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A new chapter for the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

By Jakub Nowakowski, CTHGC Director Twenty-five years after the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) pioneered Holocaust education...

Rosh Hashanah Greetings

May 5787 bring hope, strength and unity to us all, and may we be inscribed and sealed for...

New Vintage: The surprising revival of Paarl and Stellenbosch Jewry

By Julia Coscia Decades after congregations dwindled across the rural Western Cape, Jewish life in Paarl and Stellenbosch is...

Save me a seat!

By Shelly Korn | Founder, Sunset Care Last Rosh Hashanah, for the first time, my father-in-law was unable to...

A life across continents: from Asia to Europe to Africa

By RABBI NAFTALI Y. SILVER, Rabbi, Sephardi Hebrew Congregation Some books preserve history. The finest ones remind us that...

September 2026

Inside our September edition: Rosh Hashanah greetings, the revival of Jewish life in Paarl and Stellenbosch, a new chapter for the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, and one...

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From bees to business: an empowering project takes flight

It felt like an early Rosh Hashanah for a group of Cape Town women – and two men –...

August 2026

In our Women’s Month edition, we focus on local women doing extraordinary things – in the medical field, as...

Women’s Month 2026

The month of August in the South African calendar provides an encouragement for us to turn our attention to...

Crafting a Cannes winner the human way

By EDITOR In an era when artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the creative industries, one of advertising’s most prestigious awards...

Building a Maccabiah legacy

For Jacqui Boyd, representing South Africa at the Maccabiah Games has become a lifelong journey spanning more than three...

Paige Nick: South Africa’s ultimate Book Person

By KAREN MILLER If there is such a thing as a ‘Book Person’, then Paige Nick may well be the...

The Travelling Rabbi’s journey continues

For over 30 years, as CEO and Spiritual Leader of the Small Jewish Communities Association of South Africa -...

Rebecca Gore: asking the hard questions

By KAREN MILLER Hard questions are what occupy much of Rebecca Gore’s search for solutions to humanity’s pressing predicaments.  They are...

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