… 14,   Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala. This is one of the longstanding projects of the … anchored in the life of the Jewish communities of Kerala, on the southwest seacoast of India. See also the CD " Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala ," published by the JMRC in 2004, which includes 42 …

… linguist, Zacharia specialized in the Malayalam language of Kerala, South India, contributing significantly to the … emphasizing the multilingual and "hyphenated" identity of Kerala's Jews. Zacharia also played a crucial role in … emphasizing the multilingual and "hyphenated" identity of Kerala's Jews. He authored and edited over thirty books and …

… period of delay before the largest group of Jews left Kerala for their aliyah to Israel in 1954. It names one of … of required medical examinations. Among all the recorded Kerala songs, this exhortation to “take up a rifle” is the … Moshav Nevatim). Its catchy melody is that of a well-known Kerala song from which they also adapted the title, …

… Manjeri, in a predominately Muslim part of northern Kerala) as laborers who remove the coir fiber covering … food for Jews). Each of the first three items, integral to Kerala women’s culture, is expressed in just one Malayalam … “těy těy” are characteristic line-endings in similar Kerala folk songs. Because there is no written version of …

… songs about the building of particular synagogues in Kerala. This one commemorates the Tekkumbhagam Syriagfigue … the “elders of the assembly”, probably representing all the Kerala congregations, the Tekkumbhagam people celebrated the … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … Immigrants … …

… of the royal favor and public security experienced by the Kerala Jews. Perumpaṭappu is the title of the Kochi dynasty … back to Kodungallur and who were consistent patrons of the Kerala Jews. While the contents of the song are certainly … opening for certain Mappilla Muslim songs from northern Kerala. Zacharia (2005, 199) discusses the vāśippāṭṭtu or …

… research on the “Cochin” Jewish history and culture of Kerala, South India and Israel, including the women’s oral … 1995);  Oh, Lovely Parrot!: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala  (The Jewish Music Research Center, Jerusalem, 2005); … playlist  Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala  on our website. … Anthropologist, Scholar of Cochin …