So here is an example of Jewish India......Samson Solomom Penkar looks after the synagogue in the small village of Pen outside of Mumbai. He, his wife and his son's family will not move to Israel as they said they have a responsibility to look after the synagogue as there are hardly any Jewish people left in the village. Recently the lights (handi lamps) in the synagogue were stolen and so they put up plastic balls as decoration.....as they cannot afford to buy new lamps. There was flooding in the synagogue and so the floor needs repair too. American Jewish sources are helping but am not sure how much? Samson is dedicated to his synagogue. I spent an afternoon with his family and his wife cooked me a wonderful meal.
