Posts Tagged: Yemen Jews
Canada’s Residential Schools and the Mistreatment of Jewish Children in Russia and Yemen
September 30 marked Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, a reminder that for more than a century, an estimated 150,000 aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, and...
Senior Rabbi in United Arab Emirates Denounces Continuing Imprisonment of Yemeni Jew as ‘Crime Against Humanity’
The senior rabbi in the United Arab Emirates has called for the immediate release of Levi Salem Marhabi, one of a handful of remaining Jews...
Houthis Expel Yemen’s Few Remaining Jewish Families
JNS.org - Yemen’s millennia-old Jewish population has come down to only four elderly men, after the last few remaining Jewish families were expelled this week...
UAE Reunites Yemenite Jewish Family
JNS.org – The United Arab Emirates facilitated the reunion of a Jewish Yemenite family that had been separated for 15 years. According to a report by...
Unverified Reports of Houthi Persecution of Yemen Jews Arouse Concern
Uncorroborated Arabic-language media reports have circulated in recent days that Iran-backed Houthi rebels have targeted Yemen's tiny Jewish community as part of an “ethnic cleansing”...
Recounting the History of Yemeni Jews on Tisha B’Av
Ever since I first visited a Yemenite community in Israel way back in 1958, I have had a soft spot for Yemeni Jews -- for...
Houthi Crisis Sheds Light on Antisemitism and Plight of Jews in Yemen
JNS.org - As Shi'a Muslim Houthi rebels continue overtaking Yemen and the country's capital, Sana'a, after the escape of Western-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour, the Houthis vowed to...
Israel Concerned About Fate of Remaining Jews in Yemen as Civil War Rages
Ynet - Israel is closely following developments in Yemen, where Gulf states are bombing Iranian-backed fighters, and has expressed deep concern over the fate of...
After Iran-Backed Takeover of Yemen, Country’s Remaining Jewish Community May Soon Leave
JNS.org - The ancient Jewish presence in Yemen may soon come to an end as fears grow among the country's few remaining Jews over a...
Yemenite Culture Minister Dedicates Award to Country’s 90 Remaining Jews
JNS.org - Yemenite Minister of Culture Arwa Othman is giving away Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award, which she received in September, to Yemen's dwindling Jewish community. The...
What’s Happening to Yemen’s Forgotten Christians
When one thinks of Yemen—the impoverished Arab country that begat Osama bin Laden and is cushioned between Saudi Arabia and Somalia, two of...
Murder Victim’s Family Urges Exodus for Yemen’s Jews
The family of Aharon Joseph Zindani, a Yemenite Jew who was murdered in his native country in May, is urging Yemen's remaining Jews to emigrate to...
Dror Karta’s Play With Visual Pun
Until the advent of surrealist art around the turn of the 20th century, it was rare to see visual artists meaningfully engage with the...
