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This is a very important book for us all. It is very close to my heart (and stomach) as it is the only current collection of recipes, and perhaps the most comprehensive collection, from the five different communities of Jews of India: The Bene Israel, the Cochin Jews of Kerala, the Baghdadi Jews, and the more recently discovered Bene Ephraim from Mizoram and the Bnei Menashe from Andhra Pradesh.

David, a renowned and beloved novelist as well as a sculptor and artist from Ahmedabad, India, received a grant from Hadassah for her project. She traveled to various cities and towns…

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