Because of their light skin and willingness to go on the stage, Jewish Bollywood stars such as Nadira (Florence Ezekiel) — pictured on right — ruled the silent era. (Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival/Shalom Bollywood)

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A Jewish family at home in Aizawl, the capital of northeastern Indian state Mizoram. (Ellen Goldberg)

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Queenie Koder Hallegua holds her ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract. (Ellen Goldberg)

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The Tiphaereth Israel Synagogue in Mumbai. (Ellen Goldberg)

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Indian women clean wheat to be used for Pesach matza. (Ellen Goldberg)

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Jacob Dandekar, a chazan, in Alibag, a coastal town south of Mumbai. (Ellen Goldberg)

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Jeremy Lalflanmawia at the gate of his home business in Aizawl. He does not work on the Sabbath, Judaism's day of rest. (Ellen Goldberg)

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A Jewish woman in Aizawl. (Ellen Goldberg)

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For 2,000 years, India has been home to a small but prominent Jewish community. So what makes India one of the safest places for Jews in the world?

The Jews of India

For 2,000 years, India has been home to a small but prominent Jewish community. So what makes India one of the safest places for Jews in the world?