Who Are the Jews of India?

by Nathan Katz

Book Overview

Of all the Diaspora communities, the Jews of India are among the least known and most interesting. This readable study, full of vivid details of everyday life, looks in depth at the religious life of the Jewish community in Cochin, the Bene Israel from the remote Konkan coast near Bombay, and the Baghdadi Jews, who migrated to Indian port cities and flourished under the British Raj. Who Are the Jews of India? is the first integrated, comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520213238
• ISBN13: 9780520213234
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"