Yemenite Jewry

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:aliyah Mass migration to Israel 1949-1950
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yemenite_Jews
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:Zhoug
Hilbeh
Jachnun
Kubaneh
Malawach
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Distinct dress and jewelry
gptkbp:customs Distinct liturgical traditions
Distinct religious practices
Unique pronunciation of Hebrew
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature Unique Torah reading tradition
Distinctive Passover traditions
Distinctive liturgical poetry (piyyutim)
Distinctive pronunciation of Hebrew letters
Distinctive wedding customs
Preserved ancient Jewish traditions
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Expulsion_from_Sana'a_in_1679
Emigration during 20th century
Persecution under Imam Yahya
Return to Sana'a in 1680s
gptkbp:historicalPresence Since ancient times in Yemen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yemenite Jewry
gptkbp:influencedGenre Influenced Israeli music
gptkbp:integration Integrated into Israeli society
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Yemenite_Hebrew
gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:majorMigration gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkbp:musicBy Yemenite Jewish music
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ofra_Haza
gptkb:Rabbi_Yihya_Qafih
gptkb:Rabbi_Yosef_Qafih
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Yemenite_Children_Affair
gptkbp:organization Synagogues in Sana'a, Aden, and other cities
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:persecutedBy Faced discrimination in Yemen
gptkbp:population Approximately 50,000 in Israel (21st century)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Baladi_and_Shami_prayer_rites
gptkbp:script Use of unique Yemenite Torah scroll script
gptkbp:status Majority live in Israel
Very small community remains in Yemen
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation Trade
Craftsmanship
Religious scholarship
Silversmithing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Jewish_communities_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6