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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....

Rabbi Doron Perez: living with joy and brokenness

For Rabbi Doron Perez, the devastating loss of his son has deepened his understanding of a central idea...

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,...

A board perspective

The Board fully supports the principle of freedom of expression, recognising that this is one of the cornerstones of any democratic society. There comes...

Morality and survival

Recent psychology points to a fairness instinct in all humans, which goes along with other similar torturing, beating, bombing and gassing. Around 100 million...

‘Diamonds, Divas and Democracy …

It is not every day that the young people of the community are invited to such glamorous events, but everyone was made to feel...

Ignorance, bias and odious comparisons

Since to a large extent the attitudes and opinions of the general public are governed by what they see or hear in the media,...

Reasoned response to an offensive cartoon

I fear there may be an outraged response from some members of the Jewish community to Zapiros tasteless cartoon in todays Cape Times (and...

Top Donors banquet — a glittering start

TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY saw the Rotunda at The Bay Hotel transformed into a shimmering scene, a magical wonderland created with artistic flair by Vincent...

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