(Jewish Group)Muslim groups in Indonesia demand closure of country's first-ever Holocaust exhibition
Some Muslim groups in Indonesia are demanding the closure of the countrys first permanent Holocaust exhibition, charging that it is part of an effort to normalize Indonesias relations with Israel.
The exhibit launched timed to International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 and is located at Indonesias only synagogue, Shaar HaShamayim, located in Indonesias North Sulawesi province. Shoah: How is it Humanly Possible? was created by the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center, which is based in Israel.
Yaakov Baruch, Shaar Hashamayims rabbi, said his motivation to open the exhibition was personal.
When I had this idea to build a Holocaust museum, the reason was to remember my family who died in the Holocaust on my grandmothers side, Baruch said. And I also want to educate Indonesians on the danger of antisemitism, especially the danger of hate crimes.
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