Prof. Nathan Katz, an expert on Southeast Asian Jews, was interviewed: In comparison to Europe and the Middle East, anti-Semitism is less prevalent in Hindu and Indian culture. For the first time, Muslim terrorism has resulted in insecurity. Israel is admired among Indians. Many Indians are aware that Jews have been in their nation for…
Around the middle of the 9th century BCE – almost 2,800 years ago – the first Jews in India arrived on the Malabar coast. Following King Solomon’s death in 931 BC, Israel was divided into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, which were controlled by opposing monarchs for more than 200 years, until the Assyrians destroyed…
We published an essay on the Jews of India a few weeks ago, pointing out that the Jews of that vast peninsula have little pride in either their race or their country. Wilfred David, a young English Jew who has spent most of his life in India except for intervals spent at Cambridge and on…
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 ancient period. Selfless South Indian princes who influenced the survival of Judaism by assisting…
Shefali Vaidya Ji tells how even schoolchildren discovered the common root cause of persecuted Jews and Parsis fleeing to India, as well as the partition of India and other tragedies.
In a skillet, sauté the onion in the oil. Add the chicken, ginger, garlic, turmeric, pepper, and salt. The chicken should be at room temperature before cooking. Add enough water to cover the chicken and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and the liquid has evaporated. Combine the okra, tomatoes, lemon…
Food is exactly what characterizes the little-known Jewish Indian community—’Parsis’ as they are generally referred to in India—with a history dating back approximately 2100 years. Jews “have resided in India perhaps for millennia and at least the Middle Ages,” writes Shai Secunda of Jewish Ideas Daily, and Zoroastrians “have lived in India perhaps for millennia…