Jews in India

Gov't approves plan to bring India's remaining 'lost tribe' Bnei Menashe back to Israel

The new immigrants will undergo Orthodox conversion through the Chief Rabbinate and will mainly settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern communities.

Newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Manipur in India, members of the 'Bnei Menashe' community arrive to the Ben Gurion international airport on March 22, 2018. The 'Bnei Menashe' community belongs to one of the 10 'lost tribes' of Israel exiled by an Assyrian empire 27 centuries ago.
Steeped in history and flavor, Nahoum’s Bakery in Kolkata stands as a sweet reminder of the city’s rich Baghdadi Jewish legacy. For centuries, Jews in India maintained a connection to the land of Israel, the writer recalls.

The Indian Jewish journey to Israel: A story of return, not invasion - opinion

Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, India — one of the oldest synagogues in the Commonwealth countries.

Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89

 Members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community prepare to celebrate the Sukkot holiday in Shavei Israel's relief center amid ethnic tensions in their local villages in India's northern state of Manipur.

Bnei Menashe Indian Jews celebrate Sukkot despite ethnic unrest


Indian state grants minority status to its Jewish community

The recognition means that Jews there “shall get benefits of welfare schemes formulated for religious minority communities"

SARA NETANYAHU, her husband, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tour a hothouse in Gujarat state yesterday.

Jewish boy who survived Mumbai attack arrives in India for memorial event

Moshe Holtzberg is expected to attend the inauguration function of the memorial with Netanyahu.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israeli youth Moshe Holtzberg 5th July 2017.

WATCH: JPost correspondent wraps up Day 1 of Netanyahu's India visit

Diplomatic reporter Herb Keinon accompanied the Israeli prime minister on the 5-day trip.

PRIME MINISTER of India Narendra Modi looks on during his 2017 visit to Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs a document of cooperation.

India revives talk of huge missile deal ahead of PM’s visit

New Delhi will buy Spike antitank guided weapons, media reports say

Modi and Netanyahu on the way to Haifa

Southern Indian city welcomes Ivanka Trump at business summit

As political and economic ties expand, India has become a major market for the United States

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, India November 28, 2017.

Israel must reach out to lost and hidden Jews

For the first time, the government of Israel will be proposing a concerted series of steps to engage with descendants of Jews.

JEWISH PEOPLE come from many diverse backgrounds

Five must know Israel-India facts before India’s Independence Day

From the best selling book by a famous Israeli publicist, on India of course, to the Israeli singer bringing Indian music to Tel Aviv.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN receives a bear hug from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rivlin’s visit to India last November

Indian Americans and American Jews: Advancing a trilateral alliance

ndian-Jewish partnership in the United States isn’t a new story. It has been growing for years.

US PRESIDENT George W. Bush walks with India’s then-prime minister Manmohan Singh to a joint news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi in 2006

Analysis: Israel-India ties and the rise of Hug Diplomacy

The Indian perspective: Modi appears to be adopting some of Israel's attitudes and mannerisms on multiple issues from security to diaspora outreach.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tour Dor Beach on the third day of Modi's visit to Israel‏

18 quick and easy Indian-Israeli recipes

Spice up your kitchen with these unique and enticing recipes inspired by the best of Indian cuisine.

India – tandoori chicken