / 10 / 1952 and remained a teacher
at the aforementioned school until 1 / 10 / 1955 when she submitted her resignation due to her appointment
as an employee at the College of Arts and Sciences.
We have provided her with this letter based on her request.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
A copy to - Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Bahri

Archival unit 172

Directorate of Education of Baghdad District / Center (True Copy)
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 2102
Date 22 / 1 / 1957
General Directorate of Education
Secondary Education / Private
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Deanship
College of Arts and Sciences
Baghdad
True Copy
Number / 1576
Date 21 / 7 / 1957
(Ordinary)
General Directorate of Income Tax
Subject / Addition of Incomes
Reference to the letter of Frank Iny School No. F / 186 / 57 dated 5 / 7 / 1957
We confirm the addition of the amount of 19/200 Dinars paid to Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Bahri
for her lecture fees for the months of April, May, and June 1957 to the income of her husband Mr.
Hassan Abdullah Al-Tikriti for the current fiscal year for the purpose of calculating income tax. With appreciation
The Dean
Dr. Fadhil Al-Taie
A copy to -
Frank Iny School - Reference to its aforementioned letter
⟦Wissam⟧

Archival unit 173

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 57/⟦illegible⟧
No.: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5/ 6 / 1957
Date: ⟦line⟧
To the Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Basri an amount of
19/200 Dinars for her lecture fees at this school for the months of April,
May, and June 1957, as detailed below. Please add this to her income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Owaidis
The Director
Dinar | Fils
For the month of April '57 | 5/600
" " May " | 11/200
" " June " | 2/400
⟦line⟧ | 19/200
A copy to the General Directorate of Income Tax for Accounts
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Center
Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Basri.

Archival unit 174

Deanship
College of Arts and Sciences
Baghdad
(True Copy)
Number 983
Date 18 / 4 / 1957
Ordinary
⟦line⟧
General Directorate of Income Tax
Subject / Addition of an amount.
With reference to the letter of the Frank Iny School No. F / 87 / 57 dated
9 / 4 / 1957.
We confirm to you the addition of an amount of 11.200 Dinars to the income of Mr. Hassan
Al-Tikriti, for the lecture fees of his wife, Mrs. Wasila Al-Bahri, at the aforementioned
school for the month of March 1957 for the fiscal year 1957 - 1958, for your kind information.
(Signature)
The Dean
Dr. Ali Ahmed Al-Zubaidi
A copy to -
Frank Iny School / For information and with reference to its letter above.
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Archival unit 175

Directorate of Education of Baghdad District / Center (True Copy) Number / 2102
Private and Foreign Education Date 22 / 1 / 1957
Directorate of General Education
Secondary Education / Private