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Posted By richards on April 5, 2015

It is Friday morning and as part of an academic assignment, I am to visit a little known place of worship in New Delhi.

On my way to the Judah Hyam Synagogue, I meet Saleem Khan. Saleem, 35, hails from Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh and runs an auto rickshaw in the Indian capital to make ends meet. He agrees to take me to my destination on the condition that I pay him Rs 20 more than what the electronic metre installed in his auto rickshaw computes as travelling fare.

I hate the Jews for what theyre doing in Palestine. I once saw internet videos of Palestinian children who had been amputated as a result of bombardments by the Israeli Army, says Saleem, after learning that I was going to visit a Jewish place of worship.

I try to convince him that not all Jews can be held accountable for the excesses committed in Palestine. We discuss several issues ranging from Islam to ISIS and by the time our journey ends, he concedes, It would be wrong to say that all Jews are responsible for the violence perpetrated on Palestinians.

Saleem drops me off at the Taj Mahal Hotel, a few metres away from Judah Hyam Synagogue, the only Jewish house of worship in Delhi. Guarding the synagogue are two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were posted here following the 26/11 terror attacks on Nariman Point, a Jewish settlement in Mumbai.

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Is Ezekiel Isaac Malekar available? I ask the CRPF personnel.

They dont appear to be familiar with the name and ask me to ring the doorbell at the entrance of the synagogue to check for myself. I thought it rather odd that the security personnel were clueless about the man who has been striving since three decades to prevent the flame of Judaism from extinguishing in Delhi.

Located at 2 Humayun Road, the Judah Hyam Synagogue stands right next to the busy Khan Market. The synagogue was built by the Jewish Welfare Association in 1956 on land allocated by the Indian Government.

The establishment of a formal building was made possible due to a handsome donation given by Dr Rachael Judah in the memory of her father Dr Judah Hyam, who happened to be a prominent religious scholar. Prior to this, the Jews of Delhi held their prayers in a private residence located in the older part of the city.

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Posted By richards on April 5, 2015

Six years ago, Rabbi Moshe Greenwald decided to open a synagogue and Jewish community center at 7th and Broadway, in the heart of a rapidly changing downtown Los Angeles.

The feedback wasn't entirely uplifting.

Some were incredulous at the idea, he said, while others doubted anyone would attend. "They said we'd pack up after two years," Greenwald added.

On Friday, the Jewish Community Center-Chabad of Downtown Los Angeles set places for nearly 240 people at its Seder, the multi-course meal that marks the start of Passover, which celebrates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.

The turnout provided the latest evidence of the synagogue's growing significance to downtown's growing population.

The dinner, held in a ballroom at the Alexandria Hotel, lured a cross-section of Angelenos from downtown and elsewhere: business owners, young professionals, residents of single-room hotels and a few who are homeless.

"His Seders are huge, and his wife is amazing," said former City Councilwoman Jan Perry, who represented downtown for 12 years and is Jewish herself. "He's very inclusive. He's smart. This is an eclectic and diverse community and he recognizes that."

Greenwald has been garnering praise for his talent with social media and his skill in drawing younger adults those under 40 to his shul.

"This is the next generation that will be having kids and families and prolonging the Jewish tradition," said Matan Abel, a visual effects artist who signed up for Friday's Seder.

Raised in Long Beach, Greenwald always had a fascination with downtown. He first ran the downtown synagogue out of his apartment at 6th and Hope streets, holding discussions of the Torah in his living room, before relocating in 2009 to a residential building on 7th. The synagogue and office are on the second floor, while he and his family live on the third.

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Posted By richards on April 5, 2015

This Wednesday, March 18, 2015 photo, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu election campaign poster lying among ballot papers at his party's election headquarters in Tel Aviv. Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided _ the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent. Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union. The Hebrew on the photo reads: "Choosing Prime Minister, only Likud only Netanyahu". (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)(The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2015 file photo, Israelis prepare to vote in Tel Aviv. Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent. Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)(The Associated Press)

FILE - In this March 17, 2015 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Likud party supporters react to exit poll results at the party's election headquarters In Tel Aviv. Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent. Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)(The Associated Press)

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent.

Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union.

That dynamic has been going on for a while but passions have run particularly high this time, with jarring results. Since Netanyahu's win, the sides have been exchanging insults that have not been heard in public in a generation with the Mizrahi voters accused of being primitive and Ashkenazi voters viewed as elitist.

The dispute goes back to Israel's earliest days of independence. Arriving from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa after Israel's establishment in 1948, many Mizrahi immigrants were sent to shantytown transit camps and largely sidelined by the European leaders of the founding Labor Party.

They found their political savior in Likud's Menachem Begin even though he was himself of Polish Jewish descent. With consummate skill the longtime opposition leader cultivated an outsiders' alliance that appealed to their sense of deprivation and with massive Mizrahi backing he swept to power in 1977 to break nearly 30 years of Labor rule.

The exact population breakdown is hard to calculate because intermarriage is now quite common. But Mizrahi or part-Mizrahi Jews make up roughly half of Israel's Jewish population.

They have long complained of discrimination by the European-descended elite that traditionally dominated government, military and business institutions.

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By ARON HELLER Associated Press

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel (AP) - Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided - the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent.

Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union.

That dynamic has been going on for a while but passions have run particularly high this time, with jarring results. Since Netanyahu's win, the sides have been exchanging insults that have not been heard in public in a generation - with the Mizrahi voters accused of being primitive and Ashkenazi voters viewed as elitist.

The dispute goes back to Israel's earliest days of independence. Arriving from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa after Israel's establishment in 1948, many Mizrahi immigrants were sent to shantytown transit camps and largely sidelined by the European leaders of the founding Labor Party.

They found their political savior in Likud's Menachem Begin - even though he was himself of Polish Jewish descent. With consummate skill the longtime opposition leader cultivated an outsiders' alliance that appealed to their sense of deprivation - and with massive Mizrahi backing he swept to power in 1977 to break nearly 30 years of Labor rule.

The exact population breakdown is hard to calculate because intermarriage is now quite common. But Mizrahi or part-Mizrahi Jews make up roughly half of Israel's Jewish population.

They have long complained of discrimination by the European-descended elite that traditionally dominated government, military and business institutions.

The complaints have diminished, as has some of the domination, but gaps remain. There has never been a Mizrahi prime minister, for example. Mizrahim far outnumber Ashkenazim in prison - and are far outnumbered in academia.

They also account for many more poor people - and yet the poorest towns, where they predominate, tend to support Likud and forgive it the capitalist policies than have often not served their economic interests.

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Posted By richards on April 5, 2015

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent.

Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, while Ashkenazi, or European, Jews mostly identified with the opposition Zionist Union.

That dynamic has been going on for a while, but passions have run particularly high this time, with jarring results. Since Netanyahu's win, the sides have been exchanging insults that have not been heard in public in a generation with the Mizrahi voters accused of being primitive and Ashkenazi voters viewed as elitist.

The dispute goes back to Israel's earliest days of independence. Arriving from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa after Israel's establishment in 1948, many Mizrahi immigrants were sent to shantytown transit camps and largely sidelined by the European leaders of the founding Labor Party.

They found their political savior in Likud's Menachem Begin even though he was himself of Polish Jewish descent. With consummate skill, the longtime opposition leader cultivated an outsiders' alliance that appealed to their sense of deprivation and with massive Mizrahi backing, he swept to power in 1977 to break nearly 30 years of Labor rule.

The exact population breakdown is hard to calculate because intermarriage is now quite common. But Mizrahi or part-Mizrahi Jews make up roughly half of Israel's Jewish population.

They have long complained of discrimination by the European-descended elite that traditionally dominated government, military and business institutions.

The complaints have diminished, as has some of the domination, but gaps remain. There has never been a Mizrahi prime minister, for example. Mizrahim far outnumber Ashkenazim in prison and are far outnumbered in academia.

They account for many more poor people and yet the poorest towns, where they predominate, tend to support Likud and forgive it the capitalist policies than have often not served their economic interests.

Our parents and grandparents have voted only Likud since the upheaval of 1977, said Malkiram Bashari, who traces his roots to Yemen.

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