Given their success under the British colonial government, many Bene Israel prepared to leave India at independence in 1947, as it appeared that nationalism and the emphasis on indigenous religions would mean fewer opportunities for them.
Many Bene Israel prepared to leave India at independence in 1947, as it appeared that nationalism would mean fewer opportunities for them. This was given their success under the British colonial government. Many Bene Israel prepared to leave India at independence in 1947, as it appeared that the emphasis on indigenous religions would mean fewer opportunities for them. This was given their success under the British colonial government.