Did you know: There's a bit more than 5,000 Jews living in India?
* Around 3,500 of those Yehudim are residing in Mumbai (once known as Bombay)
* There are 10 Synagogues in Mumbai (3-4 are still highly active)
* This year, 10,000 Shmur Matzot were baked and distributed to the local Bene-Israel (Indian) Jews.
* The Bene-Israel Indian Jews have been in India since before the 2nd Temple was destroyed. Their common language is Mahrati.
* The JCC in Mumbai teaches Hebrew classes weekly.
* Chabbad is active in Mumbai (and provides free kosher meals for travelers every night) - yes, KOSHER chicken in INDIA!
* GOA, a small tourist hot spot on the West Coast of India, is notorious for Israeli vacationers just getting out of the army. There's even a few towns where you can communicate more easily with others in Hebrew, rather than English or Hindi.
* India has 12 official languages, English not being one of them. Though most locals in North India speak Hindi, English is often used as the common language.
* India has the 3rd largest English speaking population in the world at around 150,000,000 people (which is about 10% of their population, or HALF the United States).
* South Indians don't speak Hindi, so North Indians are considered foreigners in South India.
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