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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 in SA, its permanent exhibition is set for a significant transformation....

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...

Apples, honey and a mighty sting

By DANIEL BLOCH, Exec. Director Cape SAJBD Can you believe it’s already time for apples dipped in honey? Where...

One email, one people, one heart 

By SIMONE SULCAS, Chairperson Cape SAJBD This Rosh Hashanah again feels different in our house.For the past four years,...

The other side of repentance

Growing up, Rosh Hashanah meant the warmth of family. Aunts and uncles, cousins and the occasional friend would...

Beth Hatefutsoth’s evening launch

The launch of Volume 3 of the SA Friends of Beth Hatefutsoths Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities, at the Albow Centre...

A survivor speaks

Ella Blumenthal shares her experiences and deliver s a cogent message I was born in Warsaw, the youngest in a family of seven children. I...

This is indeed the end of an era!

as M Beinkinstadt of Canterbury Street finally closes its doors At the end of July one of Cape Town’s oldest existing family businesses, M Beinkinstadt,...

‘Bechol dor vador : The Holocaust in South African Jewish Consciousness’ … Richard Mendelson

Yom Hashoah Vehagevurah - Holocaust and Heroism Day - Thursday 1 May The Pesach Hagadah speaks eloquently and powerfully of the historical imperative of transmitting...

Israel at 60 Special – Israel hits the big six-o

Pride, contemplation and concern the enduring sentiments as anniversary celebrated Israel is 60 years old, a milestone the world has been reflecting on all week....

The way ic it

Since this issue has to be completed before Pesach, to ensure that you will be reading it around 1 May and so that...

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