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Apr 15, 2024 8 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Jews, Hindus and ethnicity. (A thread)

Kerala had considerable number of Jews till 1948.

These Jews belonged to two very distinct classes.

1) White Jews

2)Black Jews

According to Jewish records, the so called 'black Jews' were slaves with 'filthy Hindu complexion' . They were originally drawn from native Hindu population. The 'black Jews' of Hindu descent were subjected to worst form of discrimination.Image
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Buchanan visited Jewish settlements in 19th century

He noticed that

1) White Jews looked down upon black Jews as 'inferior race' as they had 'Hindu complexion'. Image
Moses Paiva was a Jewish leader.

According to him, the 'black Jews' (whom he calls Malabari) were 'slaves of slaves'.

They were mixed with Kanhanites ( A Jewish word for idol worshipers) Image
So bad was the discrimination that a black Jew slave of Hindu descent was not allowed to eat or pray with White Jew.

In 1843, a Black Jew had concealed his slave status in Kolkata. For this offense, he was punished with a fine.

Mind you, this was in 1843 when slavery was 'abolished'Image
White Jews considered themselves a 'great disgrace' to marry black Jews of Hindu descent Image
There was no brotherhood even in religion.

The Black Jews were not allowed in White Jewish synagogues. The White Jews refused to eat meat touched by Black Jews Image
Even in 1948, Black Jews were fighting for their rights.

A Black Jew named AB Salem threatened to fast to death.

But then the state of Israel was formed and almost every single Jew left India in a second to migrate to Israel. Image
This thread tells us what happened next

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Fact check:

This is false. She is deliberately using a CORRUPTED verse to defame Shri Rāma and Sita.

What the corrupted verse reads:

उषित्वा द्वा दश समाः इक्ष्वाकूणाम् निवेशने |
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संवत्सरं चाध्युषिता इक्ष्वाकूणाम् निवेशने |
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("I resided at my in laws for 1 year")

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After noticing the discrepancy between manuscripts, they come to the conclusion that staying at "one year" is not only attested to by many manuscripts(2 Nepali, 1 Maithili, 1 Bengali, Devanagari, Gorresio, Calcutta)
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