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IJA 2867

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, doctor’s notes, photographs, and correspondence regarding student affairs.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2867
Item Number
9682
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
The British Council, Chart, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Illustration, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Geography, Teachers, Form, File Folder, Chemistry, Vaccination Certificate, Medicine, Typed, Primary Education Certificate, Iraqi Government, English Literature, Kindergarten and Primary National Children's House, Science, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Albert David Sasson School, ’Adel Primary School, Al-Habbaniyah School, Lower Certificate in English, Non-Denationalization Number, Crown Crest, Ink Stamp, Literature, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, University of London, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Mathematics, Frank Iny School, Ministry of Health, French, University of Cambridge, Middle School, Office of Student Health, Standardized Test, Photograph, College Entrance Examination Board, Jewish Schools Committee, Transcript, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Office of Education – Baghdad, Personal Letterhead, Annotation, Eagle Crest, Exam Records, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, Society of Arts and Culture, Handwritten, Education, Ministry of Travel, Travel, Office of General Enlistment, Students

AI English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Student's full name (his name, father's name, and surname): ⟦Sabah Nassif Baba⟧
Date of birth according to the census book: ⟦1942⟧
Address according to the census book: Neighborhood House No.
Current address: Neighborhood ⟦Tamin Mawa⟧ House No.
Last school the student attended: School Grade
Year in which the last general exam was passed: School Year
Name of the student's guardian:
Student's guardian's occupation and address: Occupation Address
Student's guardian's signature:
Admission Requirements
First: Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary education.
Second: Admission to the fourth secondary grade depends on passing the general examination for intermediate education.
Third: The student must submit a personal file containing:
1 - A transfer certificate showing success in the primary or intermediate study examination certified by the Directorate of Education of the Liwa.
2 - A medical certificate of safety from communicable diseases.
3 - Vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
4 - Census book.
5 - Two copies of his photograph.
6 - A list of the grades obtained.

Archival unit 177

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: 55/677
Date: 9/27/55
Transfer Certificate
To the Directorate of Shamash Preparatory School
The student ⟦Saleh Yaqoub Shashi⟧ whose photo is fixed below is one of the
students (female students) of the ⟦Third Intermediate⟧ grade of our school for the academic year 1954 - 1955
And he participated (she participated) in the general examination for the mentioned year and ⟦passed⟧ in it and he is of good (she is of good)
character and behavior, and based on his desire (her desire) to transfer to your school, we have provided him (her) with this certificate and following
is a statement of his grades (her grades):
Religion | |
Arabic Language | 60 | Sixty
English Language | 84 | Eighty-four
French Language | |
Geography | |
History | 59 | Fifty-nine
Moral Duties | |
Arithmetic | |
Algebra | 69 | Sixty-nine
Geometry | |
Health and Biology | 71 | Seventy-one
Physics | |
Chemistry | 56 | Fifty-six
Things and Health | |
Drawing and Handcrafts | |
Sports and Chanting | |
Total 399 Three hundred and ninety-nine
Note that his examination number is
Abdullah Kubria
The Director
6448
Non-dropping Identity 1099
4/5/54
FRANK INY SCHOOL BAGHDAD
Fee 42 fils
Social Studies
Mathematics

Archival unit 179

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F / 222 / 55
Date:
Date: 8 / 8 / 1955
To the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province.
The student Sabah Yaqub Rashti, whose photograph is attached above, participated in the
General Examination for Intermediate Studies for the year 1954 / 1955 and passed it, and for this reason we have provided him with this
document. Please refer this to the General Directorate of Recruitment.
Note that his examination number is
6448
The Director
Abdullah Ovadia
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 180

Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
Form
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Number: F / 222 / 55
Date: 8 / 8 / 1955
No.:
Date:
To the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province.
The student Sabah Yaqoub Rashti, whose photograph is attached above, participated in the
General Examination for Intermediate Studies for the year 1954 / 1955 and passed it, and for this reason we have provided him with this
document. Please refer this to the General Directorate of Recruitment.
Note that his examination number is
6448
The Director
Abdullah Ovadia
⟦signature⟧
(2) Notebook
his safety from
with it as it is
if found ) 2987
⟦line⟧
Signature of the student Sabah Yaqoub Rashti   Signature of the student's guardian
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 181

Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
Form
Primary School
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District (2) Notebook
Endorsement (5) Medical certificate of his safety from
⟦line⟧
Year on which the owner's name is written as it is
⟦line⟧
on it
Primary
⟦line⟧
on it
⟦line⟧
Telephone number (if any) 2987
Doctor
Salman Darwish
Doctorate in Medicine and Specialist in Radiology
Telephone 5562
Orfaliya - Baghdad
DR. S. DARWISH, M.D.,
"SPECIALIST IN RADIOLOGY"
Phone No. 5562
Orfaliya - Baghdad
I have examined Sabah Yaqoub Rashti and found him
free from communicable diseases and immunized
very
I vaccinated him today in my clinic against
Smallpox
⟦signature⟧
18 / 11 / 1951
Signature of the student Salah Yaqoub Rashti
Signature of the student's guardian ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 182

DR. S. DARWISH, M.D.,
"SPECIALIST IN RADIOLOGY."
Phone No. 5562
Orfaliya - Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Doctor
Salman Darwish
Doctorate in Medicine and Specialist in Radiology
Telephone 5562
Orfaliya - Baghdad
I have examined Sabah Yaqoub Rashti and found him
free from infectious diseases and his health
is good
I vaccinated him today in my clinic against
Smallpox
⟦signature⟧
11/18/1951

Archival unit 183

Frank Iny Intermediate School
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary education.
2 - The student must not be known for bad character or have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school certificate certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province (2) the civil status identity card (3) a smallpox vaccination certificate (4) a typhoid vaccination certificate (5) a medical certificate of freedom from communicable diseases (6) two copies of his photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three listed above shall be kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as explained in the school certificate.
Student's name according to the school certificate: Sabah
Father's name and family surname according to the school certificate: Yaqub Rashti
School transferred from: Adel Private School
Grade transferred from: Sixth Primary Grade
Result in the grade transferred from: Pass
Year of graduation from primary education: 1950 - 1951
Name of the primary school graduated from: Adel Private School
Grade admitted to: First Intermediate
Civil Status Identity Card - Name: Sabah Yaqub Rashti
Date of birth: 1937
Address: Ras al-Qarya
Nationality: Iraqi
Student's guardian - Name: Yaqub Yusuf Rashti
Relationship: His father
Occupation: Private accountant
Current address: Abu Nuwas Street | Telephone number (if any) 2987
Student's current address: Abu Nuwas Street 29/1
Student's signature: Sabah Yaqub Rashti
Guardian's signature: ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 185

Frank Aini Intermediate School
Baghdad
Date: 5 - 1 - 1953
Number:
Subject: Expulsion of the student Sabah Yaqoub Rashti from class
Attachment: Second Intermediate
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Disciplinary Council decided in its session held on 5-1-1953 as follows :-
Expulsion of the student Sabah Yaqoub Rashti from the second intermediate class for a period of one week starting from
Monday 5 - 1 - 1953 with a deduction of twenty points from his conduct grade according to Article (55) of the Secondary Schools System
No. (31) of the year 1952, due to his poor conduct in class, provided that a copy of this penalty is kept in his file.
This is with the knowledge that the student is considered failing in his class if the total deduction from his conduct points reaches 51 points.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
A copy to
The guardian of the student Sabah Yaqoub Rashti - for information.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 186

Issuance of initial no-objection is suspended
First Grade Primary 17 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 54
⟦illegible⟧
Adel Private School
Primary Department
For Boys
Number :: 52
Date :: 9 / 7 / 51
To the Directorate of Frank Iny School
The student Sabah Munir Zaki, whose photo is attached above, is one of
the students of the sixth primary grade of this school for the academic year 1950 - 1951
and has participated in the general examinations for primary education and passed them, achieving the grades
recorded below.
The character of the aforementioned is good ⟦line⟧
Arabic Language | 62 | Sixty-two
English Language | 77 | Seventy-seven
Social Studies | 61 | Sixty-one
Mathematics | 82 | Eighty-two
Sciences | 64 | Sixty-four
Total | 346 |
⟦illegible⟧
24 / 7 / 51
The Principal

Archival unit 190

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Date.:
Number: F / 57 / 244 / 9
Date: 11 / 9 / 1957
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
We enclose herewith the document numbered F / 15 / 57 and dated 11 / 9 / 1957
belonging to the student Sabah Ibrahim Shashoua. Please kindly certify it.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Archival unit 191

F / 44 / 57 / W
11 / 9 / 1957
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of School: Frank Iny Intermediate
Number: F / 15 / 57
Date: 11 / 9 / 1957
No: 039706 A
Photograph
To: - Administration of the Scientific Institute Secondary School
Sabah Ibrahim Shamukh, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the First Intermediate Class (A) of our school. He entered
the final exam for the year 56 / 1957 and his result was failing 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 F / ⟦227⟧ / 56 and dated 19 / 9 / 1956 issued by Frank Iny Primary School
in Baghdad
2 - Documents previously provided.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number and date | Type of document
3 - Classes in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or otherwise).: One year 56 / 57
4 - Subjects in which he completed (re-exams).:
5 - His behavior and regularity of attendance.:
6 - Date he left the school.:
Non-dropping identity number 57 dated 4 / 4 / 1957
The student's sequence in his class for the academic year 56 / 57 is (15)
Assistant
School Clerk
Akram Cohen
11 / 9 / 57
Stamp
Akram Cohen
Acting School Principal

Archival unit 192

Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧
56 / 227 / ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on 11 / 2 / 1958
To the Honorable Principal of Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah Obadia,
Greetings and respect,
We request you to provide my son, the student Sabah Ibrahim Shamshoon, who previously
studied in the first intermediate grade last year (1956 - 1957), I agree
to my son's transfer to your school, so please provide him with a transfer certificate
of school grades as soon as possible.
With high respect and appreciation,
Ibrahim Eliyahu Shamshoon
Guardian of the student Sabah Ibrahim Shamshoon
⟦signature⟧
⟦rectangular stamp⟧
Al-Fahad Scientific Secondary School
- The Principal
52
4 / 2 / 1958
On behalf of the Director of Education for Baghdad Central District

Archival unit 193

Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad
Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade Ministerial
 | 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

Archival unit 194

Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Frank Iny School
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number:
On: 4 / 2 / 54
Dr. Albert Hakim
Dr. Albert Hakim
Tel. { Clinic 7376 / Residence 99173 }
Clinic: 7376 / Residence: 99173
I examined the girl Sabah Ibrahim
and found her free
from physical disabilities and infectious
diseases
Albert Hakim
4 / 2 / 54
50 Fils
Salwa Wahba
Principal
54 / 4 / 2 / 1954
Director of Education for Baghdad Province - Center

Archival unit 195

Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Entrance Exam | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade Ministerial
 | 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
Ministry of Education Press - Baghdad

Archival unit 196

Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Frank Iny School
Primary and Intermediate
Baghdad
Telephone Number: 91693
Number: 56/226
Date: 19/9/1956
Transfer Certificate
To the Directorate of Frank Iny Intermediate School
That Sabah Ibrahim Eliyahu Samouki
Students (is one of the female students) of the Sixth Primary Grade
And he participated (she participated) in the general examination for the mentioned year and
Morals and conduct, and based on his desire (her desire) to transfer to your school
The following is a statement of his grades (her grades):
Religion ⟦line⟧
Arabic Language 70 Seventy
English Language 87 Eighty-seven
French Language ⟦line⟧
Geography ⟦line⟧
History 59 Fifty-nine
Moral Duties 74 Seventy-four
Arithmetic and Geometry 59 Fifty-nine
Algebra ⟦line⟧
Geometry ⟦line⟧
Health and Biology ⟦line⟧
Physics ⟦line⟧
Chemistry ⟦line⟧
General Science and Health 86 Eighty-six
Drawing and Handiwork ⟦line⟧
Physical Education and Anthem ⟦line⟧
Total: 439 Four hundred and thirty-nine
Examination Number: 7228
Director of Education for Baghdad Province - Center
Isaac Cohen
D - Director
52
4/2/1957

Archival unit 197

⟦illegible⟧
Albert ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
From the papers of Walid bin Sassoon Shamoun
Three school notebooks
Two school books - English language
Two books ⟦illegible⟧
Muhammad Ali
31 / 8 / 52

Archival unit 198

⟦Laura Kadoorie School⟧
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Baghdad
Admission Requirements
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general examination for primary studies.
2 - The student must not be known for bad morals or have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school certificate certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad District
(2) smallpox vaccination certificate (3) typhoid vaccination certificate (4) a medical certificate of freedom from
communicable diseases (5) two copies of her photograph.
4 - All documents mentioned in paragraph three listed above are kept in a special file on which the owner's name is written as
explained in the school certificate.
Student's name according to the school certificate: Sabah Ibrahim Eliyahu Shammoua
Father's name and family surname according to the school certificate: Ibrahim Shammoua
Guardian's name: Ibrahim Shammoua
Occupation of father or guardian: Merchant
Guardian's current address (house and neighborhood number): 8 / ⟦...⟧
Student's birthplace:
Date of birth according to the census book: 12 / 12 / 1941
Last school attended: Frank Iny School
Last grade attended: Sixth Grade
Year of graduation from primary studies and name of the school graduated from: 1951 - Frank Iny School
Total score obtained in the general examinations for primary studies: 294
Grade into which she was admitted: First Intermediate
Student's signature
Guardian's signature

Archival unit 200

Shamash Private Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number: Sh / 162 / 66
Date: 28 / 9 / 1966
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
We attach herewith the transfer certificate numbered Sh / 1484 and dated 28 / 9 / 1966
belonging to the student (Sabah Elias) Nassim Eliyahu Nawi for certification.
Please accept our highest respect.
Simha Nassim
Principal
Copy to / Ibn Sina Private Evening Preparatory Institute