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Kochangadi Synagogue , or Misro Synagogue ( Mal : കൊച്ചങ്ങാടി ജൂതപള്ളി or മിസ്രൊ പള്ളി ) ( Hebrew : בית הכנסת קוצ'נגאדי ) (1344 A.D - 1789 A.D) was a historic synagogue located in Kochangadi , south of Jew Town in Kochi , in the coastal state of Kerala .1 It was built in 1344 A.D by the Malabari Jews after fleeing from Cranganore , making it the oldest synagogue in India in recorded history. It was lost and never rebuilt. The subsequent Kadavumbhagam Synagogue (1544 A.D) and Thekkumbhagam Synagogue (1647 A.D) were built after this congregation was established.2 The name "Kochangadi" is an abbreviation of "Kocha Angadi" or "Jew Market", as jews were addressed as Kocha in colloquial Malayalam . The synagogue in its history underwent multiple stages of destruction and restoration. The ruins of this synagogue was believed to have been intact until the late 20th century.3 The compound had at least one intact wall and was colloquially called " Misro Palli " though the entomology of the name is lost to time. The foundation stone is still retained in the courtyard wall of the Paradesi Synagogue of Mattancherry , maintained by the Paradesi Jews .4 The synagogues of Kerala, India : their architecture, history, context, and meaning . Ruby of Cochin : an Indian Jewish woman remembers . The last Jews of Cochin : Jewish identity in Hindu India . History of the Jews of Kerala . OCLC 3415398 . : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link )5
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The Kochangadi Synagogue , was a historic Synagogue built in 1344 by the Malabari Jews of Kerala , that was lost and never rebuilt. The foundation stone is still retained in the Paradesi Synagogue of Mattancherry , maintained by the White Jews . Hebrew inscription on a tablet from the Kochangadi Synagogue, now placed at the eastern wall of the Paradesi Synagogue Indian Jews: This little known minority community has a rich heritage , Sifra Lentin, First Post, 26 June 2016
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Former synagogue in Kochi, Kerala, India The Kochangadi Synagogue ( Hebrew : בית הכנסת קוצ'נגאדי ; Malayalam : കൊച്ചങ്ങാടി ജൂതപള്ളി ), or Misro Synagogue , was an historic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Kochangadi , south of Jew Town in Kochi , in the coastal state of Kerala , India . It was built in 1344 by the Malabari Jews after fleeing from Cranganore , making it the oldest synagogue in India in recorded history. It was lost and never rebuilt. "Kochangadi" is an abbreviation of "Kocha Angadi" or "Jew Market", as Jews were addressed as Kocha in colloquial Malayalam . The synagogue in its history underwent multiple stages of destruction and restoration. The ruins of the synagogue were believed to have been intact until the late 20th century. The compound had at least one intact wall and was colloquially called " Misro Palli " though the entomology of the name is lost to time. The foundation stone is retained in the courtyard wall of the Paradesi Synagogue of Mattancherry , by the Paradesi Jews . The synagogues of Kerala, India : their architecture, history, context, and meaning . Ruby of Cochin: an Indian Jewish woman remembers . The last Jews of Cochin : Jewish identity in Hindu India . History of the Jews of Kerala .
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historic synagogue built in 1344 by the malabari jews of kerala
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historic jewish congregation and synagogue
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