In the context of a religious revival in the 1960s, a group of Jews established a highly observant, Orthodox enclave in the suburb.

[6] Overseas rabbis from the Ohr Somayach movement, established themselves in Glenhazel, now the epicenter of Orthodox Jewish life in the city with Yeshiva College of South Africa, and Kosher stores, delicatessens and restaurants.

[7] Crime in the suburb has decreased significantly since the Chief Rabbi, Warren Goldstein introduced Community Active Protection (CAP) to Glenhazel.

[9] In 2013, 2, 000 Jewish South African women converged on a street in the suburb for a mass Challah bake.

The street had been closed, with permission from the city council, and the women learned to knead and shape the dough before taking it home to bake for their Shabbat.