Jews around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashana starting Sunday by eating traditional meals that symbolize the sweetness of the new year. From Egypt to Iran, Nervana Mahmoud takes stock of the Middle East's Jewish population.
Yemen
There were about 200 Jews left in Yemen in 2010, according to the North American Jewish Data Bank. But according to media reports, like many of the Arab Spring countries, the numbers dwindled after the fall of President Abdullah Ali Saleh. The chief rabbi in Yemen, Yahya Yosef Mosa, pictured above, still lives in Sanaa, even though the community has been under pressure since the fall of Saleh, who supported them.
(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi )
Nervana Mahmoud is a doctor, blogger and writer on Middle East issues. you can follow her on Twitter @Nervana_1