Community News

More than food: How our Foodbank supports the Community

Our JCS Tikvah Foodbank exists to help ensure that no one faces hunger alone. Through the generosity of donors, volunteers and community partners, we collect, sort and distribute food...

Remembering a community connector 

The Cape Town Jewish community has lost one of its great connectors and cultural entrepreneurs with the passing...

A Jewish pioneer of Spanish dance 

The internationally acclaimed Spanish dancer Enrique Segovia, who passed away in late June, was born Geoffrey Neiman to...

Tikkun Olam: Get involved to help support those affected by xenophobia 

Our country has been ravaged yet again by horrific xenophobic hatred, leaving thousands of people displaced. Cape Town’s...

The Truth shall set you free – that’s if you believe in the truth… 

By DANIEL BLOCH  The week of 15-19 June will certainly be remembered, at least by me, as one filled...

From remembrance to celebration: a community united

There is a profound and meaningful synergy in the way we move from remembrance to celebration: from honouring the Holocaust, to acknowledging the sacrifice...

Seeking refuge, keeping memory alive

This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration in Cape Town centred on Seeking Refuge, marking 90 years since Jewish refugees fled Nazi Germany in search of...

A Day in the Life of a Social Worker at Jewish Community Services

By Amber Gordon, Social Worker A social worker's day rarely begins as planned. In social work, especially in a community as complex as ours, no...

United Herzlia Schools AGM 2026

Notice is hereby given that United Herzlia Schools (UHS) Annual General Meeting will take place on 27 May 2026 / 11 Sivan 5786 at...

Choosing a care facility

We are living longer – and with the right choices, we can also live well. Small daily decisions can help us age in the...

Bnei Mitzvah: Mazal Tov!

Mazal Tov to the Temple Israel Bnei Mitzvot and their families.

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