History of the Jews in Hadramaut

The history of the Jews in Hadramaut stretches back to ancient times. The

.

History

The community was very old,

, but those who remained assimilated and converted to Islam. Today, there are no longer any Hadhramaut Jews known to exist in Yemen.

Geography and families

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The Jews of Hadhramaut lived in

between 1509 and the 1960s, and a few migrated to Israel after 1948.

After the union between

("family name") after a well-known Muslim tribe to avoid discrimination based on their former Jewish roots. The Ben Qattian family in Hadhramaut are dagger-makers and gold-smiths. Their handmade daggers are well known.

See also

• Adeni Jews
• Habbani Jews
• Hadharem
• Yemenite Jews

References

• The Jewish Kingdoms of Arabia
• New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia, 1992, Encyclopedia Publishing, "Arabia", "Hadramaut"