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Author: Dr. Nathan Katz

Nathan Katz is professor of religious studies at Florida International University, Miami.
The Jews, Israel, and India

The Jews, Israel, and India

November 15, 2005 | Dr. Nathan Katz
The Cochin Jewish community is the oldest east of Iran. Most members now live in Israel, with only a few families remaining in Cochin. India's main present Jewish community is in Bombay, nowadays Mumbai. This Bnei Israel community is slowly growing in numbers.
The Sephardi Diaspora in Cochin, India

The Sephardi Diaspora in Cochin, India

October 27, 1993 | Dr. Nathan Katz, Ellen S. Goldberg
The influx of Sephardim into the ancient Jewish community of Cochin, in south India, resulted in a pattern of social organization unique in the Jewish world: the infamous white Jew/black Jew/brown Jew system. The Jews of Cochin organized themselves in patterns derived from their Hindu social context, a system known in the West as the caste system.
A Meeting of Ancient Peoples: The Jews and the Dalai Lama of Tibet

A Meeting of Ancient Peoples: The Jews and the Dalai Lama of Tibet

March 1, 1991 | Dr. Nathan Katz
The Last Jews in India and Burma

The Last Jews in India and Burma

April 15, 1988 | Dr. Nathan Katz, Ellen S. Goldberg