Jerusalem Post Judaism Jewish Holidays Role reversal, effigy burning, and cultural syncretism: Purim in Cochin The unique Purim traditions of Cochini Jews have slowly faded from memory following ...

KOCHI: When 89-year-old Queenie Hallegua passed away on August 11, it was a reminder to the people of Kerala of the vanishing of the Paradesi Jewish community. She leaves behind one descendant ...

More information: Shalva Weil, Effigies, religion and reversals in the celebration of Purim by Cochin Jews, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies (2024). DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2024.2411344 ...

Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89. Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA 2 minutes Aug 14, 2024, 10:29 AM (GMT+3) India Kochi Indian Jews ...