Jews from Arab countries and Iran arrived in India in the late 18th century. Baghdadi Jews are their collective name. Baghdadi Jews came to India for religious persecution and business reasons in their own countries. Before they came to...
The Jewish Museum in London presents the story of British Jews while also honoring the Jewish community as a whole. The Baghdadi Jewish community in India is one such community.
This Jewish population, which originated in Iraq and spread over...
This 118-year-old Jewish bakery in India is a hit at Christmas time
MYSORE, India (JTA) Christmas has always been a celebratory affair in Kolkata, from the blinding outdoor lights that cover Park Lane,...
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County has been invited to present an exhibit at the Market Yard parking lot of the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, 33 Mechanic St., Freehold Borough.
According to a news release from the museum, this...
Indian Jews are having a hard time. Last month's official statements on Israel were a source of uncertainty for them. They are afraid that the expulsion of Consul Yousuf Hasseen and the threat to close the consulate altogether will...
I'm at Keneseth Eliyahoo, the powder blue-and-white synagogue at the heart of Mumbai's Jewish community, just a few blocks from the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and the Arabian Sea's Gateway to India bridge. It's one of several synagogues in...
The Baghdadi Jews of India
In 1760, the Persian Gulf port of Basra became a trading center for the British East India Company, and many Jews who had played a significant part in...
There were 252 Jews from India's north-eastern Bnei Menashe community, including babies and the elderly, who came to Israel on Tuesday to start a new life. In total, they make up 50 families and 24 single people. There are...
The community's presence in the city has all but vanished. Former residents recall good cuisine, harmony, and heritage recollections.
During the turbulent 1940s, Baghdadi Jews, as well as many European Jews fleeing Nazi oppression, fled to the ‘City of Joy'...
'The Man with Many Hats,' by Jael Silliman, provides a rare peek into the life of a small Jewish community that arrived in India last and left first, but made important contributions to the city's cultural and commercial life.
The...