Judaism in India (68 CE-present)

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0:00 Intro
0:56 Cochin Jews
2:34 Bene Israel
3:01 Paradesi Jews
5:13 Baghdadi Jews
6:53 After Independence
8:45 Conclusion

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz4463]

Religion exists. India: I will take that

[@thiswasme5452]

That's our Culture 😀

[@cheesemccheese5780]

lol

[@mowgli5837]

@@thiswasme5452 We never accepted outsiders and we never accepted their religion, language. It was not our culture. We were worriors who fought and thought and survived to protect our own cluture instead of accepting outsiders. All that secularism is propoganda taught to you so you could accept others and then see your own identity collapse.

[@thiswasme5452]

@@mowgli5837 This can be true as well... But if think in this way it will increase our own anxiety.

[@mowgli5837]

@@thiswasme5452 you don't have to keep thinking like that. But at least know the truth and follow what is the correct way when time calls for it. Right? At least so you wouldn't become Gandhi if war comes.

[@judaism1505]

I'm a indian jewish and born in India only and always treated equally by the people as well government my country is best 🇮🇳✡️

[@rohitbishwash91]

Thank you. We are lucky and proud to have you in our cosmic chaotic world. Love you and all our Jewish brothers and sisters. Jai Hind.

[@aryankaushik3761]

Do Israelis consider you as Jew?

[@israelimanashe8608]

Shalom Aleichem 🙌

[@kamilshah8966]

@@aryankaushik3761 obviously he is a Jew 😂😂

[@judaism1505]

@@israelimanashe8608 shalom

[@saharlavee8859]

I'm an Israeli Jew, and I'm half Indian, my grand parents came from a Jewish neighborhood in Cochi and unlike most of Jews that came to Israel from the diaspora they had great thing to tell about indian people, two years ago I visited Cochi and I even fasted on Yom Kippur in a synagogue where my grand parents did so when they were young. thanks India for being such a great people to my nation and to me when I traveled IL❤IN

[@lexj3413]

Do you understand Malayalam ? 🙂

[@saharlavee8859]

@@lexj3413 no I know Hebrew cuz I live in israel

[@ved6737]

@@saharlavee8859 Love from kerala❤

[@lexj3413]

@@saharlavee8859 Thanks for replying ! We still consider you a Mallu 🙂

[@theawkwardcurrypot9556]

So you're a half mallu💪💪

[@dkblaze9072]

You forgot to mention Lt General JFR Jacob. The war hero of Indo-Pakistan war 1971.

[@ryuk6575]

Yeah 💯

[@Reddy26]

JFR Jacob was a spy for Israel and undermined our national security, war hero or not.

[@dkblaze9072]

@@Reddy26 What? lol! 😂

[@Reddy26]

@@dkblaze9072 Stop acting like a sikh.

[@jaibholenath8665]

@@Reddy26 Rice bag convert rants againsts Old foes.

[@7.90billionfoolsonaplanet7]

1971 India Pakistan war A Jewish Indian army officer (JFR Jacob) commanding an army consisting of 80% Hindus commanded by a Sikh commander( general jagjit Singh Arora) under a Persian chief of Army staff ( general Sam manekshaw) fighting for the liberation of Muslim brothers and sisters (Bangladesh) that's my India 😍😍😍😍

[@nomadicsatishyadav5122]

Israel thinking in India , better thinking . I from India. Indian Hindu people's love Israel. But, Indian Muslim man hate Israel.

[@7.90billionfoolsonaplanet7]

@@nomadicsatishyadav5122 I know that kyaa Karen in gusalmano ka

[@Hola-hv6cx]

Muslim brothers 😂😂

[@7.90billionfoolsonaplanet7]

@Dharmic Munda Sahi kaha Aapne

[@anhilatorofignorance2584]

What the Hindus of Bangaldesh Got in Return a Un ending Genocide 🙃

[@Alonglongtimeago]

This is fascinating, I had no idea that India played such an important role in Jewish history! Great video!! :)

[@SamAronow]

Neither did I!

[@Supreme_Conqueror]

Offcourse we don't know because of leftist education policy which only lies were fed to us and they ignored how rich our culture and sanatana Dharma is . And they teach us how Tipu Sultan and other invaders are great people who worked for people ( but in reality they destroyed our culture and temples and done some HORRIBLE THINGS to our WOMEN and British another bastards who looted india and make sure that indian education system ie gurukul system is completely destroyed and ensured india always in destability ).All of this because of congress(nehru and his family ) and some anti-nationals.

[@tanmayjain1584]

...our other general Jacob was also a jew....he was a war heroes of 1971 war , liberation of Bangladesh

[@papamere9984]

@@SamAronow bro 0:30 wrong map Integral Kashmir in India. Either by peace or by war

[@sanjay.t.gowrisunkur4055]

@@tanmayjain1584 FOR JFR JACOB YOU are right he is a jew by faith but Sam Maneckshaw was a Parsee

[@HikmaHistory]

Judaism in India? Would've never imagined there was such deep history there! Great video, dude!

[@HiteshJetwaniTechtesh]

India has the 3rd/4th largest jewish (depending upon whether you're counting converts or not) population and the largest zoroastrian buddhist and jain populations

[@HikmaHistory]

@@HiteshJetwaniTechtesh Interesting

[@saharlavee8859]

I'm half indian jew

[@NormalPerson053]

Jews and us the Sanatanis are Brothers bounded with same pain We feel each other . Our relationship is deeper then blood relation.

[@aniksinha9513]

@@saharlavee8859 where do u live?? Maharashtra?? Bene-israeli??

[@rachelabraham5488]

I am Jewish and born in India never protected the jews it was always good to jews I will always love India long live India and Bless it

[@madeshshivam952]

Loves from India❤🇮🇳🇮🇳.. Bro

[@byron-ih2ge]

How many of you r still left in india??

[@saurabhmishra2363]

So where do live now ? Israel ?

[@friendlyatheist9589]

You mean persecuted?

[@rp7159]

Rachel Abraham. We love the Jews and Israel. We would love the Jews to come and settle permanently in India especially in Kashmir where there's plenty of land now.

[@gandalfthegrey5321]

😂😂😂 and indian muslims say they are unnecessarily targeted.

[@mehakdeepsingh4849]

@@robloxgaming8520 yeah, majority of them (80%) are innocent but those 20% have extremist mindset. Thus, Hundreds of Millions.. Nobody know when a guy with a green book in one hand and a knife in other is gonna show up and you know what.. there is nothing like anti muslim, people are afraid of another attack, or them killin people in name of jihad.. How could someone act normal knowing that the religious person in front of him/her is not gonna barbecue himself and many others.. People have right to be afraid and act strange.. Tell us the way to differ a terrorist among others, maybe we all feel safe in world.. Edit: Fun fact: 90% of terrorists are from same community.

[@hkm6353]

@@mehakdeepsingh4849 only 1% or less of them are good

[@ayushkr.sharma2303]

@@mehakdeepsingh4849 all are extremists If not they will be Don't need be a cool dude Nahi to astitva khojte phiroge...

[@ayushkr.sharma2303]

@@robloxgaming8520 Islam means= Destruction Whether it is india europe and other A team is same (islam) other are changing (hindu/boudh/Christian/paresian/judism)

[@bruhhh8570]

@@robloxgaming8520 well these Muslim which live in in more then 80% don't consider them as Indian they say we are Muslim not indian and if we say we are Indian it's harm in Islam!!!

[@rp7159]

Jews and Zoroastrians have never complained about being discriminated against in India. They have lived peacefully with the Hindus, Jains and Buddhists for centuries.

[@deepmungra3055]

And sikhs

[@143varunsherke2]

@@deepmungra3055 Sikhism is not ancient. But since the time of its birth, yes sikh too

[@zap8075]

@@143varunsherke2 But They are behaving Like Muslims Now, It's Just 400 Year Old Mythological Religion Though.🥱

[@lakshyakashyap1490]

@@zap8075 Don't say like this, Sikhs are our brothers, they have protected Hindus from Muslims atrocities, Sikhs have given a lot of sacrifices in Indian Army. Currently they are being brainwashed by congress, and blaming everything on Centrals govt. But that doesn't mean Sikhs are like Muslims. Hindus and Sikhs are brothers.

[@zap8075]

@@lakshyakashyap1490 You're Stupid af, How many Hindus did they Saved? Just a Region specific People they saved! FYI: Families of Hindus Livin Punjab Gave Up there Elder Child for Armies of sikh in past (around 50-70%) and they were given "Upadhi" of Singh, they didn't do any favor to Save us Make It Clear WE MADE SACRIFICES TO BUILD THEM!! they are just a Label Machine "guru gobind singh was hindu + from Bihar, same with Banda Bairagi(none born sikh were able to take revenge of gobind thereafter Madho das aka Banda bairagi came🤦‍♂️) " We Made There Fkin Religion by doin Sacrifices! Not a Complete Sikh(born sikh) did any greatest things Just we Hindus Sacrificed Our Dharma to Build these Morons!

[@charlesstuart7290]

My cousin married a Bengali Hindu and my brother's daughter's mother in law is a Jewish Indian from Kerala. There seems to be a real affinity between Jews and Indians. Ethnically our family is way more diverse than I was growing up where all my relatives were Jews from Eastern Europe.

[@alamgiral-qidwa6067]

Ay just so you know, Your Brother's Daughter's = Your Niece Your Brother's Son = Your Nephew So you're Your Brother's Daughter's Mother in Law = Your Niece's Mother in Law

[@sefalimahanti9848]

And I'm a Bengali who lived for a while in a Jewish colony

[@charlesstuart7290]

@@alamgiral-qidwa6067 If you just used the term niece it can also refer to a niece by marriage which is no blood relation to me. That's the reason I didn't use that term.

[@sanjay.t.gowrisunkur4055]

that means for a WEDDING OR BAR MITZVAH IN YOUR family ...we will get chicken Briani ..as well as Gitter Fish ( something like that which is offered during Askenazi weddings ) ....BUT SURE THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT WOULD BE 100% BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL BEATS!

[@charlesstuart7290]

@@sanjay.t.gowrisunkur4055 We just had a Bat Mitzvah for my cousin Rina (Both a Hebrew and Indian name!) and had standard American but for the second more informal get together it was Indian. No Gefilte Fish.

[@cliphound80]

Shalom/Namaste/Namaskar everyone in Isreal and India from Canada! 🇨🇦❤️🇮🇱❤️🇮🇳Glad to see a video about the bonds India and Isreal have as nations, stretching back centuries.

[@LIVEWELLLIFESTYLE]

Much Love to *India* 🕉🇮🇳💝 From an Orthodox Jew ✡💕

[@marthastewart5371]

We love u 2. Shalom

[@LIVEWELLLIFESTYLE]

@@marthastewart5371 Thank you..and Shanthi 🙏🏻

[@equino3121]

❤️ from Kerala 🇮🇳 🤗

[@rajputchauhanwarrior2637]

Love my jews ✡ for brothers ❤

[@LIVEWELLLIFESTYLE]

@Joshua Shine okay? So?

[@adilhazzan707]

My town in kerala was full of jews. If they never migrate to Isreal. My town would be one of the biggest cities in kerala

[@razee7869]

Which town?

[@abdulaleem9207]

Yes. From Kochi.

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Kochi pride

[@ihatemotionblur_3255]

there's no reason why they wouldn't migrate to Israel. A holy land just for them after like 3000 years?

[@rupammedhi9943]

@@ihatemotionblur_3255 because they feel they are Indian.

[@femmefatale7344]

Goa acquisition is also one of the most bloody period on the Hindus of Goa by the Portuguese

[@saurabhmishra2363]

If you find videos about us taking Goa back from Portuguese on KZbin you'd still find comments from them against it . I mean some people are next level delusional

[@hrutikpisal6403]

Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj would have taken goa in maratha empire if mughals would have not attacked on other front. When he attacked Portuguese some soldiers tried to destroy chruch and he oppposed that continuing legacy of his father. Don't know why Portuguese gave such bad treatment in return.

[@hrivaansahani1750]

@@saurabhmishra2363 That's just how some europeans are, unfortunately. Even some enlightened Brits think they civilised us and they still live in their own strawberry World of colonial hangover!

[@ayya11790]

Inquisition you mean?

[@femmefatale7344]

@@ayya11790 Yes. Inquisition*

[@mishrachabra4471]

Love to Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱 from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@virusingh6504]

@@mohammedfaizkhan5392 tune marali Kya🤣

[@shaheeralikhan9561]

Israel ignores the Indians so bad 😂

[@Aloksharma-oe1gm]

@@shaheeralikhan9561 buthurted Jihadi

[@nomadicsatishyadav5122]

Israel thinking in India , better thinking . I from India. Indian Hindu people's love Israel. But, Indian Muslim man hate Israel.

[@gurjar1203]

Yes

[@AakashKumar-gl2fk]

All faiths in india either originated here or came here for shelter except Islam and Christianity.

[@muktiprateekdas9769]

No Syrian christians,Armenians and many young children from Poland took refuge in india during their time of prosecution for thousands of years.

[@darshu94]

@@muktiprateekdas9769 persecution by........... (Chu slam)

[@kevin84217]

Christianity was never a threat to India, until the European invasion happened. Christians lived peacefully in India. Most of Indians think that Christianity is a European religion. It is not. It's a continuity of Judaism, originated in Israel by the teachings of Jesus Christ (Yeshua in Hebrew) who was a JEWISH man. Many Indians converted to Christianity thinking that they might upscale their lives like Europeans and escape casteist persecution by the upper caste of Brahmins but things went a different way.

[@fl4bberg4sted]

0:30 wrong map! That kashmir side is wrong Fun fact:- its really offensive in india if someone shows wrong map!

[@shalinitiwariscorner5210]

Sorry to say brother but i am a second generation Indian American and here we use exactly this map in which Kashmir & Aksai Qin are depicted like that. In India, the map which you use is not used or not even commonly known in USA and all other NATO as well as CIS countries, as per my experience.

[@fl4bberg4sted]

@@shalinitiwariscorner5210 ohk great So you all use the wrong map😯 Because after artical 370 impose in india the kashmir hav been included in india I think they forgot to update

[@controversypoint4264]

@@fl4bberg4sted It is nothing to do with article 370. kashmir was official included into indian union in 1947. Article 370 just give kasmir semi-autonomous status. It is over-hyped by the media. Even tibet was having more autonomy than kashmir.

[@fl4bberg4sted]

@@controversypoint4264 ya the left media

[@tanmaysingh6535]

Arunachal pradesh bhi alag dikha rha

[@kamleshraghuwanshi4634]

Religion exists. India: Let's learn something good from it.

[@Eezkiel]

I am an Indian Christian and I respect Jewish people so much ❤🇮🇳🇮🇱

[@newtonstheology8765]

Christian school have done a remarkable job in promoting education in india..

[@messijack5180]

I'm indian Christian too

[@risingredstone5949]

@@newtonstheology8765 And a remarkable job converting people to Christianity.

[@avi......2091]

When you christians will leave india .....stop converting poor hindus

[@Sandeep-yh4bz]

@@newtonstheology8765🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh really??? Don't know the history of 5 lakh gurukuls. Which Christian (britisher) demolished. Kill all the teachers. Have you read our Scripture, who thaught us?? Did you know surgery?? Who invent it??? Did u know maths, astrology, biology, solar science, physics?? All of these indian knows way befor your Jesus born.

[@jaggy1108]

As indian I feel proud that my ancestors did good things by treating Jewish brothers with respect and care... Hope we will continue to do so ...😊

[@mathieuleader8601]

the first Ms. India Pramila was Jewish and indian

[@ateium2409]

Indian subcontinent : exists Every religion Ever : It's free real Estate

[@mowgli5837]

Real reason was the wealth. A European trader once wrote to church that they were buying Indian spices for gold and Indians were growing it in their backyard. India was more like an oasis of prosparity amidst the cruel poor harsh world.

[@Exposia]

It's India ❤️

[@Noone-gz8li]

Free real estate 😂

[@Aditya-vs5os]

@@Exposia Indian subcontinent consists 7 countries including India 🇮🇳 South Asia = Indian subcontinent India = Country

[@Desi.Superman]

@@Aditya-vs5os afghanistan, pakistan, india, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan, Tibet (no more a independent country), bangaldesh, myanamar and indoneshia. Total 10 not 7 but most of the area comes under india and when here was monarchy, capital always lied in one of the city of today's india like delhi, patliputra, assam etc

[@smartbaba1321]

"Kasol" in India known as mini Isreal due to High number of tourists from Isreal.

[@albertjose8879]

I'm a Syriac Christian from Kerala and I never knew abt this. Thanks for this and ur always welcome to Kerala!

[@Supreme_Conqueror]

Even Buddhism born in india bro

[@SrikanthIyerTheMariner]

No ..he was born in Nepal

[@habhay1698]

No lumbani is not a part of india

[@chirantanaich1206]

@@SrikanthIyerTheMariner Gautam buddha born in nepal but he made buddhism religion in indian mainland then it was bharat gautam buddha died in india also.

[@imperial_Dragnix]

​@@SrikanthIyerTheMariner In ancient times Nepal was considered part of india In mauriyan empire Nepal was controlled by india 🇮🇳❤️ Now go cry about it 😂

[@harshits6960]

Didn't know Sassoon was Jewish until I saw this! He donated heavily for a hospital to be built in the city of Pune, Maharashtra in 1867... The Sasson Hospital is not only one of the oldest modern medicine hospital in Pune but also a city landmark and currently run by the govt of Maharashtra.... As an Indian I had no idea about Jewish persecution other than Hitler's crimes, and I can assure in India nobody will face persecution(though we have baggage of unfair treatment towards a certain section during the pre modern era, where a few crooks decided to redefine a fluidic "caste system" into rigid sections) or hatred as long as they keep religion to themselves and not force others into conversion.

[@taitreyarr2715]

The guys that redefined the fluidic Jati system into a rigid "caste" system were the British who enacted caste based laws in 1860. Please note caste is a colonial term with no equivalent word in any Indian language. The British Indian census of 1850 force fitted all Indians into a British defined "Caste system" . Please google "Census in Colonial India and the Birth of Caste", a paper published in EPW that best describes this.

[@mundoormadan5624]

@@taitreyarr2715 But you can't deny the fact that a section of society was historically oppressed

[@taitreyarr2715]

@@mundoormadan5624 Some or the other section of society was oppressed at all points in history all across the world. My research tells me that historically India had a more egalitarian society with less oppression, relative to other countries and civilizations. Note the following patterns of ancient Indian history upto 13th century. (1) Wars were fought between royalty and armies but did not impact other sections of society. There are very few records of killing of civilians, destruction of farmland etc. (2) There were no revolts from agrarian sections of society, no slave revolts such as in Rome or China (3) There was no slavery in India (4) 80% of all people were engaged in farming, rest in trades, which made for an egalitarian society as land ownership was was widespread (5) Every village had a school and right upto the 1840 so called Shudras (they did not call themselves that) were 60 to 80% of students. Refer British survey of 1840. (6) Huge number of kings including the Mauryas, Rajputs, Marathas came from the lay people and not from royal or kshatriya lineages.

[@mundoormadan5624]

@@taitreyarr2715 There were literally slave castes in India. Sold along with land.

[@mundoormadan5624]

@@taitreyarr2715 Shudras weren't allowed to learn in sanskrit. When was manusmriti written? Because it is explicitly said that molten lead should be poured into ears of shudras who try to learn sanskrit knowledge. Manusmriti was something we followed as rule book of Hindus for centuries.

[@sumitdharmarao9918]

Lot of love and respect for Jew brothers n sisters from India🙏

[@chas435]

Thank you so much for a superbly presented history of Jews in India. As an Indian, I feel privileged and proud to have the Jews as an inseparable part of our culture, people and our blood. After more than 2,500 years they are as much Indian as anyone else in this land. The Jews in India have been exceptional. Never asking for special status, no reservations in business opportunities, jobs, education, in government or politics as a minority. Instead they lived as Indians, contributed, excelled and even bled for us. We have had Admiral Samson who was FOCIF (Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet), whose daughter Leela Samson is an accomplished dancer & instructor of the Indian classical dance style of Bharatanatyam and known worldwide for the same. Major General Jacob was the operational field commander of Indian Army forces who fought against the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He forced Lt.General Niazi the commander of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (Uncle of the current Pakistani Prime Minister) to surrender thus saving much unnecessary bloodshed. The surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops to Indian forces is the largest single surrender of troops (outside of and after WW2). In addition there are several well known persons of the Jewish faith in Bollywood, in arts, commerce, science and government and elsewhere. They have been a blessing and asset to us. It is a sad fact that in a nation of 1.4 Billion people, a community of less than 30,000 is not as well known as they should be and, their achievements and contributions barely known or acknowledged. India has absorbed and openly welcomed countless communities of persecuted peoples from different parts of the world since time immemorial. The BAHAI's and Zoroastrians from Persia, Jews from Baghdad and other places, even small communities of Armenians, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Chinese (fleeing the Maoists) and even persecuted Shia Muslims by the millions. More recently Tibetans have made their homes in India and even have a Government in exile in India. Save for the fact that India is not a signatory to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it is not far from fact to state that in the last 100 years India has hosted one of the largest number of refugees any where in the world. This population is different from those stated earlier, who settled in the Indian sub-continent several centuries ago like the Jews and, for all purposes are now completely assimilated into the main stream population, but have maintained their distinct culture, language, religious beliefs and language alive by adapting, accepting, sharing themselves. In India, with over 1800 languages spoken by more than 10,000 people each, over 5800 dialects and dozens of unique scripts, yet another language and script - Hebrew - was never an issue! I wish all Jews 'Shalom' and send each of you blessings, greetings and wishes for a long and prosperous life!

[@ramanujahs513]

Your PM Benjamin Netanyahu also mentioned India is the only country where Jews were not persecuted

[@homosapien2983]

Just as the saying goes "If you can't live in India, you can't live anywhere else."

[@tommy-er6hh]

Wow, I asked about the Jews in India,, and now you have made not 1 but 2 videos on it! Thank you! Kudos on a nice job! Any chance you will do a video on the Chinese Kaifeng Jews, or Central Asian Jews? Or a deeper on the various Jews and their kingdoms of Arabia over history?

[@SamAronow]

Arabia will be next...

[@madmaxvik]

I as a Hindu believe that except one religion , everyone else can live in peace and co-exits with each other.

[@baha3alshamari152]

You mean Christianity

[@madmaxvik]

@@baha3alshamari152 No.. Mullah

[@BhaaratMahaan]

Religion of peace 😂😂

[@lokeshkataria4917]

😂😂😂

[@arunreddy4778]

@@madmaxvik christianity is also same

[@shashijacksparrow5998]

The Jews of Israel and the parsi of Iran Persian are the ancient brothers and sisters of India both of them got an Indian relationship centuries date back shalom ameen

[@sdelmonte]

I knew about the Sassoons but everything else here was new. Great job!

[@DigItWithRaven]

Super interesting video! Never really thought to look into this subject before

[@fearghalodonnell9351]

I find the history of the Jewish people fascinating. I'm an Irish man, we have our own story but it doesn't compare. Judaism stretches back so far, and there's a common thread. Being Jewish must give you a great sense of destiny and inherited accomplishment (if that makes sense).

[@odysseusrex5908]

That was absolutely fascinating. I can't tell you how much I am loving your channel and everything that I am learning from it.

[@MythologywithMike]

Great video! For such an influential group it's odd they don't get as much attention as other parts of history. I look forward to seeing what you'll show us next

[@Artur_M.]

I completely forgot that this collaboration is happening today! Too bad that i don't have time to watch it all today. This was a fascinating video, I hope it'll bring you lots of new subscribers!

[@the_major]

I knew absolutely nothing about this topic. Thanks for a great video!

[@sefalimahanti9848]

I spent a significant amount of my childhood near a Jewish colony ( around Kasol to be precise), which gave me a peek into Jewish culture particularly through a pair of twins who I still share a sibling like relationship with., and our families were and are pretty close. Always a joy to reconnect with them

[@robertobonano6930]

Well done Sam !!. Hopefully your subscriber base will increase and spread this important information. In the late 70s and early 80s I used to watch a LOT of martial arts movies (Kungfu, Shaolin, etc.) Quite a bit of this movie will show business and cultural interactions with India's citizens. Now I can connect the dots. Thanks 😉😀

[@TaufiqueJoarder]

Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob, Chief of Eastern Command of the Indian Army, played a vital role in the creation of Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. He was an Indian Jew and integral to the history of independent Bangladesh.

[@dinkarupadhyay7696]

Great content keep it up👍👍👍👍👍

[@michaelkraus8407]

What music did you use for this video, specifically the section on the Baghdadi Jews? I've heard it in the ATE mod for CK2.

[@shimzi81]

I belong to the Bene Israel community of Mumbai. I was born and raised in Israel but feel very much connected to India, to its culture and people. we love India. thank you for keeping us safe for 2,000 years. we will forever be Indians

[@rahukamar7736]

Bro you are our desi blood, dont talk as if you are a stranger, it hurts bro

[@BFDT-4]

Never knew this! Excellent history vid!

[@NikhileshSurve]

The Bene Israeli community too speaks Marathi (apparently referred as Judeo-Marathi but I'm not sure if its too different). Most I think went to Israel when the State of Israel was formed & many still speak Marathi. Being Marathi myself it's something that intrigues me as I too see them as my people due to being fellow Marathis. Although I've also read that apparently the younger generation speaks less Marathi in Israel which has worried the older generation a bit. There's also an old video (part of some series on lost tribes of Israel) on youtube about the Bene Israel community. It showed some also came back to their ancestral village which is in Kokan region of Maharashtra & they don't seem to face any problems with muslims of their village either.

[@danuuu101]

Will you make a video about Persian Jews?

[@xavierinthetube]

This is mind blowing. Thanks for making this video

[@redcoat4348]

Great video as always

[@redcoat4348]

One issue, you pronounced Kerala wrong. It’s more like KE-ra-la than Ke-RA-la.

[@vinfacts11]

i'm from Bangladesh, and our capital city once used to have Baghdadi Jews there too. Amazing work!!! Keep it up!

[@shashijacksparrow5998]

India's bolly wood actresses such as Nadira Samira sulochina Ranjit chowdri are Jewish ethnicity of course lieutenant general jfr Jacob is a proud Indian Jews during the indo Pakistan war in 1971 in Bangladesh some 93 thousand Pakistani troops surrendered to Indian army in East Pakistan now Bangladesh credits should be given to a great Indian jew Lt Jen jfr Jacob and also Maj Jen Sam manekshaw of Iranian origin yu see Jews and the Irani are very faithful people and they are very close to India ameen shalom keep it up

[@amitjha3504]

@Vin Facts Until you killed them in name of radical islam

[@vinfacts11]

@@amitjha3504 i killed nobody lmfaoo

[@user-jj7yh4vb3j]

@@amitjha3504 not every body is extremist dude.

[@amitjha3504]

@@user-jj7yh4vb3j I understand but nation are driven by majority.... See the nos how hindu population have fallen through the years.😏

[@kuroazrem5376]

This collaboration took place during my birthday. Thanks you for the amazing present.

[@joalexsg9741]

Such a precious educational video, thank you so much! A must share!!

[@CMY187]

This channel is such a treasure trove. I’m going to continue binging the Jewish History series. Thank you, Sam.

[@TheUmaragu]

Jewish people are much loved in India.

[@chaudhary978]

People used to say why indian support more Israeli than Palestinians. Because our history with jews is very good but our history with Islam is dark.

[@rustomkanishka]

I live near Mumbai, India (home of Bollywood) and there's a synagogue which I pass regularly. There's also a Hindu temple, a Roman Catholic church, a Sufi gravesite, and a small Buddhist temple in a 2km radius of it. We all sort of get along. The Bene Israeli community is tiny but still prays at the Synagogue. To my knowledge no one bothers them or tries to enter the building unless they're Jewish.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Another great video on the playlist! Here's hoping it helps push you beyond 3,000 subs!

[@rolaE4449]

To those who don't know bhuddism is also homegrown religion, and at one point north india was actually buddist untill adi Shankaracharya happen

[@LordJagd]

Really? People seem to think that the north was mostly Hindu for all of its history, even before Adi Shankara. Is this not the case?

[@rolaE4449]

@@LordJagd actually people are not aware of it and it's not even in the textbook, one has to look into 11th, 12th class history ncert textbooks or over internet. During the time of ashoka, bhuddism flourished in India and he sent monks all over world to spread teaching of bhuddism and it was all happening around 250-150 BC and that's how bhuddism spread to most of south Asia and east asia countries even present day afganistan was once bhuddist (also look for 2000 yr old BHUDDA statue found in afganistan which Taliban destroyed in late nineties) and they (afgan,Iran) become islamic state after caliphate and foreign invasion, similar things happened in present day north India bhuddist people because of their non violence teaching and beliefs didn't fight back many were converted many were killed, now I have given you direction please make your opinion after looking into these facts and historical events 🙂

[@LordJagd]

@@rolaE4449 Thank you for this information, I am aware of Buddhism's early history and its massive prevalence from Afghanistan and the Tarim Basin to Northern India, and later across into what is now Myanmar and Thailand. But I was always surprised at how the history of major Indian art seems to begin with elaborate Buddhist sculptures and it isn't until much later that we get similarly elaborate Hindu sculpture, around 1000 years after the life of the Buddha. Do you think this suggests a massive prevalence of Buddhism over Hinduism for this time in history?

[@rolaE4449]

@@LordJagd Bear with me, it's going to be long one. -Hinduism, Bhuddism , Jainism,Sikhism are often described a branches of a tree "SANATAN DHARMA" whose basic value is how you live your life and this -ism's are different way.(That's why, I don't actually believe in religions) - Hinduism have seen major changes in it's culture somewhere around 50BC to 100 AD. Roughly Before 50 BC it is termed as VEDIC culture and later one as PURANIC culture. -There were no idols worshipping in Vedic time yagya and sacrifice were performed (having a principle) but in puranic time there are idols with characteristics, various puranic stories and TEMPLES* . - why it changed ? Well, Scholars believes it is because of many factors and can't be sure about it but majors of these are 1) Interaction with Bhramans of south India 2) Tension between Hinduism and Buddhism tradition 3) Greek philosopher influence in Indian society Now, 2nd point is what we are interested in and keeping it on surface level - Buddhism was about rejecting desire, meditation,to look internal and hinduism was about embracing desire, in external world, celebrating Life and that is the relationship, the tension between the two is the value of desire or not desire and there are also so many layers along side it and one have to look deeply. - Desire is the cause of suffering in Buddhism but in Hinduism, they deal with desire in different way and they used TEMPLE to explain in different way. How? - See there was no concept of temple in Hinduism. TEMPLE is the major impact of Bhuddism on Hinduism.( Sculpture are secondary,but temples are primarily) - Buddha says everything is impermanent and to leave everything behind but his followers made stupa. They put a pile of mud on his relics and put a flag. They built a hall around it known as CHAIYTA and keep a buddha idol and first time PARIKARMA was done here which is circling around the stupa.VIHARA was established, i.e people start living around stupa. - Hinduism adopted all this same thing, in different way. Stupa was the relics of Buddha which was interpreted as death so they say our centre will be DEULA or GARBH(womb) GRAH (home or space) and shaped it like women uterus, female form is used interpreted as life giving. Similarly they made a hall termed MANDAPA and AGRAHAR was established i.e people started living around it. - Temple acted as more like a co-operative society, everyone has to participate in order to make temple possible.Its purpose was to create social structure.in hindu temple you don't go to prey you go to see "DARSHAN" the rituals of celebration of life in a rhythmic & systematic way. Rituals are not meant for deity,people see and adapts those things in their life. - In Buddhism, buddha in shown in monk cloths, he is meditating, he had left his family but in Hindu temple dieties are shown various forms some as married some as hermit. Ritual are mostly same as our daily lifestyle, fedding deity 3 times a day, daily dressing of deity and so many others things. - On sculpture, they have evolved time to time. Greeks also had impact. Standing buddha statue was directly Greeks influence and as the places changes sculpture forms changes.

[@LordJagd]

@@rolaE4449 What an incredible reply. I never thought of how temples simply weren't used in Vedic society, so temples being a Buddhist invention that later influenced Hinduism makes total sense! So it seems like the temples of Buddhism had very specific meaning behind them, but when the Hindu communities began building temples too they didn't have the same meaning behind it, so they invented their own, is that right? I've noticed the clear difference between the Vedic/Upanishadic culture and the later Puranic culture, changing around 50BC to 100 AD date. You can even see in the Mahabharata all the Puranic interpolations into an otherwise Vedic/Upanishadic story! I remember reading once that when the priestly elite of India switched from Buddhist monks to Hindu brahmins that is when the Puranic culture began, and the caste system that was already in place became re-purposed by the brahmins as a way of controlling the population and keeping themselves on top. Is this true? Puranic stories sort of annoy me, to be honest haha. The Vedic texts are extremely ancient mythos, comparable to many other most ancient myths across the world, and the Upanishads are clearly in the same deep "world of thought" that gave rise to Buddhism and Jainism. But then the Puranas come along with new myths, but ones that aren't natural or "pragmatic" like those of the Vedas. The Puranas seem much more exaggerated, often ridiculous, perhaps because the brahmins wanted to dazzle their communities and make it seem like they have this amazing knowledge, when really its all silly exaggerations! Would you say things like Advaita Vedanta are things returning to the simple and deep thought of the Upanishads?

[@mandeepdaksh376]

0:28 Bro, I humbly request you to correct the map of India. :)

[@rahukamar7736]

Nope, qe don't need anyone's approval... We are self suffice

[@zacharycurrie3708]

Super cool!

[@sneedmando186]

I love this kind of history, many people don’t realize how much cultures and religions travel

[@brandonkaplan6804]

Hi Sam, I am writing a paper about the Cochin Jewish community/the history of the Jews from Kochi for my Jewish Civilization class this semester. I was inspired to write about the Cochin Jews after watching your video! If you see happen to see this could you point me in the direction of some of the sources you used in writing this video? Thanks!

[@tomerdruker1138]

i'm half cochin jewish (half ashkenazi) i did my bar mitzva at the nevatim synagouge, amazing video!

[@jacksondebbarma7644]

never got this topic in our school history textbook till 10th grade so ur video way gives us the intel about unknown topics to Indian students

[@israelilocal]

I think that this is the first video of yours I watched and decided to subscribe and i watched every video as they came ever since although i did first visit the channel of JJ's recommendation so Sam how satisfied are you with this video? will you consider making a remake of it in the future?

[@thedemongodvlogs7671]

How do i find out more about the beni menashe?

[@rushikeshsalve3021]

Sassoon dock still exists in Mumbai and fishermen still use it

[@malmalhi007]

Some of the Sassons eventually settled in Heytesbury near Warminster. Seigfred Sasson was a famous first world war poet ..His father was part of a Jewish merchant family, originally from Iran and India, and his mother part of.... .. George Sasson was the last surviving Sasson who passed away a few years ago. "In September 1931, Sassoon rented Fitz House, Teffont Magna, Wiltshire, and began to live there.[21] In December 1933, he married Hester Gatty (daughter of Stephen Herbert Gatty), who was many years his junior. The marriage led to the birth of a child, something Sassoon had purportedly craved for a long time. Siegfried's son, George Sassoon (1936-2006), became a scientist, linguist, and author, and was adored by Siegfried, who wrote several poems addressed to him. Siegfried's marriage broke down after the Second World War, with Sassoon apparently unable to find a compromise between the solitude he enjoyed and the companionship he craved. Separated from his wife in 1945, Sassoon lived in seclusion at Heytesbury in Wiltshire, although he maintained contact with a circle which included E M Forster and J R Ackerley. One of his closest friends was the cricketer Dennis Silk who later became Warden (headmaster) of Radley College. He also formed a close friendship with Vivien Hancock, then headmistress of Greenways School at Ashton Gifford, where his son George was a pupil. The relationship provoked Hester to make strong accusations against Hancock, who responded with the threat of legal action.[22]

[@thomasranjit7781]

U go to Kerala state, see the orthodox church service, look at the faces in the church, U can see faces of Jews in them. U will understand how much it is connected to Jewish form of worship. Still Syriac language is used freely in church service in Kerala state..

[@annasarah5089]

Who knows maybe in Niranam church one could find a Torah Scroll. You never know .

[@pravinpatel3472]

In Kochi , there is one museum . It shows about 1132 AD Jews had taken permission to stay there in island near kochi . Its famous and you still found their Sinagoge there near kochi . In state of Kerala . There is permission letter from king over than .

[@glennhalila8279]

My Best friend is from Punjab. He's very Smart, (He's a Pediatric Dentist and Maxio Oral Surgeon) and he comes from a family of a long lineage of Generals in the Indian Army dating back to Alexander the Greats Generals. We don't discuss Religion with one another that much although I celebrated Diwali with him several times. We had Real Gold and Silver Coins and Fireworks Displays and excellent Indian cuisine including spectacular deserts. I find this Video very helpful. Jews are always being persecuted by the host Country and I have uncovered some unseen madness behind this attitude dating back to Egypt and Moses, most recently discussed in the Video entitled; The Orion Lines"

[@suriyanikkaran]

The Jews of Kollam are one of the most oldest Jewish community with written records. The Portuguese harmed us, most of us are now part of the Syrian Christian community. The Syrian Christians are a branch from the Malabari Jews.

[@sambolslp]

Very informative video

[@theklorg305]

I love how peaceful life can be for Jews when people don't have a replacement theology

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

They should make an avengers with different kinds of Jews

[@SamAronow]

What you are describing is the Maccabi Games.

[@vincentfox4929]

I think theres some sort of mistake. What he spoke at 7:49 is perfect standard malayalam. Yehudha-malayalam, suriyani malayalam, Arabi-malayalam are all still malayalam. Only a few words, accent and dialect are really different between them, atleast from watching people speak them from youtube videos. There original forms must have pretty much disappeared during and after british rule.

[@chirantanaich1206]

I am hindu from india & I love jews and Israel 🇮🇳💓🇮🇱

[@joni9640]

love you back from israel

[@daniel.shalome]

Going to Goa next week to visit a synagogue, my visit falls on Purim, hopefully the visit is possible and educative. Shalom. Love from Chennai, India (Madras)

[@heeraksingh4722]

Was there any cross pollination between Jewish and Hindu Mysticism? ie Kabbalah and Tantra

[@thedailyjusteen7742]

Search Shaniwar Telis of Konkan

[@herjikolbrunarson8385]

I´m not a jew, But I must say I like the concept. A history channel that specifically focuses on Jewish history even beyond the levant. Very cool

[@tanneradcox6520]

Not gonna lie the intro song is a vibe.

[@thetorment0r]

hey where did you grow up? your accent. sounds so American besides when you make the 'a' sound as in vAstness, where it sounds like the british 'vahstness' versus the american pronunciation

[@Gansanspic]

No mention about the Jewish General JFR Jacob of the Indian Army, who played a big role in the Bangladesh liberation war? He also served as the governor of two Indian states after retirement from the army. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._F._R._Jacob

[@iasonaskolyvas9983]

Whats that intro song?

[@whitelady1063]

What's the difference between Indian Jewish and Sephardic Indian Jewish synagogue architecture?

[@SamAronow]

Cochin = red and gold Sephardic = blue and white

[@PathOfAvraham]

Cohin have 2 tebahs. One in the the center of the sanctuary and the other in the womans gallery.

[@thomasranjit7781]

@@SamAronow the Christians in Kerala state of India has Jewish DNA. St Thomas came to Kerala state in obedience to Lord Jesus Christ forming 7 churches in Kerala state. 7 is the number of completion according to Torah. Lord Jesus Christ has asked his original 12 decipline to spread the gospel to the Lost sheep of isreal.

[@thomasranjit7781]

@@SamAronow because Jews and Christians were never persecuted in Kerala state, economically also Kerala state is a miracle state with very few industries yet having HUman development index comparable to the best developed countries.

[@t.wcharles2171]

Fun fact one of the most respected war poets was Siegfried Sassoon who was a great grandson of David Sassoon.

[@Thomas__Shelby__02__]

India Loves Jews we Hindus Love Jews 🇮🇳❤🇮🇱

[@Thomas__Shelby__02__]

@kaustabh Why

[@thedemongodvlogs7671]

We love India and Hindus too!!🇮🇱✡❤🇮🇳

[@smitparmar2136]

@@Thomas__Shelby__02__ we love every religious person because that's our culture.

[@codingwithk5725]

I'm from India and it's sad for me to see that people in the comments are fighting over religion and promoting extremism... It's damn sad, hope the Unity in Diversity in our nation doesn't degrade...🙏❤️😔

[@zap8075]

When Majority Community is Persecuted in There Own Country, then wtf will Happen? Facism Is Rising thanks to that Particular community!😒

[@theobuniel9643]

I've seen so many of your fellow Indians in this video's comment section to praise your country's Jews to shit on Indian Muslims and bring that super-ugly culture war between Hindus and Muslims here, and that's a shame.

[@zoharshtambergelmalah4158]

Hi, love your channel! 'Sam' is written with 'ס', why does your profile pic has a 'ש'?

[@shanemize3775]

Absolutely fascinating! I had no idea!

[@TheMelcho]

Thank you for these videos, I have a Jewish surname, but never studied Jewish history.

[@quasiosa]

India has the only and longest continuous ancestry of people since starting of Judaism.

[@TheBearJew1309]

Ha, loving the Civ V music in the background

[@theawkwardcurrypot9556]

1:40 Keralite Catholic born atheist here 💓💓 Subscribing.. Great content

[@Mani-cc5lo]

I am Indian Jew from Tamilnadu

[@johns.9818]

Isnt it ironic that the only place that never persecuted descendants of Abraham systematically is the place of idol worshippers?

[@sahashranshubarik9204]

You can observe it as Idol Worshipper but it has deep scientific sence. We worship and love our gods and goddesses through Idol, just like you feel emotional by seeing your parents photo. And you remember them love them through photo , images, statues. FYI, Indian gods and goddeses idols images are found all over the world from Lithunia, Russia to Indonesia and from Philippines to Turkey and even you will find Indians gods idols in ancient Native American as well. That means Indian culture was spreaded and flourished all over the world much before the inception of Abrahmic religions. Indian rich civilization, culture and history much ancient than what the western historians assume about India.

[@seekwisdom7757]

The 'idols ' are representative/personifications of the attributes of the Creative Force of the Universe, time & space beyond human understanding beyond even Brahma. Any object , image or person or even a pile of stones can be venerated & used as a way into meditation & spiritual (Dharmic) understanding. I respect the wisdom embedded in this ancient system whilst not following this particular practise because I can fortunately switch off from my surroundings if I need to.

[@manmohanr7840]

Idol worshippers embraced everybody unlike people who killed for the one true one.

[@gouthamkrishnan6718]

Killing people in the name of god is the most lowliest and stupidest thing,the idol worshipping Indians know that from time immemorial.Indians value everyone based on their behaviour,merit and actions not based on their mode of worship.

[@pravinpatel3472]

One thing I can't understand , How can you says Colombus found sea route to India from Europe . When there was so much business with India from all countries ? Long before Colombus found the sea route .

[@babulouis9318]

Hi Sam u did a great job. Though I from India I never knew Jews had such a great presence and influence in the history of India.Thanks a lot.🌹🌹🙏