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Jewish community in Chennai
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_community_in_Chennai
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Madras Jews
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Chennai
gptkbp:cemeteryStatus
relocated
gptkbp:contributedTo
trade in Madras Presidency
gptkbp:country
gptkb:India
gptkbp:declinedAfter
assimilation
migration to other countries
gptkbp:historicalPresence
16th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Jewish community in Chennai
gptkbp:languageSpoken
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Tamil
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Chennai
gptkbp:notableEvent
granted land for synagogue by British authorities
helped British East India Company
gptkbp:notableMembers
gptkb:Isaac_Sardo
Bartolomeo Rodrigues
Jacques (Jaime) de Paiva
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:business
diamond trade
coral trade
gptkbp:populationCurrent
very small
gptkbp:populationPeak
17th century
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Baghdadi_Jews
gptkb:Cochin_Jews
gptkbp:synagogueBuilt
17th century
gptkbp:synagogueLocation
Coral Merchant Street, George Town, Chennai
gptkbp:synagogueStatus
no longer exists
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:tomb_of_Rebecca
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8