Jews in India

Gov't approves plan to bring India's remaining 'lost tribe' Bnei Menashe back to Israel

The new immigrants will undergo Orthodox conversion through the Chief Rabbinate and will mainly settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern communities.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Manipur in India, members of the 'Bnei Menashe' community arrive to the Ben Gurion international airport on March 22, 2018. The 'Bnei Menashe' community belongs to one of the 10 'lost tribes' of Israel exiled by an Assyrian empire 27 centuries ago.
Steeped in history and flavor, Nahoum’s Bakery in Kolkata stands as a sweet reminder of the city’s rich Baghdadi Jewish legacy. For centuries, Jews in India maintained a connection to the land of Israel, the writer recalls.

The Indian Jewish journey to Israel: A story of return, not invasion - opinion

For the Jews of India, Israel was not viewed as a foreign land to colonize but rather as the ancient homeland of the Jewish people.

|ByPAUSHALI LASS
Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, India — one of the oldest synagogues in the Commonwealth countries.

Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89

Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue, a 450-year-old landmark, from 2012 to 2018.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community prepare to celebrate the Sukkot holiday in Shavei Israel's relief center amid ethnic tensions in their local villages in India's northern state of Manipur.

Bnei Menashe Indian Jews celebrate Sukkot despite ethnic unrest

The Bnei Menashe Jewish community – which numbers roughly 5,000 total inside India – has become a victim of ethnic tensions in India's northern state of Manipur.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grapevine: ‘Happy birthday’ in Hindi

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When at Tandoori, go Indian.

APRIL 12, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
REENA PUSHKARNA with Zubin Mehta at his 80th birthday party, which she hosted with her husband, Vinod.

UK chief rabbi visits Jewish NGOs in India

He visited two Jewish-run NGOs in Mumbai that provide help and assistance to poverty stricken communities.

JANUARY 8, 2016ByJEREMY SHARON
UK CHIEF RABBI Ephraim Mirvis teaches a Gabriel Projectsponsored class to children in Mumbai during his 11-day trip to India this past week.

Indian foreign minister expected to visit Israel in January

Swaraj's appointment as foreign minister in 2014 was welcomed in Jerusalem, since she served from 2006 to 2009 as chairwoman of the Indo-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.

DECEMBER 24, 2015ByHERB KEINON
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj

Mumbai attack on tourists, Chabad house, hatched in Pakistan, ex-investigator says

Attacks targeted four guests at Nariman Chabad house along with its rabbi and his pregnant wife; hotels and tourist spots also targeted.

AUGUST 5, 2015ByGIDEON GOREN
Pigeons fly near the burning Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008.

Israel-Indian ties Goa-ing forward

As diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Jerusalem mature, Israeli tourism matures on the beaches of Palolem, Anjuna and Arambol, in Goa

FEBRUARY 26, 2015ByORIT ARFA
Women relax outside the Crystal Goa cafe in Palolem.