Yemenite Jews

They are sometimes considered to be Mizrahi .

Between June 1949 and September 1950 virtually the entire Jewish population of Yemen was transported to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet . Most Yemenite Jews now live in Israel , with some others in the United States , and fewer elsewhere. Only a handful remain in Yemen, mostly elderly. Yemenite Jews have a unique religious tradition that marks them out as separate from Ashkenazi , Sephardi and other Jewish groups . It is debatable whether they should be described as " Mizrahi Jews ", as most other Mizrahi groups have over the last few centuries undergone a process of total or partial assimilation to Sephardic culture and liturgy . (While the Shami sub-group of Yemenite Jews did adopt a Sephardic-influenced rite, this was for theological reasons and did not reflect a demographic or cultural shift.)

Jewish ethnic group Ethnic group Yemenite family reading from the Psalms Yemenite Jews or Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from Yehudei Teman ; ) are those Jews who live, or once lived, in Yemen . The term may also refer to the descendants of the Yemenite Jewish community. Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of Yemen's Jewish population was transported to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet . After several waves of persecution throughout Yemen, most Yemenite Jews now live in Israel , while smaller communities live in the United States and elsewhere. Only a handful remain in Yemen. The few remaining Jews experience intense, and at times violent, anti-Semitism on a daily basis. Yemenite Jews have a unique religious tradition that distinguishes them from Ashkenazi , Sephardi , and other Jewish groups . They have been described as "the most Jewish of all Jews". Yemenite Jews are generally described as belonging to " Mizrahi Jews ", though they differ from the general trend of Mizrahi groups in Israel, which have undergone a process of total or partial assimilation to Sephardic culture and Sephardic liturgy .

Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of the country's Jewish population immigrated to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet . After several waves of persecution , the vast majority of Yemenite Jews now live in Israel , while smaller communities live in the United States and elsewhere. As of 2022, only one Jew remained in Yemen. Yemenite Jews observe a unique religious tradition that distinguishes them from Ashkenazi Jews , Sephardi Jews , and other Jewish groups . They have been described as "the most Jewish of all Jews" and "the ones who have preserved the Hebrew language the best". Yemenite Jews fall within the " Mizrahi " (eastern) category of Jews, though they differ from other Mizrahi Jews who have undergone a process of total or partial assimilation to Sephardic liturgy and custom . While the Shami sub-group of Yemenite Jews did adopt a Sephardic-influenced rite, this was mostly due to it being forced upon them, and did not reflect a demographic or general cultural shift among the vast majority of Yemenite Jews. Point of No Return .

After several waves of persecution , the vast majority of Yemenite Jews emigrated to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet between June 1949 and September 1950. Most Yemenite Jews now live in Israel , with smaller communities in the United States and elsewhere. As of 2024, reputedly only one Jew, Levi Marhabi , remains in Yemen. . However, Ynet cited local sources stating that the actual number is five. Yemenite Jews observe a unique religious tradition that distinguishes them from Ashkenazi Jews , Sephardic Jews , and other Jewish groups . They have been described as "the most Jewish of all Jews" and "the ones who have preserved the Hebrew language the best". Yemeni Jews are considered Mizrahi or "Eastern" Jews. However, they differ from other Mizrahis, who have undergone a process of total or partial assimilation to Sephardic law and customs . While the Shami Yemeni Jews did adopt a Sephardic-influenced rite, this was primarily due to it being forced upon them, and did not reflect a demographic or general cultural shift among the vast majority of Yemenite Jews. Point of No Return . The New York Times . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).