Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue, a 450-year-old landmark, from 2012 to 2018. She was also managing partner, until 2011, of the S. Koder House ...

From the blowing of the shofar inside the now 452-year-old Paradesi Synagogue on Rosh Hashanah to the annual Simchat Torah celebrations — an enormously popular three-day affair both in the ...

Mattancherry is a melting pot of cultures and in the centre of it all is the Paradesi Synagogue in Jew Town. Officially called the Cochin Jewish Synagogue, the Paradesi Synagogue (or Mattancherry ...

So was the synagogue of the Paradesi (White) Jews at the northern end of the Jew Town. The Malabari (Black) Jews had their own synagogue at the southern end of the Jew Town. The synagogue is ...

While the Paradesi Synagogue here is world-famous, there is a lesser-known ‘place of worship’ nearby. A stroll from Jew Town takes one to the densely populated neighbourhood of Chakkamadam.

This neighborhood of Kochi is not the one to miss. It was a thriving space for the Jewish community in Cochin, and still carries that old world charm, and is home to the famous synagogue, 'Paradesi'.

Visit the renowned Chinese Fishing Nets and the historic Fort Kochi region. The Dutch Palace, Paradesi Synagogue, and St. Francis Church are all worth seeing. Drive from Kochi to the lovely hill ...