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Jewish Tombstones in Cochin. |
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The Jews formed a prosperous trading community of Kerala, and they controlled a major part of world -wide spice trade. In 1568, the Jews of Kerala, South India constructed the Paradesi Synagogue adjacent
to Mattancherry Palace, Cochin, now part of the Indian city of Ernakulam. The original synagogue was built in the 4th century in Kodungallur (Cranganore) when the Jews had a mercantile role in the South Indian areas along the Malabar Coast now called Kerala.
The tombstones here are the most authentic record of the hundreds of Europeans who left this place on a mission to expand their colonial empires and changed the course of history of this land. The cemetery was consecrated in 1724 and is today managed by the Church of South India. Cochin is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea at the Ernakulam district, Kerala state, India with Kottayam and Alleppey districts on the south, Idukki on the east and Trichur on the north. Cochin, the commercial capital and the most cosmopolitan city of Kerala is also known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. Cochin has one of the finest natural harbors in the world, this was once a major center of commerce and trade with the British, Arabs, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch etc.
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