Nairobi Hebrew Congregation

Inside view of the Nairobi Hebrew Congregation

The Nairobi Hebrew Congregation is a synagogue founded in 1912 by Jewish merchants residing in Nairobi, which was part of the British East Africa. The Nairobi Jewish community has existed since 1904,[1] when a few families migrated to East Africa following the Uganda Scheme, the plan proposed by Joseph Chamberlain, which offered the Jews a refuge from the pogroms in the Russian Empire by the Mau Escarpment, and took its current name in 1907.[2]

The original building was inaugurated in 1912, and it was demolished in 1954 to make room for a larger building, which was designed by Imre Rozsa and inaugurated the next year.[2]

Approximately 20 native Kenyans who converted to Judaism are part of the community.[3] The community is officially Orthodox and has around 600 members.[4]

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References

  1. ^ About The Nairobi Hebrew Congregation
  2. ^ a b Kenya. Sub-Saharan synagogues
  3. ^ Cómo una conversión dividió, y luego fortaleció, a la comunidad judía de Kenia. Enlace Judío
  4. ^ For Nairobi Jews, Mall Attack Undermines Already Fragile Sense of Security. Haaretz
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