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...

The pursuit of democracy: challenging the SA Electoral Commission

Legal MattersBy EDITOR The ability to exercise the right to vote is a key tenet of a democratic state. Through the ability to vote, a...

To aliyah or not to aliyah?

For many South African Jews, that is rapidly becoming the question By MANDY ALLEN  Aliyah is Hebrew for ‘ascent’, interpreted as the ‘act of going up’...

WIZO Cape Town’s Bouquet of Hope

The WIZO Cape Town Shiri branch launched a fundraiser called “Bouquet of Hope” to spread love this Pesach. Their hope was to place a...

Highlighting Yiddish

Book TalkBy EDITOR In last month’s Chronicle, the Editor’s piece spoke about preserving our culture, specifically as relates to the collection of Yiddish-language books that...

In My Pocket project expands to other schools

When teaching children about the Holocaust, personal stories go a long way towards creating an understanding of this horrific period in our history. This...

Swimming to success

By EDITOR When moving to a new area or a different city, it’s a good idea to join a local group with an interest similar...

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