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In Hebr�ch geschrieben / written in Hebrew. - Schutzumschlag stark berieben, leicht angeschmutzt und mit Randl�ren, Kopfschnitt stockfleckig, innen sauber bis auf eine Seite mit handschriftlichen Anmerkungen / Dust jacket heavily rubbed, lightly soiled and with marginal tears, top edge foxed, clean inside except for one page with handwritten annotations. - CONTENTS Preface Chapter One: Muslim Yemen in the Nineteenth Century I. Yemen and Its Population II. Political Changes in the Yemen in the Nineteenth Century 1. Political Changes in the Red Sea Region and the Coastal Towns 2. Political Changes on the Central Plateau Chapter Two: Dispersion of the Jews in the Yemen and Their Means of Support I. Geographical Distribution of the Jews in the Yemen II. Economical and Social Aspects of Yemenite Jewry Chapter Three: The Jews of Yemen in the Web of Political Events from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century until the Ottoman Conquest I. The San�a Community 1. The Siege of San�a in 1808 32 2. The Islamization of Orphans 3. Edict on the Cleaning of Public Toilets and Gutters 4. The Siege of San�a in 1818 5. The Famine of 1836 6. The Coin Forgery Affair of 1846 7. The Disturbances of 1851 8. The Rule of Haj Ahmad al-Khaiyimi 9. The Coin Forgery Libel of 1863 10. The Blood Libel of 1871 II. The Communities of Mokha and Aden 1. Decline of the Mokha Community 2. The Aden Com munity Chapter Four: The Jews of Yemen under Ottoman Rule, 1872-1905 I. Reaction of the Jews to Ottoman Rule II. The Jews of Yemen and the Ottoman Rule 1. Taxation and Bribery 2. Dress Restrictions 3. Edict on the Cleaning of Public Toilets and Gutters 4. Restrictions on Jewish Jurisdiction and Moral Corruption 5. Edict on Milling of Flour 6. Edict on Stretcher Car rying III. Decline of the San�a Community 1. Drought and Famine at the Turn of the Century 2. Dete rioration of the Jewish Community on the Eve of the Siege of 1905 3. The Siege of San�a in 1905 and the Collapse of the San�a Community Chapter Five: Community Leadership and Institutions I. Secular.Leadership and Social Services 1. The President 2. The �Aqel 3. The Hacham Bashi 4. Social Services II. Religious Leadership 1. The Mori 120 2. The Rabbinic Court 3. The Yeshiva 4. Epistles from the Elders of San�a to Yemenite Communities 5. Community Regulations from the Nineteenth Century 6. The Dispute between the Rabbinic Court and the Yeshiva Elders and the Collapse of Leadership Chapter Six: Messianic Movements in the Yemen in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries I. Rise and Death of Shukr Kukheyl the First II. Shukr Kukheyl the Second III. Yosef Abdallah IV. Redemption Prophecies in 1905 V. Redemption Prophecies in Contemporary Poetry Chapter Seven: Contacts between Yemen�s Jewry and the Diaspora I. Mori Yosef b. Sa�id II. Hayyim Ya�aqov Feinstein III. David Shemuel Karasso IV. Yosef b. Sleyman Mas'ud V Contacts with Jewish Centres in the Diaspora and their Nature 1. Contacts with the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Anglo-Jewish Association in London 2. Contacts with Alliance Isra�te Universelle in Paris Chapter Eight: Emigration to Palestine between 1881 and 1914 I. Causes of the Emigration to Palestine 1. Religious Background and Messianic Incentives 2. Des pair of Improving Political and Religious Life in the Yemen 3. The Economic Factor 4. Natural Disasters 5. News about the Redemption of Palestine 186 6. Did the Otto man Government Publish a Call to Emigrate to Palestine? 7. Attempts by Ottoman Walis to Block Emigration to Palestine II. Emigration from the Central Plateau in 1881-1906 1. Emigration in 1881-1882 2. Emigration in 1883-1906 III. Emigration in 1907-1914 1. Emigration Following the Edict on Flour Milling 2. Emigration from South Yemen in 1907-1908 3. Emigration from North Yemen in 1907-1909 4. Emigration from South Yemen in 1910-1914 5. The Mission of Shemuel Yavne�eli Chapter Nine: Yemenite Immigrants in Palestine, 1882-1914 1. Yemenite Immigrants in Jerusalem 1. First Problems of Integration 2. Attempt to Cooperate with the North-African Jewish Community 3. Contacts be tween Yemenite Immigrants and Israel Dov Frumkin 4. Housing Troubles and the Aid of the American Colony in Jerusalem 5. Child Mortality among Yemenite Immigrants in Jerusalem 6. Attempts of Agricultural Settlement by Yemenite Immigrants from Jerusalem 7. Yemenite Living Quarters in Jerusalem 8. Contacts between Yemenite Immigrants in Jerusalem and the San�a Community H. Yemenite Immigrants in Jaffa and in Settlements in Judea, the Sharon and Galilee 1. Yemenite Immigrants in Jaffa 2. The �Pe�ulat Sakhir� Association 3. �Hapo'el ha-Tzair� and �Po�ale-Zion� Parties and the Yemenite Immigrants 4. Conditions of the Yemenite Immigrants in Agricultural Settlements.