Posts Tagged: Indian Jews
102 ‘Lost’ Indian Jews Immigrate to Israel
JNS.org - Over one hundred members of India's population of "lost Jews" are arriving in Israel this week, with hundreds more planning to make aliyah this year. The Bnei...
Members of India’s ‘Lost Tribe’ of Jews Visit Auschwitz for the First Time
JNS.org - Members of India’s so-called “lost tribe” of Jews visited Auschwitz for the first time last week. Five members of Bnei Menashe — who claim to...
Ancient Synagogue in India Holds First Shabbat Service in Decades, With Congregants From Four Continents
An ancient synagogue in India recently held its first Shabbat service since 1972, Religious News Service (RNS) reported. According to the report, congregants from four continents gathered at Cochin’s...
Renowned Indian-Jewish Military Official Jacob-Farj-Rafael Dies at 93
JNS.org - Lt. Gen. Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob (also known as “JFR” Jacob), a renowned Indian-Jewish military official who played a major role in the creation of Bangladesh, died Wednesday at...
India Plans Jewish Heritage Tours for Israelis of Indian Origin
JNS.org - India is urging tens of thousands of Jews of Indian origin to visit the country to explore their heritage, in a bid to help...
50 Indian Jews From ‘Lost Tribe’ Move to Israel
JNS.org - A group of around 50 Bnei Menashe Jews from India immigrated to Israel on Tuesday. The new Israelis, said to descend from...
Jewish Businesses in India Told to Increase Security
JTA - Amid a terror threat, Jewish establishments in India have been instructed by police to tighten security in and around their businesses. The call came...
The Life and Times of the Jewish Beauty Queens of India
Given the fact that Jewish beauty has been celebrated in history, it does not come as a surprise that in spite of the numerical insignificance...
Orthodox Female Israeli Kickboxing Champ Shares Her Unlikely Story (VIDEO)
The Muay Thai kickboxing world has an unlikely world champion in Sara Avraham, an Indian immigrant who lives in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat...
The Jews of India and the Ten Lost Tribes
There are 5 distinct Jewish communities in India - the Cochin Jews, Bene Israel, the Baghdadi Jews, Bnei Menashe and Bene Ephraim. The Cochin Jews are...
