Sarah Jacob Cohen | |
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Born | 4 September 1922 |
Died | 30 August 2019 | (aged 96)
Known for | Oldest Kerala Jew |
Spouse | Jacob Cohen |
Sarah Jacob Cohen [1] [2] (September 4, 1922 – August 30, 2019) was the oldest living member of Kochi’s Jewish community, [3] visited by The British royal family at Mattancherry, Kochi in November 2013. She was a prominent member of the Jewish Community that arrived in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the south Indian state of Kerala, over 500 years ago, from Europe, [4] who was dedicated to keeping alive simple Jewish traditions like the humble kippah making in a far flung Jewish outpost. Cohen had a number of relatives living in Sydney, Australia, including her brother Julian Cohen. She died on August 30, 2019, at the age of 96. [5]
Sarah Jacob Cohen | |
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Born | 4 September 1922 |
Died | 30 August 2019 | (aged 96)
Known for | Oldest Kerala Jew |
Spouse | Jacob Cohen |
Sarah Jacob Cohen [1] [2] (September 4, 1922 – August 30, 2019) was the oldest living member of Kochi’s Jewish community, [3] visited by The British royal family at Mattancherry, Kochi in November 2013. She was a prominent member of the Jewish Community that arrived in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the south Indian state of Kerala, over 500 years ago, from Europe, [4] who was dedicated to keeping alive simple Jewish traditions like the humble kippah making in a far flung Jewish outpost. Cohen had a number of relatives living in Sydney, Australia, including her brother Julian Cohen. She died on August 30, 2019, at the age of 96. [5]