It’s thought that the first Jews in India lived on the Malabar coast around the middle of the 9th century BCE. That’s about 2,800 years ago. After King Solomon died in 931 BC, Israel split into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah. They were ruled by rival kings for more than 200 years until the Assyrians…
Only a few Jews remain in Kochi, Kerala’s Jew Town. Taha, a Muslim, owns and operates an embroidery shop on Jew Street. Outside Sarah Cohen’s shop, Taha was a poor street trader selling postcards. How did this friendship become a relationship?
Meet Mohammad Yaseen, a Muslim in Mumbai who engraves Jewish tombstones.
