Pietersburg, South Africa
Jewish Community of Pietersburg (Polokwane)
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In 1912, Pietersburg founded its own congregation, the Pietersburg Hebrew Congregation.
A Jewish burial society, a benevolent society and the Pietersburg-Zoutpansberg Zionist Society was formed.
A communal hall was built in 1921 and a synagogue in 1953.
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Pietersburg Hebrew Congregation Milestones
1883 First record of Jews settling in the area of Pietersburg, South Africa
1893 First recorded communal Jewish prayer service in Pietersburg... See More
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