Hobart Synagogue, located in the capital of Tasmania, is notable because it is the oldest Synagogue in Australia and a rare example of an architectural style "Egyptian renaissance" with trapezoidal windows and columns with capitals in the form of a lotus flower. Despite the fact that several synagogues and churches were built in this style in the early 19th century, only a few have survived - one in Nashville (USA, Tennessee), New York, Canterbury (England) and Hobart.

Hobart Synagogue capacity of 150 people was built in 1845 on the street Arja Street. Interestingly, it does not have a permanent rabbi - he arrived in the capital of Tasmania, several times a year to conduct services. The largest number of Jews on the island was recorded in 1848 - 435 people, many of then returned to England and moved to New Zealand. The revival of the Jewish community began in 1938 when Tasmania began arriving refugees from Europe, fleeing the Nazi regime.