Books

ספר חסידים

IJA Number: 3674 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book about Jewish ethics by a medieval German rabbi. The title page is damaged; there is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Book of Genesis]

IJA Number: 3167 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of the biblical book of Genesis, including the Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information.

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حرب العراقية – الايرانية وال [...] وقة الع [...]

IJA Number: 3134 · Language: Arabic

This is published by the Arab Association of Political Science Executive Committee as part of a series on policy and strategy. The title page is damaged and parts of the title and publication information are obstructed; the partial title is “The Iraq-Iran War […]."

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Archival Materials

President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community, Personal and Communal Documents

IJA Number: 3077 · Language: Multiple Languages

These documents contain correspondence, mostly on a personal level, of the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Included are requests for a telephone to be installed in a school, teacher labor issues, student transfers, receipts and invoices, thank you notes and condolences to members of the Jewish Diaspora in Europe, America, and the Middle East. The documents include an excerpt from the 1945 edition of the Biographical Encyclopedia of the World, featuring the president of the Jewish community of Baghdad, Sassoon Khedouri; a license to import one Chevrolet car from the U.S.; a wedding invitation; and several business cards of foreign dignitaries.

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Archival Materials

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3069 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents containing student files (some with photographs) from the different Jewish schools in Baghdad including: school matters, student transfers, acceptance forms, school reports, acceptance letters, graduation certificates, medical notification excuses, name changes, student punishment and parent’s requests for their children to repeat classes, pledge for misbehaving, and recommendation letters.

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Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3076 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: financial records of the Iraqi Jewish Community with receipts for financial transactions; payment of bills; purchase of materials and services; financial disbursements to the poor.

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Archival Materials

Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members

IJA Number: 3080 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They contain certificates from 1950 issued by the President of the Jewish Community and Jewish Lay Council verifying birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, non-impediment (i.e., no legal hindrance to marriage), heritage, and personal character.

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Correspondence between Baghdadi Jewish Schools and Iraqi Ministry of Education; Name Changes of Streets in Baghdad

IJA Number: 3073 · Language: Arabic

This is correspondence from the Iraqi Ministry of Education and Office of Education in Baghdad to all school administrations with regards to public health for students, the battle against illiteracy, school statistics, school inspectors, explaining amendments to the personal status law, the opening of a new school, personnel issues, administrative instructions, school daily and annual calendars, extracurricular activities, transfer of students, exams, curriculum standards, a national anthem contest, book lists, girl and boy scouts, lists of school administrative officials, and field trips. Also included is a list of recent name changes of streets and public square names throughout Baghdad.

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[Book Section - Mishnah]

IJA Number: 3448 · Language: Hebrew

This is a tractate of the Mishnah, Zeraim. Included are commentaries on the text. There is no publication information

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חדושי רשב"א

IJA Number: 3044 · Language: Hebrew

This is from a commentary on the Talmud, tractate Ketuvot, which discusses marriage laws, by the medieval rabbi Solomon ben Abraham Adret, known as the Rashba. There is no publication information.

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מדרש רבה על התורה ספר במדבר

IJA Number: 3038 · Language: Hebrew

This is a collection of rabbinic stories, or Midrashim, from the Torah. This volume is on the biblical book of Number and also includes the five Megilot. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Later Prophets]

IJA Number: 3010 · Language: Hebrew

These are most of the later prophets from the Hebrew Bible including rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Isaiah]

IJA Number: 3003 · Language: Hebrew

This is the biblical book of Isaiah including commentaries and the Aramaic translation. There is no publication information.

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ראש השנה מן תלמוד בבלי

IJA Number: 3039 · Language: Hebrew

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud that discusses the Jewish calendar. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Commentary on Talmud]

IJA Number: 3447 · Language: Hebrew

This is a commentary on the tractate Shabat, dealing with laws about the Sabbath, from the Babylonian Talmud. There is no publication information.

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תלמוד בבלי מסכת בבא מציעא

IJA Number: 3056 · Language: Aramaic

This is a tractate of Talmud, Baba Metsiʼa. There is no publication information.

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[Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 1205 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no publication information.

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ספר מגן בעדי

IJA Number: 3045 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of commentary on the Shulḥan ʻArukh, the code of Jewish law by Joseph Karo. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Sefer Ben Ish Ḥai]

IJA Number: 3445 · 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 - Geometry Text Book]

IJA Number: 1131 · Language: Hebrew

This is an Israeli geometry school book. There is no publication information.

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[Book Section - Shulḥan ʻArukh]

IJA Number: 3165 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of the Shulḥan ʻArukh, Oraḥ Ḥayyim, a medieval book of Jewish law. Commentaries on the text are also included. There is no publication information.

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המאסף

IJA Number: 3664 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a volume of a periodical about Rabbinic literature and Judaism.

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אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים

IJA Number: 3582 · Language: Hebrew

This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.

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Archival Materials

Correspondence between the Meir Elias Hospital and Jewish Hospitals Committee; Baghdadi Jewish Courts; Estates and Inheritances

IJA Number: 1296 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Meir Elias Hospital, Jewish Hospital Committee, and the Jewish courts. Included is correspondence regarding the hiring and employment of Dr. Sonia Tokar as Director of the Meir Elias Hospital. Other correspondence includes: issues regarding obstetrics and medical care of newborn babies in the hospital, hospital renovations, physicians and nurses, and employment issues such as salary payments. The item also contains correspondence from Rabbi Benjamin H. Moshi, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and a receipt from a hardware dealer. The item contains documents of correspondence between the Jewish Courts and several third parties. A sub folder in these records contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Iraq Jewish Community concerning the estates and inheritances left by deceased individuals.

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