The Cochin Jewish community, numbering no more than 2,400 at its peak in 1948, lived in harmony with their Hindu, Christian, ...

In Cochin, Jews would use straw, rags, and branches to build an almost human-size effigy depicting Haman, the evil minister of Persian King Ahasuerus, who plots to exterminate the Jewish people in ...

Whatever way you look at it, the Jewish community of Cochin is an ancient one. If you rely on traditional lore, the Jews of the city of Cochin in southwestern India can trace their roots there all the ...

The Jewish community in India was one of the smallest and least persecuted Jewish communities in the world; this led to a unique celebration of Purim, which often included members of other ...

(JNS) The Jewish community of Kerala, India, better known as Cochin Jews, has been shrinking ever since most of its members emigrated to Israel. Those who remain claim to be “the oldest diaspora ...

Our three families trace their heritage in part to the tiny, vibrant Jewish community that arrived in Cochin, it has been said, on the sailing ships of King Solomon. For Ora Farchy's parents ...

the lone jewish councillor is shabdai s. koder, 35-year-old university graduate. COCHIN IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF INDIA, ON THE MALABAR COAST, AND IS RULED BY THE MAHARAJA OF COCHIN.

Beta Israel Jews in Ethiopia, and Cochin Jews in India. Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance ...