History of The Jews in India - Notable Indian Jews

Notable Indian Jews

  • Lieutenant General J F R Jacob - Former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command; Former Governor of Punjab and Goa.
  • Jacqueline Bhabha - Lecturer at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School.
  • Eli Ben-Menachem - Israeli politician.
  • Lalchanhima Sailo - Rabbi and Founder of Chhinlung Israel People's Convention.
  • Ezekiel Isaac Malekar - Bene Israel Rabbi.
  • David and Simon Reuben - Businessmen.
  • David Sassoon - Businessman.
  • Albert Abdullah David Sassoon - British Indian merchant.
  • Ellis Kadoorie and Elly Kadoorie - Philanthropists.
  • Horace Kadoorie - Philanthropist.
  • Joseph Rabban - Was given copper plates of special grants from the Chera ruler Bhaskara Ravivarman II from Kerala.
  • Sassoon David Sassoon - Philanthropist and benefactor of greater Indian Jewish community.
  • Anish Kapoor - Sculptor.
  • Gerry Judah - Artist and Designer.
  • Farhat Ezekiel Nadira - Bollywood actress.
  • Ruby Myers, Bollywood actress of the 1920s known as Sulochana.
  • David Abraham Cheulkar - Bollywood actor.
  • Samson Kehimkar - Musician
  • Pearl Padamsee - Theatre personality.
  • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Writer.
  • Solomon Sopher - Jewish community leader in Mumbai.
  • Abraham Barak Salem - Cochin Jewish Indian nationalist leader.
  • Bensiyon Songavkar - Professional cricketer.
  • Ranjit Chaudhry-Bollywood actor
  • Nissim Ezekiel - poet, playwright, editor and art-critic.
  • Esther David (March 17, 1945— ) is a Jewish-Indian author, an artist and a sculptor
  • Reuben David- Industrialist who built famous zoo Near Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad

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