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The "Baghdadi" Jewish community of India is so-called because its members were chiefly descended from Iraqi Jewish immigrants to India who moved to that country during the British Raj, the name of the community derives from Baghdad, although they don't have origins exclusively in Baghdad, but from other areas of Iraq as well, in addition to other Middle-Eastern countries of the Ottoman Empire. The community's members also include Jews of Syrian, Yemenite , Persian and Turkish origin. The community developed as a result of Jews fleeing religious persecution in Muslim lands to the northwest of India during the British imperial era. Unlike other Jewish communities in India whose oral tradition attest to a presence in India going back as long as 2000 years, the Baghdadi communities were established relatively recently (in the past few centuries). While the Baghdadi Jews are known primarily from their presence in India, they also established themselves in trading ports further east, notably in Yangon (Rangoon), Singapore, Penang, and Shanghai, as well as the west. The Baghdadis have completely assimilated into Indian society. A contributing factor for their assimilation was their physical features and resemblance to the East Indians. The Baghdadis originally came to India from Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, so they had dark olive skin and black, dark brown hair, that gave them that distinct Middle Eastern appearance and an Indian resemblance. Baghdadi cuisine is an Indian hybrid cuisine, with many Arab, Turkish, Persian and Indian influences. Famous Baghdadi dishes include Beef curry, Baghdadi Biryani and Baghdadi Jewish parathas. A Baghdadi version of Tandoori chicken is also popular (using lemon juice to cook the chicken instead of cream used by regular Indians). 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Famous Baghdadi Jews

• Lord Kadoorie
• Nadira, Bollywood actress
• J. F. R. Jacob, Indian military commander in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
• Anish Kapoor, British Asian sculptor; Baghdadi Jewish mother
• David & Simon Reuben, British Asian businessmen
• David Sassoon, merchant and founder of the Sassoon family
• Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, merchant
• Sassoon David Sassoon, founder of European Sassoon's
• Sassoon J. David, banker (founder of Bank of India) and member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation
• Brian George, Israeli-born character actor of Baghdadi-Indian Jewish descent most well-known for playing the role of a Pakistani shop owner,"Bhabu", on Seinfeld

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See also

• Jewish ethnic divisions
• Indian Jews
• Baghdad Arabic (Jewish)
• David Sassoon
• Asian Jews
• British Asians
• Indian Americans

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External links

• Indian Jews - Jewish Encyclopedia
• Calcutta Jews - Jewish Encyclopedia