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During the Portuguese plunder of Mattancherry’s Jew’s Town in 1662, the Jewish community hid its ancient Hebrew Pentateuch, or Torah scroll, to save it from destruction. After Dutch rule was established, they recovered it completely uninjured in 1668.
Synagogue
Paradesi Synagogue
Hundreds of hand-painted blue-and-white Chinese tiles, no two alike.
220 m from Jew Town
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More about Paradesi Synagogue
5 of 12- Did you knowParadesi means foreigner in Malayalam.
- Did you knowThe Paradesi Synagogue was built in 1568.
- Did you knowVisitors are expected to enter the Paradesi Synagogue barefoot.
- Did you knowThe synagogue and the Mattancherry Palace temple share a common wall.
- Did you knowThe synagogue and the Hindu temple of Mattancherry Palace share a wall.