Published in 2000 for the 50th anniversary of the major immigration of Yemen's Jews to the fledgling state of Israel in connection with a major exhibition at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
The Yemenites: Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture offers a glimpse into the lifestyle, rituals, and arts and crafts of one of the most ancient Jewish communities, which lived for two millennia in Yemen and preserved there some of the oldest Jewish traditions.
by Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2000
Softcover, 183 pgs.
110 photographs (80 full-color)
Size: 8.5" X 12"
Language: English