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IJA 2748

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 including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, applications to foreign institution, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs. In addition, there are several copies of the 1960-1961 Shamash Secondary School class rosters for grade/form five.

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IJA 2748
Item Number
9500
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
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AI en Translation, Pages 51-75

Page 51

Shamash Secondary School
Number ⟦...⟧ / 61
Date 4 / 4 / 1961
ANNOUNCEMENT
Student Punishment
In view of the absence of the students:
Akram Shlomo Al-Yateem
Ezra Ephraim Meshaal
Farouk Yaqoub ⟦...⟧
Raymond Khadouri Kabbay
Yamin Ephraim Yamin
Yvette Menashe Kashi
who are from the fifth secondary grade, on Monday, 27 / 3 / 1961 in the afternoon, despite
the administration's repeated warnings to students regarding the necessity of school attendance, the school administration has decided to deduct
five marks from the attendance average of each of them.
This is with the knowledge that ten marks have previously been deducted from the attendance average of each of:
Akram Shlomo Al-Yateem
Ezra Ephraim Meshaal
Raymond Khadouri Kabbay
Yamin Ephraim Yamin
Accordingly, the total marks deducted from their attendance average has reached fifteen marks.
A student is considered to have failed his grade if 51 marks or more are deducted from his attendance marks.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
A copy to /
The student's guardian ⟦line⟧ ...... for information
Personal File

Page 52

Sh / 24 / ⟦illegible⟧
2 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of Shamash School
Number
Date
To
That
)
On
1-
2-
Al-J
D
3-
4-
5-
6-
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 61 / 34
Date: 3 / 4 / 1961 5
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered Sh / 586 and dated 3 / 4 / 1961 belonging to
the student Akram Shlomo for certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Document ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 1958/2/4
Non-failure issuance number 747 on 4 / 2 / 1958
School Clerk
Acting School Director
Isaac Cohen

Page 53

Sh / 24 / ⟦illegible⟧
2 / 4 / 61
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: Frank Iny
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 2 / 4 / 1961
Examination Number:
To - Directorate of Missions and Scholarships
Akram Shmuel Sosni ⟦the orphan⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the
(Fifth Preparatory) class of our school. He entered the (-) exam for the year
1960 / 1961 and his result was (-) in the (-) session and he obtained
the grades listed on the back. Based on his request, we have provided him with this document.
1- Admitted according to transfer certificate No. 662 dated 1 / 10 / 1959
issued by the Frank Iny School in Baghdad
2- Documents previously provided to him.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
Kirkuk Governorate Recruitment Officer | Sh / 298 | 27 / 10 / 1959 | Gratuity
3- Classes in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure
4- Subjects in which he completed requirements.
5- His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6- Date of leaving school. He is still continuing in this school
His non-exposure identity number 747 on 4 / 2 / 1954
School Clerk
School Principal
Akram Cohen
Acting School Principal

Page 56

⟦Coat of Arms⟧
Seal and Certification of the Brigade
Committee ⟦...⟧
Shamash Secondary School
Frank Iny School
Dear Respected: ⟦Edward Shamoun⟧
Guardian of the student: ⟦Akram⟧
From the class: ⟦Fifth Preparatory⟧
Date - ⟦1 / 3 / 1961⟧
The Director
3 - The grade⟦s that⟧
4 - The lessons ⟦that⟧
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving the school.
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document ⟦...⟧
School Clerk
School Principal
Stamp

Page 57

Seal and Certification of the Brigade
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: 59 / 59
Date: 27 / 10 / 1959
No.: 50
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Brigade / Rusafa
Greetings,
We attach herewith document number 798 dated 27 / 10 / 1959 belonging to
the boy Shlomo Moshe, who is sent to study in ⟦London⟧
Please accept our highest respect
Abdullah Shobair
The Director
Stamp
Directorate
Number
Date
No.
Examination Number
That
The Examination
On its back and
1 - Admitted according to
In
2 - Documents he submitted
The entity to which the document is addressed
3 - Grades he studied
4 - Subjects he completed
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school.
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 58

Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate:
Number:
Date: / / 19
Booklet: 015046 B
Seal and Certification of the Liwa
Photograph
X
Examination Number:
To :-:
That: ⟦Nour El-Din⟧ whose photo is classified above is one of the students of the ⟦Fourth Primary⟧ 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 of it, 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 ⟦Choueifat⟧ school
in
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or otherwise). ⟦Did not fail⟧
4 - Subjects in which he completed requirements.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. ⟦Still in this school⟧
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document
School Clerk
School Principal
Stamp
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Abdullah⟧
School Principal

Page 59

Statistics and Certificates
We certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature
Number ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦...⟧
Certificates Observer, Director of Education for Baghdad District
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: ⟦...⟧
Number:
Date: / / 19
No: 039831 A
FRANK INY SCHOOL
⟦...⟧ BAGHDAD
To :- ⟦...⟧
That ⟦...⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the ⟦...⟧ grade of our school, he 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 provided him with this document.
1 - 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 | Type of document
3 - The grades in which he failed, the number of years of failure, and the reason for failure (illness or otherwise).
4 - Subjects in which he had to complete requirements.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school.
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
Revenue Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal

Page 61

F / 179 / 59
59 / 9 / 10
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧
Date 10 / 9 / 1959
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F / 59 / 179 / W
Date: 10 / 9 / 1959
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
We attach herewith the document numbered F/348 and dated 10 / 9 / 1959 belonging
to the student Akram Shlomo Moshi for certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
Directorate of ⟦line⟧
Number
Date
Booklet
That
The Exam
On its back and based on
1 - Accepted according to
In half
2 - The documents
The entity addressed to
3 - Classes
4 - Lessons
5 - His conduct and
6 - Date of leaving the school
. Still affiliated with this school
due to not being provided with a transfer document
Non-affiliation ID number 747 and date 24 / 2 / 954
School Clerk
Akram ⟦Nassim⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Stamp
Abdullah Owaidia
School Principal

Page 62

D / 798
10 / 9 / 59
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: ⟦illegible⟧
Number: D / 248
Date: 10 / 9 / 1959
No: 039825 A
Photograph
To: Recruitment Officer of Kirkuk Province
Akram Shmuel Al-Shamm, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the third intermediate grade of our school. He entered
the general examination for the year 1958 / 1959 and his result was successful in the first session and he obtained the grades listed
on the back, and based on his request we provided him with this document.
1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 221 and dated 1 / 10 / 1952 issued by the Primary School
in Baghdad
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Its number and date | Type of document
3 - Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or other). Intermediate stage 1955 / 56
1956 / 57
4 - Subjects in which he completed requirements.
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.
6 - Date of leaving school. Still associated with this school
due to not being provided with a transfer certificate
Stamp
School Clerk
Akram ⟦illegible⟧
School Principal
Abdullah Kuwayra
Non-retention identity number 747 and date 24 / 2 / 1954

Page 66

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade
2 - Admitted to the ⟦...⟧ grade
3 - Participates in the ⟦...⟧ examination
4 - Every student must ⟦...⟧
a - Transfer certificate from ⟦...⟧
b - Medical certificate for ⟦...⟧
c - Vaccination certificate ⟦...⟧
d - Civil Status Record ⟦...⟧
e - Two copies of ⟦...⟧
5 - The student must be ⟦...⟧
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number:
Date: 22 / 12 / 1955
Announcement
Subject: Punishment of students.
In view of the absence of the students (male and female) mentioned below from the
extra classes without permission on Sunday, 18 / 12 / 1955, the
administration of this school has decided to impose a warning penalty against them with a deduction of five marks
from the conduct average of each of them.
1- Akram Shlomo Moshi Al-Yateem | 6- Kamal Haron Lawi
2- Albert Eliyahu Tarheen | 7- Munir Sassoon Perry
3- Gilbert Dawood Hezekiah Ishaq | 8- Maurice Naji Houri
4- Shaul Shatoub Bakhash | 9- Yusuf Munshi Munshi
5- Sabah Nazim Dubai | 10- Fawzia Hakouli Habib
Note that ten marks have previously been deducted from the conduct average
of both students Munir Sassoon Perry and Maurice Naji Houri on the date
11 / 11 / 1955, and therefore the total marks deducted from their conduct
average has reached fifteen marks.
Furthermore, a student is considered to have failed in his grade if 51% or more
is deducted from his conduct marks.
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Copy to:-
1) To the student's guardian - for information
2) For filing in the student's personal file
3) " " Punishments.
Student's name (according to the Civil Status Record):
His address (according to the Civil Status Record):
His date of birth (according to the Civil Status Record):
Student's current address:
School transferred from:
Grade transferred from:
His result in the grade transferred from:
Last public examination passed:
Name of student's guardian:
Relationship:
Profession:
Address:

Page 67

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Students who have passed the primary school examination are admitted to the first intermediate grade.
2 - Students who pass the entrance exam are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who passed or have re-sit exams in the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance exam.
4 - Every student must submit, upon admission, a file containing the following documents:
a - A transfer certificate from his school certified by the Directorate of Education of the Province.
b - A medical certificate of his safety from infectious diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - Civil Status Identification (Nufous).
e - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's name (according to the Civil Status Identification): Akram Shlomo Moussa Al-Shayem
His address (according to the Civil Status Identification): Taht Al-Takiya
His date of birth (according to the Civil Status Identification): 1940
Student's current address: Taht Al-Takiya ⟦127/217⟧
School transferred from: Sanamim Daniel
Grade transferred from: Sixth Primary
His result in the grade transferred from: Passed
Last general exam passed and its date: Primary Education 53 - 54
Student's guardian - Name: Shlomo Moussa Al-Shayem
Student's guardian - Relationship: His father
Student's guardian - Profession: Merchant
Student's guardian - Address: Taht Al-Takiya ⟦127/112⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the student's guardian

Page 69

Menahem S. Daniel's School
Menahem S. Daniel's School
115 Taht-el-Takia
115/44 Taht-el-Takia
TELEPHONE 7465
Telephone Number 7465
Baghdad on: 1 / 10 / 1959 Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
2,7
⟦illegible⟧
To the Administration of Frank Iny Co-educational School
The administration of this school certifies that the honored student Shlomo Moshe, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the sixth primary grade in it, and has participated in the general examination for primary studies for the academic year 57 - 58 and his total was four hundred and ninety-six (496) out of a total of six hundred (600) marks and was considered successful.
The following is a statement of the marks he obtained in the aforementioned examination:
Arabic Language | 80
English Language | 91
Arithmetic and Geometry | 74
Social Studies | 54
Principles of Science and Health | 54
Religion and Duties | 75
Total | 496
⟦signature⟧
He was of good conduct and behavior and regular in official attendance, and we have provided him with this certificate based on his desire to transfer to the Frank Iny Private School.
25 Fils
25 Fils
1959

Page 74

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
OL 85
General Certificate of Education Examination
Overseas
Ordinary level: June 1961
Dear Sir or Madam,
Below is a statement of your performance in the above examination showing the grades obtained in each
Ordinary level subject; a separate statement will be issued if you also sat for subjects at the Advanced level. Some
notes which will enable you to interpret your result will be found overleaf. This notice should be carefully preserved
as a duplicate cannot be issued.
Yours faithfully,
G. BRUCE
Secretary to the University Entrance
and School Examinations Council
Name: O E INY
Centre No.: 755
Candidate No.: 14
Subjects | Grades
MD | 0
C | 0
PC | 0
GS | 0
BY | 8
(This document is not a certificate)
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiya, Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
New Alwiya
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧

Page 75

Notes
This document contains information which is sent out in advance of the issue of Certificates, and while every effort has been made to ensure that the contents are accurate, the University reserves the right to make corrections. It is not a Certificate, and must not be regarded as such.
The results overleaf are indicated by grades which are to be interpreted as follows:
Grades 1 to 6 are grades of pass arranged in descending order of merit from Grade 1; Grades 7 to 9 are grades of failure similarly arranged. To help unsuccessful candidates to assess their future prospects Grades 7 to 9 are so arranged that 7 indicates that the margin of failure was narrow, 8 that the margin was wider and 9 that the candidate did not obtain more than about one-third of the marks for the subject as a whole.
An O in the Grade column indicates that a candidate was entered for the subject but has been marked 'ABSENT'.
In French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian, two columns of grades are given. The left-hand one represents the result obtained in the subject as a whole, including the oral test, and the second the result in the oral examination on its own. There are four oral grades also arranged in descending order of merit; Grades 1, 2 and 3 are pass grades and Grade 4 indicates a failure. Failure in the oral test does not necessarily indicate failure in the subject as a whole.
If a candidate has failed in a subject because of poor English or inferior presentation of the work, a separate notification to this effect will be sent.
No further information about performance in the examination will be supplied by the University. The decisions of the Examiners, which have been reached after the most careful consideration, are final.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATES IN CERTAIN AREAS
Private Candidates sitting for the examination in Aden, Argentina, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mauritius, Somali Republic and Zanzibar are required to pass in a prescribed minimum number of subjects in order to qualify for the award of a certificate. If you are one of these candidates and have not qualified for a certificate the word 'FAILED' will appear in the space immediately below your Candidate Number. If there is nothing in the space it indicates that you have qualified for a certificate. If, however, you possess one of the necessary exempting qualifications and are eligible for a certificate in respect of any subjects passed, the word 'FAILED' will not appear even if you have not passed in any subjects.
Only subjects in which you have obtained Grades 1 to 6 (inclusive) will appear on the certificate, if you have qualified for one. In areas where a satisfactory standard of attainment, which may be below the normal pass grades, is accepted in English Language, this subject will not appear on the certificate unless Grade 6 or a better Grade has been obtained in it.
Certificates
Certificates for successful candidates will be sent to the Overseas Authority for distribution as soon as possible after the publication of these results. Candidates who have passed in subjects at both levels will receive two certificates, one for Ordinary level subjects and another for Advanced.
Key to subject symbols
A   Art                         | EH  English Economic History    | HS  Hausa                       | PR  Principles of Accounts
AC  Amharic                     | EN  English Language            | HU  Hungarian                   | PT  Portuguese
AF  Afrikaans                   | ES  Estonian                    | HW  Handicraft (Woodwork)       | PY  Physics
AH  Ancient History             | EW  Ewe                         | I   Italian                     | R   Russian
AL  Albanian                    | F   French                      | IC  Icelandic                   | RK  Religious Knowledge
AN  Armenian                    | FA  Fante                       | IG  Igbo (Ibo)                  | RN  Rumanian
AR  Classical Arabic            | FI  Finnish                     | IR  Irish                       | S   Spanish
B   Botany                      | G   German                      | J   Japanese                    | SA  Sanskrit
BC  British Constitution        | GA  Ga                          | LA  Latin (Syllabus A)          | SC  Serbo-Croat
BE  Bengali                     | GE  Geology                     | LB  Latin (Syllabus B)          | SD  Swedish
BI  Bahasa Indonesia            | GK  Greek                       | LI  Lithuanian                  | SG  Scottish Gaelic
BU  Burmese                     | GL  Greek Literature in         | LO  Logic                       | SI  Siamese
BY  Biology                     |     Translation                 | LV  Latvian                     | SK  Slovak
C   Chemistry                   | GM  Modern Greek                | MA  Pure Mathematics (Syll. A)  | SL  Slovene
CH  Chinese                     | GS  General Science             | MB  Pure Mathematics (Syll. B)  | SN  Sinhalese
CO  Commerce                    | GU  Gujarati                    | MC  Additional Pure Mathematics | SU  Elementary Surveying
CZ  Czech                       | GX  Additional General Science   | MD  Applied Mathematics         | SW  Swahili
DA  Danish                      | GY  Geography                   | MH  Modern Hebrew               | TA  Tamil
DC  Domestic Subjects (Cookery) | H   History                     | ML  Maltese                     | TU  Turkish
DG  Geometrical and Mechanical  | HA  Human Anatomy, Physiology   | MR  Marathi                     | TW  Twi
Drawing                         |     and Hygiene                 | MU  Music                       | UK  Ukrainian
DN  Domestic Subjects           | HB  History of the British      | MY  Malay                       | UR  Urdu
(Needlework)                    |     Commonwealth and Empire     | N   Norwegian                   | V   Vietnamese
DU  Dutch                       | HC  Classical Hebrew            | P   Polish                      | W   Welsh
EA  English Literature (Syllabus A) | HD  Hindi                       | PA  Pali                        | WR  White Russian
EB  English Literature (Syllabus B) | HE  Handicraft (Embroidery)     | PC  Physics with Chemistry      | Y   Yoruba
EC  Economics                   | HM  Handicraft (Metalwork)      | PE  Persian                     |

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
AL 85
General Certificate of Education Examination
Overseas
Advanced level: June 1961
Dear Sir or Madam,
Below is a statement of your performance in the above examination showing the grades obtained in each Advanced level subject; a separate statement will be issued if you also sat for subjects at the Ordinary level. Some notes which will enable you to interpret your result will be found overleaf. This notice should be carefully preserved as a duplicate cannot be issued.
Yours faithfully,
G. BRUCE
Secretary to the University Entrance
and School Examinations Council
Name: O E INY
Centre No.: 755
Candidate No.: 14
Subjects | Grades
M | O
(This document is not a certificate)
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91638
No.:
Date: 31st July, 1961.
Shamash Private Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91638
Number:
Date:
⟦illegible⟧