The Lone Caretaker Of Kochi's Centuries Old Jewish Synagogue | Unique Stories From India
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- The caretaker of a 450-year-old Synagogue worries about the future of the Jewish community in Kochi. Joseph Elias Josephai (affectionately known as Babu), is one of the few members of the Jewish community in Kochi who still remain in the city. After the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, a large number of Cochin Jews (also called Malabar Jews) migrated back to the holy land. As a result, there are now as few as 27 Jews left in the city of Kochi. With no one to care for the Kadavumbhagom Synagogue, Babu has taken it upon himself to manage the security and upkeep of the Synagogue. Lamenting the future of the Jewish community in the city, Babu is looking to international Jewish trusts to help ensure that the Synagogue is maintained after his death.
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Joseph Elias Josepai, My name is Ruby. I am American. I am white, female who has never been baptized into a formal religion. All I know is the light in my heart. When you said, "My heart cries..." Mine did, as well. I send intention to you - that you find peace and fullness in your heart. Warmest Regards, Ruby Beheln
@Santhosh Govindarajan allenkil prashnam vallathum undo
it's a culture of Kerala history and it should maintain by government
govt of India / Kerala should help with the upkeep of Jewish heritage in India .
yash sandhu. First build toilets- many parts of Delhi, mumbai smell like shit hole.
Cricklewoodgreattown who is asking u to smell shitt?? or its yor hobby
Yes, we are preserving it. It's also a part of our history and jewish people are nice
I am happy to see this video . I met Babu Joseph in 2007 and he took me round the Synagogue in the course of my work on the Indian Jews .Those hat I met were so hospitable . G-d bless them
Good one, thanks for making this video
great work thanks
it was so touching ,.... i wish they come back to Kochi ..
Lot of respect to you sir..,hope your community come back to india and claim their right...
Amazing Video.
its not just a story of last Jew it is the story of survival of jews of all over the world.and we are proud tht we do have this ancient beautiful synagogue in india.which is our heritage now.i hope association of Jewish from the world and indian government to take to secure this heritage.
Yes the Indian Government is in the process of protecting and maintaining jewish heritage. The Chabad House of Mumbai and the Red Synagogue of Pune are now protected heritage monumets. I hope the GOI will carry restorations in Kerala too.
How respectfully they keep their synagog we Christians selling our church & now the days it's supermarket, pub,dance club, mosc,temple etc in Europe & other parts now I understand why they r chosen people God fearing people whole respect to Israel & jews
It is not them it is Indian govt which gives money to preserve them
Heart touching
Great Place to visit the Synagogue and Mr Elias J
Even though he is a Baghdadi Jew, why does he look like a Malayali to me? :O...I don't think Jews interbred with the Keralites that much, but who knows!..As a Malayali, I'm proud that we have a Jewish heritage in Kerala even though religion itself is not something palatable to me..
they have been here for more than 3000 years and in the process interbreed with the locals, even if you had listened closely that prayer song the background is in Malayalam and not in Hebrew.
There was intermarriage obviously
they had strong intermix with Nairs soecifically Menons or Pillais.
thats how they cemented their social status here in kerala.
Even bangali's looks like malayalis after they live and eat our food then why not ?
Most of the suriyani christians in kerala have jews background as some of the jews converted to christianity during the arrival of St.Thomas
He is my neighbour! :D
ARE YOU STAYING IN MARKET ROAD,,, KAZUTHA
@@Indiancrab mate, he doesn't stay there.
How fragile are you to abuse someone online? Stop embarrassing Hindu dharma.
Bro, when is the synagogue opening again...... Came 3 weeks ago.... It was shut
The Paradesi synogogue that he is maintaining is the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth realm..
No, this is not the Paradesi synagogue. This is the Kadavumbhagom synagogue. The Paradesi synagogue is in Mattancherry and was used by Jews from Europe and, possibly, Yemen. They are Shephardic Jews aka White Jews. The Kadavumbhagom synagogue in mainland Kochi was used by Malabari Jews aka Black Jews. The rift between the communities was very deep, but they now cooperate, because of the dwindling numbers. The oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth is another one, again called the Kadavumbhagom synagogue, in Mattancherry. It collapsed yesterday, in the rains. So, three standing synagogues in Kochi. The Kadavumbhagom synagogue in Mattancherry, the Paradesi synagogue in Mattancherry and the Kadavumbhagom synagogue in mainland Kochi.
@@mathewt.george6410 Oh I didn't know about the collapse of the Mattanchery Kadavumbhagom Synagogue. That is sad to hear - such an important piece of history should have been protected by some government intervention...
@@nidhinbenny7975 The government has made a move now, Nidhin. Hope it is carried to the very end.
Hey it's not paradeshi synagogue....kadavum bhagam synagogue is more older....synagogue at mala and chennamangalam are also older than paradeshi synagogue
നല്ലയൊരു അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആരാധനാപാട്ടു്.
Government of India should protect and maintain the synagogue
sooper,,,,,, elias was my neighbour,,,, know them since centuries in EKM MARKET.
Like salmon to Jerusalem, Mother India also Our Beloved Mother.Benares.Thank You.💛🙏
बहोत बड़िया वीडियो था
Be-virkat Elohim Achi. God bless you my brother.
Babu sir, I want to see you in the next vacation when I come to Kerala
Is it possible to hear anything about the Koder family, Sato, Gladys and Lily. They all lived in Princess street, Cochin , Kerala.
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Shalom Israel,, jesus bless u,,,
Sad to hear
Shalom
Hi,
Babu sir
Kochi
God who scattered His people, the Jews to all over the world is now gathering them back to the promised land, now Nation of Israel according to His promise. So the Jews need not worry or moan but shall rejoice in the fact that God has remembered them. Read
Ezekiel 37 12 & 21 verses in the Bible. Shalom !
I visited there.
I do wish kochin jews to come back, our lost buddist viharas to come back to see jews, jains, buddists living in harmony with hindus muslims and christians
I want to contact them please halp
can anyone recognise the song at the end..if so please tell me.
Some kind of a jewish prayer j guess..translated in Malayalam..but it feels good hearing it
its beautiful Synagogue i wud love to take care of it
🤣🤣🤣
Where is his family? Dont leave
Shalom alyhem my Jewish friends may Allah/Yahweh bless you
Israel hmmm y u r here it's true who will maintain this but then again if u want to be here we welcome you, if u want to Israel we respect u
How Great this Jews people, hear about this rituals, Jesus loves you
after 2000 years of staying , they left . why ? it would be understandable if he had said cause we want to be closer to god and religious place ... but saying nothing is left here is Cochin or india ... i felt little sense of betrayal ..
so basically religion comes before nation for them too i guess . .
nepaliman he said nothing left for them in this country as a Jew, as a Jew, for his Jewish religion there is nothing left in this country, Humans r social animal, and we need people who's mindset and beliefs r same as ours to live with almost harmony.
Please don't misunderstand, understand the context in which he said those words.
nepaliman if given the chance to emigrate to us with a much better job or prospect of life, wouldn't you do the same? u can't blame them for it
Yes religion comes before nation ,they should be in Israel.
And this syngog should be a temple.
I Love Jewish
is nation comes after the religion for jews........
how many Jews are still living in India ..does anyone know??
This synagogue is located in a Muslim majority neighbourhood.Judaism and Islam are closest religion.
No.. Islam is a copied religion from judism. But. The God of muslims and jews are different.. Jews and Christians worship Jahovah the only one God.. Muslim worshiping the pagan allah
It's just like ants around sugar substance..
Jews came to the Tamil kingdom - Chera dynasty- now the region is called as Kerala
Not tamil kingdom
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Don't and never handle it to MESSIANIC or Christians
moving to Other nations state which was given to them by the UK govt! I hate them for invading Palestine.
If someone invade your home and make your family broken and then your brother and you are in two hemispheres. Will you forget your home and your family members. You would always dream about your families reunion in your real home .But when you try to go back to your home ,you found new family living there with a very harsh attitude towards you .You got no chance but to take back your home with your brothers by using any means. This is what jews did. They suffered more than any body .
I neither support Israel or Palestine one is ungrateful and other is zombie
You're another ignorant and uneducated fool!
@@cynthiacuomo3027 😅
I respect your faith. India with Palestine forever. ❤
LUL India never was and never will be with Palestine. Israel and India have the strongest relationship.
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GradeA's Kid lol ur name says ur a grade a kid so stay out of this dumbo
GradeA is a popular youtuber lol.
GradeA's Kid baby kidd go and search about Non Aligmed Movement.India was once the biggest supporter of palestine.The president of palestine considered India gandhi as her sister.
The Parsis go to the Synagogue🕍🕍🕍. My late husband would say that they keep their dead bodies for the vultures to eat They're good scavengers