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On August 7, 1901, Abraham Jacob Raymond, the senior
member of E. D. Sassoon & Co, laid the foundation stone of the
new Sassoon-sponsored synagogue in Robinson Road. It was an event
attended by a large gathering of the new century's Hong Kong Jewish
community. 'It now affords me very great pleasure.' Raymond addressed
the gathering, 'on behalf of Mr Jacob Sassoon, to inform you, ladies
and gentlemen, that this synagogue when completed will be dedicated
to the Jewish community of Hong Kong in commemoration of his beloved
mother Leah, and will be a gift to the Jewish community of Hong
Kong - the building from himself and the site from himself and his
brothers, Messrs Edward and Meyer Sassoon.'
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