Yemen's last remaining Jews: A community in decline

[DavidDvorkin]

Jewish leaders in Yemen say that there are now only 370 Jews left in the country, and the number is falling.

In recent months US officials and Jewish organisations have been flying Jews out of Yemen because, they say, it is too dangerous for them to remain.

Last year a Jewish man was murdered outside his home; many others have been threatened.

It's a depressing article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8418990.stm

[chandler2]

1. Fortunately, it rarely happens the other way around.

By that I mean anti-Hamites threatening/killing Arabs.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. The first response is a drive by.

[Ian David]

3. See also

BBC: Inside Iran's Jewish community
Topic started by CJCRANE on Sep-22-06 07:21 AM (3 replies)
Last modified by IanDB1 on Sep-22-06 07:50 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=236673

Iran's Jews reject emigration incentives
Topic started by DiktatrW on Jul-14-07 07:53 PM (6 replies)
Last modified by Karenina on Jul-15-07 07:48 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1336711

See also: The Silent Exodus
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=236673#236676

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Thanks for those links.