Bene-Israel should be considered to be  an ethnic group, as described in SCM H 1103,  ETHNIC GROUPS:

"The category also includes the heading 'Jews' and  headings  for   Jews   of  various  nationalities,  e.g.,  'Jews,
Italian,' except for subdivisions noted  in  the  list below  and  indicated by UF references in the SUBJECTS file."
 
Lenore   Bell