The Indian Jewish community has played an important part in fostering these relations. It should be noted at the time of independence, many senior officers in the Indian Armed Forces were Jews. Many founders of medical faculties, leading doctors, senior teachers, lawyers and judges were from the Indian Jewish community. Finally, many Jews may have left India for Israel but there is one community the Chitpavan Brahmins, known to be of Jewish descent. Nissim Moses is a historian and president of the Indian Jewish Heritage CentreThe views expressed are personal

Source: Hindustan Times January 16, 2018 12:11 UTC