By the twentieth century, Cochin Jews increasingly aligned themselves with the global Jewish community. Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the majority of Cochin Jews ...

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 ...

The unique Purim traditions of Cochini Jews have slowly faded from memory following their arrival in Israel and integration ...

Dasgupta was in Israel as part of a delegation for International ... “Jewish communities like the Cochin Jews and Baghdadi Jews were recognized as honored members of society.

In India, for example, Jewish communities such as the **Bene Israel** and **Cochin Jews** lived for centuries without persecution, coexisting peacefully with Hindu and Buddhist neighbors.

the reconstituted Jewish state of Israel was reborn after nearly two thousand years. Almost all the Jews of Cochin voluntarily made a choice. The Jews of Cochin had never forgotten Jerusalem.

Pittsburgh resident Larry Roberts hopes 'The Faces of Israel' provides an understanding of Israeli diversity between 1982 and ...

Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said, “Sylvan Adams’ deep commitment to Israel and the Jewish ...

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of Jewish heritage: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch ...

Prayers in the Land of Israel have a special value in that they bring about Unification in the Upper Worlds. So writes the Holy Shelah: ...

American Jews, long believed to be Israel’s loudest supporters, are splintering - and it’s long overdue. According to a poll released last May by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign ...