Yemenite Jews and Operation Magic Carpet

Witness the historic Operation Magic Carpet in which JDC planned, organized, and financed the passage of 48,000 Yemenite Jews from the British Protectorate of Aden to Israel. Between December 1948 and September 19, 1950, close to 450 flights were chartered, airlifting nearly the entire Jewish community from Yemen to Israel. Yemenite Jews crossed deserts, mountains, and borders, often on foot, in order to arrive in Aden, from where they were taken on the “wings of eagles” to the newly formed State of Israel.