Exploring the image of Jews in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book looks at both the Indian attitudes towards the Jewish communities of the subcontinent and at the way Jews and Judaism in general have been represented in Indian discourse. Despite the fact that the Indian Jewish population constitutes one of the country's tiniest minorities, the relations of the local Jews with other communities form an integral part in the history of Indian multiculturalism. This has become increasingly apparent over the last two centuries as Judaism and its image have been incorporated into the discussions of some of the most prominent figures of different religious and nationalist movements, leaders of independent India, and the Indian mass media. Furthermore, recent decades witnessed mass adoption of Israelite identity by Indians from two different regions and religious groups. Being a topic that has received little attention, Jews and India seeks to rectify this situation by examining these developments and providing a fascinating insight into these issues. This volume will be of interest to scholars of Jewish and Indian cultural studies.

This text looks at the ways in which Jews, Muslims and the conflict between them has been covered in the modern media. Both Jews and Muslims generally receive a 'bad press'. This book will try to reveal why. The media have clearly played a pro-active role in the Middle East conflict, the coverage of which is obscured by the contrasting images of Jew and Muslim in western thought.

This book explores the image of Jews in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, looking at both the Indian attitudes towards the Jewish communities of the subcontinent and at the way Jews and Judaism in general have been represented in Indian discourse.
Despite the fact that the Indian Jewish population constitutes one of the country's tiniest minorities, the relations of the local Jews with other communities form an integral part in the history of Indian multiculturalism. This has become increasingly apparent over the last two centuries as Judaism and its image have been incorporated into the discussions of some of the most prominent figures of different religious and nationalist movements, leaders of independent India, and the Indian mass media. Furthermore, recent decades witnessed mass adoption of Israelite identity by Indians from two different regions and religious groups.
This is a topic that has hitherto received little attention and Jews and India seeks to rectify this situation by examining these developments and providing a fascinating insight into these issues. This volume will be of interest to scholars of Jewish and Indian cultural studies.

Contents:
Introduction
Part One: Jews and Muslims: Portraying Communities
1. Christian 'Intruders', Muslim 'Bigots': The Egyptian-Syrian Press Controversy in the Late Nineteenth-Century Cairo 1. Ami Ayalon
2. Zionism, Jews and Muslims in the Ottoman Empire as Reflected in the Weekly Hamevasser Aryeh Shmuelevitz
3. Mediating the 'Other' through Advertisements Arus Yumul
4. From Judeophobia to Islamophobia in the Italian Media, with a Special Focus on the Northern League Party Media Emanuela Trevisan-Semi
5. Minorities and Press in Post-Revolution Iran Ali Granmayer
6. Imag(in)ing Europe: The Theme of Emigration in North African Cinema Roy Armes
7. Representing the Muslim: The 'Courtesan Film' in Indian Popular Cinema Rachel Dwyer
8. Jewish Themes in the Press of Independent India Yulia Egorova
Part Two: Mass Media and the Conflict in the Middle East
9. In the Eyes of the Beholder: Israel, Jews and Zionism in the Iraqi Media Ofra Bengio
10. The Image of Jews and the State of Israel in Eastern Bloc Media Angelika Timm
11. The Portrayal of Palestinian Arabs in the Moscow Yiddish Monthly Sovetish Heymland Gennady Estraikh
12. Arab.Ru: The Virtual Other in the Israeli-Russian Web Mikhail and Anna Krutikov
13. Reading The Guardian: Jews, Israel-Palestine and the Origins of Irritation Colin Shindler
14. Facing and defacing the 'Other'. Israel Television's Live Representation of Arabs in Ceremonies and Disaster Marathons Tamar Liebes
15. Are They Still the Enemy? The Representation of Arabs in Israeli TV News Anat First
16. Approaches to Peacemaking in the Israeli Press Michael Keren
17. Argument, War and the Role of the Media in the Conflict Management Marcelo Dascal

This is the first book to explore the effect of genetic research on the Lemba Judaising community of Southern Africa and the phenomenon of Israelite identity.

The science of genetics as relayed by the media is perceived by laymen as being irreproachably objective 'hard science': its disinterested 'scientific' findings appear immensely impressive and may therefore act as a powerful catalyst for change. In this case, an oral tradition cherished by many of the Lemba that they are of Jewish origin appears to be supported by recent DNA testing, which has deeply affected the narrative and religious identity of the group and the way the tribe is perceived in the Western world.

International in appeal, this topical text brings together cutting-edge research on the social, cultural and ethical implications of genetics and the study of Judaising movements across the world. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of Jewish history, genetic anthropology, race and ethnicity studies, and religious and cultural studies.

This is the first book to explore the effect of genetic research on the Lemba Judaising community of Southern Africa and the phenomenon of Israelite identity. The science of genetics as relayed by the media is perceived by laymen as being irreproachably objective 'hard science': its disinterested 'scientific' findings appear immensely impressive and may therefore act as a powerful catalyst for change. In this case, an oral tradition cherished by many of the Lemba that they are of Jewish origin appears to be supported by recent DNA testing, which has deeply affected the narrative and religious identity of the group and the way the tribe is perceived in the Western world. International in appeal, this topical text brings together cutting-edge research on the social, cultural and ethical implications of genetics and the study of Judaising movements across the world. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of Jewish history, genetic anthropology, race and ethnicity studies, and religious and cultural studies.

The Jews of Andhra Pradesh is an engaging and thought-provoking ethnography devoted to the Bene Ephraim--a Dalit group in India that has embraced Jewish tradition. Egorova and Perwez offer a nuanced and theoretically-informed account which explores how the story of the Bene Ephraim challenges and extends contemporary understandings of Jewishness and illuminates radical new directions in Dalit discourse.