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'''Meshuchrarim''' are a [[Jew]]ish community of freed [[slave]]s, often of [[mixed-race]] [[African-European]] descent, who accompanied [[Sephardic Jews]] in their immigration to India following the 16th-century expulsion from Spain. The Sephardic Jews became known as the [[Paradesi Jews]] (as "foreigners" to India.{{ | '''Meshuchrarim''' are a [[Jew]]ish community of freed [[slave]]s, often of [[mixed-race]] [[African-European]] descent, who accompanied [[Sephardic Jews]] in their immigration to India following the 16th-century expulsion from Spain. The Sephardic Jews became known as the [[Paradesi Jews]] (as "foreigners" to India.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} They were also sometimes called the White Jews, for their European ancestry).{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} | ||
The descendants of the ''meshuchrarim'' were historically discriminated against in India by other "White Jews." They were at the lowest of the [[Cochin Jews|Cochin Jewish informal caste ladder]]. The Paradesi came to use the [[Paradesi Synagogue]]; while they allowed the ''meshuchrarim'' as Jews to worship there, they had to sit in the back, could not become full members, and were excluded from the community's [[endogamous]] marriage circle.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} At the same time, they were excluded by the [[Malabar Jews]], the much larger community of Jews who had lived in Cochin for perhaps 1,000 years. | The descendants of the ''meshuchrarim'' were historically discriminated against in India by other "White Jews." They were at the lowest of the [[Cochin Jews|Cochin Jewish informal caste ladder]]. The Paradesi came to use the [[Paradesi Synagogue]]; while they allowed the ''meshuchrarim'' as Jews to worship there, they had to sit in the back, could not become full members, and were excluded from the community's [[endogamous]] marriage circle.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} At the same time, they were excluded by the [[Malabar Jews]], the much larger community of Jews who had lived in Cochin for perhaps 1,000 years. | ||
In the early 20th century, [[Abraham Barak Salem]] became one of the most prominent Cochin Jews.<ref>[http://www.easas.org/?q=panel39 PANEL 39: Nationalisms and their Impact in South Asia]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - European Association of South Asian Studies</ref> A descendant of ''meshuchrarim,'' he was the first to earn a college degree and the first Cochin Jew of any sort to become a lawyer.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} He fought against the discrimination against his people. By the 1930s, social discrimination against the ''meshuchrarim'' began to diminish. Most Cochin Jews, including the ''meshuchrarim,'' emigrated to [[Israel]] by the mid-1950s. | In the early 20th century, [[Abraham Barak Salem]] became one of the most prominent Cochin Jews.<ref>[http://www.easas.org/?q=panel39 PANEL 39: Nationalisms and their Impact in South Asia]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - European Association of South Asian Studies</ref> A descendant of ''meshuchrarim,'' he was the first to earn a college degree and the first Cochin Jew of any sort to become a lawyer.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} He fought against the discrimination against his people. By the 1930s, social discrimination against the ''meshuchrarim'' began to diminish. Most Cochin Jews, including the ''meshuchrarim,'' emigrated to [[Israel]] by the mid-1950s. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Paradesi Jews]] | * [[Paradesi Jews]] | ||
* [[Cochin Jews]] | * [[Cochin Jews]] | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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Meshuchrarim are a Jewish community of freed slaves, often of mixed-race African-European descent, who accompanied Sephardic Jews in their immigration to India following the 16th-century expulsion from Spain. The Sephardic Jews became known as the Paradesi Jews (as "foreigners" to India.[citation needed] They were also sometimes called the White Jews, for their European ancestry).[citation needed]
The descendants of the meshuchrarim were historically discriminated against in India by other "White Jews." They were at the lowest of the Cochin Jewish informal caste ladder. The Paradesi came to use the Paradesi Synagogue; while they allowed the meshuchrarim as Jews to worship there, they had to sit in the back, could not become full members, and were excluded from the community's endogamous marriage circle.[citation needed] At the same time, they were excluded by the Malabar Jews, the much larger community of Jews who had lived in Cochin for perhaps 1,000 years.
In the early 20th century, Abraham Barak Salem became one of the most prominent Cochin Jews.[1] A descendant of meshuchrarim, he was the first to earn a college degree and the first Cochin Jew of any sort to become a lawyer.[citation needed] He fought against the discrimination against his people. By the 1930s, social discrimination against the meshuchrarim began to diminish. Most Cochin Jews, including the meshuchrarim, emigrated to Israel by the mid-1950s.
See also
References
- ↑ PANEL 39: Nationalisms and their Impact in South Asia[permanent dead link] - European Association of South Asian Studies
Further reading
- Katz, Nathan (2000). Who Are the Jews of India?. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- Mittal, Sushil; Gene R. Thursby (2006). Religions of South Asia. Routledge.
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