The city of Kochi, a multicultural crossroads at the heart of the spice trade, was once home to thousands of Jews who fused Jewish and Indian identity. KOCHI, India (JTA) — Take a walk down this ...
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Purim and protest: The role of effigies in Cochin Jewish traditionToday, the once-thriving Cochin Jewish community on the Malabar Coast is nearly extinct, and traditional Purim celebrations have all but disappeared. No longer do the streets of Jew Town ...
Spending just one day in Fort Kochi is a delightful challenge, as this coastal gem in Kerala brims with history, culture, and ...
Hallegua and her late husband were the caretakers of Kochi’s 450-year-old synagogue. Four years ago, when a Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent visited Kochi, India, researcher Shalva Weil ...
Man walks by colorful wall with scooter, Jew Town, Mattancherry, Kochi, Cochin, Kerala, India. (Photo by: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images) Credit: UIG via Getty Images Google Maps will ...
The Cochin Jewish community, numbering no more than 2,400 at its peak in 1948, lived in harmony with their Hindu, Christian, and Muslim neighbors. Unlike other Jewish communities, they never ...
A new study on the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community by Prof. Shalva Weil, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, from Hebrew University, published in the ...
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