Here is everything you need to know about JEWS IN INDIA | Prof Ori Soltes | TBCY

S4 E105 Prof Ori Soltes, an Art Historian and Prof, Georgetown University 00:00- Introduction 00:28- About Ori Soltes 02:41- About Indian Jews 11:08- Jews absorbing Indian culture into Judaism 16:34- Elijah, The Biblical Prophet 20:34- Why did most Jews migrate to Israel? 22:53- Didn't the Israeli government or the higher authorities have to determine whether they actually acknowledged Indian Jews as Jews initially? The Jewish community was once a thriving community in India. In 1948, after the formation of the state of Israel, 33000 Jews migrated to Israel leaving behind around 5000 Jews in India. Over 70,000 Indian Jews live in Israel (over 1% of Israel's total population). Though Judaism is a prominent religion in the world, the average Indian has little knowledge of it. Prof Ori Soltes, an Art Historian, and Prof, at Georgetown University, talks about the subject in detail. About Ori Soltes Ori Z. Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from art history and theology to philosophy and political history. He is the former Director of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum and has curated more than 85 exhibitions on history, ethnography, and modern and contemporary art at that museum and in other venues across the country and overseas. He is also the author of 300 books, articles, exhibition catalogues, and essays on a variety of topics; and the writer, producer, and narrator of diverse video courses.