The Ohel Leah synagogue built in 1902 by Jewish businessman Jacob Sassoon and named after his mother, the synagogue has an internal balcony set aside especially for women, according to orthodox (正統的) tradition. The architectural style is termed Eastern Sephardic (西班牙系的猶太人).
Spurrier, P. (2016). The Heritage Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Form Asia.
Image: www.amo.gov.hk
猶太教徒前來中國,最早可追溯至唐末……香港猶太社團是十九世紀中葉門戶被西方列強打開後在華形成的四個猶太社團之一……由於中國內地政治的演變和香港的獨特地位,其他在上海、天津、哈爾濱三地的猶太社團於一九五零年代末、六十年代初相繼解體,只有香港的猶太社團依然留存與發展……
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