Date: 1841 Country: India City: Calcutta
The very first Haggadah published in Calcutta
Collection ID: CAT_034
Date: 1846 Country: India City: Bombay
This Haggadah, with translation into Marathi by Haim Joseph Halleguna of Cochin, was printed for the Bene Israel, an ancient community of Jews in India. According to Bene Israel tradition, their community was founded over 2000 years ago by the descendants of Jews who survived a shipwreck off the Konkan coast at Navgaon, about 26 miles south of Bombay. The survivors settled in villages on the Konkan coast and gradually assimilated with the people around them while at the same time maintaining some Jewish customs.
Collection ID: CAT_038
Date: 1918 Country: India City: Fort William, Calcutta
This Haggadah, printed in March 1918, was one of the first efforts of the official Jewish War Services Committee for India. In addition to the text of the Haggadah in English, this publication provides specific information on how to kasher the army ovens for Passover, how the food for the Seder is to be prepared, and how to conduct the Seder. A note on the front cover indicates that copies of this Haggadah could be obtained from the Supervising Officer for the Jewish Soldier in India – namely Herbert Loewe - an English scholar and Lecturer in Oriental Languages at Exeter College, Oxford. Loewe volunteered to fight for his country and in 1915 was sent to India.
Collection ID: CAT_053
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