The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-community-in-yemen/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish community in Yemen | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-community-in-yemen/ 32 32 David Shuker, ‘Last Jew of Saudi Arabia,’ dies at 82 https://www.timesofisrael.com/david-shuker-last-jew-of-saudi-arabia-dies-at-82/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:09:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3762191 Shuker, an Israeli said to be the last survivor of the Najran Jewish community, was expelled with his community after the State of Israel was declared in 1948

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]]> Houthi persecution, civil war emptying Yemen of nearly all Jews, UN says https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-persecution-civil-war-emptying-yemen-of-nearly-all-jews-un-says/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:02:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696173 Report details dangers faced by the few Jews left in areas controlled by Iran-backed rebel group, which preaches antisemitic violence to children

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]]> UAE helps reunite Yemenite Jewish family that was separated for 15 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-helps-reunite-yemenite-jewish-family-that-was-separated-for-15-years/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 10:33:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2364001 'My soul felt reborn,' one relative says at Abu Dhabi airport ceremony; tweeting about reunion, Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed hails his country as 'homeland of coexistence'

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]]> Prophets, priests, Jewish kings: Ancient Yemen made vivid in Jerusalem exhibit https://www.timesofisrael.com/prophets-priests-jewish-kings-ancient-yemen-made-vivid-in-jerusalem-exhibit/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 07:54:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254247 Bible Lands Museum tells the story of Jews in south Arabia, where they once ruled, made war, traded spice with Rome and longed for the Holy Land

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]]> Two grandsons offer a musical glimpse of their ancestral Yemenite history https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-grandsons-offer-a-musical-glimpse-of-their-ancestral-yemenite-history/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 01:24:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1881172 Ofer Callaf and Tom Fogel bring the songs of their Israeli immigrant grandmothers to Jerusalem's Confederation House for a one-night show on July 5

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]]> Murder, looting, burning: Remembering the Aden riots of 1947 https://www.timesofisrael.com/murder-looting-burning-remembering-the-aden-riots-of-1947/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:27:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1743898 87 Jews died in a three-day bloodbath triggered by the UN Partition vote, and carried out under the noses of British colonial rulers

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]]> Operation to rescue Yemeni Jews was 2 years in the making, son says https://www.timesofisrael.com/operation-to-rescue-yemeni-jews-was-2-years-in-the-making-son-says/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:34:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1364550 From the US, Manny Dahari helped orchestrate his family's airlift to Israel; 'I'm just so relieved right now. I know that they're safe,' he says

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]]> Jewish refugees from Arab lands seek justice at United Nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands-seek-justice-at-united-nations/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:10:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1295219 Descendants of the 850,000 Jews expelled from Middle East countries from 1948 to 1970 look to set the historical record straight

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]]> From a walled compound in Sana’a, one of Yemen’s last Jews confides his fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/huddled-in-sanaa-one-of-yemens-last-jews-confides-we-dont-know-what-the-houthis-are-planning/ Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:07:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1160436 After Yahya Zandani's father was murdered by a Muslim extremist, he returned to his ancestral homeland. So far, he tells The Times of Israel, the rebels aren't targeting them

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]]> Persecution defines life for Yemen’s remaining Jews http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/world/middleeast/persecution-defines-life-for-yemens-few-jews.html?ref=middleeast&_r=1 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1140282 Many Jews live deep in Houthi-controlled territory, where Shiite rebels make anti-Semitism central plank in platform, NYTimes reports

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]]> 17 Yemeni Jews secretly airlifted to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/17-yemeni-jews-secretly-airlifted-to-israel/ Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:26:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=636364 Fewer than 90 Jews remain in Yemen; operation prompted by growing concern for their safety

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]]> Yemen halts funding for its 100 Jews, NGO says https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemen-halted-funding-for-displaced-jews-ngo-says/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:11:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=347932 Human rights group calls for restoring property to dwindling Jewish community, ousted from homes by al-Qaeda five years ago

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]]> Yemen Jewish community head killed outside US embassy https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemen-jewish-community-leader-stabbed-outside-us-embassy/ Tue, 22 May 2012 14:24:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=108194 Attacker stabs Aaron Joseph Zindani 12 times after claiming leader put spell on him

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]]> Yemen chief rabbi calls for Jewish community seat in parliament https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemen-chief-rabbi-calls-for-jewish-community-seat-in-parliament/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=107154 Demand for representation made 'in order to feel real citizenship, non-discrimination, a right guaranteed by law and the constitution'

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