Describes the Jewish communities of India, with discussions of the myths of their origins. Lean about divisions within the community.
Offers a brief history of the Baghdadi Jews in Calcutta, and furnishes a profile of David Sassoon, a community member and philanthropist.
Furnishes details on the history of the Bene Israel and the Churrikars. Also details the synagogues and Jewish schools in and around Bombay.
Offers the contents of the apocryphal book, "The Words of Gad The Seer," copied in Cochin in the 18th century. Describes the manuscript's dating.
Illuminated the commonalities between Hinduism and Judaism, and details the history of Jewish diaspora in India.
Transcribes the Houston Post article of 1993 in which India-born artist Bentzion Yakov describes his upbringing in a Jewish family in Bombay.
Describes the Jewish synagogue originally built in 1568, and the diminishment of the Jewish population in the area. Offers photographs.
Details the difference between the Cochini and Bene Israel Jews of India and their roles within the Hindu caste system. Provides links to books.
Provides FAQs on India's Jewish communities including the Bene Israel, the Cochin Jews, and the Jews of Persia, Afghanistan, and Khorasan.
Details the discovery of texts from the Middle Ages, as well as an 18th century Judaic commentary found in Cochin.
Details the beliefs of the Manipur and Mizoram Jews who claim they are descendants of the lost Menashe tribe. Details the local chief Tchalah.