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Ridai (Rida'i, رضاعي, רצ'אי), Yemen
The village of Rida'i (Ridai, רצ'אי, الرضاعي), Yemen. Located east of Ibb, in the Nadreh region.
Description
About 100 Jewish families lived in this town. They had one large synagogue that was its own building with a place for boys to learn, and the mikveh was adjacent to it. Most of the Jewish families lived in their own area, Hafid al-Yehud (חאפד אל-יהוד), although at least one family did not. The houses were about 4 stories high.
Rida'i, Yemen
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Sources
Interview with Sara T.
Fore more information, see the Encyclopedia of Yemeni Jewish Communities, אנצקלופדיה לקהילות היהודיות בתימן, page 557.