This is the second in the series of diminishing communities of India, who migrated from their native lands and made this country their own. This time it's about the Jews who have a small, but significant presence in various...
When opposed to reading, listening is a more natural approach to learning. Although written language only dates back to roughly 3200 BC, oral language has been around for a long time.
Now you can listen to the tremendous amount of...
Up until India's independence in 1947, there was once a large Jewish community in Kolkata. Known as "Baghdadi Jews," they came from present-day Iraq and Syria in the late 18th Century.Today, this Jewish world is vanishing. Out of the...
A very important non-Jewish community that had an impact on the Bene Israel was the Christian missionaries. In the eighteenth century many Christian missionaries came to India. Some of them had anthropological interest in India. They began with their...
A virtual tour of the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County's revolving exhibit "Jews of India: The History and Practices of the Bene Israel, Cochin, and Baghdadi Jews" is available. The contribution of books and artifacts by community members...
The history of Jews from Israel, Spain, and Portugal in India, as well as how the Maharajas treated them.
How Indians treated Israeli Jews from Spain and Portugal to the shores of Kochi, Kerala.
Relations between Israel and India throughout the...
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A small Jewish community has existed on India's Malabar coast for 900 years, coexisting peacefully with their Hindu, Muslim, and Christian neighbors. It has served as an example of interfaith tolerance....
