Yihye Ben-Yosef Z”L, one of the last remaining Jews in Yemen, was Niftar last week and was laid to rest on Thursday. Ben-Yosef chose to stay in the Arhab district of Yemen even as the rest of his community departed. His Kevurah was conducted by local non-Jews.
In 2021, the Houthis expelled 13 Jews from Yemen.
There are reportedly six Jews left in Yemen. Three men, and two women. One additional man is in prison.
More than 51,000 Yemenite Jews have immigrated to Israel since the country’s establishment in 1948. The majority of the community—nearly 50,000 individuals in total—was brought to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet in 1949 and 1950.
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Young Jews have moved from Yemen to Eretz Yisroel as recently as less than 15 years ago.
In 2021, the Houthis expelled 13 Jews from Yemen.
There are reportedly six Jews left in Yemen. Three men, and two women. One additional man is in prison.
Yet they keep advertising amazing Pesach “vacation” programs. They have summer tours with an accommodating “Rabbi”. Go figure.
How is it that a community that was 2 thousand years old only had 50 thousand people in 1948?
Not getting involved; There are no Pesach or summer programs/tours in Yemen. You may be confusing it with Morroco where there is still a Jewish community of several thousand.