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Subject: Yemenites
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: ziv_zsl-ga
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Posted: 08 Dec 2002 06:46 PST
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Question ID: 121334
I am looking for websites belonging to Jewish Yemenite communities,
preferably in English or Hebrew.
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Subject: Re: Yemenites
Answered By: justaskscott-ga on 08 Dec 2002 11:20 PST
 
Hello ziv_zsl,

The web site mentioned by tehuti does appear to be the work of one
person, the site administrator Aleqsander ban Haim Rahmiel.  While the
web site seems very personal, it does have a fair amount of
information, as well as links to a few other sites.

The Jews of Yemen
http://www.chayas.com/

"Aleqsander ban Haim Rahmiel (Site Admin at chayas.com)"
The Jews of Yemen
http://www.chayas.com/aleqs.htm

"Links"
The Jews of Yemen
http://www.chayas.com/links2.htm

One of those links might be the "Association of Jewish Yemenites"
referred to in tehuti's comment.  The site is copyrighted by "the
assosoation for society and culture", and according to the English
description of the site (in the description metatag), it organizes
seminars and publishes books on Yeminite Jewish history.  The site is
otherwise in Hebrew.  There are two links that will bring you to this
site:

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9018/index.html
http://www.yemenite-jews.org/

Another link also appears to be run by a Yemenite Jewish community. 
It too is in Hebrew.

"Rosh - Ha'ayin"
Union of Local Authorities in Israel
http://www.iula.org.il/cities/eye/7.htm

The other web site I found is run by a Yemenite dance troupe, and is
in English, Hebrew, and Spanish.

The Yemenite Troupe: Moshav Amka
http://www.israel-folklore.com/

- justaskscott-ga


Search strategy:

Browsed chayas.com.

Searched on Google for the word "links" in combination with the
following terms:
"yemenite jews"
"yemenite jewry"
"yemenite jewish"
"yemeni jews"
"yemeni jewry"
"yemeni jewish"
"jews of yemen"
"jewish yemenite"
"jewish yemenites"

[Through these searches on Google, I found the second address for the
Yemenite Jewish association and the address for the dance troupe. 
There were also web pages describing Yemenite Jews, but they did not
appear to actually be run by Yemenite Jews.]
Comments  
Subject: Re: Yemenites
From: tehuti-ga on 08 Dec 2002 09:42 PST
 
Hello ziv_zsl,

I have some leads, but not a full answer, so am posting this as a
comment.

Here is a web site on "The Jews of Yemen", which is in both English
and Hebrew http://www.chayas.com/index.htm  However, it appears to be
the work of one individual, rather than of an association

I have found contacts details for a US group, but it does not appear
to have a web site: Association of Jewish Yemenites, POB 2863, Church
Street Station, NY, NY 10008.
(found on the Teimanim Israeli Judaica Shoppe site
http://www2.netvision.net.il/~netzarim/Mall/TeimShop/TeimShop.htm )

and Yemenite community of ‘Congregation Tifferet Yisrael of
Manhattan.’ It is a vivid Yemenite society of young people who come to
pray and would like to preserve their Yemenite heritage and religious
unique Yemenite style and customs. The ones that they cherished in
their homes, their Yemenite tradition.  This community is located on
120 West 76th St. http://www.jewishpost.com/jp0809/jpn0809s.htm
Subject: Re: Yemenites
From: ravuri-ga on 09 Dec 2002 06:03 PST
 
Here's some more info about Yemenite Jews.

I went to www.google.co.il (Google's Israel site) and typed in
"teimanim" and "teiman" in Hebrew characters.  Here's what I found in
Hebrew:

http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/fuji/9856/
The Yemenites' Chinnah (henna) Ceremony

http://www.israeliscent.com/IsraelStore/IsraelMusic/h-music-ethnic-yemenite-01.htm
The first of three pages selling Teimani music.

http://www.iula.org.il/cities/eye/7.htm
History of Yemenite Aliyah, before 1948.  From the Rosh HaAyin site.

http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/kitveyet/mahanaim/razhabi-3.htm
Yemenite Jews and Martyrdom (scholarly article)

http://www.tayman-child.gov.il/
The official committee to investigate the disappearance of Yemenite
children from 1948-1954.  In English and Hebrew.

http://www.sports-center.co.il/hishtalmut/papers/dance/toldot/4.doc
Yemenite dance: origin and influences (scholarly article)

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