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Kadavumbhagam Mattancherry Synagogue

The word “settler” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in October 6, 2023. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.

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Kadavumbhagam Mattancherry Synagogue aka Kadavumbhagam Synagogue ( Mal : കടവു൦ഭാഗ൦ മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി ജൂതപള്ളി or കടവു൦ഭാഗ൦ ജൂതപള്ളി ) is a Jewish synagogue located in Mattancherry , a locality in Kochi , in the coastal state of Kerala .¹ It is one of the oldest extant synagogues in India , built in 1544 A.D. It was built by the Malabar Jews who are the oldest jewish settlers in India, believed to have arrived as traders in the ancient port city of Muziris . It was the second to be built in Mattancherry, after the Kochangadi Palli in 1344 A. D., and is one of three synagogues in the area. The others being the Thekkumbhagam Mattancherry Synagogue (1647 A.D) (extinct) and the Paradesi Synagogue (1568 A.D) of the Paradesi jews of Cochin. The name of the synagogue is believed to refer to a much older synagogue that once stood in Kodungaloor . This synagogue is considered as one of the most ornately carved and decorated Malabar Synagogues in Kerala , particularly its wooden furnishes and interior sanctuary. The name means "by the riverside" and refers to a boat dock that stood opposite the complex until the 1960's. This palli (synagogue) was renowned for its divine miracles and stories associated and was revered by both the Malabar Jews and non Jewish locals. In 1955, the entire congregation made aliyah to Israel leaving the synagogue in disuse. It was initially encroached upon and later made into a warehouse for coir storage. The interior furniture and women's bimah were shipped and preserved in the Israel Museum while it's hekal is presently in moshav Nehalim in Israel. In September 2019, after decades of neglect, the entire front portion of the sanctuary collapsed in the heavy monsoon rainfall. After much public outcry, the Kerala Archaeology Department took possession of the monument to save it. Currently it is being restored to function as a heritage museum. Ruby of Cochin : an Indian Jewish woman remembers . Johnson collection of Malayalam Jewish songs from Kerala, India . The last Jews of Cochin: Jewish identity in Hindu India . The last Jews of Kerala . The Times of India . History of the Jews of Kerala . OCLC 3415398 . : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link ) אופירה, גמליאל (2009). "Ernakulam: Archaeology department erects a roof over synagogue in Mattancherry | Kochi News - Times of India" . The Times of India . The Times of India .²

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