Ruby of Cochin : an Indian Jewish woman remembers / Ruby Daniel and Barbara C. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniel, Ruby, 1912-

Contributor:

Johnson, Barbara C., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daniel, Ruby, 1912-.

Daniel, Ruby.

Jews--India--Cochin--Biography.

Jews.

Manners and customs.

India--Cochin.

Jewish women--India--Cochin--Biography.

Jewish women.

Jews--India--Cochin--Social life and customs.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1995.

Summary:

Ruby of Cochin is the first book written by a Jewish woman from Cochin. It is a rich description of Jewish life on the Southwest Coast of India, spanning many centuries. It is the story of one woman - yet it is also the story of all the Jews of Cochin, from the earliest settlements, when the Maharajah granted the Jews their land and privileged status, until today, when a transplanted Cochin community is finding new life in Israel. The book is written with a distinctive storyteller's voice and contains historical legends, ghost tales, colorful renditions of Jewish celebrations in Cochin, and translations of Jewish women's songs from Malayalam, the language of the Cochin Jews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index.

ISBN:

0827605390

OCLC:

32274374