Jew Cemetery
The Paradesi Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry is located a short distance from the much popular attraction, the Paradesi synagogue.
Jew Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry.
W
alk on the Jew Street, you'll see a closed gate at the end. It's not permitted to visit inside, but you can get a good view of the tombs from the gate. There are two planks on either sides of the main gate to the cemetery. One is in Hebrew and the other is in both Malayalam, the local language of Kerala, and in English.The plaques describes, probably a renovation done to the cemetery in the year 1898.
"The compound wall and the shed inside erected by Jacob Hai Ephraim Cohen to the memory of his father Mr. Jacob Daniel Oohen and his sister Miriam. May their souls rest in peace.
Rahamim 5658 a.m
16 September 1898"
Mattancherry
Jew Cemetery in Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry
Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery
Plaque in Malayalam and English at the Jewish Cemetery in Kochi
Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery
Plaque in Hebrew at the Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry, Kochi
Mattancherry
Jew Cemetery in Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry
Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery
Plaque in Malayalam and English at the Jewish Cemetery in Kochi
Mattancherry
Jewish Cemetery
Plaque in Hebrew at the Jewish Cemetery in Mattancherry, Kochi