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The Land of the Permauls, Or, Cochin, Its Past and Its Present, Cochin Jewish life in 18th century, read Chapter VIII (pp. 336 to 354), reproduced pp. 446–451 in ICHC I, 1998, Ed. George Menachery. Francis Day was a British civil surgeon in 1863. Walter J. Fischel, The Cochin Jews, reproduced from the Cochin Synagogue, 4th century, Vol. 1968 ...
Levy was the Jewish Mudaliyar of the Cochin Jews. It is believed to have been demolished by the army of Tipu Sultan during his raids into Kerala in 1789, during the Second Anglo-Mysore War . [ 7 ] Added to that, Muslim dominance in the area may have forced the Kochangadi Jews to relocate further north to Jew Town in Mattancherry.
Seven of the synagogues are used by the Cochin Jews, with one used by the Paradesi Jews. [1] Each of these is quite unique in its construction and architecture; nevertheless, they retain very similar aesthetics, blending in both the Jewish and Keralite traditions rarified over centuries. [ 2 ]
Jewish copper plates of Cochin, also known as Cochin plates of Bhaskara Ravi-varman, is a royal charter issued by the Chera Perumal king of Kerala, south India to Joseph Rabban, a Jewish merchant magnate of Kodungallur. [1] [2] The charter shows the status and importance of the Jewish colony in Kodungallur (Cranganore) near Cochin on the ...
The Kadavumbhagham Ernakulam Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Kochi, in the Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India.. Established in 1200 CE [1]: 15:247 and restored several times on the same site, [2] it is the oldest synagogue of the Malabar Jews with a Sefer Torah scroll and offering occasional services. [3]
Its dates have been in dispute, with estimates varying between 849 CE and 1000 CE. The descendants of these Jewish settlers came to be known as the Cochin Jews. See: (1993) The last Jews of Cochin: Jewish identity in Hindu India, University of South Carolina Press, pp. 41–45 ISBN: 978-0-87249-847-1.
The Thekkumbhagam palli (synagogue) was built in typical Kerala-style Jewish architecture and was almost identical to the nearby Paradesi Synagogue though it had a much longer breezeway and a different design of gatehouse. [5] [6] [7] [1] A curious feature of the synagogue were four ostrich eggs that were hung for good luck. [8] [6] [2] [7]
An international team made up of Professor Jay Waronker of the US, Dr. Shalva Weil of Israel, and Ms. Marian Sofaer of the USA were responsible for the planning of a permanent exhibition in the spaces of the synagogues. These highlight the history and architecture of the Chennamangalam Jewish community and other Cochin Jews.