Arts & Culture

An artist who left her mark on Cape Town

The passing of Lovell Friedman (Kibel) has robbed Cape Town of an exceptionally talented artist whose creativity, compassion and commitment to social upliftment left an enduring mark on the...

A Letter to David: A family’s anguish after October 7

The harrowing impact of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on one Israeli family was brought home to...

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...

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...

Building of ‘Lost Shtetl Museum’ begins in Lithuania

By Tali Feinberg The construction of a new museum in Lithuania to commemorate Jewish life lost in the Holocaust began in May, after a ceremony...

Dani Dreidel’s awesome books are here!

Sunday 27 May saw a crowd of excited children piling into the museum for the launch of Dani Dreidel’s activity books. For over an...

Israel’s Netta Barzilai wins Eurovision 2018

By Malkah Fleisher for JNS.org Israel’s Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision song competition on 12 May, bringing the first place victory to the Jewish state...

Max Wolpe’s 11 draws crowds to Jewish Museum

On April 11, the launch of Max Wolpe’s 11 attracted a dynamic crowd of artists, writers and fresh faces to the South African Jewish...

Face to face with words

When it comes to cultural conversations the Jewish literary Festival 2018 (JLF) on Sunday 17 June will satisfy the most discerning of tastes. JLF2018...

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