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The Jews of Hong Kong

The Jews of Hong Kong. Student name - Ariella Urdang Teacher name - Morah Kareen School - King David Victory Park Primary School Country – Johannesburg, South Africa. HONG KONG.

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The Jews of Hong Kong

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  1. The Jews of Hong Kong Student name - AriellaUrdang Teacher name - MorahKareen School - King David Victory Park Primary School Country – Johannesburg, South Africa

  2. HONG KONG Hong Kong is one of the administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China. It is situated on China’s south coast. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The Jews of Hong Kong live throughout the country.

  3. HISTORY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG Jews first arrived in Hong Kong when the territory was ceded to Great Britain by China in 1842. The Jews moved their offices from neighbouring Canton to Hong Kong and helped develop this new port. The Hong Kong Jewish Community was first established in 1857. The first synagogue was set up in 1871 in a rental house. A new synagogue replaced this one in 1881 in memory of Sir Jacob Sassoon’s mother, Leah. The Ohel Leah Synagogue was constructed in 1901 and the cemetery was enlarged in 1904 to meet the needs of the community with assistance of Sir Matthew Nathan, the only Jewish governor of Hong Kong. The Jewish Club was built in 1904 by the Kadoorie family. In the 1900’s the Jewish population included both Sephardim and Ashkenazim. Between 1910 and 1930, the Jewish community in Hong Kong did not grow quickly as most Jewish merchants were attracted to Shanghai. However, the Japanese occupation of mainland China in the late 1930’s caused many Jews to leave Shanghai for Hong Kong. The outbreak of World War II and the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong temporary suspected all Jewish activities there. Sir Matthew Nathan Elly, Lawrence and Horace Kadoorie

  4. SYNAGOGUES IN HONG KONG There are 3 congregations in Hong Kong each with their own rabbi and place of worship: The Orthodox Ohel Leah Congregation The Chabad-Lubavitch Congregation Kehilat Zion Synagogue, also known as HechalEsra Synagogue Ohel Leah Synagogue Chabad of Hong Kong Kehilat Zion-HechalEsra Synagogue

  5. COMMUNITY CENTRES IN HONG KONG There is also a large Jewish Community Centre in Hong Kong which offers the following: Kosher restaurants The Jewish Community Centre Events Committee (JCCEC) which brings members a wide range of cultural, entertaining and educational activities during the year Provides activities for younger members including dance, swimming, arts and crafts classes and personal training KosherMart – Hong Kong’s largest Kosher supermarket and offers a wide range of imported Kosher foods from overseas. Banqueting, meetings and conference facilities The Judaica Library – this is the largest library in the Far East dedicated to Judaica. The library has 4250 books and 300 items of audio-visual materials. The library has a special collection, the Sino-Judaic Collection and Archives, which holds all the materials that is found on Jews in China and SouthEast Asia. Recreation facilities – swimming pool, indoor tennis/badminton and ball games court, gymnasium and squash courts There are 2 Jewish schools: the Carmel school for children up to eight years old and the Ezekiel Abraham school for older children.

  6. HOW MANY JEWS LIVE IN HONG KONG The Jews have been present in Hong Kong since the mid-19th century. As a major financial centre, much of Hong Kong’s Jewish community is temporary in nature, largely consisting of expatriates from countries with larger Jewish population, such as the United States, Israel and some European countries. It is estimated that the Jewish population in Hong Kong is now between 3000 and 4000. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE JEWS OF HONG KONG • Some prominent Asian Jews from Hong Kong: • Allan Zeman – businessman • Lawrence Kadoorie – businessman, investor, hotelier and entrepreneur • Matthew Nathan – Hong Kong Governor • Victor Sassoon – businessman and hotelier • Jewish contributions to Hong Kong: • The Kadoorie family were largely responsible for Hong Kong’s large economic growth following World War II • Matthew Nathan, a Jewish Major in the British Royal Engineers, began developing a dirt road through the Kowloon district which would later become the sparkling Nathan Road, a major commercial centre and a “neon capital” of the world • Jewish Engineers and businessmen have also developed the Starry Ferry, the Harbour Tunnel and the Peak Tramway – all essential parts of the Hong Kong transportation network. • The Kadoorie Experimental and Extension Farm conducts research on high-elevation farming techniques and animal husbandry, and has earned recognition as a premier research centre. • In 2007, Sir Michael Kadoorie founded the Hong Kong Heritage Project (HKHP). The archive was developed to preserve the community’s history.. The Jewish Archive contains records relating to the Jewish communities of Hong Kong and Shanghai.

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