As Yemen roils, Jews’ flight accelerates
Refuge sought amid threats, attacks
Posted: November 29, 2009 at 3:37 a.m.
The last remaining Jews in Yemen are vanishing, driven out by politics, war and hatred. Once numbering 60,000, one of the oldest Jewish populations in the Arab world now has fewer than 350 members.
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