By Timur Abimanyu, SH.

MH

The Washington Post

This Reason Establishment Jewish

Community Manado

TEMPO Interactive, Manado - Toar Palilingan Jr. was almost not knowing the origin of his
family. His knowledge, his family is a descendant of Dutch Jews. Nine years had he find out
about his extended family. So easy to find them, Palilingan establish a community. He gave
the name of the Jewish Community of North Sulawesi.
From this community of descendants of Jews gathered around the area as North Sulawesi.
Community fraternity is then continued to grow until now. The number of members has
reached 200 people. "I was first invited to form this community directly Raabi Yaakov
Baruch told not to mix the mortar that the community name of brotherhood with religious
doctrine," said the head of Information and Communication Division of the Jewish
Communities of North Sulawesi, Irvan Grossman.

Raabi Yaakov Baruch is the Hebrew name of Palilingan Jr. Yaakov was one of Jewish
descent who had been in South Sulawesi. A number of other genera also have a hereditary in
Manado, like Bolegraf, Van Beugen, and Grosman.
Their presence is strengthened by the existence of a synagogue buildings in the street
Garuda Wenang District, near Wakeke culinary tourist sites in the city of Manado.
Synagogue itself is a family home Bollegraf. Residents call Sulawesi Bollegraf as
descendants of the Borgo.

Jewish Communities of North Sulawesi widely known to the public in 2006, after the
tsunami in Aceh. At that time this community to find support from Jews in the world. "This
community just outside the Jewish lobby and in the country, including the state of Israel in
order to help the tsunami victims in Aceh. And successfully," said Grossman.
In 2004, the Synagogue was founded more buildings in the area Tondano. These buildings
are named Yaakov Ohel Yaakov Synagogue or Synagog place. Leo Van Beugen, one of
Jewish descent in North Sulawesi, said the existence of the Jewish community has been very
long and mingle with the community. The Jews usually hang out a little quiet and insecure,
some of them and then choose off status of offspring.
They chose to replace clan and choose the religion of the majority inhabited areas. "Shifting
the clan and religion is because the residents are descendants of trying to blend in with
society," Opa said Leo, who was also caretaker Ohel Yaakov Synagogue.
"Because if they continue to use the name or the Jewish religion then has been ascertained
by the descendants of Jews is increasingly being isolated in the association." Along with the
existence of Raabi, keuturunan Jewish community again showed itself. They reasoned Imam
Jewish communities in North Sulawesi already exists.
From there, the people of Jewish descent are forming communities. Irvan Grossman claimed
to be a place for their community to know each other origin-usulnya.Komunitas not want
disangkutpautkan with Judaism. "Clearly, this community is a community of Jewish descent
is not Judaism," said Grossman accept themselves as Jews at the end of 2005. TUESDAY, 01
MARCH 201.

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Illustration By Timur Abimanyu, SH.MH.

The firmness of the Government in dealing with religious matters, to avoid actions that
violate law and pelaggaran Human Rights, as well as maintain tranquility diverse religious
communities in Indonesia.

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