The Bani Israel Graveyard is the only
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cemetery in
Karachi
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Sindh
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. 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.
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.
Notable burials
* Solomon David, an official of the
Karachi Municipal Corporation and according to some the builder of the
Magain Shalome Synagogue
See also
*
List of cemeteries in Karachi
References
External links
Cemeteries in Karachi during British Raj
{{Jews and Judaism in Pakistan
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