Tag: Jews of India
A new study confirms evidence of Jewish ancestry among India’s Bene Israel
Of India’s three principal Jewish communities, the Bene Israel—who historically lived in the northwestern part of the country—have the most obscure origins. It was not until 1964 that the Israeli Chief Rabbinate accepted their...
India’s Jews: The unknown community
Compared to their brothers in faith in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, very little is known about the Jewish community in India.
Three immediate reasons come to mind for this: the first...