Cape Town
Includes Camps Bay, Green Point, Sea Point.
Insufficient verified data
4 country events in the baseline (needs 20).
42/100
Jewish community
Based on Jewish population, synagogues, kosher food, mikvah and Chabad.
No verified figure yet for Jewish schools.
How scores work. We never blend the two into one number.
- Jewish population
- 12,500
- Graham, D. (2020), 'The Jews of South Africa in 2019: Identity, community, society, demography', JPR / Kaplan Centre UCT, Table 1, 2019
- Synagogues
- 20
- checked 25 Oct 2026
- Kosher food
- 24
- checked 25 Oct 2026
Safety in Cape Town
Not safety advice. Not an emergency service.
Safety Score
Insufficient verified data
4 country events in the baseline (needs 20).
The score compares Cape Town with its own recent past. Compare it only with other cities in South Africa.
Official figure
No official figure for this region.
Events in the last 12 months
| Assault | 0 |
|---|---|
| Attack or plot | 0 |
| Vandalism | 0 |
| Threat or harassment | 0 |
| Campus or institutional | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Published events dated since 11 Nov 2025. See them in the feed.
Government travel advisory
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Source: US State Department, issued 27 May 2025; read 11 Nov 2026. It covers all of South Africa, not just Cape Town.
Two questions for people who know Cape Town
Would you wear a Magen David here?
Not enough reports yet.
Could you be visibly observant here?
Not enough reports yet.
One answer per question per device. Results appear once 20 people have answered. Answers are opinions, not checked facts.
Seen an antisemitic incident in Cape Town? Report it to us.
Jewish places in Cape Town
Synagogues
20 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Beit Midrash Morasha - Arthurs Road Hebrew Congregation 31 Arthurs Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Camps Bay Hebrew Congregation 14 Chilworth Rd, Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8040, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Cape Town Hebrew Congregation 88 Hatfield St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Claremont Shul 55 Grove Ave, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Durbanville Hebrew Congregation 1, 3 Gladstone St, Durbanville, Cape Town, 7550, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Marais Road Shul 10 Marais Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Milnerton Hebrew Congregation Nieuhof Rd, Tijgerhof, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Muizenberg Hebrew Congregation Camp Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7905, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Observatory & Mowbray Shul 45 William St, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Ohel Moshe Synagogue Boston, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Ohr Somayach 22 St Johns Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Parow Synagogue Glenlily, Cape Town, 7500, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Rondebosch Hebrew Congregation 2 Ave De Mist, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Sephardi Hebrew Congregation of Cape Town 65 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Temple Israel - West Coast 25 Glanville Rd, Tijgerhof, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Temple Israel Greenpoint 5 Upper Portswood Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Temple Israel Wynberg 5 Salisbury Rd, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- The Green & Sea Point Hebrew Congregation 10 Marais Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- The Tikvath Israel Synagogue Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Vredehoek Jewish Synagogue Vredehoek, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
Chabad houses
3 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Chabad Centre of Cape Town 20 St Johns Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of the West Coast 15 Curlewis Rd, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Chabad on Campus - Cape Town 4 Bollihope Cres, Mowbray, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa Source: Google Maps
Kosher food
24 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- ACHLA Falafel and Shawarma Corner Glynn, Roeland Square, Upper Canterbury St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Berkies Kosher Cnr Regent and, St Andrews Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Berkies Kosher Catering 26 Paarden Eiland Rd, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Cafe Riteve 88 Hatfield St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Checkers Sea Point Towers 365 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Coffee Time 20 Breda St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Crumbs & Cream 126 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Food By Chef Omri 117 Roeland St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Kleinsky's Delicatessen 92 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- KWIKSPAR Kromboom Kromboom Gardens, Kromboom Rd, Crawford, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- KWIKSPAR Vredehoek 37 Derry St, Vredehoek, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Mitchell's Moslem Butchery 61 Mitchell Ave, Woodlands, Cape Town, 7785, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Nabeela's Takeaways (Halaal) 73 Zeekoe Rd, Lotus River, Cape Town, 7805, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Norrie Caterers Product Park, Maitland, Ndabeni, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- OFTAIM kosher free range chickens Prestige Business Park, Democracy Wy, Milnerton, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Pick n Pay Seapoint Shop 15 A, Adelphi Centre, 127 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Sababa Shop 14, Piazza St. John,, 395 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Silvertree Hyper 676 Lansdowne Rd, Lansdowne, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- SPAR Sea Point Southern Peninsula, 94 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- SUPERSPAR Royal Ascot Racecourse Rd, Milnerton, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Tashreeqa's Restaurant Floor 1, Shop1, Kromboom Gardens, Cnr Kromboom Road, and, Sunnyside Rd, Crawford, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- The Press Bar & Grill Laughtons Building, 299 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- The Vineyard Deli Corner of Tygerbergvalley Road and Mildred Road Kenridge Centre, Kenridge, Cape Town, 7550, South Africa Source: Google Maps
- Woolworths Da Luz 5, Piazza de Luz, 94 Regent Rd, Sea Point, 8005, South Africa Source: Google Maps
Jewish schools
Insufficient verified data
Mikvaot
0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
None found in the sources we checked.
Sources
| Figure | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish population | Graham, D. (2020), 'The Jews of South Africa in 2019: Identity, community, society, demography', JPR / Kaplan Centre UCT, Table 1 | 2019 |
| Synagogues | Google Maps | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Chabad houses | Google Maps | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Kosher food | Google Maps | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Mikvaot | — | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Travel advisory | US State Department | read 11 Nov 2026 |
| Events and Safety Score | News reports collected and grouped by us | newest 22 Oct 2026 |
Last updated . Photo: Der Berzerker from Washington, DC, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons.
Not safety advice. Not an emergency service. If you are in danger, call your local emergency number.