Plague in Jewish Synagogue cemetery in Mattancherry Fort Cochin. Kerala
Plague on wall next to Hebrew-inscribed gravestones.,in courtyard beside this Synagogue,. Its the oldest Synagogue among all the Common Wealth Nations History of Paradesi Synagogue, Cochin:The Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin was constructed in 1568. The magnificent structure was built by the Malabar Yehudan people or Jewish community of Cochin in the Kingdom of Cochin. It is considered to be the oldest Synagogue among all the Common Wealth Nations. Also referred to as the Mattancherry Synagogue or the Cochin Jewish Synagogue, the Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin is one of its kind through out India. Unique in its structure, this Synagogue was not the original Synagogue (which was built in the 4th Century) and was built, after the destruction of the former by the Synagogue was later built with Dutch patronage and under the protection of Raja of Cochin. With four buildings, the Paradesi Synagogue today stands as one among the seven Synagogues still in use.
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