South African Jewish Museum
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.Photo: KNewman1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in South Africa
- Address: 88 Hatfield Street, Cape Town, 8001
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Town Holocaust Centre and Gardens Shul.
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
Museum
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.
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.
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 210 metres northwest of South African Jewish Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
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
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
Foreshore
Suburb
The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town.
South African Jewish Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92985° or 33° 55′ 48″ southLongitude
18.41696° or 18° 25′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3CC8+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 203346853OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q55978914
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Hebrew—“South African Jewish Museum” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Sud-Afrika Juda Muzeo”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון היהודי בדרום אפריקה”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Shul and Gardens Commercial High School.
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