Sarah Jacob Cohen (September 4, 1922 – August 30, 2019) was the oldest living member of Kochi’s Jewish community, visited by The British royal family at Mattancherry, Kochi in November 2013. She was a prominent member of the Jewish Community that arrived in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the south Indian state of

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, over 500 years ago, from

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, who was dedicated to keeping alive simple Jewish traditions like the humble

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making in a far flung Jewish outpost. Cohen had a number of relatives living in

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, including her brother Julian Cohen. She died on August 30, 2019, at the age of 96.

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Cochin Jews People from Mattancherry 1922 births 2019 deaths Malayali people Women from Kerala 20th-century Indian Jews 21st-century Indian Jews {{India-bio-stub