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.

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Opening hours:
Sunday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
Email: info@sajewishmuseum.co.za
Type: Museum
Description: Museum in South Africa
Address: 88 Hatfield Street, Cape Town, 8001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town Holocaust Centre and Iziko South African Museum.

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.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

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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.

Gardens Shul

Synagogue

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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

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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.

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″ south

Longitude

18.41696° or 18° 25′ 1″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

4FRW3CC8+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 203346853

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata 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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