1812: "Ancient" Black Jews in India vs "Jerusalem" White Jews (jan 1, 1812 – jan 1, 1812)

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Black Jews in India:
Their presence indicates they arrived many ages before the white Jews (Jerusalem Jews).
In Malabar, it was often difficult to distinguish a black Jew from a Hindu.
White Jews' Perspective:
White Jews viewed black Jews as an inferior race of impure stock.

"The resident Jews are divided into two classes called the Jerusalem or White Jews ; and the ancient or Black Jews. The White Jews reside at this place. The black Jews have also a Synagogue here"

Buchanan, Claudius. 1812. The works of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, L. L. D., https://books.google.com/books?id=X3Q3AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=ancient%20jews&f=false

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