Construction was completed at the end of 1925 and the synagogue officially opened in 1926.

[4] In a blue plaque unveiling ceremony attended by former Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, the synagogue was honoured for its historical significance in 2021.

According to Newman: “Muizenberg may be the largest Jewish community in South Africa during the holidays.

You have people – and often very different rabbis – from Chabad, Mizrachi, Ohr Somayach, etc.

all joining together in a single shul.”[5] South Africa's Chief Rabbi, Warren Goldstein and his counterpart in the UK, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, attended centenary celebrations for the congregation in January 2024.