If you want to see Sir Meyer's bungalow, drive to Changi Village and go to the Civil Service Club office.
Circa 1930, Singapore… Sir Manasseh Meyer was a Jewish capitalist and figure in the early Jewish community in Singapore. He was responsible for the construction of Chesed-El Synagogue at Oxley Rise and Maghain Aboth Synagogue at Waterloo Street.
Sir Meyer was a regarded as close friend of the British Government during the time when Malaya was still a British colony.
The Manasseh Meyer Building (a national monument) can be seen inside the National University of Singapore’s Bukit Timah university grounds.
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