indian jews

Recipes and Memories from Hanukkah in India

An Indian Jew shares her Hanukkah traditions

Happy Merry Christmas, Ma’am! On Being Jewish in a Strange Land

Until I moved to India, I’d never viewed being Jewish as something unusual. I grew up in an upper middle ...

Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 3

The first title of a book that I remember with clarity is  QB VII . It seemed so odd, with ...

Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 2

My mother wasn’t the only Jew in our small town in India. There was Aunty Ruby and her family before they ...

Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 1

“Jew town,” Mom directed the autorickshaw driver.“Where in Jew town?” he asked in Malayalam.“The big church,” Mom responded, because she ...