List of Upington Hebrew Congregation holdings in Manuscripts section of Special Collections, UCT Library
Application by Upington Jewish community for grant of land for construction of a synagogue (PDF)
The application, for transfer of erven 58 and 59, was submitted in 1904 and granted by an act of Parliament in 1905, but the synagogue was finally built only around 1921 (see minutes of general meetings below). Records from the South African National Archives, Cape Town.
Minutes of committee meetings, 1915-1936
Taken from records in UCT Library (see above). Include extensive discussion of community interactions, plans and disputes, as well as hints of theft and innumerable efforts to fire the Rabbi of the day. Separated into parts 1, 2, 3 and 4; these are all large PDF files, to allow enlargement of images.
Minutes of general meetings, 1915-1922 (large PDF file)
Various subscription lists, 1917-1919 and 1936-1945 (PDF)
Provide extensive lists of members of the congregation.
Petition regarding building of communal hall (ca. 1936?) (PDF)
Union of Jewish Women records and minutes, 1956-1960
One book from larger set of records in UCT Library (see above). Large PDF file.
