Anti-Semitism has never existed in India, making it one of the few places in the world where Jews have never faced anti-Semitism. Indian Jews currently residing in Israel, their "fatherland," reminisce about their rich history and culture in India.
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Jaishankar praised the work of Indian Jews in the nation-building process of India, identifying them as "one of us," citing old cultural and religious ties between India and Israel.
S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, met with the Indian Jewish...
The Bene-Israel and Baghdadi Jews of India: A history of this minority community
Nissim Ezekiel's poem "Night of the Scorpion" will always be remembered fondly by generations of Indian school students, particularly those...
The Baghdadi Jews of Kolkota are little recognized for a variety of reasons, one of which is their migration from India following Independence. Manjira Majumdar brings a book about this community's remarkable food, lifestyle, and culture to light.
Despite the...
For its reasons, India's small but considerable Jewish community stands apart. What sets them apart is their ability to blend into the local culture while maintaining their individuality. There are currently roughly 6000 Jews in India who are tasked...
Indian Jews have a long history in India, dating back to when Jews first arrived and settled there. The Cochin, Baghdadi Jews, Bene Israelis, and the recently found Bene Menashe and Bene Ephraim were among the key groupings they...
The history of the Jews in India is divided into three historical Jewish communities, each with a population of 6,000 people (1997) and located in a distinct geographical area: the community of Cochin in the south of the subcontinent,...
The immigration of Arabic-speaking Jews from Baghdad and Basra, as well as other parts of the Ottoman Empire, transformed the mosaic of Jewish communities in India toward the end of the eighteenth century. These arrivals, who were supplemented by...
Maharashtra recognized Jews as a religious minority in 2016, but there are no statistics on their population because the Indian census does not recognize them as a distinct group. Two weeks ago, Mumbai's Jewish community reopened the rebuilt Keneseth...
For almost a century, Jews from the Middle East, known as Baghdadis, have lived in flourishing communities all around Southeast Asia. Baghdadis were philosophically divided between two promised lands: the religious ideal of Jerusalem and the political promise of...