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 ...

Indian security took up positions around an ancient synagogue in Kochi following a terror alert that turned out to be a hoax. (JTA) — Indian security took up ...

The King of Kochi, Kesava Varma, provided them with asylum, and a land that was later developed into Jew Town. “One year after the building of Jew Town, the Paradesi Synagogue was built ...

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 ...

Widely hailed as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi enamours visitors with its ... and echoing legacy of ancient Jewish ...

With only one Paradesi Jew remaining there and a handful in other former Cochin Jewish locations, synagogue services now rely on visiting Jewish tourists, and the once-vibrant Purim revelry has ...