Remembering a community connector
The Cape Town Jewish community has lost one of its great connectors and cultural entrepreneurs with the passing of Avron Kaplan z”l in early...
A Jewish pioneer of Spanish dance
The internationally acclaimed Spanish dancer Enrique Segovia, who passed away in late June, was born Geoffrey Neiman to Jewish parents in Johannesburg just days...
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 Jewish community has responded with a number...
Why Australia’s Royal Commission matters to us
In December last year, what should have been a joyful Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach became something else entirely: the site of a devastating...
Rabbi Greg Alexander’s move to London
Popular leader of the Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation, Rabbi Greg Alexander, will soon be leaving Cape Town to take up a position at...
SAJM calls for descendants of Ochberg Orphans
Isaac Ochberg saved almost 200 Jewish orphans from the pogroms of eastern Europe. With the help of the South African Jewish community, he gave...
