Yemenite Jews in Israel
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Yemenite Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Yemenite Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They number around 400,000 in the wider definition. Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of Yemen and Aden's Jewish population was transported to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet.
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Total population | |
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435,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and many other places. | |
Languages | |
Hebrew (main language of all generations); Arabic (among the older generation) | |
Religion | |
Orthodox Judaism |
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