Alms Plate

Built in 1568, the Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in India, as well as in the entire British Commonwealth. The land on which it was built was a gift from the Rajah of Cochin, Paraja, so…

Let no one cross my threshold, Nor disturb my silence; I no longer wish to hear The noise of people and speech From them I crawled away In tears, into my corner, To listen at last in quiet To the…