Today, 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 ...

As is self-explanatory, Jew Town once used to be the heart of this thriving community in Cochin. You’ll love the place for its quaint shops, the all-over vibe of an old-world charm, and of ...

Imagine a bustling town where a man named David owns a shop ... In India, for example, Jewish communities such as the **Bene Israel** and **Cochin Jews** lived for centuries without persecution ...

Today, 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, Mattancherry ...

Walk through the historic Fort Kochi precinct, stop at the Jewish Synagogue ... From the nearby town of Kumily, you can purchase spices and handicrafts. Varkala is a seashore town famous for ...

Hebrew University researchers published a new study in the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies describing many of the unique and particular celebrations of Purim by the Cochin Jewish community.

“The sudden influx in the last decade of so many foreign Jews has been a culture shock for some locals,” said the mayor of the town called Kerestir in Yiddish. (JTA) — As many as 50,000 Jews ...

The head of Donald Trump’s task force on antisemitism has shared a white nationalist’s quip about the president revoking “Jew cards.” The startling share comes even as Trump threatens to ...

The nightjar is generally considered an elusive bird. But it is often found in the thickets of the HMT Estate in Kalamassery. With no flamboyant feathers or a musical call to boast of, it has a ...