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    • Istana Woodneuk
    • Keppel Hill Reservoir
    • Lim Chu Kang Pier
    • Neo Tiew Estate
    • Old Changi Hospital
    • Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
    • Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
    • Tanglin Barracks
    • Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
    • Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
    • View Road Mental Hospital
  • Conserved
    • Atbara House
    • Capitol Theatre/Building
    • Central Fire Station
    • Customs Operations Command Building
    • Ellison Building
    • Esplanade Park
    • Former Beach Road Police Station
    • Former National Aerated Water Company
    • Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
    • Jinrikisha Station
    • Jurong West Nantah Arch
    • Kampong Silat SIT Flats
    • Karikal Mahal
    • Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
    • Mount Sophia Tower House
    • Nee Soon Post Office
    • Old Kallang Airport
    • Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
    • Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
    • Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
    • Punggol Matilda House
    • Sembawang Hot Spring
    • Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
  • Demolished
    • Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
    • Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
    • Dover Road Pelican Playground
    • Geylang Serai Malay Village
    • Kallang National Stadium
    • MacAlister Terrace
    • Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
    • Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
    • Siglap Blocks
    • Singapore En-Bloc Flats
    • Singapore Railway
    • Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
    • Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
    • Yan Kit Swimming Complex
    • Zion Road Blue Flats
  • Forgotten
    • Beach Road Army Market
    • Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
    • Bukit Timah Turf Club
    • Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
    • Former Paya Lebar Police Station
    • Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
    • Haw Par Villa
    • Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
    • Japanese Cemetery Park
    • Kampong Lorong Buangkok
    • Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
    • MacPherson Mama Shop
    • Marsiling Underpass
    • Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signs
    • People’s Park Complex
    • Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
    • Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
    • Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
    • Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
    • Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
    • Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
  • Natural
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    • Pulau Ubin
    • Upper Seletar Reservoir
  • Unique
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    • Hougang Rainbow Flat
    • Katong Park Guard Sculptures
    • Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
    • Simei Beauties’ Portraits
    • Tuas Television World
    • Whampoa Dragon Fountain
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    • The Name Game
      • Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu
      • Singapore’s Grandfathers’ Roads – Legacies of Our Pioneers
      • Compassvale Ancilla and Mang Kah Kar
      • 10 Common Misconceptions of the Names of Places in Singapore
      • Interesting Singapore Road Names
      • Old, Common Names of Places in Singapore, and their Origins
    • Remnants of Lost Roads
      • Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close
      • The Disappearance of the Historic Hallpike Street
      • Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Kuala Loyang Road
      • Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Lorong Bistari
    • What’s on the List?
      • A Tale of Towers and Pagodas
      • Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore
      • The Heritage Bridges – Singapore River’s Grand Old Dames
      • Singapore’s Iconic Fountains of Dreams
      • 60 Years of Community Centres
      • Swimming in the Summer Sun of Singapore
      • A Tale of Jetties and Piers
      • Time Stands Still at Singapore’s Veteran Shopping Malls
      • A Pictorial Gallery of Bronze Sculptures in Singapore
      • Singapore’s Favourite Mascots.. How Many Do You Remember?
      • Prominent Singapore Landmarks that should be Conserved
      • Headlines that shook Singapore (since 1955)
    • Childhood Games
      • Vanished Traditional Teochew Games
      • Our Favourite Games of Yesteryears
      • Those Years When We Played Arcade Games Together
      • A Dragon Quest – Searching for Singapore’s Lost Dragon Playgrounds
      • Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
    • Money Never Sleeps
      • Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building
      • Raffles Place, 50 Years of Transformation
      • Money Never Sleeps – A Brief History of Banking in Singapore
    • The Old Neighbourhood
      • A Final Look at the Old Woodlands Town Centre
      • McNair Road, Townerville and the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
      • The Old World Charm of Mountbatten
      • SIT Apartments, Old Schools and a Famous Hawker Centre at Monk’s Hill
      • The Cambridge Estate – An “English” Estate in Singapore
      • The Forgotten Diamond of Taman Jurong
      • Tanglin Halt – Where the Trains used to Pass by
      • Ang Mo Kio, My Hometown of 25 years
      • Memories of the Old Clementi Town Centre
      • A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Old Woodlands Town Centre
      • A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Serangoon Gardens
      • A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Redhill Close
      • A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Jalan Kayu
      • A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Tiong Bahru
    • Places of Worship
      • Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part II) – Waterloo Street
      • Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part I) – Telok Ayer Street
      • The Former St Matthew’s Church and its Kindergarten at Neil Road
      • A Temple’s Journey From Tekong to Mainland Singapore
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      • Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Seng Poh Road Market
      • A Flashback to Singapore 1982 Through Old Geography Textbooks (Part 2)
      • A Flashback to Singapore 1982 Through Old Geography Textbooks (Part 1)
      • Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Lim Tua Tow Market
      • A Pictorial Gallery of Singapore in 1980
    • When School Bell Rings
      • First Toa Payoh Secondary School No More
      • The Old Singapore Polytechnic Campus and New Prince Edward MRT Station
      • Changes of Dakota (Part 1) – Demolition of Former Broadrick and Maju Secondary Schools
      • The Forgotten Former Schools at Pasir Panjang
      • Old School National Day’s Memorabilia
      • The Former Changkat Changi Schools at Changi Road 10th Milestone
    • Kampongs to Flats
      • Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats
      • Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road
      • From Villages to Flats (Part 3) – The Traditional Shophouses
      • Pachitan – A Vanished Javanese Name in Singapore
      • The Last of Singapore’s Rural Centres
      • Bidding Farewell to Siglap’s Last Standing Flats
      • Paintings in the Sky – Unique HDB Murals
      • From Villages to Flats (Part 2) – Public Housing in Singapore
      • From Villages to Flats (Part 1) – The Kampong Days
      • Grand Mansions, Bungalows and Villas of the Past
    • Kopi and Kaya Toast
      • Goodbye to the old Golden Shoe Hawker Centre
      • Have a Cup of Kopi…. with Butter
      • Last Breakfast at Tong Ah Kopitiam
      • Sipping Teh at a Kampong Kopitiam
      • Singapore’s Vanished Markets and Hawker Centres
      • The Disappearing Chee Pow Kai and Hum Chim Peng
      • End of the Road for the Golden Bridge
      • Singapore Kopitiam Culture
    • An Exotic Singapore
      • Little Guilin and the Former Granite Quarries of Singapore
      • The Last Fish Farm at Seletar West Farmway 4 Closes
      • The Clock is Ticking on Singapore’s Last Village
      • A Southern Islands’ Tour – Kusu, St John’s and Lazarus
      • When the Durians Fall at Pulau Ubin
      • Old Holland Road and The Hakka Clan
      • The Remaining Farmways at Seletar-Punggol
      • The Story of a Crocodile Farm at Upper Serangoon Road
      • The Last “Fishing Village” in Singapore
      • Fish Farms at Seletar West Farmways to be Relocated?
    • World War 2 Terrors
      • Exploring the Ruins of Syonan Jinja at MacRitchie Reservoir
      • 15 February and A Trip to The Bukit Batok Memorial
      • The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera
      • The Lost Cause and Forgotten Ruins of Fort Serapong
      • The Singapore General Hospital War Memorial – A Tragedy Seventy Years Ago
      • Heritage Tour around Colonial Changi
      • A Visit to Reflections at Bukit Chandu
    • Yesterday No More
      • Sungei Road Thieves’ Market – From Beginning to End
      • Distant Memories of the Big Splash
      • A Final Farewell to the Good Ol’ Underwater World
      • A Last Look at Pearls Centre and its Yangtze Theatre
      • Lakeview Estate, its Former Market and the “Shopping Centre”
      • Transit Road – A Transition from Retro Shops to New Condos
      • Vanishing Memories – A Golden Palace at Tampines
      • Searching for Singapore’s Last Water Wells
      • The Last of the Street Barbers in Singapore
      • Searching for the Remnants of Ama Keng
      • 30 Years of Memories at Marine Cove McDonald’s
      • The Sky Changes at Potong Pasir
      • Goodbye, Copthorne Orchid Hotel
    • Remarkable Singaporeans
      • Remembrance of Othman Wok (1924-2017), Singapore’s First Malay Minister
      • Remembering Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002), the People’s President
      • S.R. Nathan (1924-2016) – President, Diplomat, Crisis Leader
      • Remembering Lee Kuan Yew, the Founding Father of Singapore (1923-2015)
      • The Grandfather of Singapore Sculpture and his Joo Chiat Studio
      • The Emporium Legend Lim Tow Yong (1925-2012)
      • A Persistent Opposition J. B. Jeyaretnam (1926-2008)
      • Tribute to Dr Toh Chin Chye (1921-2012)
      • Tribute to Singapore’s Mother Teresa (1898 -2011)
    • TV, Movies, Dramas
      • Broadcasts, Dramas and Dreams… Caldecott Hill in 80 Years
      • 20 Most Memorable SBC (Channel 8) Dramas of the 1980s
      • A Century of Cinemas, Movies and Blockbusters
      • Rediffusion And Its Glorious 63 Years
      • From Black & White to Colour…
      • Spirit of Radio Remains Strong After 75 Years
    • Sense of History
      • A Brief Jewish History in Singapore
      • Flashback 30 Years Ago… Singapore in 1986
      • There was Once a “Cut Stomach Open” Street off Yio Chu Kang Road
      • “Hello, Hello” The Rise and Decline of Singapore’s Public Payphones
      • The “King” of Bedok, Villa Haji Kahar and the Bedok Rest House
      • Mata.Mata: History of The Singapore Police
      • Haze – A Burning Issue For Four Decades
      • You’ve Got Mail… Singapore’s Former/Old Post Offices
      • 4D, Mahjong and Chap Ji Kee.. History of Gambling in Singapore
      • Burgers, French Fries and Diet Coke
    • Heritage Tours/Trails
      • A Little History along the Kallang River
      • “50 Made in Singapore Products” Exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore
      • SCDF Heritage Gallery – Singapore’s Firefighting History
    • Fun Facts & Trivia
      • Singapore Trivia: The Tree of One Tree Hill
      • Singapore Trivia: A TV World at Tuas
      • Singapore Trivia: The Tembusu Tree and 5-Dollar Note
      • Singapore Trivia: When a Tree’s Not a Tree
      • Singapore Trivia: The Firsts and Lasts (in Everyday Life)
    • Dose of Nostalgia
      • Bras Basah Complex, Singapore’s City of Books
      • Tuas of Yesteryears – A Fishing Village and Seafood Restaurants
      • From Hock Lam’s Beef Noodles to Funan’s Computers
      • Traditional Provision Shops – Can They Stand the Test of Time?
      • Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore
      • “Rediscovering” My Childhood Toys
      • A Different Chinese New Year Celebration
      • 100 Things We Love About The 80s (Part 2)
      • 100 Things We Love About The 80s
    • Uniquely Singapore
      • Vroom Vroom… Looking Back at the Old Singapore Grand Prix
      • Bird Singing, a Favourite Pastime of the Past
      • SG50 – A Glance at Singapore in the Past 50 Years
      • Then and Now, The Public Holidays of Singapore
      • Gongs, Long Hair and Chewing Gums
      • The World Cup Craze and Memories
      • Singapore Music – The Rise and Decline of Local Bands
      • Kampong Spirit and Gotong Royong
      • Once in Our Life, Two Years of Our Time
      • Printing and Minting: The Singapore Dollars and Coins
      • Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
      • Those Favourite National Day Songs We Once Sang
      • Our Xinyao, Our Songs
      • Best of Singlish Words and Phrases
      • Generations of Local Football Heroes
      • Vanishing Local Street Vendors?
    • Urban Exploration
      • The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber
      • Coney Island and the Forgotten Haw Par Beach Villa
      • Exploring the Forgotten Keppel Hill Reservoir
      • View Road and its Forgotten Former Hospital
    • A Forgotten Past
      • The Red Butterfly – Girl Terrors of the Sixties
      • A Singapura Mystery – The Queenstown Shooting 1972
      • A Forgotten Past – A Bank Run Incident in Singapore
      • A Forgotten Past – Two Decades of Chaos
      • A Forgotten Past – ‘Prison on Fire’ at Pulau Senang
      • A Forgotten Past – The Curious Case of Lim Yew Hock
      • A Forgotten Past – A German Deity at Ubin
      • A Forgotten Past – The Prisoners of Conscience
      • A Forgotten Past – A Zoo at Punggol
      • A Forgotten Past – The Last Royal Palace of Singapore
      • A Forgotten Past – The Days When Singapore Mafia Ruled Europe
      • A Forgotten Past – Vietnamese Boat People in Singapore
    • Believe It or Not
      • Hillview Mansion, its Remnants and Legendary Tales
      • Moths, Durians and Other Local Old Wives’ Tales
      • Pasir Ris Red House… A Haunting Legend No More
      • Singapore’s Most Enduring Ghost Stories
      • 10 Legends and Myths of Singapore
      • 10 Most Popular Singapore Urban Legends
      • Top Ten ‘Haunted’ Places in Singapore
    • A Ride into the Past
      • Farewell to the Former Queenstown Driving Test Centre
      • Goodbye, Old Yishun Bus Interchange
      • Taxi! Taxi! The Evolution of Singapore’s Taxi-Cabs
      • A Journey into Singapore MRT’s Past
      • Those Years When We Waited For Our Buses Together
      • Taking an Old Bus Ride
      • First Multi-Storey Carpark of Singapore Walks into History
      • Singapore’s Oldest Petrol Kiosk Winds up Business
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A Brief Jewish History in Singapore

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Remember Singapore

After the British East India Company established Singapore as a trading post in 1819, various trading communities began to arrive and settle on the island, one of which was the Jewish community. Although there was only a handful of them … Continue reading →

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