Yemenite Jewish community

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Yemenite_Jewish_community

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:containsSettlement	gptkb:Sana'a gptkb:Amran gptkb:Beit_Harash gptkb:Aden gptkb:Al_Bayda gptkb:Dhamar gptkb:Habban gptkb:Raydah gptkb:Saada
gptkbp:customs	distinct liturgical traditions unique pronunciation of Hebrew distinct religious practices
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Israel gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet_(1949–1950) forced conversions persecution in Yemen
gptkbp:historicalPresence	ancient times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Yemenite Jewish community
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:majorMigrationTo	gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:notableArtist	Yemenite Jewish music
gptkbp:notableDish	gptkb:kubaneh hilbeh malawach zhug jachnun
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Baladi_Siddur gptkb:Midrash_haGadol gptkb:Tiklal gptkb:Diwan
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Beit_Knesset_Shalom_Shabazi gptkb:Great_Synagogue_of_Sana'a
gptkbp:notableMigration	gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Aharon_Amram gptkb:Ofra_Haza gptkb:Shoshana_Damari gptkb:Yihya_Qafih gptkb:Yosef_Qafih gptkb:Saadia_Gaon
gptkbp:populationDecline	20th century
gptkbp:populationInYemen	very small (as of 2024)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:rituals	gptkb:Baladi_rite gptkb:Shami_rite
gptkbp:traditionalCraft	silverwork jewelry making henna art
gptkbp:traditionalDress	distinctive Yemenite Jewish clothing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4