eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
23 November 2018
In memory of Ovadia Nehemia (1931-2018), who passed away this past week. Nehemia made aliyah to Israel from Yemen in 1949 and, together with members of his community from the village of Gades, was settled in a tent on a hill outside of Jerusalem. Thanks to the efforts of those like Nehemia, the tents became homes as the hill was transformed into the thriving community of Givat Ye’arim. Nehemia worked as a member of the Border Patrol while serving his first love as the gabbay in the local synagogue. Nehemia is survived by his wife Rina, ten children, more than sixty grandchildren, and approximately twenty great-grandchildren. Nehemia’s ninth child, Maya, is married to Dr. Aryeh Tepper, The American Sephardi Federation’s Director of Publications. The ASF sends its condolences to the Nehemia and Tepper families.
