Collection of Items – "She'erit Hapletah" in Italy, 1944-1949

25 letters, memorandums, invitations, photographs and paper items documenting the activity of soldiers, Jewish organizations and institutions in Italy shortly before the end of World War II and in the years following the war. Ca. 1944-1949.
Among the items:
• Two letters (typewritten and mimeographed) issued by the 179th transport company of the British army, 1943. The letters, presumably sent from Italy to Palestine, contain requests to send textbooks and informational material to be distributed among "She'erit Hapletah" and among Jewish soldiers in the Allies armies.
• "To the children of the Diaspora, a gift for Hanukkah", a booklet in Italian and Hebrew, with illustrations and photographs. The introduction states: "Of late you have gone through terrible suffering. You have been saved yet many are still being tortured […] receive this gift for Hanukkah from Jewish soldiers from Palestine and America" (Hebrew).
• Photographs of a demonstration in Rome. The demonstrators are seen holding flags and signs in Hebrew and Italian calling for free immigration to Palestine. One of the signs reads: "We need no protection by the British Army in Palestine".
• Five invitations to events that took place in Italy: an invitation issued by "The Association for the Hebrew Language and Culture" in Rome, to a gathering of the association (1944); an invitation issued by "The Trumpeldor Alliance in Italy" to "the first conference of the remnants of Betar in Italy" (Rome, 1946); invitation to a Hanukkah ball of the Hebrew school in Rivoli (1947); invitation to a dance, issued by the Chief of the Camp Police in Rivoli (1947. English); and an invitation to a dance of the "HaTikvah" sports club in Cremona (1947. Yiddish).
• Delegate card (Yiddish) of the first conference of Jewish refugees in Italy, issued by the Organization of Refugees in Italy. November, 1945.
• Two "Donation of Trees" certificates and a receipt of the Jewish National Fund, given to the children of the "BaDerech" school in the Terni camp.
• And more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.