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Upington Jewish Community
Gordonia
Maps showing original farms in the late 19th century subdivision of Gordonia. The 1900 version was assembled from scans of three parts in the collections of the South African National Archives, Cape Town. The region along the Orange River west of Upington is also shown in the lower map (1894), which includes more topographic detail; this map was downloaded from the South African Surveyor-General web site, where survey maps of individual farms and other properties can be found as well. Click on each map below to see an enlargeable version.
Farms known to have had Jewish owners, mostly affiliated with the Upington Jewish community, are listed below. This list is based in part on entries in a quitrent register (PDF) from ca. 1920s in the Cape Town Archives.
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Abeam: Harris |
Kurrees: Hirschberg |
The islands in the river and the area south of the river are part of the Kenhardt division (no map shown). Jewish ownership included:
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Brakboseiland and Rooikopeiland: Lenhoff |
