The Bene Israel are arguably the world's only Jewish community that has never faced anti-Semitism. For two thousand years, they lived in peace with their Indian neighbors, free to practice Judaism and grow as a society. The Bene Israel...
Study Finds Genetic Connection Between Indian Bene Israel and Middle Eastern Jews
A new DNA study sheds light on the origins of the Indian Bene Israel community and offers insights into its distant...
The Genetics of Bene Israel from India Reveals Both Substantial Jewish and Indian Ancestry
The West Indian Bene Israel Jewish group is a unique people whose history before the 18th century is mostly...
In the late 1940s, India's Jewish population numbered around 26,000 people. The entire community was split into four groups: Cochin Jews, Bene Israel Jews, Baghdadi Jews, and European Jewish refugees. All of them had the benefits of Indian citizenship...
The Bene Israel community in Mumbai is the last relic of a once-thriving Jewish population that was devastated in part due to emigration to Israel. I claim that the Bene Israel, who have been criticized for their dark skin...
Following 1948, not only the Jews who made India their home, but also those who went to Israel with India in their hearts, have had an impact on India-Israel ties.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu arrived in India,...
India has been home to Jewish groups who have been persecuted for a long time. One of them is the Bene Israel, which has been around for more than 2,000 years now.
Of course, India has always been open to...
The Genetics of Bene Israel from India Reveals Both Substantial Jewish and Indian Ancestry
The West Indian Bene Israel Jewish community is a special people whose existence before the 18th century is largely...
"We are the last generation that can do it. Children that have grown up in Israel do not know India. People who grew up in India are 70 years old. They are...
NEW DELHI: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a group event during his three-day visit to Israel in July, he will again address citizens of Indian descent abroad. It is estimated...