Sandringham is a suburb of

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

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. It is a suburb that lies close to Glenhazel and

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. It is located in Region E of the

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. It is known for its large

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population and houses a number of Jewish institutions.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the

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in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ''Rietfontein''. It became a suburb on 26 July 1944 and became part of Johannesburg on 10 October 1944, named after

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in England.

Communities

There is a long-established Jewish community in Sandringham. In 1955 work began on the new Witwatersrand Jewish Aged Home and Home for the Chronically Ill, described by the ''

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'' as 'the largest institution of its kind in Africa and one of the most modern in the world.' The building was erected at an estimated cost of 500,000 pounds, ($1;400,000) and be dedicated to the Jewish victims of the

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in Europe. In 1997, the mostly Jewish residents of Sandhurst and the adjoining Jewish suburb of Glenhazel funded the establishment of their own police station to combat crime. The suburb is also home to the

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(Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand and Burial Society).

Education

Sandringham High School, Johannesburg Sandringham High School is a South African high school in Sandringham, a north-eastern suburb of Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or " ...

Hesitantly, Students in South Africa Reach Across the Racial Divide
The New York Times. 12 November 2000

References

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