Arts & Culture

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 an accomplished documentary producer in her own right. Her films focus on...

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...

A Little Night Music – a night of lots of entertainment 

After performing last in a full-length production almost 30 years ago, Cape Town’s well-known opera star of many years Aviva Pelham is...

Sean O’Sullivan: Filmmaker, historian, and custodian of memory for our community

For nearly three decades, documentary filmmaker and historian Sean O’Sullivan has been one of the most quietly influential figures preserving and interpreting Jewish history...

Finding the funny side of life

Young Cape Town comedian on humour, heartbreak and big dreams. Comedian Sarah Abraham will present her debut one-woman comedy show, Unattractive, Unmotivated, and Lazy, at...

Beautiful new mural on display

Cape Town artist and ceramicist, Yvette Polovin, spends a great deal of her time inspiring senior members of our community during her mosaic classes...

From a simple act of kindness to a small African miracle

By BIANCA RESNEKOV Near the tail end of COVID, when the world was slowly emerging from lockdown but still carrying a lot of anxiety, my...

When Networking = “Ask your dad!”

Finding a job in your twenties is tough. Finding a job when you’re Jewish? Slightly less tough – especially if your dad happens to be...

CATS the Musical at Artscape: a night of magical entertainment  

Cape Town audiences are privileged to see the return to our stage of CATS – one of the most iconic and beloved musicals in theatre history...

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