Jewish Sharab (Arabic: اليهود من شراب والسلام, Al- Yahud al- Sharab as' Salam) is an ancient Jewish quarter in the city of Ta'izz, Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen established around 130 CE and dismantled around 1940, and was one of the most illustrious places of Jewish settlement in Yemen. Many distinguished Jewish personalities were born there, including R. Shalom Sharabi, R. Mordechai Sharabi and R. Shalom Shabazi. It was an important place of Torah learning, and home to many Yeshivot and schools. It had a population of over 10,000 Jews and was a major industrial centre of Yemen, where goldsmiths' work, weaving, commerce, silk trading and shoemaking were the main industries of the day. The Sharabi Jews have a slightly different pronunciation than most other Yemenite Jews.
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