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| 008 | 080201s2008 nyu b 000 0 eng | ||
| 020 | _a9781602392670 | ||
| 041 | _aEnglish | ||
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_a954.830 _222 _bFER |
| 100 | 1 | _aFernandes, Edna. | |
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_aThe last Jews of Kerala : _bthe two thousand year history of India's forgotten Jewish community / _cEdna Fernandes. |
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_aNew York, NY : _bSkyhorse Pub., _c2008. |
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_axx, 228 p. ; _c24 cm. |
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_tThe white Jews of Synagogue Lane -- _tKing of the Indian Jews -- _tThe end of Shalom -- _tThe gentle executioner -- _tLand of black gold and white pearls -- _tSon of Salem -- _tSegregation in the synagogue -- _tTaboo love -- _tA Jewish wife who will not give me a headache -- _tRoses in the desert -- |
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| 650 | 0 | _aJews | |
| 650 | 0 | _aKerala (India) -- Ethnic relations. | |
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_2ddc _cBOOKS |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-228). | ||
| 520 | _a In 70 CE, the Roman capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple scattered a wave of Jewish immigrants across the globe. One group--attracted by the tropical environment and a history of lucrative trade--chose to settle in the Kerala region of southwestern India. Feted as foreign kings by Kerala's rajas, and lavished with land, privilege, and autonomy, they enjoyed a harmony that is rare in their history. Despite living in peace with their Hindu, Muslim, and Christian neighbors, they were plagued by division from within. Separated by a narrow stretch of swamp an the color of their skin, the White Jews of Mattancherry and the Black Jews of Ernakulam engaged in centuries of acrimonious dispute over who arrived first in India. The resulting apartheid led to too few marriages, too few children, and an ever-declining population. In this book, journalist Edna Fernandes details the history of Kerala's Jews as chronicled by written records and the personal accounts of its less than 50 remaining Jewish inhabitants. Fernandes's narrative takes us on a voyage from King Solomon's Israel to the West coast of modern-day India, moving between the great intercontinental migrations of early modern history and the tragicomic feud of Jew Town which has brought Kerala's Jewry to its knees. | ||
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_zIndia _zKerala _xHistory. |
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_aKerala (India) _xEthnic relations. |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008004553.html |
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