Heritage Jewish places in Maharashtra will be promoted as tourist places, the state government said on Thursday.
Tourism minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha signed a letter of intent in this regard with officials from the Israel consulate here.
“Maharashtra will conserve Jewish monuments and other places in the state to boost tourism in the state. The Jews have been part of our society for centuries and many of them have adopted our culture and language as well,” the minister said after the event.
In April Maha governor, accompanied by the Consul Generals of various countries, attended the prayer meeting held at Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue. It was in the memory of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
The president of Sassoon Trust Solomon Sopher, the president of Shaare Rason Synagogue Judah Samuel, Consul General of Israel in Mumbai Kobbi Shoshani, Consul General of the US in Mumbai David J Ranz, and Consul General of France in Mumbai Jean-Marc Sere Charlet was present on the occasion.
There are some prominent Jewish structures in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and other parts of the state which will be promoted under this tourism plan, he said.
The Konkan belt of Maharashtra has had pockets of Jewish population for centuries.
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