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Before Sunset

T Narayan T Narayan 05 Aug, 2015

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Sarah Cohen, 92, is one of the last surviving members of the Jewish community of Mattancherry, an area around the 1568-built Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, Kerala. Often called White Jews, or Cochin Jews, they number less than 10 today. Wearing a traditional kippa, Sarah sits by the window of her home-cum-shop, where she embroiders Jewish motifs on caps. The town that once flourished with trade and Hebrew culture has been taken over by antique shops and a spice market. This tiny community of Malayalam-speaking Jews continues to follow ancient Judaic traditions and rituals


Cochin JewsJewish communityKeralaKochiMattancherrySynagogueWhite Jews

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