The minister of state for minority affairs has said that the government can only give minority status to people after talks with “many stakeholders,” including the states. A new city is called New Delhi. According to the 2011 Census, there are about 4,650 Jews in India. They have been waiting for a long time to…
Title: Who Are the Jews of India? Author: Nathan Katz Published: November 6, 2000 Country Published: USA Publisher: University of California Press ISBN-10: 0520213238 ISBN-13: 978-0520213234 Description: Of all the Diaspora communities, the Jews of India are among the least known and most interesting. This readable study, full of vivid details of everyday life, looks…
Title: The Story Of The Jews, Finding the Words Author: Max I. Dimont Country Published: USA Publisher: Signet; 2 edition (June 1, 2004) ISBN-10: 0451529405 ISBN-13: 978-0451529404 Description: From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation…
Title: Western Jews in India: From the Fifteenth Century to the Present Author: Kenneth X. Robbins, Marvin Tokayer Country Published: USA Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors; 2013 edition (1 July 2013) ISBN-10: 8173049831 ISBN-13: 978-8173049835 Description: This is the first book describing the roles of Western Jews in South Asian political affairs, medicine, painting, architecture and religion. A…
In my country — India — God is everywhere. At school, at work, even in a taxi ride, the average Indian encounters God in a million daily interactions. Instead of steering away from religion, we steer toward it without hesitation. And “religion” here doesn’t always look the way you might expect it to. In Mumbai’s…
Title: The Jews and Their Lies Author: Martin Luther Published: January 15, 2015 Country Published: USA Language: English ASIN: B00SAD5NG0 Description: What shall we Christians do with this rejected and condemned people, the Jews? Since they live among us, we dare not tolerate their conduct, now that we are aware of their lying and reviling and…
Because I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t know I had the right to claim all of myself. It was a tradition for me to start the week with curry at my grandmother’s house, then go to synagogue for raucous music and charming. In the evenings on Sundays, I spent time with my Indian…
Title: Burnt Bread and Chutney: Growing Up Between Cultures-A Memoir of an Indian Jewish Girl Author: Carmit Delman Published: August 27, 2002 Country Published: USA Publisher: One World/Ballantine ISBN-10: 0345445937 ISBN-13: 978-0345445933 Description: This elegant memoir provides readers with glimpses of an unusual cross-cultural childhood. Delman was raised, in Cleveland, Ohio, New York and Israel,…
There will be a limited run of the off-Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Indian Wells Theater on the CSUSB campus in Palm Desert. The National Touring Production is now playing through March 15, but it will be over on March 15. In Old Jews Telling Jokes, five actors perform jokes from both…
The Bene Israel Jewish community from West India is a unique population whose history before the 18th century remains largely unknown. Bene Israel members consider themselves as descendants of Jews, yet the identity of Jewish ancestors and their arrival time to India are unknown, with speculations on arrival time varying between the 8th century BCE…