Digest Number 921

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In a message dated 9/1/03 12:21:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

Ammachi writes:

 

> However, there is a synagogue in Cochin, and even a

> "Jew Town", that was home to Cochin's very old Jewish

> community, though there aren't many Jews left. (after

> India's independence most emigrated to Israel, or back

> to the UK)

>

> Keval

>

 

Don't make too much of Jew Town. I was there several years ago, and since

then the temple has been made into a museum, as there are too few Jews at this

point. There's a good book on the subject of the Cochin Jews, if you are

interested.