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Jerusalem, the throne of Zion, Sheina
IJA 3104
Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
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This is a folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, exit examination reports, transcripts, and standardized testing scores.
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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) School Directorate Shamash Private Preparatory School Number: Sh / ⟦29⟧ / ⟦81⟧ Date: 21 / 2 / 1969 Execution Department // Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya, Respectfully Greetings. We confirm to you that the document numbered Sh / 125 and dated 17 / 2 / 1969 attached herewith, which belongs to (Sheikh Subhi Bahjat Sheet), was issued by the administration of this school, please be informed. Please accept our highest respect. The Director
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Date ⟦line⟧ 1969/3/17 Directorate of Education for Baghdad District / Al-Rusafa Greetings. We enclose herewith the two documents numbered Sh/125 and Sh/126 dated 1969/3/17 belonging to Alfred Gurji Sayyoun Shina and Yusuf Naji Yusuf Sassoon for certification. Please accept our highest respect. The Director Samha Nassim
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The Director ⟦line⟧ Issued by the Administration of ⟦illegible⟧ (Alfred Korgi Sion Sheena) Respect. Date: 17 / 3 / 1969 Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa Greetings. We attach herewith the two documents numbered Sh/125 and Sh/126 dated 17 / 3 / 1969 belonging to Alfred Korgi Sion Sheena and Youssef Naji Youssef Sassoon for certification. Please accept our highest respect. The Principal Samha Nassim Total 1 - Accepted according to ⟦illegible⟧ 2 - Documents provided ⟦illegible⟧ The entity addressed to ⟦illegible⟧ Hamid Ahmed 3 - The classes that ⟦illegible⟧ 4 - The lessons that ⟦illegible⟧ 5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance. ⟦illegible⟧ 6 - Date of leaving school. 10 / 8 / 1968 7 - Was he provided with a transfer document? Yes Stamp School Clerk Suad Najib His ID number in the register 112 / 114 on 14 / 9 / 1964 School Principal
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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) Shamash Private School (Private) Baghdad Alwiyah Al-Jadida Telephone 91693 ⟦line⟧ Number: Sh / ⟦...⟧ / 69 Date: 17 / 3 / 1969 Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa Greetings. We enclose herewith the two documents numbered Sh/125 and Sh/126 dated 17 / 3 / 1969 belonging to Alfred Gurji Sion Sheena and Yusuf Naji Yusuf Sassoon for certification. Please accept our highest respect. The Principal Simha Nassim
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Ministry of Education Iraqi « Secondary School Document » School Directorate: Shamash Private Preparatory School Number /: ⟦illegible⟧ Date /: 17 / 3 / 1969 Examination Number: 6208 Photograph x ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ) Shamash Preparatory School (Private) Baghdad Alwiyah Al-Jadida Telephone 91693 Number: Sh / 125 - 126 Date: 17 / 3 / 1969 Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa Greetings. We attach herewith the two documents numbered Sh/125 and Sh/126 dated 17 / 3 / 1969 belonging to Alfred Gurji Sayon Sheena and Yusuf Naji Yusuf Sassoon for certification. Please accept our highest respect. The Principal Simha Nassim Total According to ⟦illegible⟧ Documents provided ⟦illegible⟧ Addressed to ⟦illegible⟧ School Clerk School Principal Stamp 14 / 9 / 1964
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47097 Nerso BAGHDAD
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Ministry of Education Iraqi « Secondary School Document » No. 000108 School Directorate Shamash Private Preparatory School No. /: ⟦illegible⟧ Date /: 17 / 8 / 1968 Examination Number: 6202 Photograph x To / Respectable University of Baghdad The ⟦illegible⟧ whose photograph is attached above is one of the students of the Fifth Grade, Scientific Branch of our school. He entered the General Examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was pass in the first session and he obtained the grades listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered ready for the requirements of university study and upon his request we provided him with this document. Subject | First Attempt | Second Attempt | Third Attempt | Fourth Attempt ⟦line⟧ | Year | Year | Year | Year ⟦line⟧ | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade ⟦line⟧ | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing ⟦line⟧ | / | / | | ⟦line⟧ | / | / | | Total | | | | 1 - Accepted by virtue of Transfer Certificate No. (1112) dated 24 / 9 / 1966 issued by Frank Iny School in Baghdad Governorate. 2 - Documents previously provided to him. The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document University of Baghdad | 55 | 17 / 8 / 1968 | Ordinary 3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure - 4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete. 5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Excellent 6 - Date he left the school. 17 / 8 / 1968 7 - Was he provided with a transfer document? Graduated School Clerk Suad Cohen School Principal Stamp Civil Status Identity Card Number 112 / 14 / 9 / 1964
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47097 Merso BAGHDAD Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing ⟦line⟧ | | | ⟦line⟧ | | | ⟦line⟧ | | | ⟦line⟧ | | | Subject | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing ⟦line⟧ | | ⟦line⟧ | | ⟦line⟧ | |
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Ministry of Education Iraq « Secondary School Document » Number: 000047 School Directorate: Shamash Private Preparatory School Number: Sh / 55 Date: 5 / 8 / 1968 Examination Number: 62585 Photograph x To / Side: The Great The student: Cohen Sion Hayim Whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the fifth grade, Branch: Scientific From our school, he entered the exam: General For the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was: Successful In: The first attempt And he obtained the grades listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered prepared for the requirements of study: Secondary Based on his request, we provided him with this document .: Subject | First Attempt Year 1967 / 68 | Second Attempt Year | Third Attempt Year | Fourth Attempt Year Arabic | 66 Sixty-six | | | English | 88 Eighty-eight | | | Mathematics | 89 Eighty-nine | | | Physics and Chemistry | 51 Fifty-one | | | Biology | 79 Seventy-nine | | | Chemistry | 54 Fifty-four | | | Physics | 63 Sixty-three | | | Total | 490 Four hundred and ninety | | | 1 - Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered (1413) dated 8 / 9 / 1962 issued by Frank Iny Intermediate School in Baghdad Governorate 2 - Documents previously provided to him. Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Type of Document ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ 3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure: — 4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete: — 5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance: Good 6 - Date of leaving school: 8 / 8 / 1968 7 - Was he provided with a transfer document: Graduated School Clerk ⟦signature⟧ School Principal ⟦signature⟧ Non-recovery ID number: 112 / 114 on 14 / 8 / 1968 Stamp
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Subject | First Grade / Grade / Number | First Grade / Grade / Writing | Second Grade / Grade / Number | Second Grade / Grade / Writing | Third Grade / Grade / Number | Third Grade / Grade / Writing Subject | Grade / Grade / Number | Grade / Grade / Writing | Grade / Grade / Number | Grade / Grade / Writing
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LAST: SHEENA FIRST: ALFRED M.I.: G SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE VERBAL: 374 MATH: 596 TEST DATE: 0368 ACH 1: FR622 ACH 2: CH455 ACH 3: M1565 GRADE: 12 Alfred Subhi Jouri Sheena (Born 10/16/1951) ⟦illegible⟧ Academic Year 67 - 1968 First Intermediate Academic Year 64 - ⟦illegible⟧ Second Intermediate 78 / Religion 77 Nature ⟦illegible⟧ 64 English 83 Mathematics ⟦illegible⟧ 90 Arabic 76 Geography ⟦illegible⟧ 82 Chemistry ⟦illegible⟧ History ⟦illegible⟧ 90 History 84 Language ⟦illegible⟧ 80 Religion 84 Drawing 72 Sports 78 Literature 67 Geometry 78 Algebra 68 Science 59 Geometry 66 Total 61 Biology 48 Average 62 Chemistry ⟦illegible⟧ 60 Oratory ⟦illegible⟧ 74/2 Average ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 70/5 Average Fourth Preparatory 66 - 1967 Fifth Preparatory (Ministerial) 67 / 1968 84 Religion 66 Arabic 62 Philosophy and Sociology 88 English 70 Economics and Sociology 89 Algebra 57 History 51 Zoology and Botany 80 Physics 79 Algebra and Trigonometry 54 Chemistry 54 Chemistry 414 Total 62 Physics 74 Average 490 Total 49 Sports 74 Average 59 Average 18 Rank 70 Average DP/2669
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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS — INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE CENTRE No.: 90670 BAGHDAD, IRAQ: JUNE 1969: CENTRE No.: 90670 CANDIDATE No.: 00056 ALFRED GOURGY SHEENA: 24.08.69.: CANDIDATE No.: 00056 LEVEL | SUBJECT | SUBJECT NAME | GRADE ORDINARY | 7 | CHEMISTRY | X ADVANCED | 40 | P. MATHS | O ORD ORDINARY | 14 | ENG. LANG. | E ORDINARY | 46 | PHYSICS | X DP/2669 [P.T.O.
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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) Directorate of the School Shamash Private Preparatory School Number: Sh / 95 / 69 Date: 21 / 8 / 1969 Recruitment Department ⟦...⟧ After greetings. We confirm to you that the document numbered ⟦...⟧ enclosed, which belongs to (who was honored ⟦...⟧ Please be informed. Please accept our highest respect ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Daughter of Eve 1872 Cup 8.28 5.35 8.28 13.63 21.91
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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) School Directorate Shamash Private Preparatory School Number: Sh / 95 / 69 Date: 21 / 8 / 1969 Recruitment Department / First Karrada Al-Sharqiya Greetings. We confirm to you that the document numbered Sh/ attached, which belongs to (Al-Theeb Karim ⟦...⟧ Please be informed. With highest respect. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible text on attached slip⟧ Al-Theeb Karim ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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72 571 Laith Nouri Youssef Basham Classical Arabic A ⟦illegible⟧ Eng. Math B ⟦illegible⟧ Pure Math C ⟦illegible⟧ I received the original certificate A.C.4 dated 7/1/69 Ilham Sina
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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON the statement on the other side of this form shows grades awarded to you at the Advanced and/or at the Ordinary level in each subject for which you entered. This information is sent before the issue of Certifi- cates and the University reserves the right to correct it. The document is not a Certificate and must not be regarded as such. No further information will be issued by the University; the decisions of the Exam- iners, which have been reached after careful consideration, are final. Ordinary Level At this level grades A, C and E are grades of pass in descending order of merit reading from left to right, and Grades F and H, followed by the word FAIL, denote failure. An 'X' indicates absence from the exam- ination in a subject. 'Z' indicates that a script has been received in answer to questions set on a subject syllabus or option other than the one for which you entered, and no result is given. There are no oral tests in the languages at this level. Advanced Level At this level grades A, B, C, D and E are grades of pass in descending order of merit, reading from left to right, and grade F, followed by the word FAIL, denotes failure. Grade O, followed by ORD. at this level June 1967 English 29 Al-Dheeb ⟦illegible⟧ May 1964 25 ⟦illegible⟧ December 1965 ⟦illegible⟧ May 1966 ⟦illegible⟧ June 1966 ⟦illegible⟧ May 1967 ⟦illegible⟧ Very honorable G.C.E | Grade | Subject D | Classical Arabic E | Eng. Lang. O | Pure Math I received the original G.C.E certificate numbered 8/7/68 Naeem Sabina at this level except for certain these schools there are two and Spanish. The first repre- s a whole including the oral given in the oral examination O and F. Failure in the oral the subject as a whole. ward of Certificates ertain countries and who, at on which exempts them, are English Language or in three ainment in English Language e. The words "Certificate will of the form overleaf whenever ard of a Certificate.
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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) Directorate of School Shamash Private Preparatory School Number: Sh / 85 / 69 Date: 21 / 8 / 1969 Recruitment Department / First Karrada Al-Sharqiya Greetings. We confirm to you that the document numbered Sh / 71 and dated 2 / 8 / 1969 attached herewith, which belongs to (Al-Dhabba Karmi Sion Shabetha), was issued by the administration of this school, Please be informed. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦line⟧ The Director ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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3 Alfred Gourji Sion Sheena SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL NEW ALWIYAH-BAGHDAD TELEPHONE No. 91693 Graduation Certificate in Preparatory Studies No.: ⟦line⟧ Date.: 30th November, 1968. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that <del>Mr/ Miss/</del> successfully Alfred Gourji Sheena who is a graduate of Shamash Secondary School, sat the Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination for Secondary Education, Scientific <del>Section, / Commercial Section,</del> in June <del>&/ Sep- tember/</del> 1968, having obtained the following marks in the different subjects :- Subjects | Mark % | Marking System followed in the Baccalaureate Examination for Secondary Education :- Arabic Language. ⟦line⟧ | 66 | Maximum mark is 100. English Language. ⟦line⟧ | 88 | Analytic & Solid Geometry. ⟦line⟧ | 83 | Minimum passing mark in each subject is 50. Botany & Zoology. ⟦line⟧ | 51 | Algebra & Trigonometry. ⟦line⟧ | 79 | Honour mark in each subject is is 85-upward. Chemistry. ⟦line⟧ | 54 | Physics. ⟦line⟧ | 63 | Average mark in all subjects, qualifying for admission to the University of Baghdad for the session of September 1968 was/is 60/67/ - upward. Arabic Language. ⟦line⟧ English Language/ & Correspondence. ⟦line⟧ Business Methods & Commercial Law. ⟦line⟧ Business Methods & Correspondence. ⟦line⟧ Administration. ⟦line⟧ Mathematics & Commercial Arithmetic. ⟦line⟧ Commercial Geography. ⟦line⟧ Commercial Geography & History. ⟦line⟧ Geography. ⟦line⟧ Book-keeping & Accountancy. ⟦line⟧ Economics. ⟦line⟧ Total out of (700) ⟦line⟧ | 480 | Marking System followed in Shamash Secondary School :- Average mark in all subjects. ⟦line⟧ | 70 | Highest mark is 100. Average mark in the subjects of: English, Mathematics & Physics. ⟦line⟧ | 79.8 | Minimum passing mark in each subject is 50. No. of students in class. ⟦line⟧ | 34 | Minimum average passing mark in all subjects(i.e.Certificate) is 60. Rank of student in class in all subjects... ⟦line⟧ | 18 | Rank of student in class in the subjects of: English, Mathematics & Physics. ⟦line⟧ | 12 | College Recommending mark is 70. Note: The Graduating Class of Shamash Secondary School which is the/Fifth Secondary Form/ Sixth Secondary Form/is, in standard, equivalent roughly to grade 12/13/ of the American High School. Honour mark is 85-upward. ⟦line⟧ Class periods in this school are: 45 minutes, 40 times a week, 36 weeks a year. While in Shamash Secondary School, <del>Mr/Miss/</del> A. G. Sheena was always diligent and of good character/ distinguished himself/ herself/ as a brilliant student of good character. His/ Her punctuality in attending this school is noteworthy. I recommend <del>him/ her</del> for admission to any university abroad/ for higher studies abroad/ for a degree course in ⟦line⟧ / as a fair/ as a fairly good/ as an excellent/ candidate. He/ She is supplied with this certificate at his/ her/ own request. Principal.
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The Franco-Israeli Private School Baghdad Alwiyah Jadidah Telephone 91113 Number: Sh / 84 / 69 Date: 23 / 8 / 1969 Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa Greetings: We attach herewith the documents belonging to the students listed below for the purpose of certification. Please accept our highest respect. Name | Document Number | Date Alfred Karji Sahyoun Sheena | 171 / Sh | 23 / 8 / 1969 Farida Ishaq Moussa Cohen | 172 / Sh | 23 / 8 / 1969 Salim Daoud Shlomo Abdullah | 173 / Sh | 23 / 8 / 1969 Siham Nassim The Principal 4
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Alfred Cohen Sion Sheina Farid Isaac Moshe Cohen Salim Daoud Shlomo Abdullah Ministry of ⟦illegible⟧ The ⟦illegible⟧ « Document of ⟦illegible⟧ » Number 000141 Directorate of School Shamash Private Preparatory School Number /: 171 Date: 20 / 8 / 1969 Examination Number: 62585 That ⟦illegible⟧: ⟦illegible⟧ Entered the ⟦illegible⟧ exam for the year: 1967 / 1968 Subject | First Attempt | Second Attempt ⟦illegible⟧ | Year ⟦illegible⟧ | Year ⟦illegible⟧ | Grade | Grade | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing Document Number | Its Date | School Sh / 171 | 23 / 8 / 1969 | Simha Nassim Sh / 172 | 23 / 8 / 1969 | Sh / 173 | 23 / 8 / 1969 | ⟦circular stamp with illegible text⟧ Total 1 - Admitted according to transfer certificate numbered ⟦121⟧ and dated 11 / 9 / 1966 issued by ⟦illegible⟧ school in the ⟦illegible⟧ province 2 - Documents previously provided. Entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ | 55 | 5 / 8 / 68 | ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ | 845 | 7 / 4 / 69 | ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ | 155 | 21 / 7 / 69 | 3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure 4 - Subjects in which he completed requirements 5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance 6 - Date he left school ⟦8 / 8 / 1968⟧ 7 - Was he provided with a transfer document Stamp School Clerk School Principal ⟦illegible handwriting at bottom⟧ 11 / 9 / 1966
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Ministry of Education Iraqi « Secondary School Document » Number: 000141 School Directorate: Shamash Private Preparatory School Number /: 71 Date /: 2 / 8 / 1969 Examination Number: 65085 Photograph X School ⟦illegible⟧ Date To / ⟦illegible⟧ That ⟦illegible⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the fifth grade, ⟦illegible⟧ branch of our school Entered the ⟦illegible⟧ exam for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ and he obtained the grades Listed below / on the back and thus he is considered prepared for the requirements of ⟦illegible⟧ study and based on his request we provided him with this document. Subject | First Attempt Year | Second Attempt Year | Third Attempt Year | Fourth Attempt Year | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing | In numbers | In writing ⟦line⟧ | | | | Total | | | | 1 - Accepted according to the transfer certificate numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated 11 / 9 / 1966 issued by ⟦illegible⟧ school in the province of 2 - Documents previously provided to him. Entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document ⟦illegible⟧ | 55 | 15 / 8 / 68 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 825 | 7 / 4 / 69 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 155 | 21 / 7 / 69 | 3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure ⟦illegible⟧ 4 - Subjects in which he completed ⟦illegible⟧ 5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance ⟦illegible⟧ 6 - Date he left school 1 / 8 / 1968 7 - Was he provided with a transfer document ⟦illegible⟧ Stamp School Clerk School Principal 11 / 9 / 1966
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Our letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧ based on this and accordingly it was decided as follows:- 1- ⟦illegible⟧: Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ 2- ⟦illegible⟧ according to ⟦illegible⟧ Article ⟦illegible⟧ of the ⟦illegible⟧ Law No. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ for the year ⟦illegible⟧ amended ⟦illegible⟧ Number ⟦illegible⟧ | Value in paper | ⟦illegible⟧ 221813231 | 8174 | Gold quantity ⟦illegible⟧ 221813232 | 48272 | Gold chain ⟦illegible⟧ 221813234 | 58671 | Gold rings ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧