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 ...

A FRANCHISE COMMITTEE OF THE COCHIN GOVERNMENT TODAY RECOMMENDED DROPPING OF THE LONE JEWISH SEAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE GROUND THAT THE SMALL JEWISH POPULATION, PUT AT 1,451 IN A TOTAL ...

Prime Minister Indira Ghandi of India, greeted the Jewish community of Cochin on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of its synagogue yesterday. “May I offer my good wishes and say mazel tov to our ...

“I feel like an endangered species, like a rhinoceros in a zoo,” Joseph Hallegua said with the faint helplessness of an old patriarchal figure slowly losing control over his domain. The 70-something ...

Last week, in the sleepy port city of Cochin (pop. 35,076) on India’s Malabar coast, glittering strips of tinsel and Stars of David were strung over a narrow two-mile street known locally as “Jew Town ...

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Jerusalem | Indian caregivers, predominantly Malayalees, and Jews of Cochin origin, have celebrated the festival of Onam with great fervor in various cities of Israel during the past few days.

The original recipe calls for oil, because that will make the cookies pareve, or "neutral," meaning that Jews who keep kosher can enjoy them with either a dairy or a meat meal. I preferred them made ...

A new study by Prof. Shalva Weil from the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University reveals that the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community, particularly the use of ...