Before it's gone

• Autores: Christie Chisholm
• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 53, Nº. 1, 2015
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Jewish community in Kolkata India was never large. In the first half of the 20th century, there were about 3,500, and that number swelled to 5,000 during World War II, as Jews fled Europe. The population was small, but prosperous. They established newspapers, traded in indigo and silk, built schools and synagogues, and created a trust to ensure the longevity of those institutions. Today, just over 20 Jews remain, which is why many Kolkatans don't even know they're there. Ashok Sinha, a New York-based photographer who grew up in Kolkata, didn't know until August 2013, when he returned for a week-long visit. Here, Chisholm examines how the institutions built by this disappearing community will continue to serve the community, their legacy surviving in the hands of Hindu teachers, and the padded footsteps of Muslim caretakers