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Date: 1912 : 1938 Type: Orphanage Status: Demolished 1993 Street: Molteno Rd/Montrose Ave   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°56'28.69" S 18°24'34.05" E Alt: 143m

(SAB Sep 1938:71 tend; SAB Dec 1939:65; FRIBA nom papers 1945) Originally built in 1912 extensive alterations were made in 1938. "Extensive re-organisation of an existing building, re-zoned and appended in such a way that a hall is provided and determined by the pattern of reorganisation, private dormitory spaces are shielded from the hall space at the upper level." (Righini 1977:52) The orphanage was established in 1911 and moved into its newly built accommodation in 1912. It was reclassified as "a home for children needing care" in 1985. The building was sold in 1991 and demolished two years later, and the extensive grounds were sold off as residential plots. The children had been moved to their new home in the suburb of Vredehoek. The establishment was renamed the Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre in 2000. (Lila Komnick, May 2022) The photographs on the right come from Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre, accessed May 2022, Submitted by Lila Komnick. See also the Holiday Camp for Cape Jewish Orphanage. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books and articles that reference Cape Jewish Orphanage Righini, Paul. 1977. The work of Max Policansky. isilili sam sise africa : a journal of architecture and human settlements - University of Cape TownVolume 1, Number 1. pp 52 Belling, Veronica . 2014. From Cape Jewish Orphanage to Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre : a hundred years of caring for our children 1911-2011. Cape Town: Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre. pg All Herbert, Gilbert. 1975. Martienssen & the international style: The modern movement in South African architecture. Cape Town - Rotterdam: AA Balkema. pg 268 Rosenthal, Eric . 1961. The Story of the Cape Jewish Orphanage: Golden Jubilee 1910 - 1961. Cape Town: Cape Jewish Orphanage Bequest and Memorial Fund. pg All Sandler, David Solly . 2014. Memories of Oranjia - the Cape Jewish Orphanage, 1911-2011 : the memories of many generations of children who were in the care of Oranjia together with the history from Oranjia's past publications. Place of publication not identified: David Solly Sandler. pg All