A new study on the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community by Prof. Shalva Weil, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, from Hebrew University, published in the ...

Traditionally, an effigy of Haman was constructed, paraded through the streets, and then beaten, stoned, and eventually ...

and the earliest documentation of local Jewish traders comes from the 9th and 10th centuries.The earliest group were the Cochin Jews, who claim ancestry back to the time of the Hebrew King Solomon.

Known as Malabari Jews, the families of traders moved south to present-day Kochi, previously known as Cochin, where they built the Kochangadi Synagogue, the area’s first Jewish house of worship.

It is also referred to as the Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue. Timings for Jewish Synagogue Closed now 1st January to 31st December: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm ...

the Baghdadi Jews of Iraq, and the Cochin Jews of Malabar. It is also the only community, according to Danny, that was safe from religious persecution. Magen David Synagogue in the Mumbai suburb ...

The Cochin Jewish community, numbering no more than 2,400 at its peak in 1948, lived in harmony with their Hindu, Christian, and Muslim neighbors. Unlike other Jewish communities, they never ...

It is also referred to as the Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue. The average minimum and maximum temperature of Ernakulam is as given below. The best time to visit Ernakulam is ...