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סדר קריאי מועד חלק ראשון
IJA Number: 3564 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part one of a prayer book printed in Baghdad. It contains prayers for the festival of Hoshanah Raba.
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מסכת שבועות מן תלמוד בבלי
IJA Number: 3627 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud printed in Vilna.
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ספר ראשית חכמה
IJA Number: 3608 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Jewish ethics. It is heavily annotated. There is no place of publication listed.
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כתבי קדש עשרים וארבעה חלק ראשון מנביאים אחרונים
IJA Number: 3604 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is volume three of a multi volume set of books from the Books of Prophets. This volume includes the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah with the Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries.
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ספר זבחי צדק ח"א
IJA Number: 3601 ·
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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ספר שיר השירים
IJA Number: 3498 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is an edition of the biblical book of Song of Songs with a translation in Judeo-Arabic (in the custom of Baghdad) and commentary.
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ספר מי כמוך
IJA Number: 3647 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a liturgical poem read on the sabbath before Purim in the Baghdadi community.
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אור גדול ספר שמות
IJA Number: 3507 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the book of Exodus with the Aramaic translation and commentaries and also includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Shabat.
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אהל יעקב על ספר במדבר
IJA Number: 3423 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the book of Numbers that includes sermons by Jacob Kranz printed in Petrykaŭ (also known as Petrikov in modern day Belarus). It is part of a set of all the books of the Torah.
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סדר מנחה וערבית
IJA Number: 3487 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an afternoon and evening prayer book for Shabbat and weekdays according to the Baghdadi custom.
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[Prayer Book]
IJA Number: 3491 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book with liturgy for different services. The first few pages are handwritten. There is no publication information.
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Archival Materials
Interview Transcript about being Jewish in Iraq
IJA Number: 3478 ·
Language: Arabic
This is likely a transcript from a radio or television interview. The interviewer asks the guest questions about life as a Jew in Iraq and how the Iraqi government treated the Jewish population. The two discuss a number of other topics such as economics and Zionism.
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Assets and Property Owned by the Midrash Committee
IJA Number: 3473 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records of non-cash assets and physical property owned by the Midrash Committee.
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Correspondence between Schools about Students, Registration Status, Military Service
IJA Number: 3470 ·
Language: Arabic
These are materials from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence between the Society for Arts Culture and other educational institutions verifying a student's previous attendance or certificates. The item also contains correspondence between the Society and the Iraqi government concerning students' registration status and military service.
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סדור תפלת ישרים: מנחה וערבית לחול ולשבתות כמנהגי הספרדים בארץ-ישראל ובחוץ-לארץ
IJA Number: 3370 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book printed in Jerusalem for the Sephardic community living both in Israel and the diaspora. It includes afternoon and evening prayers for Sabbath and regular week days.
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סדר תפלה: כמנהג ק"ק ספרדים
IJA Number: 3374 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a prayer book for the Sephardic community. Included are prayers for Sabbath, holidays, and weekday services as well as text in Judeo-Arabic. There is no publication information other than the title.
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Archival Materials
Ottoman Bank Pass Book for the Jewish Lay Council
IJA Number: 3373 ·
Language: English
This is a pass book from the Ottoman Bank for the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad.
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Archival Materials
Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools Student Rosters, Student Grades
IJA Number: 3327 ·
Language: Arabic
These are archival materials from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools including: rosters of elementary, middle, secondary, and kindergarten schools; lists of student names, subjects, grades, sum of the grades, and student rank. It has a folder titled the grade average of quarters and midterm for the year 1969-1970.
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Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence and School Records, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 3326 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community including financial records; blueprints; correspondence regarding charitable donations, synagogues, and Torah scrolls; lease agreements, taxi receipts, utility bills, and stationary receipts. There are also documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad, including correspondence regarding student affairs, teachers, lists of students sitting for exams, school administration and financial matters, curriculum development; schedules; and chemistry notes from the Frank Iny School.
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Correspondence about Teachers, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools, Iraqi Government
IJA Number: 3321 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools in Baghdad. The item includes correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi government concerning teachers' salaries for assessing income tax, and requests from the schools of the Iraqi government’s permission to hire certain individuals to teach and deliver lectures. The item also contains a record book of faculty information and employment agreements and contracts.
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תקון חצות
IJA Number: 3497 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the Jewish Holiday of Seliḥot. There is no publication information.
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Financial Records, President of the Jewish Community
IJA Number: 3320 ·
Language: Arabic
These are financial records from the office of the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and include insurance policy bills, construction expenses, taxi expenses, and medical expenses for community members.
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Class Rosters, Test Results, Grading Policies, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools
IJA Number: 3319 ·
Language: Arabic
These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools in Baghdad which include class rosters with test results and a memo from the Iraqi government concerning grading policies.
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ארבעה ועשרים ספרים
IJA Number: 3438 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of a volume of the Books of Writings from a series with commentary on the Hebrew Bible in Italian by Simon Calimani. Included here are the books of Daniel and Chronicles.
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