Yemenite Jews (
Yehudei teiman; ) are those
Jews who live, or once lived, in
Yemen. The term may also refer to the descendants of the Yemenite Jewish community. Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of Yemen's Jewish population was transported to Israel in
Operation Magic Carpet. After several waves of persecution throughout Yemen, most
Yemenite Jews now live in Israel, while small communities are found in the
United States and elsewhere. Only a handful remain in Yemen. The few remaining Jews experience intense, and at times violent,
anti-Semitism on a daily basis.