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IJA 2853

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are complete student education records, including photographs, from the Baghdadi Jewish Schools.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2853
Item Number
5829
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Menahem S. Daniel's School, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, File Folder, Vaccination Certificate, Typed, Iraqi Government, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, University of London, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, Frank Iny School, Ministry of Health, University of Cambridge, Abdullah S. Obadiah, Photograph, Eagle Crest, Ministry of Finance, Annotation, Exam Records, Handwritten, Vaccines, Students

AI English Translation, Pages 326-350

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Subject | Fourth Grade General | Fifth Grade | Sixth Grade Ministerial
 | Grade in numbers | Grade in writing | Grade in numbers | Grade in writing | Grade in numbers | Grade in writing

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Subject | Grade
Arabic Language | 69 Sixty-nine
English | 80 Eighty
Mathematics | 66 Sixty-six
Social Studies | 92 Ninety-two
Physics and Chemistry | 79 Seventy-nine
Health and Biology | 80 Eighty
Total | 466 Four hundred and sixty-six
To
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⟦illegible⟧ Nuri Ayni Secondary School
Whose photo is attached above is
For the year (1962)
Ali Fayez ⟦illegible⟧
1962
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That he did not spend in his primary studies
Transferred to our school at the study stage
Of the difficulties because there is a difference
The level of students of other schools
In Arabic language subjects, especially

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M. Sh. 2182
Directorate
Al-Nizamiyah Intermediate School for Boys
Baghdad
Number /: 292
Date: 5 / 11 / 1962
To / Directorate of Bunduk Aini Secondary School
The person (Aziz Ali Ghalib Aziz) whose photo is attached above is
from our school, he entered the exam ( ⟦line⟧ ) for the year ( 1962 )
Report on Aziz Ali Ghalib Aziz
Part 1962
The main reason for your son Aziz's failure in the subjects
shown in his grade card is that he did not complete his primary school years
in our school. A student who transfers to our school at the intermediate
study stage will inevitably face some difficulties because there is a big difference
between the level of our school's students and the level of students in other schools.
Your son is weak in all Arabic language subjects, especially
in composition, and he can be strengthened in it through external reading and summarizing what he reads
of books and magazines. The school will do its part in this regard
by guiding him to some books available in the school library and encouraging him to
read them.
As for the English language, it is due to the weakness of his foundation in
this language. The general exams in this language are conducted according to a
certain pattern of questions, so the student can pass the exam and even get
a high average even if he is weak.
As for his failure in mathematics, this is due, in addition
to the story of the difference in level, to the fact that these subjects are taught in
our school in the English language, and as you know, he is weak in this language,
which has an impact on his understanding of the material. However, we find that his knowledge
in algebra, arithmetic, and geometry is not very low, but rather it is close
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Report on Aziz Ghali Fayez Shamsh
March 1962
The main reason for your son Aziz's failure in the subjects
shown in his grade card is that he did not spend his primary school years
in our school. A student who transfers to our school at the intermediate
level will inevitably face some difficulties because there is a difference
between the level of our school and the level of students from other schools.
Your son is weak in all Arabic language subjects, especially
in composition. He can be strengthened in it through external reading and summarizing what he reads
from books and magazines. The school will do its part in this regard
and guide him to some books available in the school library and encourage him to
read them.
As for his failure in the English language, it is due to the weakness of his foundation in
this language. General exams in this language are conducted according to a
certain pattern of questions, so a student can pass the exam and even get
a high average even if he is weak.
As for his failure in mathematics, this is due, in addition
to the issue of the difference in level, to the fact that these subjects are taught in
our school in the English language, and as you know, he is weak in this language,
which has an impact on his understanding of the material. However, we find that his knowledge
in algebra, arithmetic, and geometry is not very low, but rather close

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of success, and this is what gives hope to the possibility of his success in these two
subjects by relying on himself and doubling his efforts and diligence.
This, and we are all hopeful that your son can progress in his studies
through seriousness, diligence, perseverance, encouragement, and instilling confidence
in himself by both the home and the school.

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M. Sh. 2182
Directorate
Al-Nizamiyah Intermediate School for Boys
Baghdad
Number /: 292
Date: 5 / 11 / 1962
To / Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧ Secondary School
That (Aziz Ali Ghalib Aziz) whose photo is attached above
from our school entered the exam ( ⟦line⟧ ) for the year ( ⟦illegible⟧ )
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M. Sh. 2182
Directorate
Al-Nizamiyah Intermediate School for Girls
Baghdad
Number /: 292
Date: 5 / 11 / 1962
To / Directorate of ⟦Kirkuk⟧ Secondary School
That (Aziza Ali Ghalib Aziz) whose photo is attached above
from our school entered the exam ( ⟦line⟧ ) for the year ( 62 )
( ⟦line⟧ ) in the session ( ⟦line⟧ ) and obtained the grades
his request, we provided him with this document
1- Accepted according to the transfer certificate numbered ( 22 ) and dated
and issued by (Al-Nusour Primary School for Girls) in Baghdad
2- Documents previously provided -
Entity addressed | Document number | Its date | Document type
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
3- Classes failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure = Did not fail
4- Subjects in which he completed - ⟦line⟧
5- His behavior and regularity of attendance - Very good
6- Date of leaving school - 3 / 11 / 1962
7- Was he provided with a transfer document - ⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
School Clerk
Abdul Kadhim Oraibi
School Principal
Saeed Al-Kahji
Paid sports and school activity donations for the year 1962 / 1963 according to receipt number 1713 dated
15 / 9 / 1962
Statistics and Certificates
Certifies the authenticity of the school principal's signature
Date 27 / 8 / ⟦illegible⟧
Certificates Observer, Director of Education for Baghdad Province
Hassan Zaidan Taha Al-Sarraj
To
Enclosed

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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 have passed the entrance examination are admitted to the fourth preparatory grade.
3 - Students who have passed or have to resit the intermediate school examination participate in the entrance examination.
4 - Upon admission, every student must submit 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 health from communicable diseases.
c - A vaccination certificate against smallpox and typhoid.
d - Civil Status Identification (Identity Book).
e - Two copies of his photograph.
5 - The student must be of good conduct and character.
Student's Name (according to the Identity Book): Aziz Ali Ghalib
Address (according to the Identity Book):
Date of Birth (according to the Identity Book):
Current Student Address: Baghdad - Officers' City, House No. (92)
School Transferred From: Al-Nizamiyah School
Grade Transferred From: First Intermediate
Result in the Grade Transferred From:
Last general exam passed and its date:
Student's Guardian's Name: Major General Ali Ghalib Aziz
Relationship:
Occupation: Officer in the Iraqi Army
Address: Ministry of Defense
Signature of the Student's Guardian
⟦Frank Issa⟧
2 / 4 / 1951

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Faisal Shmuel Sweih born ⟦1/1/1955⟧
Intermediate Grade 64 - 65
Arabic 67
English 50
French 64
Geography 58
History 64
Education 70
Mathematics 75
Physics 87
Science 52
Total 587
Result Pass
Rank 14
Average 65.2
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Fourth Preparatory General 67 / 68
Fifth Preparatory Scientific 68 / 1969
Arabic 74
English and French 59
Mathematics 72
Mathematics and Physics 76
Chemistry 61
Total 434
Result Pass
Rank 11 Duplicate
Average 68.4
Arabic 66
English 54
Mathematics 64
Biology and Botany 81
Physics 65
Chemistry 64
Total 394
Result Pass
Rank 12
Average 65.6

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No. 000174
Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary School Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
No. / Sh / 267
Date: 10 / 8 / 1970
Examination Number: 2820
To / ⟦illegible⟧
Nabil Shmuel ⟦Zaki⟧, whose photo 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 1969 / 1970 and his result was pass in the first round and he obtained the grades
listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered prepared for the requirements of secondary study, and at his request we have provided him with this document.
Subject | First Attempt in Number | First Attempt in Writing | Second Attempt in Number | Second Attempt in Writing | Third Attempt in Number | Third Attempt in Writing | Fourth Attempt in Number | Fourth Attempt in Writing
Arabic | 71 | Seventy-one | | | | | |
English | 80 | Eighty | | | | | |
Algebra and Calculus | 100 | One Hundred | | | | | |
Zoology | 77 | Seventy-seven | | | | | |
Chemistry | 78 | Seventy-eight | | | | | |
Physics | 93 | Ninety-three | | | | | |
Total | 499 | Four hundred and ninety-nine | | | | | |
1 - He was admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 7410 dated 9 / 8 / 1967 issued by ⟦Intermediate School of ⟦...⟧⟧ in the ⟦Baghdad⟧ District.
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity to which the document is addressed:
Its number:
Its date:
Document type:
3 - Grades in which he failed and the number of years of failure: Did not fail
4 - Subjects in which he completed (re-examined): None
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance: Very good
6 - Date of leaving school: 10 / 8 / 1970
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document: Yes
School Clerk
⟦Sad Kidib⟧
School Principal ⟦Al-Raja⟧
Non-issuance was noted in the personal register: 172 / 174 on 16 / 9 / 1969
School
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Stamp

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Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Grade | Grade
 | Degree | Degree | Degree |  | Degree | Degree
 | In numbers In writing | In numbers In writing | In numbers In writing |  | In numbers In writing | In numbers In writing
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⟦illegible handwriting at bottom⟧

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DP/2669
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS — INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE
CENTRE No.: 90670
CENTRE: BAGHDAD.IRAQ
DATE: JANUARY 1970
CENTRE No.: 90670
CANDIDATE No.: 00019
NAME: FAISAL SHLOMO SOMEKH
DATE OF ISSUE: 02.04.70.
CANDIDATE No.: 00019
LEVEL | SUBJECT | SUBJECT NAME | GRADE
ORDINARY | 7 | CHEMISTRY | A
ORDINARY | 42 | A/F MATHS | C
ORDINARY | 14 | ENG.LANG. | F FAIL
ORDINARY | 46 | PHYSICS | C
ORDINARY | 17 | FRENCH | C
ADVANCED | 104 | CL.ARABIC | E
[P.T.O.

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Student address for the academic year 68 / 69
Student name ⟦line⟧
Student's birth year and mother's name ⟦line⟧
Student's birthplace ⟦line⟧
Residential address ⟦line⟧
Home telephone ⟦line⟧
Name and address of ⟦line⟧
Guardian's profession ⟦line⟧
Business telephone ⟦line⟧
Non-objection ID number ⟦line⟧
Non-objection ID date ⟦line⟧
Last school attended ⟦line⟧
Civil status record number ⟦line⟧
Civil status record date ⟦line⟧
( In the name of ⟦illegible⟧ )
Shamash Private School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Number Sh / 70 / ⟦line⟧
Date 1 / 4 / 1970
Directorate of Civil Status
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
We confirm to you that Faisal Shlomo Meir Somikh
is one of the students of the sixth preparatory grade
And based on his request, we have provided him with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Faisal Shlomo Somikh
Born in Baghdad 1952

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Student address for the academic year 1967 / 68
Student name: Faisal Shlomo Meir Somikh
Student's year of birth and mother's name: 1953 Qadriyah Murad
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Residential address:
Home phone:
Name and address of:
Guardian's profession:
Work phone:
Identity card number:
Identity card date:
Name of former school:
Census book number:
Census book date:
( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Private School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Phone 91693
Number Sh/: 70 /
Date: 1 / 4 / 1970
Directorate of Civil Status
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
We confirm to you that Faisal Shlomo Meir Somikh (born 12 / 5 / 1953) is
one of the students of the sixth preparatory grade for the academic year 69 / 1970.
Based on his request, we have provided him with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Shamash School
The Principal
Simha Nassim
Baghdad
The Principal
Simha Nassim
⟦Photograph of a young man attached to the bottom left⟧

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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OVERSEAS
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 the document if
it 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, B, 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
indicates a compensatory Ordinary level pass. The words FAIL and
ORD. apply to the subject as a whole. An 'X' indicates absence
the examination in a subject. 'Z' indicates that a script has been re-
in answer to questions set on a subject, syllabus or option other than
the one for which you entered, and no result is given.
In Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics and Zoology, two
grades are given. The first represents the grade obtained in the subject
as a whole, including the practical test; on the right of this appears
the grade given in the practical test only.
Candidates who entered at this level for both Pure Mathematics and
Applied Mathematics but who passed only in Papers I, II and III are
awarded passes in Pure Mathematics and Mathematics (Pure and
Applied); a compensatory pass at Ordinary level in Applied Mathe-
matics may also be given. Candidates who passed only in Papers I, III and
IV are awarded passes in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics (Pure
and Applied); a compensatory pass at Ordinary level in Pure Mathematics
may also be given. Candidates who passed only in Papers I and III are
awarded a pass in Mathematics (Pure and Applied); compensatory
passes at Ordinary level in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
may also be given.
There are no oral tests in the languages at this level except for certain
centres in West Africa. For candidates from these schools there are two
grades in French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. The first repre-
sents the result obtained in the subject as a whole including the oral
test. On the right of this appears the grade given in the oral examination
only. The oral grades are A, B, C, D, E and F. Failure in the oral
test does not necessarily indicate failure in the subject as a whole.
Special Provision Governing the Award of Certificates
Private candidates who sit at centres in certain countries and who, at
the time of entry, do not hold a qualification which exempts them, are
required to pass in three subjects including English Language or in three
subjects with a satisfactory standard of attainment in English Language
(grade F) in order to quality for a Certificate. The words "Certificate will
not be issued" will appear at the bottom of the form overleaf whenever
such a candidate fails to qualify for the award of a Certificate.
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Subject | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Subject | Grade | Grade
 | in numbers in writing | in numbers in writing | in numbers in writing |  | in numbers in writing | in numbers in writing
 | Grade | Grade | Grade |  | Grade | Grade
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Student address for the academic year 1967 / 68
Student name: Fasal ⟦illegible⟧ Tawfiq
Student's birth year and name: Qalda Murad 54/5/24
Student's birthplace:
Residence address: Dah Taht 1/21 Karah Al-Basha
Residence phone:
Name and address of workplace: Frank Aini School
Student's guardian's profession :: Accountant Works: Yes Any Adil :
Work phone: 91692
Non-revocation ID number: 874 / 872
Non-revocation ID date: 1964 / 9 / 16
Last school the student attended :: Frank Aini School
Census book number: 249645
Census book date: 1961 / 12 / 26
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⟦(Republic of Iraq)⟧
⟦General Ports Directorate⟧
⟦In the name of God⟧
⟦G - 7⟧
The value of this ⟦receipt⟧ ⟦...⟧
The value of this ⟦receipt⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ( 61/5/2581 ) ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
535/32
55/11/1957
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Student address for the academic year 1968 / 1969
Student name: Faisal Shlomo Nobikh
Student's birth year and mother's name: 1954 Flora Murad
Student's birthplace: Baghdad
Residential address: Karrada Al-Sharqiya 25 under 1/2 Karrat Al-Pasha
Home phone:
Name and address of the student's guardian's workplace: Accountant at Frank Iny School
Student's guardian's profession: Accountant
Employed: Yes
Or unemployed:
Work phone: 91692
Non-revocation ID number: 874 / 874
Non-revocation ID date: 16 / 9 / 1964
Last school the student attended: Frank Iny School
Census book number: 249645
Census book date: 22 / 12 / 1941
54 / 5 / 22
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