The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (JHF) has noted with concern several instances whereby the authorities are refusing to renew the leases of reliable and long-standing tenants who have been beneficially occupying and maintaining municipally-owned heritage properties.
In the current economic and social environment, ‘good’ tenants are hard to find and we recommend that the authorities should allow tenants with a proven track record to remain in place and rather concentrate their efforts on the many thousands of problem properties on their books that require urgent attention, new tenants, re-development, etc.
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Hi , I am a regular congregant of Doornfontein Hebrew Congregation which has services once a week on Saturday mornings.
This Synagogue is the oldest functioning Synagogue in Johannesburg and Gauteng.The Synagogue was built in 1917
We can offer tours or visits from interested people on arrangement .
You may find pictures on the internet and facebook .
What are the benefits of having the building registered as a Heritage building .
There is a plaque near the entrance to the Synagogue