Shamash School
Shamash School was a high school in Baghdad of the Jewish educational system until 1951. Some public figures from cultural, academic and intellectual backgrounds such as Sami Michael and Sasson Somekh completed their education in this school. The school was supported by the Anglo-Jewish Association, it had over 900 students at its peak enrollment in 1939. Maurice Plotnick, a British born headmaster, subsequently emigrated to the United States where he founded the Westchester Day School.[1] [2]
References
- "جريدة الحقيقة - من التاريخ المنسي مدرسة شماش". www.alhakikanews.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- School website
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