The Jews of Singapore

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  1. 5. Which King George knighted Sir Manasseh Meyer? (Jewish tradition and change)
  2. 6. What month did Einstein visit Singapore? (Jewish tradition and change)
  3. 11. What does a mother soak her palm in on the 5th day of her daughter's life? (Singapore's Sephardic customs from Iraq)
  4. 12. The name of the street where Chesed El is found? (The first synagogue)
  5. 13. The first name of the man appointed Supreme Court Judge in 1987. (In Service to our Nation)
  6. 14. What was the first name of the woman who led a group to risk their lives to bring food to the Changi camp? (Enemy on parole)
  7. 15. What was the name of Sir MM mansion? (Jewish tradition and change)
  8. 16. What does the word MAGEN AVOT mean? '... of our fathers' (The first synagogue)
  9. 18. What type of ship was the geographic location of Singapore perfect for? (Jewish numbers increase)
  10. 19. What Street was named after Abraham Solomon? (Singapore's Jewish merchants)
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  1. 1. The first name of the man who was named 'Tourism Entrepreneur of Year 1996' (In Service to our Nation)
  2. 2. Name of the ceremony taking place the night before a circumcision. (Singapore's Sephardic customs from Iraq)
  3. 3. What was the surname of the first Rabbi appointed after the war? (Jewish Welfare Board)
  4. 4. Which commodity fell in price in the 1920s which hurt Jacob Ballas' father's business? (Jacob Ballas)
  5. 5. How many Jewish people were in Singapore in 1849? (Earliest arrivals)
  6. 7. What is the name of the traditional Baghdadi dress? (Singapore Jewish Mahallah)
  7. 8. What type of station did Abraham Solomon's two story brick house eventually become? (Singapore's Jewish merchants)
  8. 9. How many men could fit in the first synagogue found near Boat Quay? (The first syngagogue)
  9. 10. In addition to their names and number what other word featured on the armband the Japanese made the Jews wear? (WW2 in Singapore)
  10. 14. What did Jacob Ballas start selling after leaving school? (Jacob Ballas)
  11. 17. Which country did most of the early Jewish arrivals come from? (Earliest arrivals)
  12. 18. The opening of what triggered another rise in Singapore's population? (Jewish numbers increase)