Purim and protest: The role of effigies in Cochin Jewish tradition
A new study on the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community by Prof. Shalva Weil, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, from Hebrew University, published in the ...
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Jewish Synagogue
Known as the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations, the Pardesi synagogue located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India is one of seven synagogues of the Malabar Yehudan people or ...
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The Protector of Kochi’s Synagogue of Black Jews
Good morning, we need your help! Since 2015, The Wire has fearlessly delivered independent journalism, holding truth to power. Despite lawsuits and intimidation tactics, we persist with your ...
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The Maharaja’s Speech – The Question of Dual Loyalty
The historical marker is titled: The Speech of the Maharaja of Cochin Paradesi Synagogue 1949 The Maharaja spoke about the Jews of Cochin. Jewish presence in Cochin is believed to date from Jewish ...
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Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89
Hallegua and her late husband were the caretakers of Kochi’s 450-year-old synagogue. Four years ago, when a Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent visited Kochi, India, researcher Shalva Weil ...
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Stone inscription in southern India reveals evidence of region’s oldest synagogue
(JTA) — An inscription on a stone pillar found in a small village in southern India may reveal new information about the oldest synagogue in ... group were the Cochin Jews, who claim ancestry ...