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Salaam Shalom: The Jews of India
| Length: | 50 min |
| Released: | 2001 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
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This colorful film about the Jews of India brings to life a remarkable history that dates back two millennia. A microscopic minority living within a vast, densely populated nation, they co-existed for years in an environment of tolerance and pluralism. But a breach arose in 1947 with the declaration of Indian independence and in 1948 with the creation of the state of Israel, a time when many of India’s Jews decided to relocate to Israel, citing the importance of religious loyalty over national loyalty.
The filmmaker travels to the cities of the Indian subcontinent—including Goa, Bombay, Cochin, and Calcutta—where the remaining Jews have made their homes. There she finds them studying the Talmud, adhering to religious customs, and wearing yarmulkes, a subculture that appears, in many ways, even more observant than many of their Western brethren.
The filmmaker travels to the cities of the Indian subcontinent—including Goa, Bombay, Cochin, and Calcutta—where the remaining Jews have made their homes. There she finds them studying the Talmud, adhering to religious customs, and wearing yarmulkes, a subculture that appears, in many ways, even more observant than many of their Western brethren.
"A small, smart documentary about a big subject – the situation of Jews in India. It’s a passionate film, filled with wonder at the survival of the Jewish community in India and fittingly elegiac as that community declines in numbers." John Doyle, The Globe & Mail Broadcast Week
"...full of vivid images. Recommended." MC Journal; The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
"...full of vivid images. Recommended." MC Journal; The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
Association for Asian Studies, 2001
First Prize, Seventh Annual Jewish Video Competition, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California, 2000
Gold Plaque, INTERCOM International Communications, Film & Video Competition, Chicago, 2000
Silver Award, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, 2000
First Prize, Seventh Annual Jewish Video Competition, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California, 2000
Gold Plaque, INTERCOM International Communications, Film & Video Competition, Chicago, 2000
Silver Award, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, 2000
