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Old Yemenite synagogue in Kfar HaShiloach hosts special Selichot event

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A special Slichot event was held on Monday in the the Old Synagogue of the Yemenite Village—Kfar HaShiloach—in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood. The event was an initiative of the Public Council of the Kfar HaShiloach Heritage Center, chaired...
From left: Rahamim Madmoni, (left) the son of Shlomo Madmoni, who was slain during the 1939 Arab riots while attempting to rescue a Torah scroll and other synagogue property, with Shiloah public council head Gadi Bashari and Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis.

First-ever memorial held in Silwan for Jew slain in 1939 Arab riots

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The first-ever memorial day for Shlomo Madmoni was held on Monday in the village of Shiloah (Silwan) in eastern Jerusalem, also known as the Yemenite village. The event, initiated by the Shiloah public council,...