Apart from being India’s former British capital, Kolkata was once a migratory hub, with populations like Parsis, Armenians, Chinese, and Jews flourishing in its crumbling colonnades and fading world history.
However, the culturally lively metropolis is seeing a decline in the Jewish population, with fewer than ten males available to observe the Jewish Sabbath or Day of Rest.
The twenty-nine Baghdadi Jews are still hoping to rekindle the whispers of historic Jewish heritage and traditional identity as they struggle to maintain community life.
Source: https://www.edtimes.in/the-vanishing-jews-of-kolkata-the-last-jews-that-love-the-city-of-joy/
