COCHIN
State of Kerala (Southern India)
St. Francis Xavier Catholic church
Another church;
Much more of India is reflected in this one
Jew Town
Thank you Wikipedia: Cochin Jews, also called Malabar Jews (Malabar Yehudan) and Yuda Mappila, are the oldest group of Jews in India, with roots claimed to date to the time of King Solomon (circa 950 BCE), though historically attested migration dates from the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Historically, they lived in the Kingdom of Cochin in South India, now part of the state ofKerala. Several rounds of immigration of the Jewish diaspora into Kerala led to an ethnic, but not a linguistic, diversity: the community was divided into White Jews (Paradesi Jews) and Black Jews (Malabari), both of which spoke Judeo-Malayalam, a dialect of Malayalam. The vast majority of Cochin Jews assimilated into the Syrian Malabar Nasrani community while the rest emigrated to Israel after its formation, the number remaining in Kerala itself is minuscule, and the community faces extinction there.
Gate outside the synagogue
(No photos allowed in the synagogue)
A walkway behind some houses abutting a canal
Gate in front of an abandoned building on the waterfront
