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Muslims bury one of the last Jews in Yemen

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Just when we thought that the last Jew in Yemen wasLevi Salem Marhabi, who has been languishing in jail for the past seven years on trumped-up smuggling charges, we learn of the existence of another Yemenite Jew, Yihye Ben-Yosef. Ben-Yosef died last week in the Arhab region north of Sa’ana, and was buried by Muslims, theJerusalem Post reports.Ben-Yosef was arrested with Marhabi in 2016, but released after three months.  (With thanks: Boruch):

Ben Yosef was reportedly buried in the village of Madar, north of Sana’a in Yemen,Ynet noted in their report. He had family in Israel.

Reports indicated that the announcement of ben Yosef’s death was written in a Facebook group of Yemenite Jews, where the announcement noted that he was buried by his Muslim neighbours as he had no remaining family to bury him in Yemen.

The post also read, “Today, there are not enough Jews in Yemen to perform the burial ceremony or say Kaddish, so his neighbours volunteered to ensure that he would receive a dignified farewell. This powerful moment highlights the power of humanity and compassion that still exists in the few places in the world that transcend religious boundaries, especially in challenging times.”

Roi Kais, a reporter atKAN News, wrote that sources familiar with ben Yosef’s life and story said that in the past, ben Yosef refused to immigrate to Israel, but later in life changed his mind, though unfortunately, theimmigration process was stuck on Israel’s side.

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Ynet News reports five Jews still in Yemen:

Following thedeath of Yahya Ben Youssef last week, the Jewish community in Yemen has dwindled to just five members, among them his elderly wife, who did not attend his funeral and is feared to have the same illness that claimed her husband’s life.
Yahya, (pictured), who had no children, was laid to rest by his Muslim neighbors in the village of Madar, north of the capital, Sanaa.
A local source, familiar with the situation, confirmed that only five Jews now remain in Yemen. One of them has been detained since late 2015 for participating in a smuggling operation to deliver a Torah scroll to Israel.
“Yahya was beloved by his village,” the source said. “He was a good man. That’s why when he passed away, all the villagers came to bury him and held a funeral for him.” A new video from the funeral shows residents carrying Yahya’s body, wrapped in a Jewish prayer shawl, to a grave on a hilltop near the village.
Despite some opposition at the burial site, most villagers supported the funeral. “Yahya refused to live in the Amran province’s Al Rida area, where the other Jews reside because he loved Sanaa and his Muslim neighbors there,” the source added.

 

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