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שאלות ותשובות שמן המר
IJA Number: 19 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book of responsa on Jewish law printed in Livorno.
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الموسوعة الإيرانيّة المعاصرة
IJA Number: 10 ·
Language: Arabic
This is the first section on personalities of The Modern Iranian Encyclopedia published in Iran in 1979.
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ספר אדרת אליהו
IJA Number: 726 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the Torah written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai. There is no publication information.
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[Book Section - Jewish Law]
IJA Number: 79 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of a book about Jewish law. There is no publication information.
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[Book Section - Books of Isaiah and Jeremiah]
IJA Number: 502 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of a book with the biblical books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, including the Aramaic translation and commentaries. There is no publication information.
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Archival Materials
Correspondence about Anti-Jewish Sentiments, Education Information; Statement Condemning Zionism
IJA Number: 3785 ·
Language: Arabic
Included in this item are correspondence from the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Iraqi and British governments concerning increasing anti-Jewish and sectarian harassment experienced by community members, correspondence signed by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, and summaries of the Jewish Daily Post. This item also contains documents describing the arrest of individuals, restrictions on movement, and a violent attack on the Jewish residents of a village near Mosul in early 1941. Also in the documents are: newspaper clippings announcing students accepted into different institutions of higher education; a section of a 1948 newspaper with articles pertaining to the Arab-Israeli War of 1948; documents discussing education issues, such as Baghdadi Jewish students encountering difficulty in being accepted to certain state schools and failing tests at an unusually high rate, enrollment rates in schools, and teachers at Jewish schools suspected of propagating Zionism; a file folder with a student record, photograph, doctor’s notes, and examination results; a statement condemning Zionism signed by several prominent members of the Baghdadi Jewish community addressed to the Secretary of the League of Nations, Geneva.
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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3755 ·
Language: Arabic
This item contains correspondence between Baghdadi Jewish schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education. The item contains student folders including photographs, examination results, and disciplinary reports.
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Bills, Receipts, Purchase of Iraqi Government Bonds; Wedding Registries, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 3754 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community and contain mostly receipts and bills from the Ottoman Bank. The item also contains the wedding registries for the community; columns include the names of the brides and grooms, the amounts of the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), dates, and fees paid. This item also includes receipts from the Jewish community's purchase of Iraqi government bonds.
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Documents about Property Owned by the Jewish Community; Endowments; Personal Will; Blueprints
IJA Number: 3735 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community and include rent contracts, documents of properties owned by the Jewish community, endowments of the Midrash Talmud Torah School, a personal will from a community member, and architectural blueprints.
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Correspondence between Administrative Council for Iraqi Jews and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools
IJA Number: 3722 ·
Language: Arabic
These documents contain communications between the Administrative Council for Iraqi Jews and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools. Included is correspondence about students’ acceptance to study abroad, rosters of students receiving awards, administrative memos concerning employment issues, receipts and financial information concerning school expenditures.
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Correspondence, Curricula, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3715 ·
Language: Arabic
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.
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Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3213 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records including photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.
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[Book Section - Book of Psalms]
IJA Number: 345 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is from the biblical book of Psalms including commentaries, one in Yiddish. There is no publication information.
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הכרמל
IJA Number: 886 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a dictionary on the Hebrew Bible printed in Sighet, Hungary.
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Financial Documents, Including Earning and Expenses from the Jewish Lay Council
IJA Number: 2737 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are several handwritten ledgers recording earnings from rental properties and expenses of the Jewish Lay Council plus other financial documents from the Jewish community.
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ספר ידי אליהו: חלק שני
IJA Number: 266 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is volume two of a multi-volume set of responsa about Jewish law printed in Jerusalem.
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Receipts, Primarily from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee
IJA Number: 2631 ·
Language: Arabic
These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly receipts and paid electric, gas, and water bills. The majority are from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, including bank statements for the committee from the Eastern Bank. Some of the receipts are for sports equipment, like volleyballs and basketballs. Other items include auto parts, uniforms, plumbing and electrical services, and groceries.
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שלחן ערוך: חשן המשפט
IJA Number: 724 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh.
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ספר ידו בכל
IJA Number: 697 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a collection of sermons and commentary published in Izmir, Turkey.
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ספר מזבח כפרה
IJA Number: 64 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the Talmud printed in Livorno.
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סדור קהלת יעקב מנחה וערבית
IJA Number: 2 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an afternoon and evening prayer book for Shabbat and weekdays according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.
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ספר ע״צי היע״ר
IJA Number: 56 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Jewish customs and practices printed in Baghdad.
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משניות: עם נקודות הכו"סף סדר טהרות חלק ששי
IJA Number: 55 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the sixth tractate of the Mishnah printed in Venice. It discusses Jewish purity laws.
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מקראות גדולות עם ל"ב פירושים חלק שביעי
IJA Number: 503 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the seventh volume of a set of the Hebrew Bible that includes text and commentaries. It includes the biblical books of Joshua, Judges and Samuel.
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