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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...

From SAJBD National Chairman Zev Krengel

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAPE COUNCIL I begin by congratulating our Cape Council on an outstanding conference, as well as the newly elected committee. In my...

It is a day of new partnerships

A lunch meeting with Professor Malcolm Hedding, international executive director of the International Christian Embassy based in Jerusalem, is always a ‘must’. Listening to...

A Board Perspective

Just before Rosh Hashanah the Board was engaged in the latest round of its extended battle against Radio 786 when the Constitutional Court considered...

MaAfrika Tikkun’s initiatives in Western Cape bear fruit

MaAfrika Tikkun was invited to submit their Informal Education programmes for the 2007/8 Impumelelo Innovations Award programme, the goal of which is to unearth...

Young Herzlian wins top national

Sixteen year-old grade 10 Herzlian, Simone Abramson, has become a major media celebrity after winning the top award for the best female project at...

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