Jewish School in Aden - Documents and Personal Items of a Pupil

About 95 items which belonged to Jacob Menahem, a pupil in the Jewish school in Aden (King George V School). Aden, London and Israel, 1944-1955 (mostly from the late 1940s). English and some Hebrew. One document in Judeo-Arabic.
A varied and rich archive, documenting the operations of the school and the congregation's life in Aden, around the riots in 1947. Among the items: * Public appeal to donate on behalf of "Hevrat Tomchei Beit HaSefer HaIvri" from 1940. * Nine receipt-stabs for donations and payments to the school. * Ten end-of-year certificates and report cards from the years 1946-1948. * Share certificate from 1948 of Society of King George V School. * Three invitations to cultural events on behalf of the school. * 21 printed examination sheets with handwritten comments. * Open-letter to Jews in Aden from the Histadrut emissary in Yemen, Ovadia Tuvya, 1946. * Four letters sent from Aden refugee camp in 1948, after the riots, and more.
The collection also includes 18 items from the years following the immigration of Menahem to Israel, including member cards, letters between him and his family, certificates and authorizations, and other items documenting his absorption in Israel and his life there.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition. Creases and tears (mainly small). Folding marks and wear.