Title: The Jews of India Author: Dalia Ray Published: 2016 Country Published: India Publisher: Renaissance Publishers Pvt Ltd ISBN-10: 8193230906 ISBN-13: 978-8193230909 Description: The Jews of India, a microscopic marginal community among other communities settled in India, have become an important part of the Indian history. The Jews, who first landed in the port cities of India…
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The Last Jews of Kolkata
Up until India’s independence in 1947, there was once a large Jewish community in Kolkata. Known as “Baghdadi Jews,” they came from present-day Iraq and Syria in the late 18th Century.Today, this Jewish world is vanishing. Out of the city’s 15 million residents, only 20 are Jewish.
Jews in the Cradle of India
“Jews in the Cradle of India” was presented at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on March 13, 2009. The panel included the journalist Rahel Musleah who is featured in this program excerpt.
Sadia Shepard and the Lost Jews of India-Artstreet Miami
Sadia Shepard grew up in the Muslim faith. She later discovered that her grandmother was Jewish, a rare thing in India. In an effort to uncover her heritage, Sadia returned to India to find the Jewish tribe of her ancestors, the Bene Israel.
Jews of India
This is the second in the series of diminishing communities of India, who migrated from their native lands and made this country their own. This time it’s about the Jews who have a small, but significant presence in various parts of India.
Artist: Bettina Ehrlich
Bettina Ehrlich, née Bauer, (10 March 1903 – 10 October 1985) was an Austrian painter and illustrator of children’s books, many of which she also wrote. She lived briefly in Berlin and Paris, and from 1938 in England. Life Bettina Bauer was born in Vienna on 10 March 1903. She studied for three years at the…
Book: Who Are the Jews of India?
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…
The Best Thing About Growing Up Indian and Jewish
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…
Book: The Jews and Their Lies
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…
Book: Burnt Bread and Chutney: Growing Up Between Cultures-A Memoir of an Indian Jewish Girl
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,…