Indian Jews
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Indian Jews are members of long-established Jewish communities in India, such as the Bene Israel, Cochin, Baghdadi, and Bnei Menashe, known for blending Jewish religious traditions with distinct Indian cultural practices.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cochin Jews | 3 |
| Bene Israel | 1 |
| Kochi Jews | 1 |
| Paradesi Jews | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish community
ⓘ
ethnoreligious group ⓘ religious minority in India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
adaptation of Indian cuisine to kosher rules
ⓘ
use of Indian musical styles in religious songs ⓘ use of local Indian languages in daily life ⓘ wearing Indian-style clothing ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Iraqi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdadi Jews
Bene Ephraim ⓘ Indian Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bene Israel
Bnei Menashe ⓘ Indian Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Jews
Indian Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kochi Jews
Indian Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paradesi Jews
|
| historicalPresence |
Cochin
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
Maharashtra ⓘ Manipur ⓘ Mizoram ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| minorityStatus | small population compared to other Indian religious groups ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Jewish traditions with Indian culture
ⓘ
maintaining Jewish identity in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim environment ⓘ |
| populationTrend | many members emigrated to Israel after 1948 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Jewish under Israeli law of return ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding |
Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
celebration of Jewish festivals
ⓘ
circumcision ⓘ keeping kosher dietary laws ⓘ observance of Shabbat ⓘ use of Hebrew liturgy ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cochin Jews
this entity surface form:
Bene Israel
this entity surface form:
Cochin Jews
this entity surface form:
Kochi Jews
this entity surface form:
Paradesi Jews
this entity surface form:
Cochin Jews