Books
כתבי קדש נביאים
IJA Number: 3011 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is biblical books of Prophets including commentaries, although it is incomplete.
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Books
ספר זבחי צדק ח"א
IJA Number: 3004 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part one of a Jewish law rulings by the Iraqi scholar Abdallah ben Abraham Somekh on the work of the medieval Jewish rabbi and author Joseph Karo. There are many copies in the collection.
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Books
שלחן ערוך: ארח חיים
IJA Number: 2999 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the Oraḥ Ḥayim, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh, including commentaries.
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Books
ספר שמן ששון
IJA Number: 3440 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the third volume of a five volume commentary on liturgy and Ḳabalah printed in Jerusalem.
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Books
[Book - Sefer Ben Ish Ḥai]
IJA Number: 3575 ·
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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Books
[Book Section – Torah]
IJA Number: 3536 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of an edition of the Torah with a translation in Ladino. It is incomplete and there is no publication information.
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Books
סדר מנחה ועבית לשלש רגלים
IJA Number: 3490 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book in the Baghdadi style for the three pilgrimage holidays. It was printed in Livorno.
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Archival Materials
Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3477 ·
Language: Arabic
This is an archival file folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, and correspondence between schools regarding student admissions.
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Archival Materials
Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records
IJA Number: 3471 ·
Language: Arabic
These are financial records for the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee which is affiliated with several Jewish schools in Baghdad and used by the schools and the Jewish community. This binder contains orders for building materials and field plans. There are financial documents including requests for bank statements, accounting ledgers, electric and water bills, accounts payable and accounts receivable
certificate of school inspection, post office receipts, and information from the Office of Social Security.
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Books
בראשית/تكوين المخلوقات
IJA Number: 3396 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the biblical book of Genesis printed in both Hebrew and Turkish.
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Books
לוח עבור
IJA Number: 3365 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
This is an almanac from 5732 (1971 – 1972) for the Baghdadi Jewish community. It includes a calendar of the year with both Jewish and Gregorian dates, dates of holidays, and Torah portions for the week. The book is printed in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic, and English. There are many copies from different years in the collection.
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Archival Materials
Personal Letters
IJA Number: 3339 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a group of hand written letter, some in Judeo-Arabic, between Baghdadi Jews in Jerusalem, England, Hong Kong, India, and Baghdad. Included are: an envelope addressed to Rabbi Jacob Joseph Haim, India; a letter from the Sephardic Israeli Community in Jerusalem, Palestine; a letter from David Sassoon to Rabbi Haim in Baghdad giving an order to pay him an amount of money.
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Archival Materials
Mostly Blank Ledger, Yamen Shlomo Shamach & Co., Manchester
IJA Number: 3333 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a mostly blank ledger related to the Baghdadi Jewish community. It is notated as Yamen Shlomo Shamach & Co., Manchester. Included is a blank page with the letterhead: Jacob H. Joseph Haim, Baghdad.
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Archival Materials
Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members
IJA Number: 3331 ·
Language: Multiple Languages
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: marriage certificates from the President of the Jewish; birth certificates of a father and son; request for divorce and marriage certificates; receipts from the Jewish Lay Council; request from the President of the Jewish community to facilitate hiring teachers for Jewish schools; some certificates translated to English and Judeo-Arabic.
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Books
ספר שמן הטוב
IJA Number: 3416 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary including sermons on Jewish holidays and other themes. It was printed in Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey, although the printers used the Hebrew name, Ḳushṭandinah.
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Archival Materials
Lists of Assistance Needed from the Aiding Committee of Victims of June 1941
IJA Number: 3329 ·
Language: Arabic
This is archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish community containing a list from the Aiding Committee of Victims of June 1941 (the Farhud). Included are: an inventory of lists containing names, business shop numbers, professions, assets stolen from a shop or a house, the remaining amount, and the amount suggested for assistance.
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Archival Materials
Wedding Registries, Baghdadi Jewish Community
IJA Number: 3328 ·
Language: Arabic
These are Judeo-Arabic wedding registries for the Baghdadi Jewish community from 1947-1949. Columns included are names of the bride and grooms, the amount of the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), date, fees paid.
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Books
[Book Section - Jewish Law]
IJA Number: 1052 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is from a book with information about laws for the Jewish month of Elul. There is no publication information.
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Archival Materials
Exams for Different Subjects, Shamash Secondary School
IJA Number: 3311 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Shamash Secondary School. The majority are copies of the University of Cambridge Lower Certificate in English exam containing dictation passages, reading passages, translation from and into Arabic, and translation from and into French for 1954 and 1955. There are also copies of the composition and language section for 1952-1958 and 1966, and the prescribed books section for 1950, 1954-55, 1957, and 1966. There are Shamash Secondary School exams, fourth form, for algebra, 1969-1973; and general mathematics, 1965 and 1970. Handwritten mathematics notes and answer keys accompany the Shamash exams.
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Archival Materials
Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3309 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. The documents consist of individual student records and photographs, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, doctor’s notes, and correspondence regarding student affairs.
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Archival Materials
Correspondence and Financial Documents from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Frank Iny School, and the President of the Jewish Community
IJA Number: 3304 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish Community which include: correspondence between the (Iraqi) Office of Education and school administrators in Baghdad regarding instruction standards, student fees, etc; financial statements between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the President of the Jewish Community; correspondence between the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee and the Frank Iny School and with several service offices (telephone, electricity). Other documents and financial records from the Ezra M. Daniel Sports-Ground Committee include: monthly revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities, bank statements from al-Rāfdīn Bank and Iraqi Al-’Atmād Bank, accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance documents, legal contracts, donations, employee time log, and sports results for local school teams.
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Archival Materials
Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3301 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Each file folder contains individual student records, student photographs, exam scores, and student certifications. Some folders include admissions letters, letters of reference; correspondence with various government agencies relating to students, and doctor’s notes. One letterhead is from the Dunya Bureau for Films and Cinema. Another letter is to Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, N.Y.
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Books
[Book Section - Hebrew Text]
IJA Number: 3334 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is most of a book, which is likely a copy of a handwritten book, with various Jewish teachings and laws. It is most likely Sephardic, since the style of script is used in the Sephardic (including Iraqi) Jewish community.
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Books
[Book Section - Iraqi Communist Party]
IJA Number: 3262 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a book section published in Arabic. The subject is the Iraqi Communist Party and its affiliates. There is no publication information.
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