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Sahfa (צחפה, صحفة), Yemen
The village of Sahfa (צחפה, صحفة), in the Yarim (ירים, يريم) region of Yemen (תימן, اليمن).
Description
Sahfa had two Jewish families, both from the Bishari family. The men would travel to Madhkaran for services with a minyan on Shabbat and holidays.
عاش يهودين في هذا الموضع في القرن العشرين.
Sahfa, Yemen
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Sources
Interview with H. Bishari.
See also, the Encyclopedia of Yemeni Jewish Communities (Hebrew) page 478.