The Muslim Gatekeepers of the Jewish Synagogue: Unique Stories from India

Traditional holiday clothing of Cochin Jewish women at the Cochin Jewish Heritage Center in Israel

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As Kolkata’s and Kochi’s Jewish populations dwindled through emigration, several Muslim families took on the role of caretakers for historic synagogue buildings, maintaining them as living heritage sites even without an active Jewish congregation.

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