The story of the Yemenite Jewish ambassador to Hitler

A Yemenite Jew named Israel Subaryi supervised the transport of weapons and other supplies from Nazi Germany to Yemen in the 1930's; a well-respected businessman, he was the chief representative of his country's leader, the imam.

In May 1938, the Sturmfels sailed from Hamburg, Germany to Yemen, with seven rifles, 16 pistols, 340 barrels of gunpowder, water canteens, food and other supplies. During the Nazi years, this was one of many ships that brought arms and other goods to Yemen.

The person who supervised this process, thanks to his close connections with Nazi officials, was none other than a Yemenite Jew named Israel Subaryi. A well-respected businessman, he was the chief representative of his country's leader, the imam, in Hitler's Germany, where he resided until war erupted in 1939....