Jacob Gitlin Library

Jacob Gitlin Library
Map
Location88 Hatfield Street
Gardens
Cape Town, South Africa
TypeLibrary and archive
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Other information
Websitegitlinlibrary.co.za/activeconnect/default.html

The Jacob Gitlin Library in Cape Town, South Africa is an archive of information on Judaism, Jewish culture and history, and the nation of Israel. It was founded under the auspices of the South African Zionist Federation in 1959.

The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town. It is located in the grounds of Gardens Shul, and is housed in the Gardens Jewish Community Centre, in the same complex as the South African Jewish Museum and the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre. It is also close to the Iziko South African National Gallery and Houses of Parliament.[1]

History

The library is named after Jacob Gitlin (1880-1953), the “father of Cape Zionism”.[2] Gitlin arrived in South Africa from Lithuania in 1902 and was secretary of the Dorshei Zion Association (DZA) for many years.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Memory Going Global: The Jewish Museum and Holocaust Centre in Cape Town AJS Perspectives. Spring 2010
  2. ^ a b Jacob Gitlin, Leading South African Zionist, Dies; Was 74 Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 13 May 1953
  3. ^ How Did Zionism Start in Cape Town? Cape SAJBD. 23 April 2020

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