An ancient scroll of parchment on which the words of the Torah are written in Hebrew is displayed by Sonny Cohen in the Paradesi Synagogue that was originally built in 1568 for the Jewish community in Kochi (Cochin) in Kerala state, India. One of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world, it welcomes visitors to view its historical treasures that include gold and silver crowns (in background), 10th-Century copper tablets, blue floor tiles from China, and glass chandeliers from Europe. Photographed in 1974.
An ancient scroll of parchment on which the words of the Torah are written in Hebrew is displayed by Sonny Cohen in the Paradesi Synagogue that was originally built in 1568 for the Jewish community in Kochi (Cochin) in Kerala state, India. One of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world, it welcomes visitors to view its historical treasures that include gold and silver crowns (in background), 10th-Century copper tablets, blue floor tiles from China, and glass chandeliers from Europe. Photographed in 1974.
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Location: Synagogue Lane, Jew Town, Kochi (Cochin), Mattancherry, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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