Yemenite Jews

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Yemenite Jews are a historically distinct Jewish community from Yemen, known for their unique religious traditions, liturgical customs, and preservation of ancient Hebrew pronunciation.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Yemenite rite 0 4
Yemenite communities 0 2
Yemenite Baladi rite 0 1
Yemenite Jewish communities 0 1

Statements (94)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
Mizrahi Jews
religious community
continentOfOrigin Asia
countryOfOrigin Yemen
ethnicGroupOf Jews
experiencedEvent Operation Magic Carpet
economic discrimination in Yemen
forced conversions in Yemen at various times
persecution in Yemen
followsHalakhicAuthority Maimonides
hasDistinctiveFeature distinct Torah cantillation
preservation of ancient Hebrew pronunciation
strict adherence to Maimonides’ rulings in some subgroups
traditional Yemenite Jewish dress
traditional Yemenite Jewish music
unique liturgical customs
historicalStatus dhimmi community under Muslim rule
language Aramaic
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
majorityReligionInHostSociety Islam in Yemen
massMigrationPeriod 1949–1950
massMigrationTo Israel
partOf Jews
surface form: Jewish people
populationCenter Andorra
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Yemen
religion Judaism
rite Yemenite Jewish rite
usesPrayerRite Baladi rite
Dor Daim tradition
Shami rite

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Yemenite Baladi rite
Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Yemenite Jews
Musaf prayer nusachVariesBy Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite rite
this entity surface form: Yemenite rite
Aleinu usedBy Yemenite Jews
Kingship verses usedBy Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite communities
Mishneh Torah usedBy Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite Jewish communities
Musaf usedBy Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite communities
Malchuyot usedIn Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite rite
Birkot HaShachar variantTraditions Yemenite Jews
this entity surface form: Yemenite rite