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Windows of Jew Town, Cochin
Posted by Shuva Brata Deb (Bangalore, India) on 20 September 2006 in Abstract & Conceptual.
This picture is from the old Jew Town at Cochin, the only Jewish street in India. This town has been home to the Jewish families settled here since 379 AD. Their population has dwindled drastically after the formation of Israel, but the town still reflects their ways. A centre of Cochin?s spice trade, there are scores of little companies that jostle each other in old, dilapidated buildings, filling the air with spicy aromas. Jewish names are visible all over, and there are several curio shops on the street leading to the synagogue.
Learn more about the Jewish history of Cochin at Wikipedia-Cochin Jews.
Prashanth Manikyarajaiah from Bangalore, India
Picture depicts the reducing head-count of jews in India. Good one and nice read about them in Wiki.
20 Sep 2006 6:43am
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
you've captured the run down aspect of this area - I didn't realize there was a Jewish population in India
20 Sep 2006 7:31am
Madhusudhan Rao from Hyderabad, India
I agree with Jason. You have captured the run down aspect of Jewish families very well here.
20 Sep 2006 4:13pm
Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand
Simple shot with some interesting colors. Well done.
20 Sep 2006 7:41pm
Mike Yee from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
I agree with the others on capturing the run down aspect of the area. It looks simple but is very well done.
20 Sep 2006 8:37pm
Ashish Sidapara from Singapore, Singapore
Lovely colors, perfect for this weeks theme at weekly shot i.e. Urban Decay.
PS: drop me an email if you need an invite.
21 Sep 2006 2:36pm
Rodion Kovenkin from Mogilev, Belarus
I like it so much! Very good shot... but...
dont like the cord going down through the photo. What if remove it? This is big job but its possible.
22 Sep 2006 8:07am
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/40 second
F/10.0
ISO 100
50 mm