Hobart Synagogue, located in the capital of Tasmania, is notable for being Australia's oldest synagogue and a rare example of the Egyptian Renaissance architectural style with trapezoidal windows and columns with lotus flower capitals. Despite the fact that several synagogues and churches were built in this style at the beginning of the 19th century, only a few have survived to this day - one each in Nashville (USA, Tennessee), New York, Canterberry (England) and Hobart.
The Hobart Synagogue, with a capacity of 150 people, was built in 1845 on Argyle Street. Interestingly, it does not have a permanent rabbi - he comes Tasmania's capital city a few times a year to conduct services. The largest number of Jews on the island was recorded in 1848 - 435 people, then many returned to England or moved to New Zealand. The revival of the Jewish community began in 1938, when refugees from Europe fleeing the Nazi regime began to come to Tasmania.
