Tag Archives: Cochin

March 1 2009: Jewish Book Week

Edna Fernandes discussed her book The Last Jews of Kerala at Jewish Book Week 2009 in London.

Sunday Times Best Travel Books 2008: The Last Jews of Kerala

The Sunday Times newspaper names “The Last Jews of Kerala” as one of its Best Travel Books of 2008.

US Jewish Book Council review

The US Jewish Book Council reviews The Last Jews of Kerala: “The subject is fascinating and poignant, the journey both languid and intense. Readers will not be disappointed.” For full extract, see the reviews page.

Sunday Times

A touching investigative account…Fernandes movingly captures the sombre, embattled mood of this population in ‘countdown mode’, all too painfully aware that they have already become a ‘souvenir people’” Read Review at Times Online