KARACHI: Not many people know that a number of Karachi’s landmark buildings were designed by a Jewish architect Moses Somake (1875-1947). While he was born in Lahore, he lived most of his life in Karachi before migrating to England a few months before the Partition of India. Reading a paper at Karachi conference here on…
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Shiva Connect Website Helps Organize Jewish Mourning, With Online Shiva And Funeral Details
SIMSBURY, Conn. (RNS) After burying her mother, Sharon Rosen found herself dealing with a problem: deli platter deliveries. A deluge of them, all ordered by her friends and neighbors as part of the Jewish tradition of providing food for the bereaved during the seven-day mourning period known as the “shiva.” “We had to find a…
Bringing ‘lost brethren’ to Israel
SDEROT, Israel – A Kassam rocket had just landed across the street, but it couldn’t wipe the smile off David Lhundgim’s face as he entered his apartment in this embattled town near the Gaza border. Born in the rural provinces of northeast India, Lhundgim had lived in Sderot since he moved to Israel in…
Article: The Jews of India
A history of the Baghdadi Jews–who actually lived in India, not Baghdad. By Joan G. Roland The Persian Gulf port of Basra began to serve as a trading center of the British East India Company in 1760, and it was from Basra–and Baghdad–that many Jews who played an important role in English commerce in the…
Indian Jews from ‘lost tribe’ move to Israel
Jerusalem: Dozens of Jews who claim to be the descendants of a lost biblical Jewish tribe emigrated to Israel on Monday from their village in northeastern India, celebrating their arrival after a five-year struggle to get in. The Bnei Menashe say they are descended from Jews banished from ancient Israel to India in the…
Book: Baghdad to Bombay – In the Kitchens of My Cousins
Title: Baghdad to Bombay – In the Kitchens of My Cousins Author: Pearl Sofaer Published: May 5, 2008 Publisher: Paper Jam Publishing; First edition (May 5, 2008) ISBN-10: 1888345241 ISBN-13: 978-1888345247 Description: Baghdad to Bombay weaves the threads of a vital family into a rich tapestry of good food and beloved tradition. This tapestry represents…
Book: Dropped from Heaven: Stories
Title: Dropped from Heaven: Stories Author: Sophie Judah Published: March 27, 2007 Publisher: Schocken; First Edition edition (March 27, 2007) ISBN-10: 0805242481 ISBN-13: 978-0805242485 Description: A marvelous fiction debut–a collection of richly told, deeply moving stories about everyday life within a community of Indian Jews as its ancient culture confronts the modern world. In the…
Book: Before The Deluge – The Jews Of India
By: Ezra James Nollet Published: April 25th, 2012 The stories in this column are translations by Mr. Nollet from Die Juden In Der Welt (The Jews in the World) by Mark Wischnitzer, a long out-of-print book published more than seven decades ago in Germany. The book examines Jewish communities, one country at a time, as…
The Lost Tribes of Israel in India – A Genetic Perspective
Background The journey of Jesus(as) to India, Kashmir and Afghanistan in search of the lost tribes of Israel is strongly supported by Biblical, historical and traditional literature. Some inhabitants of these areas have called themselves ‘Beni Israel’ from time immemorial, and take pride in being of Israelite origin. Historical evidence supporting the journey of the…