Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. There’s quite a bit of religious diversity in the country, too, including a very small Jewish community. And they number only a few hundred people. An Indonesian rabbi recently tried to spread awareness of antisemitism and its dangers by opening a Holocaust memorial. But that brought him a lot of trouble, including allegations that he’s pushing a secret political agenda. The World’s Patrick Winn has the story.
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