Tonight, jews celebrate the passover and christians remember good friday....the death of jesus at twelve noon.
In Penang, we have the only jewish cemetry in South East Asia (correct me if I'm wrong....do singapore have one?). Sadly, we do not have any jewish community in Penang or in Malaysia anymore. The last recognised jew living in penang died or emigrated in the early 1980's. There maybe jews here, but i doubt whether they would openly acknowledge it......the current climate certainly is not conducive
Who are they? What were they doing? Except for the cemetry...they did not leave much behind....I'm told that the bungalow owned by Boon Siew in Tanjong Bungah , at the start of Sham Rock beach was formerly owned by a Jew......who was involved in the "Robinson's" of Penang known as "Whiteaways". I am not able to confirmed this.....
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