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IJA 3715

Correspondence, Curricula, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad. The item contains correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Education and the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning student grades; budget information for the Jewish schools; teachers' salaries and other employment issues; a questionnaire about whether or not the Kurdish language should be taught in schools; curricula for Trade Law, Economics, Mathematics, and Accounting classes.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3715
Item Number
10063
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Employment, Shamash Secondary School, Kurdish, Teachers, Baghdad College, Typed, Iraqi Government, President of the Mosaic Community, School Material, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Frank Iny School, Envelope, Eagle Crest, Correspondence, Annotation, Society of Arts and Culture, Handwritten, Teachers Union

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

Shamash Preparatory School (Private)
( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Baghdad
Al-Alawiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: SH / 72 / ⟦...⟧
Date: 6 / 6 / 1972
Ministry of Education
General Directorate of Secondary Education
Subject/ Providing Information
Greetings,
Your letter No. 24770 on 23 / 5 / 1972.
We attach herewith three tables containing the information requested in your letter above.
Please accept our highest respect.
Samha Nassim Laila
The Principal
A copy to /
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa for information, please.

Page 103

A table containing the birth dates of male and female teachers who
are on the permanent staff of Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year 1971 / 1972
Sequence | Name | Job Title | Date of Birth
1- | Simha Naseem Laila | Principal | Baghdad - 1919
2- | William Jundi Awad | Teacher | Tanta - 1925
3- | Mounir Naseem Yaqoub | Teacher | Baghdad - 1923
4- | Hesqail Ephraim Hesqail | Teacher | Baghdad - 1917
5- | Richard Abdullah Ovadia | Teacher | Baghdad - 1949
6- | Maryam Ibrahim Al-Mulla | Clerk | Baghdad - 1923
Shamash
Number
Date
Baghdad
Preparatory
⟦illegible⟧

Page 104

A table including the birth dates of the male and female teachers who
are on the permanent staff of Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year 1971/72
Sequence | Name | Job Title | Date of Birth
1- | Samha Nassim Laila | Principal | Baghdad - 1919
2- | William Jindi Awad | Teacher | Tanta - 1925
3- | Munir Nassim Yaqoub | Teacher | Baghdad - 1923
4- | Hasqeel Ephraim Hasqeel | Teacher | Baghdad - 1917
5- | Richard Abdullah Owaidia | Teacher | Baghdad - 1941
6- | Maryam Ibrahim Al-Mulla | Clerk | Baghdad - 1923
Shamash
⟦School⟧ Preparatory
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Baghdad
Shamash
⟦School⟧ Preparatory
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Baghdad

Page 105

Table including the income of lecturers at Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year
1971 / 1972 starting from 9/1/1971 until 5/31/1972
Sequence | Name of Lecturer | Dinar | Fils | Remarks
1 | Youssef Daoud Haddad ⟦... Preparatory⟧ | 155 | 250 | The Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa and the General Income Tax Directorate have been notified by our letters numbered SH/58/72 on 2/17/1972, SH/70/72 on 4/4/1972, and SH/85/72 on 5/29/1972
2 | Nasser Diwan Al-Dukhayli ⟦Al-Jumhuriya⟧ | 242 | 250 |
3 | Faleh Hassan Abdullah ⟦Ibn Rushd Secondary School⟧ | 98 | 250 |
4 | Daoud Salman Al-Zubaidi | - | - | His total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School.
5 | Fadel Shawkat Khurshid | 31 | 500 | Our letters F/149/72 on 2/17/1972, F/174/72 on 4/4/1972, and F/204/72 on 5/29/1972
6 | Makarem Naeem Mikhail | 143 | 000 | She is a laboratory assistant at the College of Science. The said college and the General Income Tax Directorate have been notified by our letters numbered SH/57/72 on 2/17/1972, SH/72/72 on 4/4/1972, and SH/87/72 on 6/2/1972
7 | Ilham Abadi Al-Tikriti | - | - | Her total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School.
8 | Kamal Ezra Meir Shouri | 88 | 000 | Not subject to income tax
9 | (Isaac Riad) Saleh Towayq | 358 | 750 | Not subject to income tax
Shamash School
Preparatory
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Baghdad

Page 106

Table including the income of lecturers at Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year
71 / 1972 starting from 9/1/1971 until 5/31/1972
No. | Name of Lecturer | Lecturer income from 9/1/71 to 5/31/1972 | Notes
1- | Yusuf Daoud Haddad | 155 250 | The Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa and the General Income Tax Directorate have been notified by our letters numbered SH / 58 / 72 on 2/17/1972, SH / 70 / 72 on 4/4/1972, SH / 85 / 72 on 5/29/1972
2- | Nasser Diwan Al-Dukhayli | 242 250 |
3- | Falih Hassan Abdullah | 98 250 |
4- | Daoud Salman Al-Zubaidi | - - | His total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School.
5- | Fadhil Shawkat Khurshid | 31 500 | Our letters F / 149 / 72 on 2/17/1972, F / 174 / 72 on 4/4/1972, F / 204 / 72 on 5/29/1972
6- | Makarim Naeem Mikhail | 143 000 | She is a laboratory assistant in the College of Science. The said college and the General Income Tax have been notified by our letters numbered SH / 57 / 72 on 2/17/1972, SH / 72 / 72 on 4/4/1972, SH / 87 / 72 on 6/2/1972
7- | Elham Abadi Al-Tikriti | - - | Her total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School
8- | Kamal Ezra Meir Shouri | 88 000 | Not subject to income tax
9- | (Isaac Riad) Saleh Twayq | 358 750 | Not subject to income tax
Shamash
School
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Preparatory
Baghdad

Page 107

Table including the income of lecturers in Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year
1971 / 1972 from 1 / 9 / 1971 until 31 / 5 / 1972
Sequence | Name of Lecturer | Lecturer's income from 1 / 1 / 72 to 31 / 5 / 1972 | Observations
-1 | Yusuf Dawood Haddad | 155 250 | The Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa and the General Income Tax Directorate were notified by our letters numbered SH/58/72 on 17 / 2 / 1972, SH/70/72 on 4 / 4 / 1972, SH/85/72 on 29 / 5 / 1972
-2 | Nasser Diwan Al-Dukhayli | 242 250 |
-3 | Falih Hassan Abdullah | 98 250 |
-4 | Dawood Salman Al-Zubaidi | - - | His total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School.
-5 | Fadhil Shawkat Khurshid | 31 500 | Our letters SH/149/72 on 17 / 2 / 1972, SH/174/72 on 4 / 4 / 1972, SH/204/72 on 29 / 5 / 1972
-6 | Makarim Naeem Mikhail | 143 000 | She is a laboratory assistant at the College of Science, and the aforementioned college and the General Income Tax have been notified by our letters numbered SH/57/72 on 17 / 2 / 1972, SH/72/72 on 4 / 4 / 1972, SH/87/72 on 2 / 6 / 1972
-7 | Ilham Abadi Al-Tikriti | - - | Her total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School
-8 | Kamal Ezra Mir Shouri | 88 000 | Not subject to income tax
-9 | (Isaac Riyadh) Saleh Tweig | 358 750 | Not subject to income tax
Shamash
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Preparatory School
Baghdad

Page 108

A table including the income of lecturers at Shamash Preparatory School for the school year
1971 / 1972 starting from 9/1/1971 until 5/31/1972
Sequence | Lecturer Name | Lecturer income from 9/1/71 until 5/31/1972 | Notes
1- | Yousef Daoud Haddad | 155.250 | The Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa and the General Income Tax Directorate were notified by our letters No. Sh/58/72 on 2/17/1972, Sh/70/72 on 4/4/1972, and Sh/85/72 on 5/29/1972
2- | Nasser Diwan Al-Dukhayli | 242.250 |
3- | Faleh Hassan Mohammed Allah | 98.250 |
4- | Daoud Salman Al-Zubaidi | - - | His total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School.
5- | Fadhil Shawkat Khurshid | 31.500 | Our letters Sh/149/72 on 2/17/1972, Sh/174/72 on 4/4/1972, and Sh/204/72 on 5/29/1972
6- | Makram Tamim Mikhail | 143.000 | She is a laboratory assistant at the College of Science, and the aforementioned college and the General Income Tax were notified by our letters No. Sh/57/72 on 2/17/1972, Sh/72/72 on 4/4/1972, and Sh/87/72 on 6/2/1972
7- | Ilham Abbadi Al-Tikriti | - - | Her total income is mentioned with the lecturers of Frank Iny School
8- | Kamal Ezra Mir Shuri | 88.000 | Not subject to income tax
9- | (Isaac Riyad) Saleh Twayq | 358.750 | Not subject to income tax
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Number
Date
6/18/1972

Page 110

List of names of lecturers at Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year 1971/1972
Sequence | Name of Lecturer | Name of the official school where he teaches | Number of his lectures at Shamash Preparatory School | Number of his hours at his original school | Number of his lectures at private schools and institutes
1 | Yusuf Dawood Haddad | Al-Kadhimiya Preparatory School for Boys | 8 | 20 |
2 | Nasir Diwan Al-Dukhayli | Al-Jumhuriya Preparatory School for Boys | 10 | 27 |
3 | Falih Hassan Abdullah | Ibn Rushd Secondary School for Boys | 4 | 22 | 8 Armenian United Private Secondary School
4 | Dawood Salman Al-Zubaidi | Al-Bataween Preparatory School for Boys | 3 | 28 | 4 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
5 | Fadhil Shawkat Khurshid | Al-Muthanna Intermediate School for Boys | 2 | 24 |
6 | Makarim Na'im Mikhail | College of Science | 4 | 20 |
7 | Ilham Hadi Al-Tikriti | Directorate General of Antiquities | 4 | Full official working hours at the Directorate General of Antiquities | 21 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
8 | (Isaac Riyadh) Salih Twayq | ⟦line⟧ | 13 | ⟦line⟧ | 2 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
9 | Kamal Ezra Mir Shakuri | ⟦line⟧ | 4 | ⟦line⟧ |
Shamash
Preparatory School
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 112

List of names of lecturers at Shamash Preparatory School for the academic year 1971/1972
Sequence | Lecturer's Name | Name of the official school where they teach | Number of lectures at Shamash Prep | Number of hours at their original school | Number of lectures in private schools and institutes
-1- | Yusuf Daoud Haddad | Al-Kadhimiya Preparatory School for Boys | 8 | 20 | ⟦line⟧
-2- | Nasser Diwan Al-Dukhayli | Al-Jumhuriya Preparatory School for Boys | 10 | 22 | ⟦line⟧
-3- | Falih Hassan Abdullah | Ibn Rushd Secondary School for Boys | 4 | 22 | 8 Armenian United Private Secondary School
-4- | Daoud Salman Al-Zubaidi | Al-Battaween Preparatory School for Boys | 3 | 28 | 4 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
-5- | Fadhil Shawkat Khurshid | Al-Muthanna Intermediate School for Boys | 2 | 24 | ⟦line⟧
-6- | Makarim Naeem Mikhail | College of Science | 4 | 20 | ⟦line⟧
-7- | Ilham Hadi Al-Tikriti | Directorate General of Antiquities | 4 | Full official working hours at the Directorate General of Antiquities | 21 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
-8- | (Isaac Riyad) Saleh Twayq | ⟦line⟧ | 13 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
-9- | Kamal Ezra Mir Shakoori | ⟦line⟧ | 4 | ⟦line⟧ | 2 in Frank Iny Intermediate School
Shamash
The Preparatory
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧

Page 114

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Intermediate School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
No: Sh / ⟦72⟧ / ⟦80⟧
Date: 8 / 5 / 1972
General Directorate of Secondary Education / Private
Subject / Providing Information
Greetings.
Your letter No. 21173 dated 3 / 5 / 1972, notified to us by the letter of the Directorate of Education for the Governorate
of Baghdad / Rusafa No. 28302 and dated 1 / 5 / 1972.
First: - Names of employees who work in our school as lecturers, principals, or assistants ⟦line⟧
There are no employees in our school working as lecturers except for Miss Ilham Hadi Hussein Al-Tikriti,
an employee in the General Directorate of Antiquities, whom you approved in your letter No. 8129 and dated 17 / 7 / 1971,
issued to us by the Directorate of Education letter No. 11107 and dated 27 / 2 / 1972, for her to
deliver lectures in our school based on the approval of the General Directorate of Antiquities in its letter
No. 1170 on 6 / 2 / 1972 kept with you.
Second: - Our school belongs to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and is managed by it directly.
The aforementioned committee is established under Law No. 167 of 1963 and was elected
under the aforementioned law, and its duties and responsibilities were established by this law and the instructions of the Ministry
of Justice published in the Iraqi Gazette issue 4104 and dated February 25, 1958.
Attached is a copied version of the Ministry of Justice order No. A / 1 / 7 dated 14 / 8 / 71 appointing
the committee as a result of the elections held under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice at that time, and this copy includes
the names of the members and other information requested in your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect.
Simha Nassim Levy
Principal
A copy to /
Secondary Personnel / Private - for your kind information.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - for your kind information.
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews - for your kind information.

Page 116

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Preparatory School (Private)
Baghdad
New Alwiya
Telephone 91693
Number: 8 / 72
Date: 8 / 5 / 1972
General Directorate of Secondary Education / Private
Sub / Provision of information
Greetings.
Your letter No. 21173 dated 3 / 5 / 1972, notified to us by the letter of the Directorate of Education of the Governorate
Baghdad / Rusafa No. 28302 and dated 9 / 5 / 1972.
First: - Names of employees who work in our school as lecturers, principals, or assistants ⟦line⟧
There are no employees in our school working as lecturers except for Ms. Ilham Hadi Hussein al-Tikriti
An employee in the General Directorate of Antiquities, who was notified to us by your letter No. 8121 and dated 17 / 7 / 1971
and notified to us by the Directorate of Education letter No. 11107 and dated 27 / 2 / 1972 regarding her giving
lectures in our school based on the approval of the General Directorate of Antiquities in its letter
No. 1170 on 6 / 2 / 1972 kept by you.
Second: - Our school belongs to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and is managed by it directly.
The mentioned committee is an institution established under Law No. 167 of 1963 and has been elected
under the mentioned law, and its duties and responsibilities were fixed by this law and the instructions of the Ministry
of Justice published in the Iraqi Gazette Issue No. 4104 and dated February 25, 1958.
Enclosed is a copy of the Ministry of Justice order No. 1 / 1 / 7 dated 14 / 8 / 71 regarding the appointment of
the committee as a result of the elections held under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice at that time, and this copy includes
the names of the members and other information requested in your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect.
Simha Nassim Levy
Principal
Copy to /
Secondary Personnel / Private - for your kind information.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - for your kind information.
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews - for your kind information.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 117

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Preparatory School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: SH / 727
Date: 15 / 5 / 1972
General Directorate of Secondary Education
Subject: Lesson distribution schedule with permanent staff
Greetings.
With reference to your letter No. 20452 dated 27 / 4 / 1972, which was notified to us
by the letter of the Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa No. 27096
dated 6 / 5 / 1972.
We attach herewith a table containing the permanent staff of Shamash Preparatory School including
teachers and employees, along with the lesson distribution schedule for teachers currently
in effect.
Please accept our highest respect
Simha Nassim
Principal
A copy with attachments to /
Secondary Education Personnel Department

Page 118

Shamash Preparatory School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiyah al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)
No: 72/86/Sh
Date: 1972/5/15
General Directorate of Secondary Education
Subject: Lesson distribution schedule and permanent staff
Greetings.
With reference to your letter No. 20452 dated 1972/4/27, communicated to us
via the letter of the Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa No. 27096
dated 1972/5/6.
Attached herewith is a table containing the permanent staff of Shamash Preparatory School including
teachers and employees, along with the lesson distribution schedule for teachers currently
in effect.
Please accept our highest respect
Simha Nassim
Principal
A copy with attachments to /
Secondary Education Personnel Department
⟦illegible⟧

Page 119

Lesson Distribution Table for the Academic Year 1971 / 1972
For Shamash Preparatory School
Name | Fourth Grade Literary | Fifth Grade Literary Scientific | Sixth Grade Literary Scientific | Total
1 | Samira Nassim Lilo | 5 | Arabic Language |  |  | 5
2 | William Habib Awad | 5 | English Language | 5 | English Language |  | 10
3 | Munir Nassim Yaqub |  |  | 5 | English Language |  | 5
4 | Ilham Abadi Hussain | 2 | History |  |  |  | 4
|  | 2 | Geography |  |  |  |
5 | Ezekiel Ephraim | 5 | Mathematics | 7 | Mathematics | 6 | Mathematics | 18
6 | Nasser Diwan Al-Rakhili | 5 | Arabic Language | 5 | Arabic Language |  | 10
7 | (Ahmed Riyadh) Saleh Tawiya | 4 | Physics | 5 | Physics | 4 | Physics | 13
8 | Kamal Ezra Mir Shakoori |  |  | 4 | Chemistry |  |  | 4
9 | Shaul Nassim Mikaeel | 4 | Chemistry |  |  |  | 4
10 | Nafeh Hassan Abdullah |  |  |  |  | 4 | Chemistry | 4
11 | Dawood Salman Zubaida | 2 | Biology |  |  |  | 2
12 | Yusuf Dawood Khadhouri | 4 | Botany | 4 | Zoology |  |  | 8
13 | Fadhil Shawkat |  |  | 2 | Kurdish Language |  |  | 2
| Total | 20 |  | 20 |  | 20 |  | 90
Shamash
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧

Page 124

(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)
Frank Eini School and Shamash Private Preparatory School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No: F/ 73 /
Date: 17 / 5 / 1972
The Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings.
We transmit below the text of the letter from the Directorate General of Secondary Education No. 21173 dated 3 / 5 / 1972
Requesting that you provide us with the required information mentioned in the second item thereof, noting that our response must reach the aforementioned Directorate
no later than 21 / 5 / 1972. Thank you.
Samha Naseem Laila
Principal
Text of the Letter
Please instruct the administrations of private schools and institutes affiliated with your directorates to provide us directly
with the following:
1) The names of employees working there as lecturers, principals, assistants, or employees, with
a statement of the departments to which they belong and the approvals obtained from their departments to work after
official working hours in accordance with the provisions of Article Five of the State Employees Discipline Law No.
69 of / 1966.
2) A copy of the latest election minutes held for each association to which one of the mentioned schools belongs,
stating the election date, the names of the administrative body, and the tasks assigned to each member, with
a copy of the association's internal regulations currently in effect.
3) The school principal shall bear responsibility for any false information submitted to us regarding the status of his employees.
4) We hope to receive the requested information no later than (21 / 5 / 1972).
Asim Yaqub al-Jafari
For/ Director General
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 125

( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
Shamash Preparatory School (Private)
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
No: 72/88
Date: 17 / 5 / 1972
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Subject/ Approval of results for students in final grades
Greetings.
Your letter 28730 on 11 / 5 / 1972.
We indicate below the information requested in your letter above.
Please accept our highest respect
Samha Nassim Laila
The Principal
1- No case has arisen in the results of the sixth-grade preparatory students in our school
that requires applying what was stated in the seventh paragraph of your circular numbered 1507 dated
13 / 2 / 1972.
2- Name of School | Those who did not participate | Participants | Successful | Complementary
Shamash Preparatory | None | 4 | 2 | 2