Ruby of Cochin
an Indian Jewish woman remembers
by Ruby Daniel
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Ruby of Cochin is the first book written by a Jewish woman from Cochin. It is a rich description of Jewish life on the Southwest Coast of India, spanning many centuries. It is the story of one woman - yet it is also the story of all the Jews of Cochin, from the earliest settlements, when the Maharajah granted the Jews their land and privileged status, until today, when a transplanted Cochin community is finding new life in Israel.
The book is written with a distinctive storyteller's voice and contains historical legends, ghost tales, colorful renditions of Jewish celebrations in Cochin, and translations of Jewish women's songs from Malayalam, the language of the Cochin Jews.
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Jews, Biography, Jewish women, Social life and customsPeople
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Ruby of Cochin: an Indian Jewish woman remembers
1995, Jewish Publication Society
in English
- 1st ed.
0827605390 9780827605398
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-205) and index.
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