In 1900 he travelled to Jerusalem with his daughters in order to “inculcate them with a love of Zion.”[22] In 1922 Meyer became the founding president of the Singapore Zionist Organization. His home was known as a “beehive” of Zionist activity in Asia.[23] In 1922 he hosted Albert Einstein as he travelled through the Baghdadi Jewish communities of Asia seeking financial support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[24] Comparing him to the ancient Greek ruler renowned for his wealth Albert Einstein described Meyer as such: