A Pictorial History of Jews in India

A Pictorial History of the Jews in Chennai, India

The fascinating history of this Jewish family, who came to India in 1807, traces back to Amsterdam, Romania, Paris, Germany, Portugal, Iraq, Yemen, and Kerala, India.

Davvid Levi and his mother, Sarah, standing in front of a large cabinet in her home which displays Judaica items dating back almost 150 years.

 

One of the shofars is from Burma and dated 1966

 

 

Silver Yemeni dreidel made around 1880

 

 

Reprints of the Livorno Haggadah of 1825 with Judeo-Spanish translations, and the Hamburg-Amsterdam Haggadah of 1728