India

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

Hallegua and her late husband were the caretakers of Kochi’s 450-year-old synagogue.

Bnei Menashe community disputes Israeli reports of 7 killed in India violence

The information came from an Israeli government committee but locals said no members of the “lost tribe” had been killed in recent violence.

Israel’s foreign minister cuts India visit short as Jews caught in crossfire of violent clashes

“It is time for Israel to act and bring them home to the Jewish state before more Bnei Menashe Jews are killed,” said the leader of an organization that works with Indian Jews.

Politics

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani bought Haifa port days before fraud allegations surfaced

Politics

Biden taps LA’s Jewish mayor Eric Garcetti to be US ambassador to India

Herzel Simon celebrates Hanukkah at his home in Mumbai, India on Dec. 29, 2020. (Courtesy of Simon)

Global

Amid pandemic misery, India’s Jews try to stay safe while offering relief to the hardest hit

Global

Indian kickboxing champ moving to Israel with plans to represent his new land

Israel

Graduate students from India, some researching coronavirus, make it back to Israel on a special flight

Global

With flights grounded, Indians who work in Israel are unable to get back to their jobs

Global

Jewish institutions and tourists warned of terror attack in India

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