(OT)Re: [HSF] Broken femur

[prasannasimha]

They went back to their "homeland" under the "Aliyah" philosophy  
(return to the promised land) when Israel was formed.
Prasanna

Tea Acuff wrote:
> Why did so many leave?
> tea
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> From: psimha <prasannasimha at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 9:00:26 PM
> Subject: Re: (OT)Re: [HSF] Broken femur
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> There are only 13 families maintaining the Kochi synagogue at present. 
> The rest have migrated to Israel !!
> Prasanna
> Rwmfglycar at aol.com wrote:
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>> Dear Prasanna, 
>> Christian legend has it that St Thomas, who was on a mission to gain  
>> converts to Christianity, was met by a Jewish congregation that had arrived  there 
>> during the Syrian Diaspora. St Thomas' mission was very successful as  judged by 
>> the surnames one encounters in Kerala such as Thomas, John, Mathew,  Paul and 
>> so on, and the Syriac Christian Church which had a real presence  for 
>> centuries. I was told that the Jewish population was augmented during the  Spanish 
>> Inquisition but since the founding of Israel has dwindled and that there  has 
>> been a melding of various Christian sects in the last few decades. I could  go 
>> on about Kerala which I visited in the 80's and found fascinating,
>> Bob
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