tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post3891409368571498842..comments2024-03-14T02:22:26.957+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: The untold story of the Jews of PakistanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-13520238914550672882015-07-15T00:54:16.724+01:002015-07-15T00:54:16.724+01:00I am trying to get in touch with Deborah Dorian wh...I am trying to get in touch with Deborah Dorian who posted a comment here...<br /><br />my email croningw@mymts.net<br /><br /><br />thanks, pls. write DeborahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-79307891634899044052014-12-28T21:51:14.705+00:002014-12-28T21:51:14.705+00:00Oh my gosh too much heat here. All get cool in the...Oh my gosh too much heat here. All get cool in their upper chambers and eat Haleem Kebab and Biryani!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-84362221404381490812014-11-29T00:16:33.617+00:002014-11-29T00:16:33.617+00:00Hello Dan and Deborah, I have been trying to get ...Hello Dan and Deborah, I have been trying to get in touch with you. I am originally from Karachi and recently got in touch with a Karachi Jew who now lives in the U.S. Please contact me at croningw@mymts.net<br /><br />thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-68672574373363093012014-09-05T20:52:30.567+01:002014-09-05T20:52:30.567+01:00Hi Pakistani Jewish lady. I am not Jewish but very...Hi Pakistani Jewish lady. I am not Jewish but very interested in getting in contact with my Pakistani Jewish Sister & brothers and communicating with them. <br /><br />I am now in Canada.<br />Which school did you go to in 1969 and in which city ? My cousin went to Mama Parsi Girl's school and had a Jewish classmate/friend(probably around same time as you mentioned)-she may be referring to you. Are you married to a Pakistani Jewish person ? I would love to be in contact with Pakistani Jews. Sholom. Dan from OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-12730558651339572292014-09-03T20:25:48.073+01:002014-09-03T20:25:48.073+01:00I'm a Jewish Pakistani as well. I live in the ...I'm a Jewish Pakistani as well. I live in the US. I would love to hear from my school and college friends. Anybody from the class of 1969, who remembers any female Jewish person may contact me on this blog. <br /><br />I am very eager to hear from my classmates but being all females our last names have changed and some of us have gone out of Pakistan. So go find a needle in a haystack...lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-48474295436984020332013-12-22T22:31:11.519+00:002013-12-22T22:31:11.519+00:00Shalom to Bhenkhald, I was in Iran in 1978-79. I...Shalom to Bhenkhald, I was in Iran in 1978-79. It was ok during that time until the fanatics took over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-12508132386538967082013-12-22T22:27:26.198+00:002013-12-22T22:27:26.198+00:00sIn addition (to the 15th Dec. post) I would like ...sIn addition (to the 15th Dec. post) I would like to add that yes, you never burn holy books, just churches, synagogues, behead people like Daniel Pearl (a Jew) in the most cowardly way. Moderate Muslims should rise and take over their country for everyone's sake. It is not too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-87119598066166794752013-12-22T22:19:32.136+00:002013-12-22T22:19:32.136+00:00My Jewish grandparents migrated from Iran to Karac...My Jewish grandparents migrated from Iran to Karachi Pakistan during the British rule.<br />After 1948 when State of Israel was established and Pakistan sideding with Arabs made protests which spread into antisemitic riots causing Jews to flee the country.<br /><br />The rioters also burned and looted the Synagogue.<br /><br />My grandparents being Iranian features hide their identity and stayed in Karachi because their ex-homeland Iran was nearby.<br /><br />I tweet for Jews political & religious rights in Pakistan<br /><br />Bhenkhald<br />Twitter: @Jew_PakistaniBhenkhaldhttps://twitter.com/Jew_Pakistaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-25227848273402178512013-12-22T21:03:57.401+00:002013-12-22T21:03:57.401+00:00Jews have a right to exist; not only in Israel but...Jews have a right to exist; not only in Israel but elsewhere. Israel will never be defeated because they are G-ds chosen people. Surrounded by Arab muslim countries, that have repeatedly tried to wipe her out, with no success, Israel will live on forever. Palestinians have never had a homeland ever. They were nomads, rejected by other arab countries as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-32234476207694729722013-12-22T21:01:20.098+00:002013-12-22T21:01:20.098+00:00Jews have a right to exist; not only in Israel but...Jews have a right to exist; not only in Israel but elsewhere. Israel will never be defeated because they are G-ds chosen people. Surrounded by Arab muslim countries, that have repeatedly tried to wipe her out, with no success, Israel will live on forever. Palestinians have never had a homeland ever. They were nomads, rejected by other arab countries as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-39273909371715393662013-12-22T20:52:17.262+00:002013-12-22T20:52:17.262+00:00In addition to my response to Anonymous of 15th De...In addition to my response to Anonymous of 15th Dec.... It is Christians who are getting blamed for no reason for burning of the Quran; our churches are being bombed and burned. Abolish the Blasphemy laws, because it is only used to persecute innocent minorities. Also, do get an education...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-30679911884033546012013-12-22T20:46:22.225+00:002013-12-22T20:46:22.225+00:00to the last person "anonymous" who left ...to the last person "anonymous" who left a message on Dec.15th. It is Muslims like you who are threatening Catholics, Christians, Jews and other minorities. Yet you people run to our (Christian) schools for education. How come you did not get educated yourself? Many of my good friends were Muslim. Educated Muslims should rise up and end the Fanaticism that exists in Pakistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-81803668750523061092013-12-15T23:47:13.605+00:002013-12-15T23:47:13.605+00:00This massage to catholic people in Pakistan. My ay...This massage to catholic people in Pakistan. My aya (Nannie was catholic, I have seen how my parents respect her and how much we loved her ,our teachers were catholic from goa and Pakistan .You may be happened to be catholic what about lot of muslims who have are living in poverty, they can not brag like you, obviously it has nothing to do with your religion. One thing I would like to stress that never we muslims Burned any holy book, but you catholic very quick to burn Quran write rubbish on Mosque. Break the law and prepair to get punishment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-25106860202936435022013-10-22T23:29:01.253+01:002013-10-22T23:29:01.253+01:00Shalom,
i live near gurumandar, tell me if someone...Shalom,<br />i live near gurumandar, tell me if someone there? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-45563428232960900422013-10-07T16:20:31.668+01:002013-10-07T16:20:31.668+01:00Dear Deborah,
As a Pakistani living in Australia ...Dear Deborah,<br /><br />As a Pakistani living in Australia who also went to KGS(Karachi Grammer school) I apologize for the way we treated our Jewish brethren. Karachi's history and architecture is littered with Jewish reminders. I know this message is on too late but I would do anything to get you in touch with your lost brethren or at least their stories. Unfortunately the last i heard Rachael Joseph passed away.saminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-60800455094708847882013-10-02T20:46:32.382+01:002013-10-02T20:46:32.382+01:00The school I studied in is St.Joseph's Convent...The school I studied in is St.Joseph's Convent High School. It is still the best school in Karachi.<br />As to where Kay lived in Karachi, I have no idea.<br /><br />Where ever she be, I wish her health and happiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-64252742903022317552013-10-01T08:58:39.446+01:002013-10-01T08:58:39.446+01:00Hi what was the name of the school you went to and...Hi what was the name of the school you went to and where did your friend kay Isaac live in Karachi ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-23447040182825049432013-10-01T04:04:24.309+01:002013-10-01T04:04:24.309+01:00I was born in Karachi. In the middle 1950's, i...I was born in Karachi. In the middle 1950's, in school was a Jewish girl, Kay Issacs or Issacson.<br /><br />If any one knows where she is please post here. I loved her, she was my dearest friend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-11834101629623580022013-09-30T04:12:23.668+01:002013-09-30T04:12:23.668+01:00I was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Was born and rais...I was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Was born and raised a Christian (Catholic). Christians are now becoming targets of fanatical muslims. Can we really then believe that Jews would safely be able to practice their religion in that country.? I believe there are Jews there, in hiding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-90549088286809607152013-09-30T04:11:06.797+01:002013-09-30T04:11:06.797+01:00I was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Was born and rais...I was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Was born and raised a Christian (Catholic). Christians are now becoming targets of fanatical muslims. Can we really then believe that Jews would safely be able to practice their religion in that country.? I believe there are Jews there, in hiding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-45966798646250592172013-08-12T23:37:52.376+01:002013-08-12T23:37:52.376+01:00Hi This is Rehana. I am still waiting for someone ...Hi This is Rehana. I am still waiting for someone to give me the detail of Lily's family. How could anyone think that I will do something to hurt her children. You does not seam to have any feeling and you call Muslims killers. Elisha you are pathetic and full of hate. My daughter born in England and she knows about Lily. you know how because I told her about our friendship. <br /><br />Rehananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-91678088883129027092013-02-08T21:33:04.331+00:002013-02-08T21:33:04.331+00:00The lost (and found) Jews of Karachi
From the N...The lost (and found) Jews of Karachi<br /> <br /><br />From the Newspaper | Peerzada Salman | 28th November, 2012 <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />0<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />KARACHI, Nov 27: Why would anyone write a short play on members of the Jewish community that were once an integral part of Karachi’s social fabric? The answer to this question is: to dig out those aspects of our (collective) history which for known or unknown reasons have been swept under the carpet. Jews were once as through and through Karachiites as any other community that to date resides in the city. After the inception of Pakistan things changed, and let’s not delve into that.<br /> <br />A 20-minute play, The lost Jews of Karachi, written and directed by Veera Rustomji and performed at the Alliance Francaise Karachi on Tuesday evening, tried to bring back memories of the Jews who lived in, and loved, Karachi not too long ago.<br /> <br />The drama was one of the three plays put up by the foundation year students of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.<br /> <br />Before the performance, the director of the play told the audience that it was a fictional story based on real characters.<br /> <br />The lost Jews of Karachi opens with the voice-over of Daniella (Amal Elahi) who talks about her family and reveals that in the late ‘50s her father died leaving her and her sister Abigail (Muniba Rasheed) orphan. And their mother moved to Israel. The voice-over is run against the backdrop of a screen on which black and white visuals of a household are shown. Next, the drama cuts to the cemetery where their father David (Muddasir Sheikh) is being buried. Those who attend the funeral include the sisters’ uncle, Ezra (Saman Musharraf), and their aunt, Margaret (Tajwar Aziz).<br /> <br />Then the play cuts to the scene where Daniella’s relationship with Malcolm (Sameen Javed) is being celebrated by Ezra, Margaret and Abigail. Their maid, Shireen (Rabia Ahmed), is introduced as a non-Jewish character. The festival of Hanukkah is touched on to impart authenticity to the situation and the changing times are brought to light in the scene when the girls’ aunt hints at a contradiction that was taking root in Pakistani society. She talks about the use of alcohol being looked in unfavorable<br /> light, whereas Yahya Khan dances with a famous showbiz star.<br /> <br />Almost inevitably in the next sequence it is given away that the situation has worsened as Jews are leaving the city. Daniella tries to convince Abigail to move to Israel, which the younger sister resists arguing it’s her ancestral town and that her father wouldn’t have left like that. To which Daniella responds that it’s become increasingly difficult to ‘go unnoticed and unrecognised’ in the city. ‘We can’t recreate Karachi,’ she makes a poignant comment.<br /> <br />In the last scene, Daniella, Malcolm and Abigail are seen at the railway station. Abigail, in a rather filmic way, lags behind and misses the train. In the end her father’s ghost appears (who makes its presence felt intermittently in the play) and sits beside her.<br /> <br />Given that The lost Jews of Karachi was written, directed and performed by students it was a praiseworthy effort in terms of intent. However, it lacked build-up to the scenes and the story moved way too fast to reach its conclusion. The play has the potential for becoming a full-length drama, with a little bit of fleshing-out of characters and proper sequential progress. The<br /> script was good and Veera Rustomji has all the makings of a good playwright. Her dialogue writing is noteworthy; it’s the scene building she needs to work at.<br /> <br />All the actors did a decent job with Muniba Rasheed and Amal Elahi being the standout performers.<br /> <br />Prior to this, a play titled ‘Paan Kahani’ was presented. The last drama of the day was ‘Fasla Rakhein Warna Piyar Ho Jaey Ga’. Both were light-hearted plays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-85709137679212562382013-01-10T20:52:35.315+00:002013-01-10T20:52:35.315+00:00Also Elisha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Isr...Also Elisha<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Israel_Khokhar<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Peter<br /><br />http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-history-strategy/12090-gallant-christians-paf.html<br /><br />This is not me saying Christians do not suffer, all minorities in Pakistan do to some extent (as they do in manhy countries), however, these men are not quite 'toilet cleaners' are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-72868531921799015172013-01-10T20:08:25.433+00:002013-01-10T20:08:25.433+00:00Bataween and Elisha, Rehana is clearly referring t...Bataween and Elisha, Rehana is clearly referring to the time herself a Lily spent in Pakistan - not right now. The post was about getting in touch with Lily's family; the main thing you are focusing on is someone misreading a comment someone else left, instead of the point of the comment to get in touch with Lily's family. Have some humanity and grow up. <br /><br />You did not know Lily yet assume she must have wanted to convert due to pressure, as opposed to because she wanted to. People convert to different religions all the time, just as people drift away from their religious upbringings, it is human to do so and as mentioned her family remained Jewish. <br /><br />Elisha, the last few sentences read like the prattlings of a zealot. Implying that someone died as some form of karmic retribution for 'destroying' a synagogue or speaking against jews is frankly disgusting. Not one person said anything about a conspiracy, which is just as absurd as implying it was payback. On wikipedia, information about the synagogue indicated in 1973 only 9 names of Jews left in Karachi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magain_Shalome_Synagogue so is there not a chance that by 1988 the synagogue was not in use? Does anyone have any information on this? If the synagogue was not being used what, Elisha, do you presume the building could have been used for? So a synagogue that may not have been used and was demolished then caused the karmic retribution of Zia to die in a plane crash. Read how stupid that sounds because that is essentially what you are saying. There are plenty of religious buildings in the UK that when they are not being used are converted for other uses, and some are demolished. Are you saying that everyone that demolishes a religious building gets some form of payback? Absurd.<br /><br />Being any minority in Pakistan in the last 30 years is beyond difficult and the oppresive treatment of Jews in Pakistan is unforgivable and disgusting. People need to focus on the things that unite us as human beings. Focusing on that and magnifying differences between people, instead of the happy memories you all seem to have of Lily seems pointless. Clearly a lot of people want to pay tribute to Lilly, and it seems she left a wonderful mark on the world, so if anyone does have information, and feels able to share, please let the forum know how they can best pay tribute to her so her families knows she was well loved and remebered fondly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-58321547400015262562012-11-13T08:55:20.998+00:002012-11-13T08:55:20.998+00:00Hello Rehana
The main point is that the Jew who is...Hello Rehana<br />The main point is that the Jew who is an officer in the Pakistani army cannot serve there AS A JEW. <br />As for Christians, they may be well-educated, but there is no denying their suffering:<br />http://britishpakistanichristian.blogspot.co.uk/<br />I'm very glad that you are visiting my blog and wish you success in finding more information about Lily.bataweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829104245735619972noreply@blogger.com