This Jewish family lives in Alibag, India, a small village outside of Mumbai. Many of the Jews from the towns and villages around Mumbai have worked as oil pressers for generations. In fact, they were sometimes known among their non-Jewish neighbors as Shanwar Telis, or Saturday Oil Pressers, because they didnt work on Shabbat. In this picture, you can see some symbols of Jewish lifelike the Magen David (Jewish star) and Hamsa (good luck sign in the shape of a hand)alongside the traditional tools of the oil pressers trade.
Jews have lived in India for 2,000 years. Unfortunately, the countrys Jewish community is shrinking. Most of Indias Jews have immigrated to Israel, and only a few thousand are left in the entire country.