| Sandringham | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.1452°N 28.1107°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Johannesburg |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1944 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
| Population Total: | 2557 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 23.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.31% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.96% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 70.79% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 73.87% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.68% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.79% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sepedi |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.89% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 10.77% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2192 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2131 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Sandringham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a suburb that lies close to Glenhazel and Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is known for its large Jewish population and houses a number of Jewish institutions.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Rietfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 26 July 1944 and became part of Johannesburg on 10 October 1944, named after Sandringham House in England.[2]
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 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 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 Shoah in Europe.[3] 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.[4] The suburb is also home to the Chevra kadisha (Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand and Burial Society).[5]