[SunkenCiv]

The largest group, the Bene Israel Jewish community, is spread over Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat; while Malabar or Cochin Jews can be found in in Kerala. Baghdadi Jews settled in Kolkata; Bene Ephraim Jews near Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh; and Bnei Menashe Jews in Manipur and Mizoram. By 1940, an estimated 50,000 Jews called India home. But widespread immigration to Israel in the 1950s slowly whittled away the numbers and it is estimated that fewer than 5,000 remain.

Thanks Cronos.

[set the time index for the segment about the Baghdadi Jews in India] The mystery of the lost tribes of Israel reverberates through three millennia of human experience. Of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, only those of Judah and Benjamin survived the Assyrian capture of Israel. This is the story of the search for those remaining few.

Israel's Lost Tribes | Full Documentary | September 14, 2019 | TRACKS

[Eleutheria5]

A lot of the Bnei Menashe have settled around Kiryat Arba. They used to be my neighbors when I lived there. Their features are distinctly Asiatic/Oriental. The men have a serious weakness for liquor and consequent liver problems.