I was happy to read the contribution of Jews to the development of India. Thank you Fred, for posting this item: "Many Indian Jews have reached great prominence. For example, the > Sassons after whom the Sasson docks, the Sasson hospital, and two of > Mumbais well known sites- the Jacob Circle, and Flora Fountain have > been named. In the past years, there has been a Jewish mayor of Bombay > (Dr. E. Moses), and a Jewish Chief of the Navy. In the Indian Army, > Jews have reached very high posts.
A General Jacobs, now the Governor of Goa, supervised the surrender of the Pakistani Army in the Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. Maj. Gen. Samson who was awarded the > Padma Bhushan, and a few other Jews reached prominence in the Indian Army. Two of India's leading literary personalities, poet Nissim Ezeickel, and cartoonist Abu Abraham are Jewish. Also the late famous Hindi film actor David, and the late "Sulochana" the Queen of Indian Silent Films, and the actress/dancer Helen. A Dr. Erulkar was the personal physician/friend of Mahatma Gandhi. His father, also a Dr.Abraham Erulkar, donated land for the synagogue in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. Dr. Erulkar's daughter is currently the 1st lady of Cyprus, married to the President of Cyprus. Another prominent Indian Jew is Dr. Jerusha Jhirad, who was given the title of Padma Shri by the Government of India. > > A good book on this subject is Nathan Katz's Who Are the Jews of > India?. University of California Press, November 2000. Hardcover. > ISBN: 0-520213-23-8 [6][Buy at Amazon: > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520213238/socculturejewish/]"; If we have the Madei and Netravali Wild Life Sanctuaries in Goa, we have to thank Lt.Gen.(Retd.)J.F.R. Jacob who had the courage and the wisdom to notify them during the brief spell of President's Rule in Goa. No political party would ever be able to do it. They are not even able to undo it, united though they might be to help the mining lobby and their vote banks.We have to be thankful that the BJP under Parrikar has been able to distance itself from the mining lobby a bit...at least on this issue. I hope the BJP will also distance itself from the programmes of the mining companies at which they distribute peanuts[ like Rs.550/- per household] as compensation for damage caused by dust pollution. We are Goans, not monkeys. Let the mine owners eat peanut butter if they like. They should not feed their neighbours peanuts. In the meanwhile let us protect our Green Heritage, our rivers, our dinking water sources and our right to live with dignity.Half the money spent on the Tillari irrigation project could be better spent on protecting the Madei[ Maha Devi or Maa Devi] River form mining rejects, deforestation and laterite rubble extraction. It does not just feed the River Mandovi; it sustains life in Sattari, Ponda and even Panaji city , that is fed from the water at Opa. Viva Goa. Miguel > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/22/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
