Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg was one of the first Yeshivahs established in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. Since its founding in 1973, it has played an important - though understated - role in the South African religious community; see Jewish education in South Africa. It is based in Observatory

Observatory, Gauteng

Observatory is a Suburb in Johannesburg’s east ; it borders the suburbs of Cyrildene, Linksfield, and De Wet's Hof. It is named for the Union Observatory established in the early 1900’s . It is also the site of Observatory Ridge, the city’s highest point...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

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It was established and headed by Rosh Yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...

Rabbi Azriel Goldfein until his passing in 2007, and is now headed by Rabbi Goldfein's sons Rabbi Avi and Rabbi David Goldfein.