Bene Israel: Jews of Mumbai (Bombay)

Bene Israel: Jews of Mumbai (Bombay)

In and around Mumbai live nearly 5000 members of an ancient Indian Jewish community with unique customs and culture. Proudly Indian they describe being Jewish in a country free of antisemitism. 

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