The yellow ribbon is fast becoming an iconic symbol of the demand for the return of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th. And Capetonians are embracing the concept in myriad ways.
This symbol was the theme at a recent bar mitzvah held at the Camps Bay shul. Jayden Stein, son of Brent and Danielle Stein of Camps Bay, celebrated this rite of passage in August. The call for the release of the hostages through many renditions of the yellow ribbon characterised the celebration. Each male attending the event was handed a kippah with an embroidered yellow ribbon. Challah bread was baked in the shape of a ribbon.
Herzlia Weizmann Primary scholar Leo Gottlieb, 10, has also taken the concept forward. Leo created yellow ribbon keyrings to sell at the WIZO Yom Tov market, helping to share the call for the hostages’ freedom.
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