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Wednesday, 11 January 2017

JALAN YAHUDI





Located at Jalan Zainal Abidin (used to be called Jalan Yahudi), which was setup in 1805, is still in existence.
Masih well maintained tapi masa aku sampai semalam, the gates are locked dan ada 2 ekor anjing besar kat depan.
Perhaps mindful that it could be the target of anti Semitic elements.
Ya, rasanya tujuan gates selalu ditutup tu untuk elakkan berlakunya sentimen negatif kot, Entah.
Sampai je di rumah semalam, I did a small research about this cemetery.
Found an article in Free Malaysia Today entitled "The Last Jew to Leave Penang" featured an interview with onr of the Jews.
"It was a normal childhood, we went to school, we played with the neighbourhood kids. Everyone knew we were Jews but no one cared. That's the beauty of Penangites."
Lebih kurang macam ni la ayat dia, entah apa nama. Aku lupa.

Teringat waktu sampai di sini semalam, 2 kali Tawa tanyakan aku "hang betul-betul nak masuk ka Des?"
Dua kali jugak aku cakap ya sebab betul-betul nak tengok macam mana.
Ini bukan Yahudi Israel yang bunuh dan ragut nyawa saudara kita Muslim kita.
Ada beza Yahudi Israel dengan dengan bangsa Yahudi di seluruh pelosok dunia.
Bukan semua bangsa Yahudi jahat dan kejam. Ada je yang terselit baiknya dan menentang kekejaman Israel ke atas Palestin.
Sama jugak la konsep dengan orang-orang Islam. Bukan semuanya baik dan menurut perintah agama. ☺

--30 May 2016--

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