Bani Israel Graveyard

The Bani Israel Graveyard[1] is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. 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.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

Notable burials
  • Solomon David, an official of the Karachi Municipal Corporation[2] and according to some the builder of the city's only synagogue.

See also

References
  1. "KARACHI: Bene Israel graveyard: buried in time or conscience?". DAWN.COM. 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. Karachi's Jewish cemetery in dire need of repair 13 March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011
  3. "Jewish Graveyard in Karachi Pakistan". Youtube. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. "In search of the Jews of Karachi". Express Tribune. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  5. Balouch, Akhtar (Sep 16, 2015). "Karachi's 'Yahoodi Masjid'". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 26 December 2016.


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