The Jewish community in Mumbai clings to centuries of tradition, but their numbers are rapidly shrinking. India's Mumbai – Although it was once a sizable community, India's Jewish population has shrunk dramatically, leaving only a small minority who are fighting...
Manish Tiwari, a member of the Congress, compared the plight of Brahmins in India to that of Jews in a tweet about the Twitter spat. Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari claimed on Wednesday, November 21, that "anti-Brahminical patriarchy" is "the reality...

Bene Israel Jews

I'm in 4th grade, and we're doing a project in geography class right now. Each of us has a week to turn in a folder of research and photos on any country we want. "Exotic India" is a brochure...
I go all over the world. When someone says "Asia," I think of a mystical India. If you want to fall in love with "Incredible India," as the country's tourism ministry calls it, you don't have to try very hard....
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...
The small but visible Jewish diaspora in India is steadily dwindling as Maharashtra's close-knit community of Bene Israeli and Baghdadi Jews permanently plans to migrate to their holy country. Over time, a large number of 65,000 Jews who came...
Jewish communities can be found all over the world. A study by scientists at the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad and other places found that the Indian Jewish community is "overwhelmingly" South Asian, with a "very small"...

Baghdadi Jews

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It's that time of year again: Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus, is upon us. Many Passover customs are more or less consistent around the world—avoiding leavened bread, serving matzah and other symbolic meals, recounting essential portions of...