#habbani

[secular-jew]

Abdullah I of Jordan with his Habbani Jewish bodyguards,  brothers Sayeed, Salaah, and Saadia Sofer; 1922. The Habbani Jewish community of Yemen were well-known across the Middle East and North Africa as strong warriors.  In the late 17th century, a bad drought struck Habban in Yemen and many Habbani traveled outside of Yemen to become bodyguards. The Habbani Jewish community developed a unique martial art with moves resembling the Hebrew alphabet. The remainder of the Habbani Jewish population was airlifted to Israel as part of Operation Magic Carpet in 1949.

[middleeastandnorthafrica]

Habbani Jewish couple, shortly after their 'aliya to Israel, mid-1950s

[generalstudentcloudblog]

Police in Shabwah SouthYemen captured two smugglers and they found Jewish Transcripts and ancient artifacts with them they were trying to smuggle out of Yemen.

[jewishvirtuallibrary-blog]

Abdullah I of Jordan with his Habbani Jewish bodyguards, the brothers Sayeed, Salaah, and Saadia Sofer; 1922. x

The Habbani Jewish community of Yemen were well-known across the Middle East and North Africa as strong warriors.  In the late 17th century, a bad drought struck Habban in Yemen and many Habbani traveled outside of Yemen to become bodyguards.  The Habbani Jewish community developed a unique martial art with moves resembling the Hebrew alphabet. The remainder of the Habbani Jewish population was airlifted to Israel as part of Operation Magic Carpet following the Aden riots.

[happiness-in-yiddish]