… Born in the Kerala Jewish community of Chendamangalam, Galia Hacco was a … to Israel in the mid-1950s along with most of the other Kerala Jews. In addition to carrying fond memories of the … energies and talents to research and celebration of her own Kerala Jewish culture. She organized an oral history …

… Born in Kerala, South India on the first day of Hanukkah in 1912, … and their mother were among the earliest immigrants from Kerala to Israel, where they were placed in Kibbutz Neot … Ashkenazi kibbutz, but they kept in touch with other Kerala immigrants throughout the country. Beginning in the …

… a musical family of the Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi, Kerala.  A close relative of the song expert Ruby Daniel … a BSc in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Kerala, she worked as an accountant  in Kerala, and then in Israel after her aliyah in 1972. Venus …

… Professor Zacharia specialized in the Malayalam language of Kerala, South India, contributing significantly to the … emphasizing the multilingual and "hyphenated" identity of Kerala's Jews. Dr. Zacharia also played a crucial role in … Among his accolades are honorary doctorates and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi's Lifetime Achievement Award. …

… research on the “Cochin” Jewish history and culture of Kerala, South India and Israel, including the women’s oral … 1995);  Oh, Lovely Parrot!: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala  (The Jewish Music Research Center, Jerusalem, 2005); … playlist  Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala  on our website. … Anthropologist, Scholar of Cochin …

… in Parur and Chendamangalam, reflects the popularity in Kerala of Jewish flag-raising celebrations for both Israeli … Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 79. The Flag of Israel … …

… period of delay before the largest group of Jews left Kerala for their aliyah to Israel in 1954. It names one of … of required medical examinations. Among all the recorded Kerala songs, this exhortation to “take up a rifle” is the … Moshav Nevatim). Its catchy melody is that of a well-known Kerala song from which they also adapted the title, …

… Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 77. We Will Not Be …

… famous, Herzl the great, the most famous! This is a 1950s Kerala Jewish tribute to Theodore Herzl (1860–1904), founder … from an unidentified Hindi film that was popular in Kerala at the time. … 52 … 40 … 7 … 44415 … Moshav Aviezer, … Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 76. Herzl the Great … …

… demonstrations and street processions in contemporary Kerala. As pointed out by Dileepkumar (2006), the second … Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 75. It Is Dawning … …

… from 1948 until their mass departure for Israel in 1954, Kerala Jews celebrated Israeli Independence Day with music … Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 74. The Fifth of Iyar … …

… Birds: Zionist songs … 1467 … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 73. …