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Shikami (שכאמי, الشكامي), Yemen
The village of Shikami (שכאמי, الشكامي), Yemen (תימן, اليمن).
Description
The village of Shikami had 1 Jewish family, the Tanami family, prior to the airlift in 1948. The Tanami family moved to Dhamar prior to the airlift in search of a Jewish community for their children.
عاش يهودين في هذا الموضع في القرن العشرين.
Shikami, Yemen
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Sources
Interview with S. Tanami.
See also, The Encyclopedia of Yemeni Jewish Communities (Hebrew) page 572.