A Judeo-Christian Sabbatarian sect living in the Indian state of Kerala has shown interest in emigrating to Israel, according to press reports today. The Cochin Immigrants’ Association, the Cochin Jews who came here from Kerala, was reported in contact with the sect which numbers about 100,000 and claims kinship with the Jews.
Members of the sect, which practices some Jewish customs, claim descent from Cochin Jews who were converted to Christianity by missionaries generations ago. One of the sect is a member of the Indian Parliament. He is said to have assurances that his co-religionists could take their property with them if they emigrated to Israel.
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