#yemenite Jews

[hyperpotamianarch]

I can kind of help with Scandinavia, though it's a very flimsy defence. For centuries - I think up until the 19th Century in Sweden - Jews were prohibited from entering most parts of Scandinavia. I think Norwegia did change that earlier, though.

Also, apparently Kochin Jews don't exist anymore, Italkim are secretly Eastern-European Ashkenazim, Sepharadim only come from these specific detailed areas and none of them arrived at the Middle East or Italy after the Alhambra Decree. The part about some Russian Jews being Mizraḥi is clearly an attempt at including Bucharans in a theoretically accurate division, Yemenites are no different from Mizrahim and Ethiopians are Sepharadim.

I suppose all that could be reasoned as enormous oversimplifications. Kudos for calling Romaniote Jews Mizrahim and not Ashkenazim, though, I suppose. Also, didn't know France was East Europe.

Oh, wait, I see Spot the Antisemitism already pointed out the Ethiopian Jews thing.

I mean, it doesn't showcase great familiarity with the various ‘Edot, but to be fair - lines need to be drawn somewhere. You can't dive into every nuance - I mean, when was the last time you were required to know the difference between a Galician Jew and a Polish one? Obviously, hard geographical lines are less useful than one might think, but they're an option.

Shanda who makes tokenism their entire online brand

[greco-roman-jewess]

This is Levi Salem Musa Marhabi

You many have heard of “the last Jew in Yemen” Levi Marhabi it that man.

He was detained in 2016 in connection with the removal of an 800 year old Torah scroll to Israel.

In 2018 he was sentenced on charges unknown to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to 3.5 years in prison. According to that sentence he should have been released in 2021.

In 2019 a Houthi controlled appellate court ordered his immediate release. This order was ignored by security personnel.

The Houthis used Marhabi’s detainment to remove the last 13 jews from the country in 2021. Telling them if they were to leave he would finally be released. This promise was not fulfilled.

After 10.7.23 Marhabi was placed first in a “more violent” cell block and then after a hunger strike into solitary confinement.

As of late 2024 he is in poor health and reportedly partially paralyzed after a stroke.

There are no updates on his condition as of 2025

It has been 9 years since his arrest in 2016, 7 years since his sentencing in 2018, 6 years since his sentence was overturned in 2019 and 4 years since the forced emigration of the remaining Yemenite Jews in 2021. He has served more than twice his original sentence. He has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment for that time and has reportedly lost all his teeth as a consequence of repeated beatings.

[estera-shirin]

Torah case, Yemen ca. 19th century

This Torah case is made of painted wood and brass, crafted in Yemen sometime in the 19th century.

[sefardimjew]

Photography of different Jewish family including ashkenazi,Sephardic and mizrahi.

[meshaamem-li]

when you're a millenial but also a yemenite jew:

מלאווח עם אבוקדו 😍😋

[bobemajses]

Jews in Raida, Yemen, 2000. By Doron Bacher.

[safije]

Yemenite Jewish women and girl's traditional headdress

[chanaleah]

new poll 🫓 reblog with your favorite a-wa song 🎵 my personal favorite is mudbira

[microwave-gremlin]

You know the drill, reblog for a bigger sample size!

(I'm making versions of this poll for different Jewish diasporas, and I might do a denomination version, too!)

#jupi gets jewish#jumblr#jews#jew#jewish#judaism#polls#tumblr polls#poll#jews of tumblr#mixed jews#mixed#mixed race

[estera-shirin]

A Jewish Yemenite Girl in a Gargush

[bobemajses]

Jewish bride and groom after the marriage ceremony. Sana'a, Yemen, 1930s.

[weaversweek]

4 "Im nin'alu" - Ofra Haza

writers Shabazy, Rabbi Shalom-Shabazi

When I first plotted out the #UncoolTwo50 bonuses, I was reasonably certain of four of them - the three yet to come, and "Like a prayer". The fifth spot was open. While testing the tunes, I found "Like a prayer" had lost magic, and "Buffalo stance" had more meaning. And that "Im nin'alu" was an under-rated classic that seems to have eluded other commentators.

ELF POINTS - 11 points

Part of the UncoolTwo50 project, marking the best singles from 1977-99.

Ofra Haza was born on 19 November 1957 in Tel Aviv's poor Hatikva Quarter. At the age of 12 she joined a local theatre group where she excelled at acting and singing; she was eventually signed by manager Bezalel Aloni. One of Israel's most popular singers, Ofra had a voice of flawless tone, able to move through many styles; she was regularly described as "The Madonna of the East".

Her second album, Yemenite Songs (later released as Fifty Gates of Wisdom), was a thank you to her family - it's an album of devotional poems and secular street songs passed down from her Yemeni ancestors. Wally Brill, a producer who would later work with Ofra, explained what the album meant: "There has always been a sort of chav culture in Israel. The notion of Ofra becoming this poster girl of world music was surreal. It's on a par with Cheryl Cole deciding that her next album will comprise of Northumbrian fishing shanties."

"Im nin'alu" began as a Hebrew poem written in the 17th-century by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. The opening line, "Im nin'alu daltei n'divim daltei marom lo nin'alu" translates as "Even if the gates of the rich are closed, the gates of heaven will never be closed". Originally released in Israel on Fled Anita in January '85, the single started to pick up airplay in Europe towards the middle of 1987. Grant Goddard from the Israeli station Kol Hashalom (The Voice Of Peace) started writing letters of recommendation to DJs all over Europe. "I played it heavily in 1985;" says Goddard, "and I was convinced it could have wider appeal."

John Peel played Ofra's later single "Galbi", and delved into her catalogue. Slowly the rest of Europe started tuning into the Haza phenomenon. Several sections of Haza's music were sampled onto other popular house and hip-hop recordings, not least Eric B & Rakim's "Paid in full" and M|A|R|R|S's "Pump up the volume". "Im nin'alu" became the first song primarily in Yemenite to hit the top twenty here.

The combination of traditional Yemeni instruments and Western disco, topped with some very effective scratching, was highly innovative for any recording. Album Shaday has some spectacular reworkings of these traditional folk tunes, married with contemporary-for-1988 dance beats; it's also got some bland pop, so be prepared to skip.

Ofra Haza took part in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, finishing second in 1983. She'd voice Yocheved, the mother of Moses, in 1998 film The Prince of Egypt, and sung the film's big song "Deliver us". It would turn out to be her last big release; Ofra Haza dies of AIDS-related illnesses in February 2000.

The song is just so very different, it's a complete culture shock when it turns up on Top of the Pops, nestled between Debbie Gibson and Scritti Politti. For three minutes, we're taken out of our "May half-term starts tomorrow" reverie, and taken into a world of exotic promise, unfamiliar and somehow we know we'll be safe.

Also… "Im nin'alu" dates to the 17th century, so it's the second-oldest song on my list, younger than "Coisice a ruin" (qv). Debbie Gibson put "Electric youth" into the top 60, I just couldn't find space for this song, however much it defines my generation. Scritti Politti are like the white chocolate Green Gartside loves; fine in small doses, but I can't stand them for long. "Wood beez (pray like Aretha Franklin)" longlisted.

[torahapologetics]

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henmazzig

Amid all the heartbreaking news around the world, these images offer a glimpse of beauty and resilience. 🕊️ From a 2018 New York Times piece, they capture the revival of prewedding henna ceremony in Israel’s Jewish Yemenite community — a vibrant celebration of heritage and pride. ✨ Shabbat shalom to all. Let’s hold space for peace, pray for the return of our hostages, an end to wars, and safety for those facing the devastating wildfires in California. ❤️ Swipe, reflect, and share hope. Pictures credit: Malin Fezehai for New York Times Producer: Noa Avishag Schnall

[estera-shirin]

Megillat Esther — Aden, Yemen, 1920 CE

This incredible Megillat Esther was created in Aden in 1920. At this point in time, Aden was under British control and was governed as part of British India.

[nesyanast]

Thinking about how in 1983 Ofra Haza, a Yemenite-Jew refugee, sang the song Chai at Eurovision in Munich, Germany 11 years after the Munich Massacre and only four decades after the Holocaust, with a song where the chorus says Am Yisrael Chai - The Nation of Israel Lives and it's all about joyous survival. (She placed second)