[2][3] In the years preceding and after the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991, white residents had begun to migrate to the northern suburbs.

The school faced closure in 1989 due to falling enrollment amid white applicants and the government’s continued support for segregated education.

[9][10] Amid migration trends of white flight and the arrival of undocumented African immigrants, the building became prone to gangs and violent crime.

[2] In recent years the building has been regenerated, tours are held and students and middle-class city workers are among the tenants.

[12] The late Rabbi Morris Swift, a prominent champion of halachic law, also served the congregation for a time.

[15] As most Jewish residents eventually migrated to the northern suburbs, the synagogues were de-consecrated and the old Berea Shul building now houses a church.

The Yeshiva Katanah divided classes between Corona Lodge and the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol in Doornfontein.

The subjects the rabbis taught classes around Talmud, Mishnah, Prophets, Laws and Customs and Ethics of Judaism.