Jews in India

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:Baghdadi_Jews_origin arrived in 18th-19th centuries
gptkbp:Bene_Ephraim_origin Andhra Pradesh, claim descent from Ephraim tribe
gptkbp:Bene_Israel_origin arrived around 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:Bnei_Menashe_origin Northeast India, claim descent from Menashe tribe
gptkbp:Cochin_Jews_origin settled in Kerala, possibly as early as 1st century CE
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Baghdadi_Jews
gptkb:Cochin_Jews
gptkb:Bene_Israel
gptkb:Bene_Ephraim
gptkb:Bnei_Menashe
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Indian_Jewish_cuisine
Jewish festivals celebrated
gptkbp:diaspora Indian Jews in Australia
Indian Jews in Canada
Indian Jews in Israel
Indian Jews in UK
Indian Jews in USA
gptkbp:emigratedTo many emigrated to Israel after 1948
some emigrated to UK, USA, Canada, Australia
gptkbp:first_arrival ancient times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jews in India
gptkbp:interfaith_relations generally peaceful coexistence
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Malayalam
English
Marathi
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized as a minority community
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mumbai
gptkb:Kochi
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Kolkata
gptkb:Manipur
gptkb:Pune
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Knesset_Eliyahoo_Synagogue
gptkb:Magen_David_Synagogue
gptkb:Paradesi_Synagogue
Shaar Harahamim Synagogue
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:David_Sassoon
gptkb:Esther_David
gptkb:Ezekiel_Isaac_Malekar
gptkb:Nissim_Ezekiel
gptkbp:observances gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkbp:population approximately 4,500 (2021)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Jews_in_India
gptkb:Indian_Succession_Act,_1925
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7