India's Jewish Heritage: Ritual, Art & Life-cycle

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INDIA'S JEWISH HERITAGE --::1/

RITUAL, ART, & LIFE-CYCLE

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SHALVA WEIL

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General Editor

PRATAPADITYA PAL

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Executive Editors

SAVITA CHANDIRAMANI RJVKA I RAEL

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BISWAJEET RATH Editorial Executives

ARNAVAZ K. BHANSALI L.K. MEHTA Design Execut ive

NAJU HIRANI Senior Production Executive GAUTAM V. JADHAV Production Executive

VIDYADHAR R. SAWANT D ign KIRT! TRJVEDI

Vol. 54

o. 2

December 2002 Price: Rs 2250.00 / US$ 66.00

ISBN: 81-85026-58-0 Library of ongress Catalog Card Numb r: 2002-285003

T he ·publishers would like co thank amud and Sarah Israel for their advice and assistance throughout chis projecr.

Preliminary pages: p. 1- linhlilrh (cascing sins into 1hr sea) at Ferry Wharf, Mumbai. Rosh Hashanah 5763 (2002-03); pp. 3 and 5 - artifucts sold ac Magen Hassidim synagogue, Mumbai, by Arid Ezra Nowgawkar; p. 4 - door of Magen l lassidim synagogue, Mumbai. Photographs: Kini Trivedi. p. 2 - Keneseth Eliyahoo synagogue, Mumbai. Photograph: Anil A. Oave/Dinodia Picrurc Agency. pp. 6-7 - lnrcrior of Puadesi synagogue, Cochin. Photograph: Hori Mahidh:u-/Dinodia Picture Agency.

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