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Jewish Heritage Tour

Learn about the jewish community and meet the rabbi of a synagogue.

Our tour takes us through what used to be the Jewish neighbourhood known as “Mahalla”. We will see the Jewish educational establishments and prominent buildings, such as the David Elias Building. Visit also two synagogues – Chesed El and Maghen Avot. Meet the chief Rabbi and get a chance to see the ancient holy Torah scrolls.

This tour takes place every Monday, 0930-1230hrs.

Notes: Tour is recommended for all ages| Advance booking of at least 1 week required for this tour | Tour will only commence with a minimum of 4 participants. For dates outside of the fixed schedule, you can email [email protected]  to enquire

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A new museum tells the story of Singapore’s Jews, starting with their Baghdad roots

( JTA ) – Singapore’s Jewish history is palpable on its streets: There’s Manasseh Lane and Meyer Road, named for the hugely influential Manasseh Meyer, a Baghdadi Jew and early leader of the Jewish community who helped open two of its Sephardic synagogues.

Along Middle Road, 19th-century buildings bearing Stars of David and the names of the Jewish businessmen who built them line the street, marking what used to be the Jewish “Mahallah,” or neighborhood, where 1,500 Jews lived during the middle of the 20th century.

In fact, in the southeast Asian city of 5.7 million — mostly ethnic Chinese, Malay, and Indian migrants and only 2,500 Jews — countless roads and monuments in the city-state are named for influential Jews of the past and their achievements.

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But in their 200 years of rich history, the Jews of Singapore have never had a place of their own to show off the story of their people, until now. In the old Mahallah and on the ground floor of the Jacob Ballas community center — named for the Iraqi Jewish philanthropist who chaired the Singapore and Malaysia stock exchange in the 1960s — a new museum tells the full story of Southeast Asia’s oldest continuing Jewish community, beginning with the arrival of the first Jew in 1819.

The interior of the Maghain Aboth Synagogue, one of Singapore’s two Orthodox congregations. (Jewish Welfare Board of Singapore)

“It’s really important that Singaporeans know the part that the Jews have played in the 200 years of history, and it has been significant,” said Ben Benjamin, a member of Singapore’s Jewish Welfare Board who spearheaded the museum. “We wanted to demonstrate that not only about the Jewish people in Singapore, it’s about how ‘Singaporean’ Jews are.”

The Jews of Singapore Museum captures the story of a community that has waxed and waned in size, even as Singapore has grown rapidly. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the local Jewish population was made up largely of emigres from Iraq and Europe who came to Singapore to evade antisemitism and pursue trade, including Benjamin’s family. By the mid-20th century, before World War II, the community grew to 1,500 Jews before beginning a steep decline; fewer than 200 lived there by the 1960s.

Today, a record 2,500 Jews call Singapore home. But even as some of the old Baghdadi trading families remain — Benjamin is a fifth generation Iraqi-Singaporean Jew — the majority of local Jews now are a diverse mix of more recent Hebrew- or English-speaking arrivals who have come to invest in one of the world’s tech and financial hubs.

The historic heart of Singapore’s Jewish community, though, “unfortunately, will continue to shrink,” Benjamin said, and the museum is an effort to preserve it.

The museum highlights a time when some of Singapore’s most important figures were Jewish, such as David Marshall, who became the city-state’s first chief minister in 1955. Guests can scan QR codes to hear the voices and speeches of Marshall and other figures, and view videos, photographs, and artifacts from the community’s rich past and present.

“Some really interesting things were actually uncovered during the curatorial process,” Benjamin said. Curators found photographs of unknown Jewish properties like a resort far in Singapore’s west, far from the Mahallah.

“It’s now been completely demolished to make way for what is Singapore’s industrial heartland,” he said. “We didn’t know this until this museum was put together.”

A display of traditional Jewish religious objects, including a menorah, candlesticks, a century-old Tanakh, and the late Jacob Ballas’ personal copy of the “Book of Psalms,” along with his tallit and tefillin set. (Jewish Welfare Board of Singapore)

Based on a book commissioned by the community and published in 2007, the museum is the product of three years of work and preparation only further delayed by the pandemic. Finally, on Dec. 2, the museum opened to the public.

“We hope that the history of our forefathers, most of whom had fled persecution from Iraq to settle and thrive in Singapore, will be a reminder of the importance of welcoming strangers in our midst, and of strengthening unity and solidarity among adherents of different religions,” Nash Benjamin, president of the Jewish Welfare Board and uncle of Ben Benjamin, said at the opening.

The exhibition is also available to all via a virtual tour on the museum’s website, where guests can walk through the museum and interact with the exhibit digitally. For non-Jewish Singaporean community members, a section of the museum is dedicated to illustrating Jewish festivals, culture and religion.

This year was a tumultuous one for Singapore’s Jews. In March, the Jacob Ballas Center, now home to the museum, hosted a press conference to announce the arrest of a radicalized Singaporean soldier who had planned to kill at least three Jewish men as they left the Maghain Aboth synagogue. (The community is mostly divided between the two Sephardic Orthodox synagogues built over 100 ago, Maghain Aboth and Chesed-El, in addition to a smaller Reform congregation made up of mostly Ashkenazi Jews.)

Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law K. Shanmugam tours the museum with Nash Benjamin, center, the president of Singapore’s Jewish Welfare Board, and the Chief Rabbi of Singapore Mordechai Abergel. (Jewish Welfare Board of Singapre)

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, who revealed the planned attack nine months earlier, spoke at the museum’s opening event.

“As minister for home affairs, I have said more than once to you, that the safety and security of all in Singapore, including the Jewish Community is a key priority,” he said.

Singapore, known globally for harsh legislation, had “very high” levels of government restrictions on religion in 2019, according to the global Government Restriction Index , despite its constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. In the same year, however, it had low levels of social hostility toward religion.

Benjamin says the Jewish community has always felt safe, protected, and supported by the greater community and the government of Singapore, whose National Heritage Board granted up to 40% of the funding to the Jews of Singapore Museum.

The planned attack earlier this year, he said, came as a shock to Singapore’s Jews.

“Life carries on. We feel very safe, very supported in Singapore,” he said. “And I think we owe it to ourselves, to the community of 200 years to carry on trying to build and allowing this community to thrive.”

Virtual visits to the Jews of Singapore Museum can be scheduled online .

Correction : This story has been corrected to show that Nash Benjamin is Ben Benjamin’s uncle, not his brother.

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The Jews of Singapore Museum

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Jews have a long history in Singapore, with the first Baghdadi traders arriving in the 19th century. Since then, the small but significant community has made deep contributions to Singapore, producing businessmen, merchants, philanthropists, top legal representation and Singapore's First Chief Minister David Marshall. 

A new permanent exhibition at the first Jewish museum in Singapore traces the rich 200-year history of the local Jewish community. Located at the Jacob Ballas Centre, The Jews of Singapore permanent exhibition spotlights Jewish culture, religion and its most prolific community leaders. Presented through informational boards and engaging oral histories, you will learn about the likes of David Marshall and Manasseh Meyer and come to a new appreciation of their contributions to Singapore.

Entrance to the Jewish Museum of Singapore is free and by-appointment only. Book your slot via  [email protected]. sg   or the museum's official website . 

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Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial centre with a tropical climate and multicultural population. In circa-1810 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha’s Tooth Relic Temple, Little India offers colorful souvenirs and Arab Street is lined with fabric shops. Singapore is also known for eclectic street fare, served in hawker centres such as Tiong Bahru and Maxwell Road. The islands were settled from the second century AD by a series of local empires. In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles founded modern Singapore as a trading post of the East India Company; after the company collapsed, the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1816. Since the 1990s, the government has been promoting Singapore as a centre for arts and culture, in particular the performing arts, and to transform the country into a cosmopolitan "gateway between the East and West".

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The first Jews to settle in Singapore were of Bagdadi origin, mainly from India, who migrated to Singapore soon after Sir Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a trading post in 1819. The 1931 census records that the 831 Jews and larger number of Arab residents were the largest house property owners in the city. There were over 1,500 Jewish inhabitants by 1939. Many were interned by the Japanese during World War II, and a number subsequently emigrated to Israel, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As a result, the community numbered approximately 450 in 1968. Due to a large Ashkenazi immigration rate to Singapore in recent years, the population is now between 2000 and 3000 and comprises both foreign Ashkenazi, Sefardi and Eurasian Jews. There are two synagogues in Singapore, both between the Downtown Core and Newton areas. Next to the synagogue on Waterloo Road is the Jewish community centre that also contains a kosher shop.

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Maghain Aboth Synagogue

A peek into history.

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a gem in more ways than one, providing both a snapshot of history and a glimpse into a rich culture.

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue offers visitors a snapshot of rich history and culture.

The Maghain Aboth’s elegant façade houses a trove of insights into Judaism and its religious customs.

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a reminder of how far back Singapore’s multicultural roots go.

Constructed in 1878, the synagogue is one of the oldest surviving Jewish buildings in Southeast Asia and stands in what used to be the country's Jewish quarter.

Elegance in simplicity

The building boasts a simple neoclassical façade punctuated by a covered porch with an entrance arch big enough to accommodate horse carriages. From here, a wide flight of steps sweeps up to three doors.

The interiors are a hybrid of Neoclassical and colonial-style architecture, with traditional columns and rustic walls deliberately kept bare of any decoration or images.

Yet the combination of marble floors, timber-louvred windows and red carpets with teak and rattan pews achieve an elegant simplicity.

Rich details

The hall has a second-storey U-shaped balcony for women, which was only added in its later years. The prayer hall is orientated west towards Jerusalem so the ' bimah ' (altar from which the Torah is read) faces the ' ahel ' (alcove), which is situated in a niche on an elevated area at the west wall of the hall.

Within the ' ahel ' is the Torah, and this is covered by the parochet (a richly embroidered fringed curtain). Hanging in front is the eternal lamp, a symbol of the eternal flame that burned in what was once the Temple of Jerusalem.

Apart from a peek into the millenia-old traditions of Judaism, the Maghain Aboth Synagogue serves as a reminder of Singapore’s rich history, and its modern-day diversity of cultures.

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First Jewish museum in Singapore opens in Waterloo street

SINGAPORE - Few know that the Maghain Aboth Synagogue in Waterloo Street, meaning "Shield of Our Fathers", is Asia's second-largest and South-east Asia's oldest synagogue.

Built in 1878, the initially one-storey building has over the years been made bigger and become the unofficial centre of Jewish activity here.

On Thursday (Dec 2), it hosted a ceremony that launched the country's first Jewish museum - the Jews of Singapore Museum, which traces the 200-year history of the Jews here.

Located on the first floor of the synagogue's neighbour, the Jacob Ballas Centre, it covers the community's arrival in Singapore soon after it became a British colony in the early 1800s to March this year, when a 20-year-old man was detained for planning a knife attack at the Maghain Aboth Synagogue.

The narrative it tells pauses at several key Jewish figures in Singapore's history. A panel is dedicated to Mr David Marshall, who was chief minister of pre-independent Singapore from 1955 to 1956, and a room to Mr Jacob Ballas, benefactor of the Jacob Ballas centre and chairman of the Malaysia and Singapore Stock Exchange from 1964 to 1967.

Other notable names include former Supreme Court judge Joseph Grimberg, pioneering surgeon Yahya Cohen and Sir Manasseh Meyer, a prominent businessman whose name adorns one of the buildings at the National University of Singapore's Bukit Timah campus.

"They are a reminder that greatness sometimes comes in small numbers," said Mr Nash Benjamin, president of the Jewish Welfare Board, referring to the modest population of Jews here, which number between 2,000 and 3,000 today.

"Singapore's Jewish community is the oldest continuing Jewish community in South-east Asia, which has unfortunately witnessed the disappearance of various Jewish communities, leaving behind memories of what was," he added.

"In all this Singapore is a singular exception. We can never take this for granted."

The museum was first conceptualised about three years ago and was planned to be launched with the Singapore Bicentennial in 2019, but has been delayed until now.

Mr Benjamin said the community had felt that a museum for the community that is open to all Singaporeans has been long overdue. There are write-ups about Jewish rites and festivals in the museum so those interested can be given a crash course in Jewish culture, which Mr Benjamin said is still little understood by those who are non-Jewish.

One interesting tradition cited is the pouring of water on the back of a person's car as he departs for the airport for good luck. After a boy is circumcised, the mother and child must also be on the same floor of the house for 40 days, and the child taken out to cross seven bridges.

Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, who months before had stood in front of the synagogue in solidarity with the Jewish community after a planned attack on those leaving the synagogue was foiled, was guest of honour at the launch.

"If you look at the roads - Frankel Estate, Meyer Road... Jews have made a tremendous contribution. They've added to the richness of our history and our society today, and I'm very glad that this museum showcases the history for future generations," he told reporters.

He said in his speech to a congregation gathered for the event: "As Minister for Home Affairs, I have said more than once to you: The safety and security of all in Singapore, including the Jewish community, is a key priority. The Jewish community is not just a part of Singapore but it also thrives in Singapore."

He also paid tribute to the seven Israeli advisers who came to train Singapore's first soldiers, narrating a story in which Mr Lee Kuan Yew, then prime minister of a newly independent Singapore, had to be ushered to his office by a Malaysian soldier because the new nation did not have an army then.

"Because of our regional situation, we had to call (the Israeli advisers) Mexicans, we could not call them Israelis. This group was decisive in making contributions, training officers and soldiers, and building up professionalism in our armed forces."

Members of the Jewish community said the community is more integrated with Singapore now than ever before. At a lunch it hosted for reporters, mutton briyani and spaghetti mee goreng were served, with ingredients sourced from a kosher supermarket in the Jacob Ballas centre that is also frequented by Singaporeans and Koreans.

Mr Benjamin said: "We are very grateful that we live in a pluralistic society like Singapore where there is no anti-Semitism. We welcome anyone to come visit."

The museum is open free of charge to the public but people must make an appointment to visit. More information can be found at this website.

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Welcome to the jewish community of singapore, about our community.

Welcome to Singapore! If you’re looking for a Jewish home away from home, you’ve come to the right place.

Ever since the early 19th Century, Singapore established itself a safe haven for Jews and soon developed into a thriving community with a vibrant Jewish life. That spirit of hospitality never left us and remains our hallmark to this day.

Our congregation follows the Sephardic Orthodox rite, and while we are proud of our commitment to Halacha, we pride ourselves in being an inclusive community which welcomes all Jews, from all denominations and backgrounds, in the spirit of Ahavat Israel.

Singapore boasts a multiracial and religiously diverse society which prides itself in the harmonious and peaceful ties enjoyed by and between all faith communities. In that respect, it stands among just a few countries that are genuinely free of racism and antisemitism.

In this spirit of respect and tolerance, Jews have risen to great prominence and contributed greatly to the growth and development of Singapore as a nation.  Sir Manasseh Meyer, the great philanthropist and Jewish leader; David Marshall, Singapore’s first Chief Minister; Dr. Yahya Cohen, one of Singapore’s Surgeon General; Jacob Ballas, well-known financier and philanthropist and founder of the Malaya and  Singapore stock exchange and many others have served as model citizens and ambassadors of our eternal Jewish values and heritage.

Singapore serves as a financial hub in Asia but also as a Jewish hub. Our community is home to approximately 2,500 Jewish residents, mainly expatriates from Israel, America, Australia and Europe.

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue (founded in 1878), the Chesed El Synagogue (founded in 1905), the Jacob Ballas Centre and our School were established with one single purpose; to serve the Jewish needs of our community. Therefore, besides the entire spectrum of religious services, we aim to provide a variety of social and educational activities throughout the year for children, teenagers, young professionals and families.

Here is a short overview of the services, activities and programs we provide: ladies Mikvah, men’s Mikveh, the Awafi Kosher restaurant, our Sunday Hebrew School program, the Abdallah Shooker home for the aged, Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial and funeral services), our Kosher shop, Shabbat and Holy days meals and catering, outreach programs, Synagogue tours etc…

We look forward to seeing you soon with us and wish you an enjoyable stay in Singapore.

Throughout the year, the JWB organizes a variety of recreational events for the benefit of our vibrant community. We offer events for all age groups and demographics, as well as general communal events catering to the community at large.

We hold weekly communal Shabbat meals, as well as meals on and around all of the Jewish festivals. So have a look around, choose YOUR fun, and let the good times begin!

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Rabbi Mordechai Abergel Chief Rabbi

Rabbi Mordechai Abergel was born in France in 1968 and grew up in Belgium. He left Belgium at 17 to study at the Rabbinical College in Morristown, New Jersey. From 1989 to 1990 he spent time in Miami as an emissary where he led outreach activities geared towards the Sephardic communities of Greater Miami.

In 1992 Rabbi Abergel received his smicha (Rabbinic degree) at the Tomchei Tmimim Rabbinical Seminary in Brooklyn, New York, where the world headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement is also located.

In 1994, Rabbi Abergel and his wife Simcha joined us in Singapore, excited to bring youthful energy and new ideas to this long-established community. We haven’t looked back since. The Rabbi has brought traditional skills – for instance, he is a trained Shochet (ritual slaughterer). He has also added many new dimensions that have enriched the community.

Rabbi Netanel Rivni Operational Manager of JBC and Youth Leader

Rabbi Netanel Rivni and his wife Odelia joined our Community from Israel in 2006.

Rabbi Rivni currently serves as the head of the Yeshiva outreach program and oversees all social and youth activities throughout the year.

His contribution is felt in many areas and in particular with the families and youth of the community.

He continues to create and implement new projects with the objective to enrich the quality of Jewish life in Singapore.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Ganenu is an exciting, new approach to Jewish early child development (14 months-4 years) open year round. Ganenu means “our garden”, as our proprietary curriculum creates a fertile environment that accelerates your child’s love of Judaism, love of Israel, mental and physical growth, Jewish values, connection to others, and will start children off with a strong and loving foundation. We offer a dynamic, loving preschool experience for all the Jews of Singapore. Our purpose at Ganenu is to provide the highest quality, child-centred Jewish education, which takes the best from various schools of thought (Reggio Emilia, Montessori and more) to create the best for our children. Our children are viewed as collaborators: they are competent, curious, inquisitive, unique, and creative.

Sunday School  

Our School offers basic Jewish education in Torah, Hebrew language, history, and culture for children of kindergarten age through seventh grade (Bar Mitzvah).

Our teachers engage the students in the learning process with fun activities and assess each child’s individual success rate and teach them accordingly. Our mission is for every student to be proud of their Jewish heritage, identity, traditions and values and to have a strong commitment to the Land and the State of Israel.

Our students learn the meaning and joy of Jewish customs and traditions, traditional prayers, the history of the Jewish people, and more.

Sir Manasseh Meyer International School

Established in 1996, Sir Manasseh Meyer International School (SMMIS) offers a rigorous international education imbued with the vibrancy of Jewish values, tradition and culture for children aged 18 months to 16 years. The educational philosophy is one that teaches resilience, collaboration, independence and perseverance. We have a strong ethical foundation and engender a commitment to social action.

The Pre-School is Reggio Emilia inspired. In Primary School the IPC is blended with the Singapore Maths Curriculum and the UK National Curriculum for Literacy. In Secondary School the IMYC leads into the iGCSE exams in Grade 10. Mandarin and Hebrew are taught as modern foreign languages.

We are a smaller, child-centred school with an average class size of 18. In 2016, we moved into impressive state-of-the-art premises in Sembawang.

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