Tag: Indian Jews

I travel the world. When someone mentions Asia, I immediately conjure up mystical India. Falling in love with "Incredible India," as the its own ministry of tourism puts it, is not difficult, even though the...

The small Bene Israeli community in Gujaratbroke into celebration when chief minister Vijay Rupani announced on Thursday that his government had decided to grant minority status to the small community in Gujarat. Rupani made this announcement while...

“I have been weeping silently for months whenever the thought of leaving my home, my family struck me. Yet, the yearning to return to the holy land is too strong.” Nemchin Touthang, a 57-year-old...

Let’s just say that India is not high on the bucket list of those who enjoy traveling. You’ve heard the litany of naysayers: air pollution, litter and foul smells, a crush of people desperate and...

(JNS.org) A total of 162 members from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community of northeast India arrived in Israel this week, marking the latest wave of so-called “lost” Jews to immigrate to the Jewish state. The new...

A senior official of Israel tourism has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel this year has given a boost to its tourism sector with the arrival of Indian tourists to Israel recording...

Approximately 4,000 Jews of Indian origin, now residing in Israel, are expected to attend a keynote event hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to the Jewish state in July. According...