Re: "Something to ponder" (self-identity and another country heard from..)

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In response to several recent messages concerning the religious,
ethnic and national self-identity of Jews. I refer those interested
in this topic to the December 3, 2008 New York Times article by Jeremy Kahn,
entitled "Jews in Mumbai. a Tiny and Eclectic Group, Suddenly Reconsider
Their Serene Existence."

In this article, a Mr. Malekar, a Bene Israel Jew, is quoted as saying:
"We always felt we were Indians first and Jews second."

As for the perception of Jews in India by Indian non-Jews.
Jonathon Solomon, a Mumbai lawyer and president of the Indian Jewish
Federation, is quoted as saying: "This is the first time hwen a Jew
has been targeted in India because he is a Jew. The tradition of the
last thousand years has been breached."

Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN)
Bloomington, Indiana
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