Collection of Booklets and Publications – Indian Jewry – Bombay, Cochin and Calcutta – 20th Century

Nine printed items of the Jewish communities of India – booklets and prayer leaves, a brochure issued by the Bombay Zionist Association, a booklet issued by the Jewish Agency for the seventh Independence Day of the State of Israel, and more. Bombay, Cochin and Calcutta, [ca. 1930s-1950s].
1. An advertising brochure for a dance given by the Bombay Zionist Association in aid of the Jewish National Fund, 1931. English.
2. The Order of Service of [Yehi Ratzon] read on both the New Year days according to the Custom of Sefardim Jews... with English translation by A. F. Morris (Minister of "Magen David" synagogue in Calcutta). Bombay: Simeon Jacob at Bombay Hebrew Publishing and Printing, 1935. Hebrew and English on facing pages.
3. A printed leaf, with the order of service of Yehi Ratzon for Rosh HaShana of the Calcutta community, with the eight "Simanim" it is customary to eat on Rosh HaShana.
4. The songs of the Jews of Cochin and Their Historical Significance, by A.I. Simon. Cochin: Pangal Press, 1947. English and Malayalam.
A photograph of the Paradesi Synagogue and the Mattancherry Palace of Cochin appear on the cover of the booklet. On the page after the title page, a handwritten signature, presumably of the author A.I. Simon, dated 6.1.1950.
5. A printed leaf – a letter of greeting to Chakravarti Rajagopalachari by The Central Jewish Board of Bombay. Bombay: Sanj Vartaman press, January, 1941. English.
Printed on the occasion of the first visit of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari to Bombay as the Governor of India (Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was the first Indian-born Governor-General of India and the last Governor-General of India before it became a Republic in 1950).
6. "Want ad" for a cantor, Mohel and Shochet of the "Magen Hassidim" Synagogue. Bombay, 1951.
7. "Birkat HaChama" (Blessing of the Sun) for Wednesday, the second of Nissan 1953. Bombay: Simeon Jacob Kharilker press, [1953]. English and Marathi.
8. "Yom Haatsmaut" [Independence Day], a booklet issued by "The Department for Religious Education and Culture in the Diaspora" of the Jewish Agency, Bombay, Iyar 1955. English.
The booklet contains a printed version of the Scroll of Independence, a review of the history of Zionism, a description of the government in Israel, and more.
9. A "Shana Tovah" (Happy New Year") postcard with a photograph of Yosef Ya'akov Chai Chazan and Chacham Shalom Yosef Zina.
Size and condition vary.