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The Jaffe Fountain dates to 1874, the same year as the death of its namesake, Daniel Joseph Jaffe, a German merchant who arrived in Belfast in 1850 to establish a linen export business. The fountain originally stood in Victoria Square, where it commemorated Jaffe’s role as the founder of Belfast’s Jewish community and the builder of the city’s first synagogue in 1871. In 2007, the monument was taken to Shropshire, England, for restoration due to its deteriorated condition and was returned to its original location in February 2008. Jaffe’s legacy also includes his son, Otto Jaffe, who served twice as Lord Mayor of Belfast and remains the city’s only Jewish Lord Mayor.