The Bani Israel Graveyard[1] is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This cemetery is a part of the larger Mewa Shah Graveyard. Over the years, the area has been reduced. The graveyard currently holds about 5,000 graves.[2][3]
In his book Karachi Tareekh Ke Aaeene Mein (Karachi in the Mirror of History), Muhammad Usman Damohi writes that the Jews only had one cemetery in Karachi, located south-east of the Haji Camp area. It was called the Bani Israel Cemetery. In her book Malika-e-Mashriq (Queen of the East), Mehmooda Rizwiya writes that the Old Jewish Cemetery is adjacent to Usmanabad and is in the south-east of the Haji Camp.[4]
Notable burials
edit- Solomon David, an official of the Karachi Municipal Corporation[2] and according to some the builder of the Magain Shalome Synagogue
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Karachi: Bene Israel graveyard: buried in time or conscience?". Dawn. 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b bataween (13 March 2011). "Karachi's Jewish cemetery in dire need of repair". jewishrefugees.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Imtiaz, Huma (3 February 2011). "In search of the Jews of Karachi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ Balouch, Akhtar (Sep 16, 2015). "Karachi's 'Yahoodi Masjid'". Dawn. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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