2777

IJA Number: 2777

Correspondence between Baghdadi Jewish Community Organizations and Iraqi Government, Primarily Regarding Financial Matters

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community relating to financial matters. Included are correspondence between the government and the Jewish community about the frozen assets of an Iraqi-Jewish community member who lost his citizenship, notification of a teacher's retirement, inheritance issues, and the selling of the Burial Society’s car due to the decline of the community.

Bibliographic Information

Inclusive Start Date:

1974

Inclusive End Date:

1975

Archival Materials Type:

Paper

Archival Materials Format:

Paper Folder

Record Type:

Archival Materials

Language:

Arabic

Format

Binding Format:

Foldered

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

Humidified

Disbound / Disassembled:

Mended:

Yes

Other Treatment:

One page treated for exhibit. 1) MOLD REMEDIATION AND SURFACE CLEANING The page was mold remediated with a HEPA filter Nilfisk vacuum and soft brushes in a fume hood. The page was then surface cleaned with Staedtler Mars plastic eraser crumbs. 2) HUMIDIFICATION AND FLATTENING The page was humidified in a chamber and then flattened between blotters. No mending was needed. 3) CUSTOM HOUSING The treated page is housed in an archival folder separate from the originating IJA item. Following exhibition, it should be returned to its marked original location in IJA #2777. After treatment measurements: 34.0 cm H x 21.2 cm W

Rehoused:

Foldered and Boxed

Exhibit:

Page(s) from this item were exhibited at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.

Metadata

Last Updated:

December 16, 2014

Keywords:

Frank Iny School; Correspondence; Iraqi Government; Eagle Crest; Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets; President of the Mosaic Community; President of the Jewish Community; General Secretary; Ink Stamp; Office of General Citizenship; Abrogation of Citizenship; Legal; Annotation; Typed; Ministry of the Interior; Financial; Receipt; Ministry of Justice; Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property; Inheritance; Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews; Form; Court of Personal Property; Ḥevrah Ḳadishah; Burial Society; Baghdadi Jewish Community; Handwritten; Letterhead; File Folder; Crown Crest; Teachers; Newspaper; Death Certificate; Teachers Union; Public Transportation