 By 1963, only 20 Penang Jewish families remained in the country.Penang's only synagogue, located on 28, Nagore Road, was opened in 1929 but closed down in 1976 as the community could no longer fulfill the minyan, a quorum of ten or more adult Jews assembled for purposes of fulfilling a public religious obligation.Today, approximately 100 Jews who are refugees from Russia are said to reside in Malaysia.