Arts & Culture

Art bursaries changing lives

“Cape Town is the best place in South Africa for anyone interested in art.” That is the view of SAFIM Art Collaborative Executive Coordinator Lisa Truter, who points to...

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...

Judge Dennis Davis: A life in law and music

From courtroom to concert hall, a lifelong devotion finds its fullest expression KAREN MILLER There are public figures whose reputations...

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...

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...

Ballet: Alice in Wonderland

Jewish ballet dancer Tamar Moross from Cape Town City Ballet makes her lead role debut as Alice in Alice in Wonderland at the Artscape on...

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