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The Little-Known Jewish Community within Muslim Indonesia
The first-ever Holocaust museum in southeast Asia highlights the tensions surrounding Jewish life in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
Last month, Rabbi Yaakov Baruch realized a long-held dream: opening a Holocaust museum in Indonesia, where he operates the country’s only synagogue. The unveiling was attended by more than 100 invitees, including the German ambassador and other foreign diplomats. But as Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies point out, the move was not universally welcomed.
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The Little-Known Jewish Community within Muslim Indonesia
The first-ever Holocaust museum in southeast Asia highlights the tensions surrounding Jewish life in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.