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Culture A treasure trove of manuscripts sheds light on the history of Jews in Yemen
The National Library of Israel has acquired the world's largest collection of Yemenite Jewish manuscripts
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Opinion The Houthis are anything but heroes
The Yemeni militia is being celebrated by the Arab world and some in the West for its attacks 'on behalf' of Gaza
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Fast Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar
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Fast Forward Israel’s oldest man, a Yemenite Jew, passed away at 117. Here’s a glimpse at the lost world he came from.
Shlomo Sulayman, not just Israel’s oldest man, but also one of the oldest people in the world, passed away in Netanya yesterday at the age of 117. Born in Yemen, Sulayman witnessed the deterioration of that country’s once-vibrant Jewish community. With his passing, the circle of those who had firsthand experience of Jewish life in…
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Fast Forward House Dems Vote Against Anti-BDS Measure After GOP Adds It To Yemen Resolution
Almost every House Democrat voted Thursday against an anti-BDS measure introduced by Republicans as an add-on to a resolution to end American support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Democrats slammed Republicans for attempting to add the anti-BDS language, saying that the introduction of unrelated matters into an already-controversial resolution harmed the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus….
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Culture The Virtues Of A Fox Hunt
The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America By Mohammed Al Samawi William Morrow, 336pp, $27.99 The story that Mohammed Al Samawi tells in “The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America” is one of incredible liberation. First, as a child, from his physical disability into academic excellence, then as an…
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Fast Forward New Law Allows Graves Of ‘Disappeared’ Yemenite-Israeli Children To Be Exhumed
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A new law allows families of Yemenite children who disappeared between the years 1948 and 1970 to obtain a court-ordered exhumation of their graves for genetic testing. Since the 1950s, more than 1,000 Israeli families have alleged their children were systematically kidnapped from Israeli hospitals and given to Ashkenazi families for adoption…
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