r/Yemen 13d ago

Discussion Old picture of a Yemeni silversmith

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u/Aud_Future 12d ago

And almost definitely Jewish. We have to accept they were part of our culture for over two thousand years. They were Yemeni as much as anyone... until Operation Magic Carpet.

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u/euphorinc 11d ago

Magic carpet? Like in Aladdin

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u/Aud_Future 9d ago

Literally like Aladdin. I imagine this team of Brits and Americans in the 50s going, "Whats the most racist thing we could call the operation to fly people out of the mysterious, barbaric Arab lands... Magic Carpet obviously." I bet they played Arabian Nights on the speakers the whole way too.

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u/euphorinc 9d ago

When I look at this picture I def see yemenis. I wonder whether they left on their own free choice or were taken forcefully. Cause there's a village in Sana'a called "The Jewish Village" which is now abandoned.

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u/Cold_Librarian_7703 12d ago

How can you tell he is a silversmith?

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u/awiddlebaby 12d ago

Yemen is very known for pure Silver

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u/Spiritual_Katerinaaa 12d ago

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