点评:Tucked within Kochi's Jew Town in Mattancherry, the Paradesi Synagogue, built in 1568, enchants as India's oldest active synagogue, blending Jewish heritage with Kerala flair amid colonial remnants. It serves as a symbol of secularism in India where it once shared a wall with a Hindu temple. Its Belgian-hung hand-painted Chinese blue-and-white willow pattern tiles create a kaleidoscopic floor mosaic, while four twisting brass Corinthian pillars from 1762 frame the central bimah and sacred Torah ark. Golden crowns from 250 years ago crown 17th-century silver Torah scrolls, illuminated by antique Belgian chandeliers and oil lamps.
Restored after Portuguese, Dutch, and Tipu Sultan damages, it served Sephardic "white Jews" fleeing Inquisition. Parapets hide the sanctuary from floods, with Hebrew-inscribed plates marking graves of the last Jewish families who emigrated to Israel post-1948. Quiet courtyard clocks chime history near the Dutch Palace.
翻译:帕拉德西犹太会堂坐落于科钦马坦切里犹太城内,始建于1568年,是印度现存最古老的犹太会堂,融合了犹太传统与喀拉拉邦风情,并保留着殖民时期的遗迹,令人叹为观止。它曾与一座印度教寺庙共用一面墙,如今已成为印度世俗主义的象征。会堂内铺设着比利时进口的手绘青花柳条纹瓷砖,构成万花筒般的地面马赛克;四根1762年建造的科林斯式黄铜柱,环绕着中央讲坛和神圣的妥拉经卷柜。250年前的金冠为17世纪的银质妥拉经卷加冕,古老的比利时吊灯和油灯则为其增添了光彩。
会堂曾遭受葡萄牙人、荷兰人和蒂普苏丹的破坏,后经修复,为逃离宗教裁判所的塞法迪“白犹太人”提供庇护。矮墙遮蔽了圣殿免受洪水侵袭,墙上刻有希伯来文的牌匾标记着1948年后移居以色列的最后一批犹太家庭的墓碑。荷兰宫附近静谧的庭院钟声诉说着历史。