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Ohel Leah Synagogue
בית הכנסת אהל לאה Beit Ha-Knesset Ohel Leah 猶太教莉亞堂
Exterior of the Ohel Leah Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation
Judaism
District
Mid-Levels
Region
Hong Kong Island
Location
Country
Hong Kong
Architecture
Architect(s)
Leigh & Orange
Style
Colonial Sephardic
Groundbreaking
1901
Completed
1902
Ohel Leah Synagogue
Traditional Chinese
猶太教莉亞堂
Simplified Chinese
犹太教莉亚堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yóutàijiào Lì Yà Táng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yàuh taai gāau leih nga tòhng
Jyutping
Jau4 taai3 gaau1 lei6 ngaa3 tong4
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
猶太廟
Simplified Chinese
犹太庙
Literal meaning
Jewish temple
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yóutài Miào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yàuh taai miuh
Jyutping
Jau4 taai3 miu6
The Ohel Leah Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת אהל לאה Beit Ha-Knesset Ohel Leah) and its next-door neighbors, the Jewish Recreation Club and the Jewish Community Centre, have formed the center of Jewish social and religious life in Hong Kong for over a century. Originally the community was mostly Baghdadi and the synagogue was under the superintendence of the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation of London: it is now fully independent and has members from across the Jewish diaspora.
Most of Hong Kong's Jews live only a short distance away from the Synagogue, which sits at the junction of Robinson Road and Castle Road. An example of Colonial Sephardic architecture, the two-storied, whitewashed, multi-turreted Synagogue nestles amid the soaring high-rises of steel and glass perched on the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong Island. The Synagogue was designed by the architects Leigh & Orange and was erected in 1901–1902.[1] It underwent a US$6 million restoration in 1998 which returned its interiors and exteriors to their original state.
The name Ohel Leah commemorates Leah Sassoon, the mother of the Sassoon brothers Jacob, Edward, and Meyer who donated the land for building the Synagogue. The Sassoons were among the earliest Sephardic merchants from India to settle in Hong Kong during the mid to late 19th century.
Ohel Leah is a Modern Orthodox congregation and received its first officially appointed rabbi in 1961. Three other Jewish congregations have also emerged more recently in Hong Kong: the Sephardic, which is dominated by Israeli expatriates; the Chabad Lubavitch; and the United Jewish Congregation, which is aligned with the more liberal Reform and Conservative movements. Many worshippers, however, hold concurrent memberships in several congregations.
^Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item #41. Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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