Tea and Talk at Satyagraha House (JHF members only)

Satyagraha House is a home built by Hermann Kallenbach in 1907. Originally named 'The Kraal', Kallenbach generously invited Mohandas Gandhi (then a lawyer living in Joburg) to share his home and they lived here from 1908 to 1910 before moving to their new commune at Tolstoy Farm.

As such, Satyagraha House has been described as a two-man ashram where the friendship between Gandhi and Kallenbach deepened into a lasting intellectual bond. It was here that Gandhi shaped and formed his ideas about passive resistance and made the commitment to endure arrest and imprisonment in pursuit of civil rights for Indians in South Africa.

Today, the House has been beautifully restored by the French travel company Voyageurs du Monde under the supervision of architect Rocco Bosman and Lauren Segall, with Eric Itzkin responsible for developing a fascinating on-site museum. It opened to the public in 2011 and has become a popular place of pilgrimage that incorporates a unique guest house and vegetarian restaurant.  

Come and experience Satyagraha House for yourself on this special members-only tour led by Kallenbach expert Kathy Munro and Edna Oberholzer, who manages the guest house and museum. Tea is included in the ticket price.

The tour will also explore the architecture and other buildings on Pine Street, including the adjacent synagogue and churches.