110 Yemenite Jews to Be Brought to U.S.

[Jerusalem Post] Haviv Rettig Gur - Fearing a spate of killings following threats to the Yemenite Jewish community, United Jewish Communities, the umbrella body of North American Jewish federations, will evacuate 110 of the remaining 280 Yemenite Jews to the U.S. over the next two weeks. Yemen has refused to approve passports for Jews wishing to leave for Israel. The UJC will help those who wish to go to Israel from the U.S. to do so.


2009-03-19 06:00:00

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