Hayyim Habshush
Rabbi Hayyim Habshush (Hebrew: ר` חיים בן יויא חבשוש also Hayyim ibn Yahya Habshush) (c. 1833-1899) was a coppersmith by trade,[1] and a noted nineteenth century historiographer of Yemenite Jewry.[2] He also served as a guide for the Jewish-French Orientalist and traveler Joseph Halévy, “twenty three years later (in 1893), Habshush began to write up the account of Halévy’s journey, first in Hebrew, and then, at the request of Edward Glaser, in his native language, the Judæo-Arabic dialect of Yemen.”[3] As a prominent member of the Jewish community in Yemen, R' Habshush served as one of the principal leaders of the Dor Deah movement alongside Rabbi Yihhyah Qafahh,[4] and Sa'id 'Arusi.[5]
Published works
- Masot Habshush (Hebrew: מסעות חבשוש lit. "The Journeys of Habshush" ) The travels of R' Hayyim ben Yahya alongside Joseph Halévy in Yemen and the life of Arabs and Jews living there (republished in 1941 as edited by S.D. Goitein).
- Korot Yisrael b'Teiman (Hebrew: קורות ישראל בתימן lit. "The Annals of the Israelites in Yemen") A history of the Jews in Yemen during the 17th and 18th Century CE.
References
- ^ The Fergusonian Impact. By Charles Albert Ferguson, Joshua A. Fishman. Published by Walter de Gruyter, 1986. p. 214.
- ^ The Jews of the British Crown Colony of Aden: History, Culture, and Ethnic Relations. By Reuben Ahroni. Published by BRILL, 1994. p. 47.
- ^ Linguistic Observations on a Native Yemenite by Wolf Leslau. The Jewish Quarterly Review, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jan., 1946), Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 261.
- ^ The Road to Redemption: The Jews of the Yemen, 1900-1950. By Tudor Parfitt. Published by BRILL, 1996. p. 46.
- ^ The Jews of Yemen in the Nineteenth Century: A Portrait of a Messianic Community. By Klorman, Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman. Published by BRILL, 1993. p. 162
See also
| Persondata |
| Name |
Habshush, Hayyim |
| Alternative names |
Chabshush, Chaim |
| Short description |
prominent Yemenite rabbi |
| Date of birth |
1833 |
| Place of birth |
Yemen |
| Date of death |
1899 |
| Place of death |
Yemen |