Gaborone (formerly Gaberones) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Botswana, situated in the southeast of the country close to the South African border.
A small contemporary Jewish community exists in 2000. Jews are buried among others in non-Jewish cemeteries. Source: Spiritual Leader to the Botswana Jewish community, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., member of the African Jewish Congress and the SA Jewish Board of Deputies, PO Box 87557, Houghton 2041, South Africa; Fax: +2711 6464940; Tel: +2711 4861434. E-mail: . Source: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Article about Gaborone Jews. [August 2009]
Approximately 100 Jews live in Botswana in Gaborone. The majority of the Jewish community is Israeli working in agriculture, business and industry. There is no established synagogue. Jews are buried in non-Jewish cemeteries. [August 2009]
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Tel. 267 352 990
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