Sign in
Age of DiscoveryGovernment & Law

Mawza exile of Yemen's Jews

1679Notable

Imam al-Mahdi Ahmad expels Yemen's Jews to the harsh Mawza region near Mocha, holding that Yemen, like the Hijaz, should have no non-Muslims. Survivors return after about a year; synagogues are seized.

Community notes

Loading notes…

Learn more ranked by votes

Documentjewishvirtuallibrary.org
Yemen (Jewish Virtual Library) ↗
Editor's pick
VideoSearch on YouTube
Mawza exile Yemenite Jews ↗
Editor's pick
VideoSearch on YouTube
history of Yemenite Jews ↗
Editor's pick