Pune (Maharastra) is a city in Maharashtra, India. 26th of January (ANI): On the occasion of India’s 70th Republic Day, the Bene Israel community flew the Indian national flag at its synagogue here on Saturday.
According to Yosef Nowgaonkar of the Bene Israeli group, who spoke to ANI, “We are an India because our forefathers have lived in India for many years. In India, we are never afraid of our brothers and sisters. We are honored to be able to celebrate these days in our sacred site.”
At the Succath Shelemo Synagogue, the flag was raised.
After a law was passed in 1971 allowing the raising of the Indian flag on non-government buildings, the custom of displaying the national flag began at Pune’s Synagogue.
