Once a thriving community of 6,000 , about 30 Jews are left in Kolkata , India . Jews began arriving in India in the 18th century from Syria , Iran and Iraq . `` I always thought someone should take these away . They were persecuted by Muslims for centuries until they finally got their own country after independence in 1947.
Once a thriving community of 6,000 , about 30 Jews are left in Kolkata , India . Jews began arriving in India in the 18th century from Syria , Iran and Iraq . They were persecuted by Muslims for centuries until they finally got their own country after independence in 1947.