Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth

Name: Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
Address: ZA

Coordinates: -33.9590, 25.6130
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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The temple was designed by Orlando Middleton and erected by Jacob Kohler and Sons. The Port Elizabeth, Orthodox Hebrew Congregation was formed in 1903. It's members were mainly Eastern European Jews who hah came to South Africa, after severe pogroms and persecution in Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. On 12 December 1912, Rabbi J.L. Landau consecrated the Raleigh Street Synagogue.

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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066120

South African History Online (2011) 'Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066120 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

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"Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066120. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066120.