The Children of Yemin Orde:
Population
For most of its children, Yemin Orde is the only home they have in Israel. Founded in 1953, Yemin Orde’s first residents were a few dozen Holocaust orphans. Over the years, the Village has welcomed refugees and immigrants from Iran, North Africa, India, Yemen and Eastern Europe. Today, most of the children hail from places such as the Former Soviet Union, Ethiopia, and Brazil.
About half of the population comes from dysfunctional homes. About 20% of the children at Yemin Orde are orphans.
The vast majority of the children at Yemin Orde are teenagers in grades 9-12. However, in 2002 as part of the Mayah program, Yemin Orde welcomed nine children from the former Soviet Union whose ages ranged from ages 5 -13. The Mayah Program continues to bring children of Jewish background from orphanages across the FSU to start a new life in Israel.