| Great Park Synagogue | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi Dovid Hazdan |
| Year consecrated | 1914 (Hillbrow) 2000 (Houghton Estate) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 75 4th St, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa (previously on Wolmarans Street, Hillbrow) |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Greater_Johannesburg_OpenStreetMap_small.svg)  Shown within Greater Johannesburg | |
| Geographic coordinates | 26°08′47″S 28°03′40″E / 26.1464°S 28.06115°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Great Park Synagogue is an Orthodox synagogue situated in Houghton, Johannesburg. The present building was consecrated in 2000, after the congregation vacated their long-time home, the Great Synagogue on Wolmarans Street, Hillbrow in 1994, after eighty years. The Wolmarans Street synagogue came to be known as the city's mother synagogue and "the crown jewel of Orthodox Judaism in South Africa."[1] All large-scale Jewish events in Johannesburg were held in the building, and throughout its existence it was the seat of the country's chief rabbi. Northward migration by congregation members led to the synagogue closing its doors in 1994. The relocated synagogue was built on the model of the Great Synagogue, whose own architecture in turn was inspired by the Hagia Sophia.[2] Great Park Synagogue was also the original name of the synagogue on Wolmarans Street before it became the Great Synagogue.[3]
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