This is the first book written by a Jewish woman from the Indian community of Cochin. Filled with rich descriptions of Jewish life in an exotic culture spanning several centuries, this work is both the story of the Jews of Cochin, India—and the tale of one remarkable woman.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Ruby of Cochin is a must-read on the Jews of India,
By Linda Myers (Ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ruby of Cochin: An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers (Hardcover)
It seems that even before the destruction of the second temple, Jews were trading and settling in southwest India. If you look on a world map, you'll see it was because India and Israel are not really that far away from each other by sea. It turns out that India was good for the Jews. Because of the region's tolerance for ethnic diversity--the Indians saw Jews as just another cast--a Jewish community flourished in Cochin for thousands of years, without prejudice or pogroms. Women had much more equality within the Cochin Jewish community than they have had elsewhere. Anthropologist Barbara Johnson first met Ruby Daniel, one of the outspoken members of that community, when she visited Cochin in the 60s and formed a deep friendship that continues today, although Ruby, now in her 80s, has immigrated to Israel with most of the community (even the synagogue was transported, thanks to wealthy American benefactors, and is now on display in the Jewish Museum). The book is told in Ruby's marvelous voice and is a fascinating tale. I gave it to my mom as a gift and she loved it.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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excellent book on roots of cochini jewishery,
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This review is from: Ruby of Cochin: An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers (Hardcover)
its one of the fantastic reveiw of the jewish life in india and particulary cochin, unknown to the jewish people around the world even in israel
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Interesting book. It features the memoirs of a
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