More information: Shalva Weil, Effigies, religion and reversals in the celebration of Purim by Cochin Jews, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies (2024). DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2024.2411344 Provided by ...
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 ...
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 ...