Cochin Jews at the 450th year celebration of the Paradesi synagogue, December 2017. Credit (Credit- Shalva Weil) Usage Restrictions. none. License. Original content.

In stark contrast, in Israel, where an estimated 15,000 descendants of Cochin Jews now reside, Purim is celebrated in ways that reflect broader Jewish and Western cultural traditions.

By the 1940s, there were over 4,000 Jews in the city. Several Jewish institutions had also been established, including three ...

Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US.

Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance, all Jews avoid “chametz” during the holiday of ...

Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance, all Jews avoid “chametz” during the holiday of ...

And Jews, in their stubborn refusal to disappear, have remained the ideal target. Advertisement In the end, no theory can fully explain antisemitism, because it is not based on a rational cause.

Other Jews of color are children of interfaith marriage. A number of celebrities fit this description, including actor Daveed Diggs, actress Rashida Jones, rapper Drake and feminist writer Rebecca ...