The Old Synagogue Building in Pretoria. It is now no longer used as a Synagogue but is now a Grade II Provincial Heritage Resource and protected under the National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999). The infamous Treason Trial took place at this Synagogue.
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The Pretoria Synagogue
- Coordinates
- -25.7450, 28.1880
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019

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The Pretoria Synagogue
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- 01https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria#Synagogues_and_Jewish_congregations
Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). The Pretoria Synagogue. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066164
South African History Online (2011) 'The Pretoria Synagogue', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066164 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).
South African History Online, The Pretoria Synagogue [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066164, (accessed 19 October 2026).
"The Pretoria Synagogue." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066164. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Pretoria Synagogue." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066164.
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