Moslem and Jews in jakarta

The life of Jews in the old jakarta always been known in harmony with the Muslim majority indigenous population. They blend in with all kinds of races including religion in Jakarta. Moreover, most Jews in the capital has become a merchant.

They opened a store in the area Juanda, Central Jakarta. "It used to be the Jewish people to hang out with us without closing the identity," said historian Jakarta Alwi Shahab via telephone on Monday yesterday.

Abah Alwi, so he was warmly greeted, said that if the Jews in Jakarta like Arabs. They can also speak Arabic fluently to communicate. Privileged as a merchant for the first Jew is not without cause, they entered into the number one by the Dutch group.

"They become the number one because his skin is white," said Abah Alwi asserted.

Even the Jews first in Jakarta regard Arabs as blood relatives. The closeness of the relationship without a cover identity was passable last long. Jews argue if they are descendants of Isaac, while the Arabs called the Ishmaelites. "They were told by fellow Muslim brother," he said.

But the romance did not last long, said Alwi Shahab. In 1952, he went on to be the highlight sensitifisme for Jews in Indonesia. Truce for six days against the Palestinians bring hatred against Jews in Indonesia. Since then they have to cover their identities.

If you see traces of the existence of the Jewish people in Jakarta is fairly long. Evidence of the existence of the Jewish history in Jakarta visible from the tomb located in General Cemetery Petamburan, Tanah Abang. Five common graves in the cemetery that has been there before Indonesia's independence.

In fact, the oldest tomb in Jakarta, Inscription Park Museum, located close to the Central Jakarta Mayor's Office also carve the length of the Jews in Jakarta, precisely tombstones in grave stele Harmen Johan Rudolf Kohler. On the tombstone recorded Kohler died in 1873.

Kohler is a Dutch general who led the Colonial Army troops in the first Aceh War in 1873. At Kohler inscription engraved star symbol Daud. In each vertical ribs inscriptions are inverted torch where the fire burning on the bottom.

Inscription Park Museum is an old cemetery in Jakarta. The cemetery was built in 1795. Government Batavia "The Jews did come was brought by the Dutch," said Abah Alwi.


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