A Vsit to Jewish Cemetery and Monument

New assignment: to produce a monument to leave for the future. For completing the assignment, we have a visit to Jewish Cemetery located alongside Jahudi Road in Penang. Normally a site visit is interesting but now it is a cemetery. Therefore, we have to bring heavy mood and take more serious altitude as to respect them in the resting place. The day we went there is on Monday and is a gloomy day. We are moving in group.

Let us touch a little bit about the history of Penang Jewish Cemetery.It was established in 1805, is believed to be the oldest single Jewish cemetery in the country. The oldest Jewish tombstone is dated July 9, 1835 dedicated to a Mrs. Shoshan Levi and is believed to mark the grave of the Enlish Jew that was the benefactor who donated the land where the current cemetery stands. Most of the graves take the form of a triangular vaulted-lid casket. There are approximately 106 graves located in the cemetery with the most recent tombstone dated 1978. ( source taken from Wikipedia )


There are 2 symbols there, Star of David and Menorah.


grave in the form of a triangular vaulted-lid casket.


Other shapes of grave.


My monument design is getting idea from long time ago the china write their words on the bamboo roll. Long time ago, before they create the paper and writing brush, they carve on the wood, bamboo or even stone. What I think is back to natural. The monument is make up of bamboo so i can carve some meaningful sentences or story on it. I hope that it make the people pass by learn something or get some idea.


Flower put into the bamboo container for decorating. It is more aesthetic if the monument is taller and larger.