The small but visible Jewish diaspora in India is steadily dwindling as Maharashtra’s close-knit community of Bene Israeli and Baghdadi Jews permanently plans to migrate to their holy country. Over time, a large number of 65,000 Jews who came to India has declined. According to several reports, the Bene Israelis have lived in Maharashtra for…
He started his “groundbreaking” trip to Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu giving him a big welcome. He also said that “even the sky” isn’t the limit when it comes to working together with India. He started his “groundbreaking” trip to Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu giving him a big welcome. He also said that “even the sky”…
(JTA) – The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTA) has Members of India’s Jewish community, who claim to be descended from one of Israel’s lost tribes, have begun Passover preparations. On Thursday, the Bnei Menashe community gathered in Churachandpur, India’s northeastern district, to bake matzah. The baking took place in a Shavei Israel facility, which aims…
I go all over the world. When someone says “Asia,” I think of a mystical India. If you want to fall in love with “Incredible India,” as the country’s tourism ministry calls it, you don’t have to try very hard. Even though the country can be a bit of a shock to visitors, they soon…
Meetings between the Prime Ministers may not make much of a difference to Israeli tourists visiting India, but they provide crucial optics for Indian Jews living in Israel. National dailies informed us that India and Israel are “celebrating 25 years of friendship,” and that Israeli technology in drip irrigation and soil-water management will help water-stressed…
Only one out of every 2,47,269 Indians is Jewish. The community is tiny, accounting for only around 0.0004% of the total population, yet it does not receive the perks that come with the government-issued tag that many other minorities do. It’s something that Ezra Moses, the Indian Jewish Federation’s honorary secretary, and Solomon Sopher, the…
For its reasons, India’s small but considerable Jewish community stands apart. What sets them apart is their ability to blend into the local culture while maintaining their individuality. There are currently roughly 6000 Jews in India who are tasked with safeguarding the country’s final vestiges of Jewish heritage, which include Jewish cemeteries, schools, and some…
The 13th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, which murdered 166 people, including six Jews at the city’s Chabad House, was remembered in numerous events by Indians in Israel, including authorities, foreign students, and Jewish citizens of Indian descent. The Islamist Lashkar-e-Taiba organization carried out coordinated attacks around Mumbai on November 26, 2008, injuring over…
In the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, a roundabout named after Mahatma Gandhi was erected in 2016. 2,000 Bene Israel Jews live in the arid Biblical village. Despite being Israeli citizens, these Jewish immigrants from the Indian subcontinent nevertheless hold Gandhi in high regard as India’s austere political and spiritual leader during the country’s…
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…