Tuesday, January 13, 2015

India - Kochi, Paradesi Jewish Synagogue


The Jewish Synagogue - Cochin, Kerala - India
2009

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The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations, located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. It was built in 1568 by the Malabar Yehudan people or Cochin Jewish community in the Kingdom of Cochin.

 It is also referred to as the Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue. The synagogue is located in the quarter of Old Cochin and is the only one of the seven synagogues in the area still in use. 

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