Several Gibraltarian Jews have served in important positions in the Government there in the 20th century, particularly Sir Joshua Hassan, who served as Chief Minister of Gibraltar for two separate terms. Solomon Levy served in the ceremonial role of Mayor of Gibraltar from 2008 to 2009. The city maintains five kosher institutions, a Jewish primary school and two Jewish secondary schools. In 2004, at a celebration of the 300 years since the British takeover, the congregants at the Great Synagogue (Shaar Hashamayim) performed the anthem "God Save the Queen" in Hebrew, the first time that has occurred officially."Jews Thriving on Peace of the Rock ," by Hilary Leila Krieger, Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2005 Adi Schwartz, "Gibraltar Jews feature a mix of ultra-Orthodoxy and modernism", Haaretz, 27 September 2007
