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Palliative care – helping people live with comfort, dignity and meaning

Palliative care focuses on quality of life Palliative care is often misunderstood as being only about the final days of life. However, as Shelly Korn of Sunset Care explained during...

A new Torah for the Sephardi community

A joyous celebration at the Cape Town Sephardi Synagogue marked the donation of a new Sefer Torah to...

Save the date: Care Services AGM 2026

12 November 202616h30-18h30Venue will be emailed to you after online registration. REGISTER HERE

Two hours of your time. One community counting on us.

Every day of the year, there are organisations in our community quietly doing extraordinary work. Care for our...

Democracy is not a spectator sport

South Africans have far more power to bring about change than they may realise – but only if...

The inspiration of innovation

In his 2012 State of the Nation address, President Jacob Zuma appealed to South Africans to work with the government to solve the country’s...

Israeli and Palestinian offer possibilities for peace

Delegates at the talk included Mohammed Groenewald of the Muslim Youth Movement; US Consul General Erica Barkes-Ruggles; and Spanish Consul General Ignacia Fernandez, who...

‘Keeping the kids in Cape Town’ — how and why young Jews should stay in South Africa

Daniela Peiser “Are you mad? Cape Town? What do your parents think about you moving back?” Never in my life did I think that...

In memory of Lawrence Miller

Lawrence Miller Lawrence Neil Miller was born in George on 17 November 1941, lived in Cape Town, and passed away in George on 15 December...

ORT: Improving early education

Dr Lydia Abel, Director of ORT-Tech was invited to attend the World ORT conference in London on ICT in Education. Grade R learners who have...

Where are they now?

Members of the Cape Town Jewish community have been dispersed across the world, succeeding in numerous fields in various countries. In an effort to...

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