Soccer Dad: The dwindling jewish community of yemen

November 25, 2009

The dwindling jewish community of yemen

The Washington Post has an excellent, sympathetic look at the dwindling Jewish community of Yemen. And I'm glad to see that the American government is helping.

In recent months, persecution by Islamist extremists has intensified, accelerating Jews' flight from Yemen. Many are heading to the United States. With the help of the U.S. government and U.S.-based Jewish organizations, 57 Yemeni Jews have been resettled in New York since July. At least 38 are expected to arrive soon and many more are eligible, American officials said. Others are seeking refuge in Israel and Europe.

Posted by SoccerDad at November 25, 2009 6:12 AM

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Comments

It's time for all good Jews to return home to Eretz Yisrael. If they make aliyah it's good news, if they go someplace else, it's bad, just postponing the geula.

Posted by: Batya at November 26, 2009 3:26 AM