Bene Israel
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The Bene Israel, also referred to as the "Shanivar Teli" or "Native Jew" caste, are a community of Jews in India. It has been suggested that they are the descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes via
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Bene Israels in 1850s.
Synagogue in Pen, India
Magen Abraham Synagogue in Ahmedabad
History of the Jews in India
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The history of the Jews in India dates back to antiquity. Judaism was one of the first foreign religions to arrive in the Indian subcontinent in recorded history. Rabbi Eliezer ben Jose of the 2nd-cen
Bene Israel
…The Bene Israel (lit. 'Sons of Israel'), also referred to as the "Shanivar Teli" (lit. 'Saturday oil-presser') or "Native Jew" caste, are a community of Jews in India. It has been suggested that they are the descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes via their ancestors who had…
The Arrival of the Jewish pilgrims at Cochin, A.D. 68
"Malabarese Jews", as depicted by the Portuguese in the 16th century Códice Casanatense
The Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi is an active 16th century synagogue
Rabbi Salomon Halevi (last Rabbi of Madras Synagogue) and his wife Rebecca Cohen, Paradesi Jews of Madras