Today, modern linguists consider Yemenite Hebrew a living comparator to ancient Semitic languages — a tool for reconstructing ...

(JTA) The National Library of Israel has announced the acquisition of 60,000 Yemenite Jewish manuscripts and text fragments which made up one of the most significant private collections of Judaica in ...

JERUSALEM-- Nineteen Jews from war-torn Yemen have been brought to Israel in a covert operation, completing, according to Israeli immigration officials, the repatriation of the 2,000-year-old Yemenite ...

Welcome to Throwback Thursday, a weekly photo feature in which we sift 116 years of Forward history to find snapshots of women’s lives. This magnetic image depicts a moment of ecstatic passion of the ...

The elaborate passage of Yemenite Jews from a New York City suburb to Israel has prompted a torrent of allegations. The Jewish Agency for Israel, which runs immigration and absorption, says its secret ...

At a recent henna celebration at the Yemeni Heritage Center in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, the bride had three ensemble changes, each representing a city or region in Yemen. Although both the bride and ...

Shlomo Sulayman, not just Israel’s oldest man, but also one of the oldest people in the world, passed away in Netanya yesterday at the age of 117. Born in Yemen, Sulayman witnessed the deterioration ...

Major Judaica trove amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to National Library Put together over 50 years by Yehuda Levi Nahum, collection includes translated Maimonides manuscripts and writings ...

“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar. (JTA) — The National Library of Israel has announced the acquisition of 60,000 Yemenite Jewish ...