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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdadi_Jews Baghdadi Jews] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdadi_Jews Baghdadi Jews] Wikipedia
*[http://www.jacobsassoon.com Sassoon Synagogues of Mumbai & Pune]. Three synagogues, two in Bombay  and one at Poona, are still ongoing, and contact details for the group are provided on the website.
*[http://www.jacobsassoon.com Sassoon Synagogues of Mumbai & Pune]. Three synagogues, two in Bombay  and one at Poona, are still ongoing, and contact details for the group are provided on the website.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185208/http://sephardiclibrary.org/genealogy.html Online records from Rangoon and Calcutta Grave records]  from the National Sephardic Library (Genealogy) of the  American Sephardi Federation, now archived.
*From the catalogue of the [http://search.cjh.org:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?menuitem=0&fromTop=true&fromPreferences=false&fromEshelf=false&vid=beta Centre for Jewish History], New York and available through the American Sephardi Federation:
**Birth Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979 In English, available from  1896. In Hebrew, available from 1888. The English records may be  the same as the online Rangoon records in the previous link.
**Death Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979. Available from  1888. In Hebrew with Sephardi Script.
*[http://www.jewishcalcutta.in  Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories Of The Jewish Community In Calcutta] Retrieved 25 August 2014. Developed by Jael Silliman
**Includes Exhibit 09 Jewish Cemetery In Calcutta, Narkeldanga, which in turn includes a list of the graves.
***[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131017/jsp/calcutta/story_17389837.jsp#.U_p1llYWFFw "Digital lifeline for legacy and lore of the Jews - Online museum to preserve community’s city connection"]  by Showli Chakraborty October 17 , 2013 ''The Telegraph Calcutta''. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*[http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/CalcuttaCemeterySrchFrm.html Calcutta Cemetery database from SephardicGen]
*[http://haruth.com/AsianIndia.html Jewish India] is a comprehensive website with a wealth of links to sites related to the Jewish communities of India.
*[http://haruth.com/AsianIndia.html Jewish India] is a comprehensive website with a wealth of links to sites related to the Jewish communities of India.
*[http://picasaweb.google.com/shapurkar Isaac Solomon's Gallery Albums- Photographs of Jewish Cemeteries in India]  Picasaweb
*[http://picasaweb.google.com/shapurkar Isaac Solomon's Gallery Albums- Photographs of Jewish Cemeteries in India]  Picasaweb
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*[https://jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/ASIA/ASIAcentral/INDIA  HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library: India]. Includes photographs of Jewish Cemeteries. Click on the initial photographs  for further images. As an example, Mumbai (Bombay). Chinchpokli Jewish Cemetery.  
*[https://jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/ASIA/ASIAcentral/INDIA  HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library: India]. Includes photographs of Jewish Cemeteries. Click on the initial photographs  for further images. As an example, Mumbai (Bombay). Chinchpokli Jewish Cemetery.  
*[http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/india/index.html International Jewish Cemetery Project: India]
*[http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/india/index.html International Jewish Cemetery Project: India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185208/http://sephardiclibrary.org/genealogy.html Online records from Rangoon and Calcutta Grave records]  from the National Sephardic Library (Genealogy) of the  American Sephardi Federation, now archived.
*From the catalogue of the [http://search.cjh.org:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?menuitem=0&fromTop=true&fromPreferences=false&fromEshelf=false&vid=beta Centre for Jewish History], New York and available through the American Sephardi Federation:
**Birth Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979 In English, available from  1896. In Hebrew, available from 1888. The English records may be  the same as the online Rangoon records in the previous link.
**Death Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979. Available from  1888. In Hebrew with Sephardi Script.
*[http://www.jewsofindia.org Jews of India] is the website of the  Indian Jewish Congregation of USA.  Its newsletters may be read online, some contain details of people born in India. There is a page [http://www.jewsofindia.org/genealogy.html Genealogy of the Bene-Israel Community], one of the communities in Bombay.  There is mention of  the foundation in India called the Bene Israel Heritage Museum and Genealogical Research Center, Mumbai, which is detailed in the article [http://genblog.myheritage.com/2010/02/india-a-remarkable-community-p/ India: A remarkable community project] (Genblog.myheritage.com) Its address appears to be 5 Purnima, 20 Nepean Sea Road Mumbai 400036 and the contact email address <nowiki>beneisraely@yahoo.com</nowiki>
*[http://www.jewsofindia.org Jews of India] is the website of the  Indian Jewish Congregation of USA.  Its newsletters may be read online, some contain details of people born in India. There is a page [http://www.jewsofindia.org/genealogy.html Genealogy of the Bene-Israel Community], one of the communities in Bombay.  There is mention of  the foundation in India called the Bene Israel Heritage Museum and Genealogical Research Center, Mumbai, which is detailed in the article [http://genblog.myheritage.com/2010/02/india-a-remarkable-community-p/ India: A remarkable community project] (Genblog.myheritage.com) Its address appears to be 5 Purnima, 20 Nepean Sea Road Mumbai 400036 and the contact email address <nowiki>beneisraely@yahoo.com</nowiki>
*[http://jewsofindia.org/forum/index.php?topic=184  ''Bene Israel Soldiers in the Indian Army''] by Dr. Kaustav Chakrabarti, Asst. Professor in History, Fakir Chand College (click on the pdf link within) jewsofindia.org
*[http://jewsofindia.org/forum/index.php?topic=184  ''Bene Israel Soldiers in the Indian Army''] by Dr. Kaustav Chakrabarti, Asst. Professor in History, Fakir Chand College (click on the pdf link within) jewsofindia.org
*[http://www.jewishcalcutta.in  Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories Of The Jewish Community In Calcutta] Retrieved 25 August 2014. Developed by Jael Silliman
**[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131017/jsp/calcutta/story_17389837.jsp#.U_p1llYWFFw "Digital lifeline for legacy and lore of the Jews - Online museum to preserve community’s city connection"]  by Showli Chakraborty October 17 , 2013 ''The Telegraph Calcutta''. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*Details of [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2013/06/a-judeo-arabic-serial-issued-in-bombay.html  ''The Hebrew Gazette''] , a magazine issued in Bombay 1856 to 1866. "The language used throughout is the Judeo-Arabic dialect of the Baghdadi Jews penned in their distinctive Hebrew cursive script... Each issue imparts a wealth of information, ranging from general news such as the movement of ships in and out of Bombay harbour, to notices relating to the local Baghdadi Jewish community, such as for example weddings and philanthropic acts". Available at the [[British Library]]. British Library Asian and African studies blog (Hebrew and Christian Orient Studies) dated 06 June 2013  
*Details of [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2013/06/a-judeo-arabic-serial-issued-in-bombay.html  ''The Hebrew Gazette''] , a magazine issued in Bombay 1856 to 1866. "The language used throughout is the Judeo-Arabic dialect of the Baghdadi Jews penned in their distinctive Hebrew cursive script... Each issue imparts a wealth of information, ranging from general news such as the movement of ships in and out of Bombay harbour, to notices relating to the local Baghdadi Jewish community, such as for example weddings and philanthropic acts". Available at the [[British Library]]. British Library Asian and African studies blog (Hebrew and Christian Orient Studies) dated 06 June 2013  
*''Nehardea, Journal of the [http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/index.html Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center'']:  
*''Nehardea, Journal of the [http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/index.html Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center'']:  

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There were three main communities of Jews in India : the Bene Israel (near Bombay), the "Black Jews" of Cochin and the "White Jews" from Iraq. The Virtual Jewish History Tour has a summary of the History of Jews in India online.

General information about Jewish genealogy can be found at JewishGen InfoFiles, which has a host of links providing guidance on researching Jewish family history throughout the world.

Religious Records

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and you can access these records at the British Library in London, or at LDS Family History Centres. The FIBIS database contains many transcribed BMD records.

If your ancestors were married in a Registry Office, then these records will be included with the church record indexes. FIBIS volunteers have transcribed the Registry Office index and this is on the FIBIS database. Further details with images of regsitry pages ca be found on teh subscription website findmypast. Details of Registry Office marriages are not available on microfilm through the LDS.

Some records of the births of Jewish people were included in the church records for the Bombay Presidency. It would seem that Jewish parents submitted a letter from their Rabbi or other figure of authority certifying that the individual was born on a certain day at a certain place. These letters were then included with the regular church records. Later, this 'registration' could then be used as proof of British citizenship. This does not seem to have been a very widespread practice. However, if you are at a loss to find a record of your ancestor, it may be worth examining the indexes to the church records of the Presidency in which they resided.

Also see External Links below for some record references

Names

Common Jewish surnames in India include Sassoon and Joseph. Since many Indian Jews were of Baghdadi origin, other surnames tend to be of the Shephardic style. It is rare to hear of Ashkenazi surnames in India. Other surnames include biblical names.

Directories

Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your Jewish ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the Asian & African Studies Reading Room at the British Library, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, visit the informative Thacker's Directories webpage. Some Thacker's Directories are available online, refer Directories online-Thackers's Indian Directory.

Books

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