Beth-el synagogue in Kolkata
From the Associated Press via the International Herald Tribune, a poignant story about the dwindling Jewish population of Calcutta, as many Jews die or move away for better opportunities.
What the article doesn't mention, however, is India's acceptance of religious refugees. The story of the Parsis, Zoroastrians from Iran, is well-known. Calcutta (or Kolkata, as it's currently known) itself has absorbed Armenians as well as Jews - to say nothing about the Hindu refugees from Partition and the Bangladeshi war of 1971.
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Happy Rosh Hashanah !!!
May the Rosh Hashanah usher in
your life & in life of everyone in your family ,
and in life of everyone in Jewish community around the world
opulent & optimum wealth , experience of pure love & affection ,
enrolment into energies that bestow healthy biological life span of 120+ years ,
health enhancing erotic pleasures,
opportunities to create healthy biological progenies
to preserve biological genetic heritages & material heritages ,
joy ,
enlightenment of truth & knowledge ,
super deluxe comfort & luxury ,freedom to pursue life at own space,
in fact everything that helps
to achieve excellence in personal & professional life .
--
Partha Roy
*********May Every Moments Of Everyone's Life Be Full Of Happiness*********
Point To Ponder
* There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others.-George Adams
~In the family ,may discipline overcome indiscipline, peace discord, charity miserliness,devotion arrogance ,and the truth-spoken word the false -spoken word. Avesta Yasna 60.5
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