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The Last Jews of Kerala: The 2,000 Year History of India's Forgotten Jewish Community

Separated by a narrow stretch of waters, the Black Jews and the White Jews have been locked in a feud for centuries. Only now, with their combined number less than 50, have the two last Jewish communities in south India begun to realise that their destiny, and their undoing, is the same. Edna Fernandes tells their story.

Subject
history
Setting
indiakerala
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 258 pages

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