Israel - India 09.07.2024

800-year-old Hebrew-inscribed tombstone discovered in India

The Jewish grave marker dating to the 13th century is the oldest found in the South Asian country.

A Hebrew-inscribed tombstone dating to the 13th century has been discovered in southern India.

The tombstone was found on a coconut farm in the city of Ramanathapuram in the state of Tamil Nadu, The Week reported on Friday.

Thoufeek Zakriya, a Jewish history researcher and Hebrew calligrapher, was the first to decipher the inscription, telling the Indian English-language news magazine that it dates to the years 1224 or 1225 C.E.

singlePost.readMore

singlePost.isInteresting

#News from India #Jews of the World

singlePost.comments

Beverly Martin 18:52 09.07.2024 a year ago

Amazing that us Jews were not long ago free in India.

ISIDRO LUIS-TOVAR 15:50 09.07.2024 a year ago

Service true 🙌

Dalya Horowitz 13:06 09.07.2024 a year ago

Very interesting. We know there was a Jewish community in India, B'nai Israel, but that is really going back a long way

Services 808 12:07 09.07.2024 a year ago

Wow Amazing

singlePost.pleaseLogIn

home.discoverMore

BREAKING NEWS Palestine = PLO = Hamas ISRAEL - IRAN WAR The Iran Threat "Iron Swords" - War in Gaza Prime Minister Netanyahu Operation Northern Arrows War in Syria Jihadi Infiltration into the USA Trump Administration 10/7 Massacres Trump against Harris 2024 American Jihad Jihadi Infiltration into the West US 2024 Elections Trump-Vance 2024 Biden Administration Heroes of Israel Idiots for Palestine Israeli "Pagers Operation" Biblical Archaeology Security Threat to America IDF Hostage Rescue "Operation Arnon" Kamala Harris 2024 THE KEDAR VIDEO Stories from "Swords of Iron" US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) The Battle for Rafah Operation: Long Arm in Yemen USAID Scandal Hamas The Bible Hezbollah Israeli Technology Muslim Persecution of Jews The 301 Daily War Analysis IRANGATE: Harris Collusion with Iran

settings.termsOfUse settings.privacyPolicy