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Last Survivor of Najran's Jewish Community Passes Away

2/25/2026

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David Shuker, an Israeli and the last known survivor of Najran's Jewish community in Saudi Arabia, died at about 82.
Shuker publicly appealed to Saudi rulers to visit his birthplace before his death, but requests were denied.
He was born in Najran in 1944, a city that once housed a small Jewish community.
Following the establishment of Israel in 1948, Shuker and other Jews fled to Yemen and later Israel.

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David Shuker, an Israeli and the last known survivor of Najran's Jewish community in Saudi Arabia, died at about 82.
Shuker publicly appealed to Saudi rulers to visit his birthplace before his death, but requests were denied.
He was born in Najran in 1944, a city that once housed a small Jewish community.
Following the establishment of Israel in 1948, Shuker and other Jews fled to Yemen and later Israel.