Item Details | Research Catalog

The road to redemption : the Jews of the Yemen, 1900-1950

Title

Published by

Author

Filter by

Format

Status

Status	Format	Access	Call number	Item location
Status Request for on-site use Request scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	FormatText	AccessUse in library	Call numberDS135.Y4 P37 1996	Item locationOff-site

Description

Summary

Since the rise of Islam, Jews have been living in the Yemen as the only non-Muslim minority. Their status, never enviable, deteriorated in the twentieth century as the Imam Yahya sought to maintain the full force of Islamic law and local custom. The attempt to create a Jewish National Home in Palestine, Arab propaganda, new economic realities and local resentments had the effect of further undermining their position. While battling to maintain their rights, the Yemenite Jews started to emigrate.
British immigration policies in Palestine, The Imam's efforts to prevent them from leaving, and British regulations in Aden often frustrated their efforts. This movement of people was to culminate in 1948-50 in what was the largest human airlift the world had ever seen - Operation Magic Carpet - when the Yemenites were taken 'on wings of eagles' to Israel.

Series statement

Uniform title

Subject

Genre/Form

Contents

I. Origins -- II. The Jews of the Yemen at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century -- III. Immigration to Palestine 1900-1930 -- IV. The Rule of the Imam -- V. Law and Custom -- VI. The Jews in the Economy of the Yemen -- VII. 1930-1939: Fateful Years -- VIII. 1939-1947: Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- IX. The Aden Riots and Their Aftermath -- X. May 1948-May 1949: Redemption Postponed -- XI. Via Dolorosa -- XII. Redemption Camp -- XIII. From Najran to Habban -- XIV. Operation Colourblind -- XV. The Liquidation of the Exile.

Owning institution

Bibliography (note)