 Madras Synagogue was also known as the Esnoga, or Snoge, "Esnoga" is synagogue in Ladino, the traditional Judaeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews.Jacques (Jaime) de Paiva (Pavia) was originaly from Amsterdam Sephardic community.Jacques (Jaime) de Paiva (Pavia) came to Madras for trading in Golconda diamonds, precious stones and corals, he developed very good relations with the rulers of Golkonda and maintained trade connections to Europe.