By naming itself 'Hitler,' an Indian business has sparked an uproar. The Jewish community in Ahmedabad, where the men's clothes store is located, is requesting that the name be altered, claiming that the proprietors are not unaware of Hitler's...
Malayalam-speaking Jews from the Kochi (previously Cochin) district of Kerala, located along the Malabar Coast in southwestern India, are known as Cochin Jews, Cochini, or Kerala Jews. The Paradesis (White Jews), Malabaris (Black Jews), and Meshuchrarim (Meshuchrarim) were three...
Synagogueinte Naatil (In the Land of Synagogue) is a historical fiction film released in 2011. This film has English subtitles and is in Malayalam. The translation is not up to par. I'd like to express my gratitude to Mr....
The Jews' Indian delves at the history of Jewish-Native American interactions, both in the arena of cultural imagination and in real-life meetings. The interactions between these two groups were numerous and varied, proving to be harmonic at times when...
David S. Koffman, J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry and Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University in Toronto will deliver a virtual lecture on April 27, 2020. Prof. Koffman's recent book,...
