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Flower writes and speaks fluent Hindi and Hebrew. She opened the first kosher Indian restaurant "Maharaja" in Israel in 1982. Israeli tourists to India use maps that Flower helped translate in Hebrew. She is currently writing a cookbook that is an eclectic mix of recipes adjusted to the American kitchen. Flower plans on publishing her book online. |
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| Book: Kite Runner |
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| Movie: Gone With The Wind |
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| Hobby: Power scrabble player |
| Travel Place : Thailand |
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Flower Silliman: Baghdadi Jew of India |
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Flower Silliman, mother of Jael Silliman, is a third generation Baghdadi Jew, who was born and brought up in Calcutta, India.
During World War II, Flower's family sent her to study in a Christian school in Nagpur. She went to New Delhi for her college, and eventually settled in Calcutta, where she married and raised her family.
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Flower talks about her experiences of growing up in pre-Independent India, and away from the confines of her tight-knit Baghdadi Jewish community. Even though her mother was against Flower pursuing an undergraduate degree, Flower managed to persuade her otherwise. She went to study at Lady Irwin College. The reason her mother selected the college was because Hannah Sen , the principal of the college was of Jewish descent says Flower.
India's struggle for independence left a lasting impact on Flower. When India became independent in 1947, Flower and her husband decided to stay in India and raise their family. Flower taught Home Science at Loretto House, Calcutta. She later migrated to Israel, and currently lives in New York, USA.
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