Arts & Culture

SOBREMESA – celebrating the life and legacy of Sir Geoffrey Neiman

The extraordinary life of Sir Geoffrey Neiman will be honoured by the dance community with SOBREMESA, a once-off performance curated to celebrate his far-reaching contribution to Spanish dance and...

A Spielberg movie never before seen in Cape Town!

While most people associate the name ‘Spielberg’ with acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, his younger sister Nancy Spielberg is...

Art bursaries changing lives

“Cape Town is the best place in South Africa for anyone interested in art.” That is the view...

The Catalogue that became a Book

BY MARC HOBERMAN About a year ago, Gavin Morris invited me for one of our favourite coffee catch up...

Enjoy the Jewish humour in earthside 

When I saw Candice Bernstein’s one-woman show, earthside, about a year ago, I was struck by how sad it...

TISHA B’AV: a day of mourning

During August, we commemorate a number of tragic days in our history. Tisha B’Av, a fast day that falls on 12-13 August (the 9th...

Tikkun Olam – Mandela Day activities

Helping to make a difference in the lives of some impoverished Capetonians, pupils of Herzlia Weizmann Primary School collected a variety of items –...

Documentary series tells the story of Jewish life in SA

Currently streaming on the American/Israeli streaming channel IZZY and on Amazon Prime Video (Africa), the documentary series ‘Legends & Legacies’ tells the story of...

So proud to be Jewish

During the annual hate fest (known as Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) – run by pro-Hamas groups across campuses worldwide Jewish Students at UCT stood...

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