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Jews and parsis

There are several groups descended from ancient settlers in India. These groups include the Jews, the first group of whom are said to have migrated from West Asia and to have settled in Cranganore (also the traditional first site where Muslims later arrived in India) on the Malabar Coast of Kerala in the first century A.D., a second group of Jews who fled the Arabian Peninsula in the face of Muslim ascendancy in the seventh century, and the Parsis, who came to India in the eighth century A.D. to escape Muslim persecution in Persia (see Zoroastrianism; Judaism, ch. 3).

 
You can read more regarding this subject on the following websites:

Parsi - Wikipedia
Are the Parsis in India like the Jews in America? - Quora
Is there any relation between Jews and Parsi community
Jewish Ideas Daily � Daily Features � Parsis and Jews
Indian Parsis, Jews, and Christians | Kanopy


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