FILM "Remains of a Dream (The Jewish Saga of Kerala)" Documentary Film screening at IGNCA, No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road > 5:30pm on 26th February 2016

Time : 5:30 pm Add to Calendar 26/02/2016 17:30 26/02/2016 19:00 Asia/Kolkata FILM "Remains of a Dream (The Jewish Saga of Kerala)" Documentary Film screening Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/film-remains-of-dream-jewish-saga-of.html Auditorium, Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Duration: 1 hour 8 mins.

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Auditorium, Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : "Remains of a Dream (The Jewish Saga of Kerala)" Film screening.

The film explores the historical experiences and social formations of the Jewish community, who arrived in India in the 16th century and settled mainly in Kerala. The contribution of the community in trade, commerce and other fields is also highlighted in the film.

About Cochin Jews of Kerala: There were once 2,500 Jews recorded in the area where now only about 60 remain.  Varied traditions about the origin of the Cochin Jews appear in travelers’ accounts and in Hebrew chronicles from Malabar, some written as early as the 17th century. Some records say the first Jews sailed to South India on the ships of King Solomon; others say they came during the Babylonian exile; others that they fled to Malabar after the destruction of the Second Temple; and others refer to a fourth-century migration from Majorca. 

Most of these stories revolve around the existence of a Jewish community in the ancient trade center of Cranganore (which the Jews called Shingly), north of Cochin.

Director: Sanjay Maharishi

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