Avraham Yari, Igros Eretz Yisroel (Letters of the Land of Israel), in the "Letter of Rabbi Obadiah di Bertinora from Jerusalem to his Brother," written in 1489, Tel-Aviv 1943, p. 140 (in PDF); See also Gedaliah ibn Jechia the Spaniard, Shalshelet Ha-Kabbalah, Venice 1585 (Hebrew), who testified in the name of Rabbi Obadiah di Bertinoro who had said that there came Jews in his days to Jerusalem, who had come from the southeastern hemisphere, along the sea of the [Indian] ocean, and who declared that they had no other book beside the Yad, belonging to Maimonides. Rabbi Yihya Saleh, speaking more distinctly about this episode, writes in his Questions & Responsa (Pe’ulath Sadiq, vol. ii, responsum 180) that he was referring there to the Jews of Yemen who had made a pilgrimage to the Land of Israel at that time.
Schechtman, Joseph B. "The Jews of Aden", Jewish Social Studies, p. 147. Vol. 13, No. 2, April 1951. Accessed July 23, 2026. "Hopeless economic decay, coupled with acute feeling of insecurity, has induced the overwhelming majority of Aden Jews to opt for a speedy emigration to Israel. Joining the Yemenite refugees in the 'Magic Carpet' evacuation, 2,200 local Aden Jews registered for emigration. As of April 24, 1949, 18 flights brought 1,236 Adenites to Israel. During the period from May 15, 1948 (proclamation of the State of Israel) to December 31, 1950, 2,825 Adenite Jews arrived in Israel. Together with the 1,254 who came during the period from 1939 to May 15, 1948, the sum total of Aden Jewish immigrants amounts to 4,079. In November 1949, about 1,300 Adenite Jews remained in the Aden colony.... It is estimated that not more than between 600 and 800 Jews will be left there when the transfer is completed, and there is a definite possibility that even this remnant will feel so lonesome and so insecure after the departure of the overwhelming majority of the community that they too will emigrate to Israel."
"Last Jew to Leave Aden Reports Demise of Ancient Community There", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 7, 1967. Accessed July 21, 2026. "The Jewish community in the British protectorate of Aden, where Jews have lived for perhaps 2,000 years, as far back as the destruction of the Second Temple, has ceased to exist, according to a Jew who arrived at Lod Airport last night. He said he was the last Jew to leave the protectorate. In recent months, the Jews in Aden, who were believed to have already dwindled to no more than about 400, have suffered severe persecutions at the hands of Aden nationalists.... The recent exodus was speedier, since the Jews were being heavily persecuted. Now, according to yesterday’s arrival, no Jews are left in this ancient community."
Secretary of State for India, House of Commons debates of May 30, 1932 and June 1, 1932[link removed]. However, John Willis (1997). "Colonial Policing in Aden, 1937–1967". The Arab Studies Journal. 5 (1): 57–91. says there was one fatality.
Yavne'eli, Shemuel (1952). Journey to Yemen: On Mission by the Palestine Office of the Zionist Organisation in the years 1911-1912 (מסע לתימן: בשליחות המשרד הארץ ישראלי של ההסתדרות הציונית בשנות תרע"א-תרע"ב 1911-1912) (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: The Workers' Party of Israel. pp.187–199. OCLC233241891.
