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The last Jews of Kerala
- Title
- The last Jews of Kerala / Edna Fernandes.
- Author
- Fernandes, Edna.
- Publication
- London : Portobello, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS135.I62 K4725 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 258 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Tells the story of the Black Jews and the White Jews, from the illustrious arrival of their ancestors from the court of King Solomon, through their long heyday of wealth, tolerance and privilege to their twilit existence, as synagogues crumble into disuse and weddings disappear, leaving only funerals.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258).
- Contents
- The White Jews of Synagogue Lane -- King of the Indian Jews -- The end of Shalom -- The gentle executioner -- Land of black gold and white pearls -- Son of Salem -- Segregation in the synagogue -- Taboo love -- A Jewish wife who will not give me a headache -- Roses in the desert -- Home.
- ISBN
- 9781846270987
- 1846270987
- 9781846270994
- 1846270995
- OCLC
- ocn228354914
- 228354914
- SCSB-14413514
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library