Yechiel Hibshoosh Archive.

Yechiel Hibshoosh (Ḥabshoosh), son of Aharon and Naama Hibshoosh, was born in Sana’a in 1911. He studied with Rabbi Elazar Qorah and afterwards with Rabbi Yihye Qapah. His grandfather, Suleiman Hibshoosh, founded and ran the extensive family business from 1883 onwards. The business expanded slowly from Sana’a to additional cities in Yemen, and after the death of Suleiman in 1922, the family business was restructured and was called “Suleiman Hibsoosh Sons". Its activities spanned the area of the Middle East, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. In 1930 Yechiel moved to Eretz Israel and started work in the firm’s branch in Jaffa, moving later on to the Tel Aviv branch. Yechiel was also involved in extensive public and pioneering activities on behalf of Yemenite workers, including the establishment of the “Ezrat Achim” organization and the foundation of the fund for aliya from Yemen and the rescue of orphans. Following the break up of ““Suleiman Hibshoosh Sons” in 1942, Yechiel and his brothers founded a company called “Aharon Hibshoosh Sons”, and the commercial company was also involved in public affairs. In 1970 Yechiel moved to New York and was engaged in helping Yemenite immigrants there. He also helped the remaining Jews in Yemen and visited them there more than once. He published tens of books including: “Yihye the Yemenite” (1984), a facsimile edition of an ancient Taj (Yemenite Pentateuch) (1985), “The Hibshush Family” (1985-1986), “Two Great Luminaries – Rabbi Yihye Qapah and Rabbi Yihye Yitzchak Halevi” (1987-1989), and “The Jews Left in Yemen” (1990). Yechiel Hibshoosh died in 2002 and was buried in Jerusalem. The archive was made available thanks to Yechiel Hibshoosh's descendants, and thanks to Samis Foundation, Seattle, Washington. Read more