Yet despite these ancient roots, only eight Cochin Jews remain in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The rest, now numbering around 8,000, reside here in Israel. “Immigration to Israel began the ...

Remaining Families of Cochin Jews in India to Be Brought to Israel. December 29, 1961. ... He said about 100 Cochin Jews were left of the nearly 3,000 Jews who lived in Cochin before 1948.

As per official reports, there are more than 80,000 Indian Jews in Israel as of 2020. ... Cochin Jews, believed to be traders or refugees were the first to arrive in India.

In stark contrast, in Israel, where an estimated 15,000 descendants of Cochin Jews now reside, Purim is celebrated in ways ...

As the researchers say, "Cochin Jewish children in Israel get dressed up on Purim as cowboys, Queen Esther, soldiers, or the latest television cult figures, such as Superman, ...

The Cochin Jewish dialect, Judeo-Malayalam, which is spoken by both Paradesis and Malabaris, is now considered endangered. Many moved to Israel in the 1960s and ’70s; this was time when many ...

A group of 48 Indian Jews arrived here last night on a plane chartered by the Jewish Agency. It was announced that the first planeload of Cochin Jews will arrive here February 7 and that a regular ...

In stark contrast, in Israel, where an estimated 15,000 descendants of Cochin Jews now reside, Purim is celebrated in ways that reflect broader Jewish and Western cultural traditions.

Unlike Jews in Europe or the Middle East, who often faced violent persecution and were forced to flee, the Jews of India – whether Bene Israel, Cochin, or Baghdadi – migrated to Israel as ...

The oldest are the Cochin Jews of Kerala on southwest India’s Malabar coast. ... Today, more than 70,000 Indian Jews live in Israel, while fewer than 5,000 remain in India.

The oldest are the Cochin Jews of Kerala on southwest India’s Malabar coast. To the north is the Bene Israel community, which was centered around Mumbai and other cities of the subcontinent’s ...