Nahoum & Sons Explained

Nahoum & Sons
Type:Bakery
Location:F-20, New Market, Kolkata, India

Nahoum & Sons Pvt. Limited (Bengali: নাহুম অ্যান্ড সন্স প্রাইভেট লিমিটেড) is an Indian bakery shop situated in West Bengal. It is one of the oldest surviving shops in Kolkata owned by the Jewish family.[1] The products of Nahoum & Sons at Christmas are a part of the culture of Kolkata.[2] Various famous personalities of India have eaten from this bakery.[3]

History

Nahoum Israel Mordecai was a Baghdadi Jew who was the founder of the shop. It was founded 26 years after the establishment of New Market in the city.[4] The Hog Market could be seen from the front of the shop. He changed the location of the shop 14 years after the establishment of the bakery.[5] His son Elias took the responsibility of the shop from second generation. After his death in 1964 his son David Nahoum from third generation of the family took up the responsibility to manage the shop.[6] [7] His brothers Norman and Solomon had the responsibility of store at various times. After death of David in 2013, his brother Issac took the responsibility.[8]

Ownership

Products

Nahoum & Sons offers:[10] [11]

Legend

It is said that Geoffrey Fisher once visited the bakery in Kolkata, India. The archbishop of Canterbury ate the fruit cake of the shop and praised it.[9] Although this story is considered as a legend.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Of Mishti, Mughals and Noodles: A history of Kolkata's street food. Kalpana. Sunder. 18 January 2020. Forbes India.
  2. Web site: Long queues back at Nahoum's for its Christmas cakes. 24 December 2021. Lygeia. Gomes. The Telegraph.
  3. News: Nahoum's, Kolkata's last Jewish bakery, still rules foodies' hearts (Foodie Tail-Kolkata). 30 September 2015 . Business Standard India.
  4. News: The last Jewish bakery of Kolkata. 12 April 2021. Indian Times.
  5. Web site: Nahoum's loses its man behind the till. 8 April 2013. The Telegraph.
  6. News: O Calcutta!. Mihir. S Sharma. 3 April 2010. The Indian Express.
  7. Web site: শয্যাশায়ী, কল্পনাতেই শহর দেখেন নাহুম. 20 December 2012. Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. bn.
  8. News: Nahoum's owner dies, bakery lives on. 8 March 2013. The Times of India.
  9. Web site: This 118-year-old Jewish bakery in India is a hit at Christmas time. Christabel. Lobo. 25 December 2020. The Times of Israel.
  10. News: নাহুমের সুগন্ধে বুঁদ বর্ষশেষ. Rriju. Basu. 30 December 2018. Anandabazar Patrika. bn.
  11. Web site: All that is left of the Jewish community in Kolkata: Two synagogues, a cemetery, two schools & a bakery. Kathakali. Nandi. 23 December 2017. The Economic Times.
  12. Web site: A Jewish Bakery Has Been Making Kolkata's Favourite Cakes for Over 100 Years!. Sohini. Dey. 6 April 2017. The Better India.

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