Synagogue Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Architect: Max POLICANSKY

Front facade corner Vriende and Schoonder Sts Source: Southern Africa Jewish Genealogy website Submitted by Lila Komnick Photographer: Unidentified

Date: 1949-1952 Type: Synagogue Status: Demolished 2001 Street: Schoonder Street

Coordinates: 33°56'10.12" S 18°25'03.12" E Alt: 65m

Notes: (Righini 1977:47) Known as the Schoonder Street Shul and the Round Shul. It housed the New Hebrew Congregation. The opening took place on 1 September 1952. The building was demolished in 2001 and replaced with an apartment complex called Sutton Place.

Inauguration plaque Source: Southern Africa Jewish Genealogy website Submitted by Lila Komnick Photographer: Unidentified Inauguration on 1 Sept. 1952 Source: Etienne du Plessis posted on Flickr Submitted by Lila Komnick Photographer: Unidentified Interior viewed from the gallery Source: Southern Africa Jewish Genealogy website Submitted by Lila Komnick Photographer: Unidentified

Watercolour painting by Vivienne Basckin Source: Cape Jewish Chronicle Submitted by Lila Komnick Location on CT historical map (1944-66) Source: City of Cape Town Map Viewer. The information is the property of the City of CT Submitted by Lila Komnick