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Indonesia's Jews mark Passover in low key celebration

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Indonesia's practicing Jews, thought to number less than 200, hope that interfaith events like the one in Jakarta which marked Passover, will help them gain an equal footing in the Muslim majority nation. Mana Rabiee reports.

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