Books
[Book Section - Prayer Book]
IJA Number: 1055 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of a prayer book for the pilgrimage festival of Shavuot. There is no publication information.
View Item
Books
סדר קריאי מועד
IJA Number: 3399 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals printed in Vienna. There are two publication dates that do not correspond: the Hebrew Calendar year (5630) corresponds with 1870 or 1871 rather than the Gregorian date, 1891, printed on the title page.
View Item
Books
אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים
IJA Number: 3338 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.
View Item
Books
ספר תורת משה דברים
IJA Number: 3393 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the book of Deuteronomy from a set of commentaries on the Torah printed in Chernovtsy, Ukraine.
View Item
Books
תורה נביאים וכתובים
IJA Number: 3391 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the first and second volume of a four volume Hebrew Bible printed in London. Included are the Torah and the Former Prophets.
View Item
Books
סדור מנחת ירושלם
IJA Number: 3368 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.
View Item
Books
סדור מנחת ירושלם
IJA Number: 3364 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.
View Item
Books
אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים
IJA Number: 3361 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.
View Item
Books
מתאר, מתואר וכל השאר
IJA Number: 3350 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a modern Israeli primary school text book for learning Hebrew language and grammar.
View Item
Books
سنابل من حفول الادب للقراءة و المطالعة
IJA Number: 3347 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a textbook published in Arabic with a Hebrew title page titled, “Grains from the Collection of Literature for Recitation and Reading.” It is the third part of a series and indicates that it is to be used in the seventh grade.
View Item
Books
ספר ערבי נחל חלק ראשון
IJA Number: 3142 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is volume one of a two volume set of sermons about the Torah published in Levov, Ukraine.
View Item
Books
מקראות גדולות חלק ראשון
IJA Number: 3037 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the first volume of a set of the Hebrew Bible that includes text and commentaries. It includes the biblical books of Joshua and Judges.
View Item
Books
סדרי טהרה
IJA Number: 3041 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a commentary on the Talmudic tractate Niddah which discusses women's ritual purity laws.
View Item
Books
שלחן ערוך יורה דעה
IJA Number: 3040 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the Yoreh De'ah, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh, printed in Lemberg.
View Item
Books
Compilation of Proclamations, Laws and Regulations
IJA Number: 3028 ·
Language: Arabic
This is the Ministry of Justice of the Iraqi government's printing of proclamations, laws, and regulations issued between October 1, 1920 and December 21, 1923.
View Item
Books
ספר בן יהוידע חלק ראשון
IJA Number: 3031 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part one of a five volume commentary on the Babylonian Talmud by the Baghdadi rabbi known as the Ben Ish Ḥai.
View Item
Archival Materials
Correspondence between Iraqi Government and Baghdadi Jewish Schools
IJA Number: 1295 ·
Language: Arabic
This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish schools concerning a number of subjects, such as test administration procedures, upcoming events, information concerning students and faculty, and requests that school administrations adhere to the guidelines put forth by the government. There are also receipts, a ledger indicating book orders, and several recording school statistics from Mus’ūdah Yousef Shemtob School.
View Item
Archival Materials
Newspaper, Request to Publish an Article
IJA Number: 1291 ·
Language: Arabic
This contains a letter requesting a newspaper to run an article. The newspaper (Al-Thūrah) contains the requested article, along with many articles concerning the Cuban missile crisis which was on-going at the time of publication.
View Item
Archival Materials
Charitable Endowment Paperwork
IJA Number: 1289 ·
Language: Arabic
This is paperwork for property owned by the Midrash Committee charitable endowment of the Baghdadi Jewish community.
View Item
Books
שלחן ערוך אבן העזר
IJA Number: 3042 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of the Even ha-Ezer, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh printed in Lemberg.
View Item
Books
قادة الجيش الاسرائيلي (زحال): عرض موجز لحياتهم و معاركهم
IJA Number: 1135 ·
Language: Arabic
This is a pamphlet published by the Palestinian Liberation Organization Research Center as part of the “Facts and Numbers Series: #18” and is titled “Israeli Military Generals (IDF): A Brief Review of Their Lives and Battles.”
View Item
Books
ספר בן איש חי
IJA Number: 3016 ·
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.
View Item
Books
ספר חסידים
IJA Number: 3013 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book about Jewish ethics by a medieval German rabbi printed in Lemberg.
View Item
Books
ספר זבחי צדק ח"א
IJA Number: 3020 ·
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.
View Item