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Elyakim Levanon
Eliakim ( he, אֶלְיָקִים) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1949 as a moshav by Jewish exodus from Arab countries, Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel, depopulated Palestinians, Palestinian village of Umm az-Zinat, and was named after Jehoiakim (who was originally named Eliakim), a King of Kingdom of Judah, Judah (2 Kings 23:34). In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement, but returned to being a moshav in 2008. Notable residents *Boaz Mauda, winner of season 5 of Kokhav Nolad References {{Megiddo Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1949 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel 1949 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Jews or Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from ''Yehudei Teman''; ar, اليهود اليمنيون) are those Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ... who live, or once lived, in Yemen, and their descendants maintaining their customs. Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of Yemen's Jewish population Aliyah, immigrated to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen), Operation Magic Carpet. After several waves of persecution throughout Yemen, the vast majority of Yemenite Jews in Israel, Yemenite Jews now live in Israel, while smaller communities live in the United States and elsewhere. Only a handful remain in Yemen. The few remaining Jews experience intense, and at times violent, Antisemitism, anti-Semitism on a daily basis. Yemenite Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
