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Emily Sadka
Emily Sadka (c1919–1968) was a historian and researcher specialising in the Political History of the Malayan region and taught this at the University of Malaya (Singapore) and in Australian Universities.〔Silcock, Thomas H., and E. K. Fisk. The Political Economy of Independent Malaya; a Case-study in Development. Berkeley: U of California, 1963: xi. Print.〕
== Early life ==
Known variously as Emma Sadka and Emily Sadka, she was the eldest daughter of Sassoon Samuel Sadka and his wife Sarah, Jews originating from Baghdad.〔"Review. The Protected Malay States: 1874-1895." The Journal of Asian Studies Vol 30 No. 1 (Nov.) (1970): 237. JSTOR. JSTOR. Web. 27 Apr. 2015. .〕 She was the grandniece of Moshe Sadka, the Chief Rabbi of Baghdad,〔"Queen gives honor to Chief Rabbi's Kin." The Jewish Transcript Seattle, Washington 11 March 1938: 8. Print.〕 and the cousin of Singapore Chief Minister, David Marshall〔Tan, Kevin. Marshall of Singapore: A Biography. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008: 293. Print.〕
She studied at the Raffles' Girls' School from 1928 to 1935, then joined the special Scholarship Class at Raffles Institute, in 1935, at the age of 16. She was underage for the examination at that time and sat again the following year. In December 1937, it was announced that she had won the British Malayan Queen's Scholarship that provided pass to and back from England, together with the cost of education at Oxford, Cambridge, or any other university, for up to four years. The Straits Times and Free Press headlines read, "Miss Sadka S.S. Winner," and "Jewish Girl Wins Queen's Scholarship." She had been the first Jewess to have won this scholarship. Other winners were Lim Chong Eu (18) of the Penang Free School who would go on to become Chief Minister of Penang, Chin Kim Hong (19) of the King Edward VIII Sachool in Taiping and Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Ali (19) of Victoria Institution in Selangor.〔"Miss Sadka S.S. Winner." The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942) 17 December 1937: 3. Print; "JEWISH GIRL WINS QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIP." The Straits Times () 16 December 1937: 12. Print.〕〔"Royal Perth Hospital Emeritus Consultant Biographies." Royal Perth Hospital. Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, Government of Australia., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015. 〕 She read modern history at St. Hilda's College, Oxford where she obtained a B.A. (First Class Hons.) in History in 1941.〔〔"S'PORE GIRL STUDIES SOVIET SYSTEM." The Singapore Free Press 10 September 1947: 8. Print.〕
She learnt Russian and the Scandinavian languages and in 1942, won a Carnegie Grant to carry out research in Soviet Administration in the former Czarist colonies of Central Asia. In 1946 she had attended the London County Council evening classes in literature and current events and gave a series of talks on the Soviet Union for the Marylebone Literary Institute. She had also served on the committee of the International Youth Centre in London. By September 1947, she was in Australia on break, her work on the subject was nearing completion, and she was planning the presentation of her Ph.D. thesis to take place in England in 1948.〔
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