Stephen Shames -JEWS OF INIDA Zine – 28 pages – 6 x 6 inches

JEWS OF INDIA – The Jewish community of India in and around Mumbai (Bombay, are known as Bene Israel (Children of Israel). 5,000 people out of 1 billion, a small but vibrant community, who live in peace next to a large Moslem community. They are descendants of a small group of hereditary Israelite priests or Cohanim who lived in Palestine two thousand years ago. They fled Roman persecution, they were ship-wrecked on the coast of India around 175 BC. DNA tests have established their lineage, which goes back to Aaron, Moses’ brother.