There were 252 Jews from India’s north-eastern Bnei Menashe community, including babies and the elderly, who came to Israel on Tuesday to start a new life. In total, they make up 50 families and 24 single people. There are four babies under two years old, and 19 people over the age of 62. It was…
Take some of the blood, and hit it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses where they’ll eat it. This is what my mom remembers from when she was young. When she went to see her Bene Israel friends in Virjoli, a village south of Mumbai, she saw…
I’m in 4th grade, and we’re doing a project in geography class right now. Each of us has a week to turn in a folder of research and photos on any country we want. “Exotic India” is a brochure about a trip to India that I get with my mom. People in saris and tigers…
Indian Jews are having a hard time. Last month’s official statements on Israel were a source of uncertainty for them. They are afraid that the expulsion of Consul Yousuf Hasseen and the threat to close the consulate altogether will backfire on them because of that. India’s foreign policy has always been pushed and pulled by…
Washington D.C., May 11 (ANI): This is how it goes: A new study shows that the Bene Israel community in the western part of India has genetic proof that they are Jewish. They, on the other hand, have always thought of themselves as Jewish. Most people don’t know much about the Bene Israel community before…
The Society for Social Regeneration & Equity (SSRE), a group that wants to break down stereotypes about religious minorities, honored Sheela Rohekar, the only Jewish novelist writing in Hindi, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. She was given an award for her portrayal of Indian Jewish life in her new book, Miss Samuel: Ek Yahudi Gatha…
Esther David was in Mumbai for a cousin’s wedding in the late 1950s when she came to a housing society in Jacob Circle where many Jews lived. She was born and raised in Ahmedabad, and she was fascinated by the idea of members of her group living in separate apartments in the same complex. In…
The Baghdadi Jews of Kolkota are little recognized for a variety of reasons, one of which is their migration from India following Independence. Manjira Majumdar brings a book about this community’s remarkable food, lifestyle, and culture to light. Despite the presence of some communities from outside India in India, little is known about their cuisine,…
Manish Tiwari, a member of the Congress, compared the plight of Brahmins in India to that of Jews in a tweet about the Twitter spat. Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari claimed on Wednesday, November 21, that “anti-Brahminical patriarchy” is “the reality of Indian politics,” adding to the controversy over Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey carrying an “anti-Brahminical…