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Paradesi JewsThe Paradesi Jews, also sometimes called White Jews, although that usage is generally considered pejorative or descriminatory, refers to relatively recent Jewish immigrants (15th Century onward), predominantly Sephardim and Mizrahim, into Kerala, in southwestern India. They are an important component of the Cochin Jewish community. The primary original language of the Paradesim was Ladino, which contributed a number of loanwords to Judo-Malayalam, the pre-existing Jewish language of the Kerala Jewish community.
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