K a an ji , C hi ro t a an d O t h e r Me m o r i e s The B ene Israel Jews of India are a small community with a distinct cultural and culinar y identity. Through her poems, Zilka Joseph introduces us to the flavours of her heritage.
TEXT & POETRY
Zilka Joseph
ILLUSTRATIONS
Meghdeep Sarkar
Bene Israel (Beni-Israel) family in Mumbai, (Bombay) India, formerly known as Shanvar Telis (Saturday oil-pressers). The Bene Israel are native Jews of India, said to have descended form a group of Jews shipwrecked on the Indian coast, c. 500 A.D.. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
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