Ruby of Cochin: An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers

By Barbara C. Johnson, Ruby Daniel, Barbara Johnson

Book Overview

Ruby of Cochin is the first book written by a Jewish woman from Cochin. It is a rich description of Jewish life on the Southwest Coast of India, spanning many centuries. It is the story of one woman - yet it is also the story of all the Jews of Cochin, from the earliest settlements, when the Maharajah granted the Jews their land and privileged status, until today, when a transplanted Cochin community is finding new life in Israel. The book is written with a distinctive storyteller's voice and contains historical legends, ghost tales, colorful renditions of Jewish celebrations in Cochin, and translations of Jewish women's songs from Malayalam, the language of the Cochin Jews.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827605390
• ISBN13: 9780827605398
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"