The road to redemption : the Jews of the Yemen, 1900-1950 /
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 Palest...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1996
Leiden ; New York : c1996 Leiden ; New York : 1996 |
| Series: | Brill's series in Jewish studies,
vol. 17 Brill's series in Jewish studies ; v. 17 Brill's series in Jewish studies ; v. 17 Brill's series in Jewish studies ; vol. 17 Brill's series in Jewish studies vol. 17 |
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| 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 |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm x, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm x, 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm x, 299 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm x, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm x, 299 pages , 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm x, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm x, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ([288]-292) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-292) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [288]-292) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004105441 (cloth : alk. paper) 9004105441 9789004105447 (cloth : alk. paper) 9789004105447 |
| ISSN: | 0926-2261 ; |