What was once South Africa’s central synagogue may be converted into a shopping center in downtown Johannesburg. Plans to convert the Great Synagogue to commercial use reportedly met with no objection. The shul was once the seat of the country’s chief rabbi, but has not been used for religious services for some time.
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