Cape Town Holocaust Centre

The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. It has sister Centres in Johannesburg and Durban, and together they form part of the association, the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation.

Email: admin@holocaust.org.za
Type: Museum
Description: holocaust museum in Cape Town, South Africa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South African Jewish Museum and Iziko South African Museum.

South African Jewish Museum

Museum

Photo: KNewman1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The South African Jewish Museum is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 220 metres northwest of Cape Town Holocaust Centre.

Gardens Shul

Synagogue

Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gardens Shul, formally the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, also called the Great Synagogue, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Company's Garden, in the Gardens neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Tamboerskloof

Suburb

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Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Cape Town Holocaust Centre

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.93028° or 33° 55′ 49″ south

Longitude

18.41662° or 18° 24′ 60″ east

Open location code

4FRW3C98+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 203346850

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q17514353

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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Ukrainian—“Cape Town Holocaust Centre” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “Kaburba Centro pri la Holokaŭsto kaj Genocido”
French: “Cape Town Holocaust Centre”
Hebrew: “מרכז השואה בקייפטאון”
Ukrainian: “Кейптаунський центр Голокосту”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gardens Commercial High School and Old Shul.

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