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...

Auction of local art a resounding success

LISA TRUTER, Coordinator, SAFIM Art Collaborative On Tuesday, 12 May, SAFIM Art Collaborative hosted their 9th Gala & Auction...

‘Forgetfulness is an incurable and dangerous disease’

An interview with Litvak writer Grigory Kanovich By Stephan Collishaw SC - To what extent is the novel Shtetl Love Song autobiographical? GK - True, Shtetl Love...

Larry Berger brews the ‘Spirit of Rooibos’

When Larry Berger returned to Cape Town after a trip to Islay in Scotland, he was inspired by his travels to try a new...

Holocaust survivors connect in Cape Town

The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning hosted Dov Landau, Holocaust survivor, in Cape Town from 26-28 October. At the age of 15, Dov Landau,...

The power of words — keeping The Partisan Song alive

Just as Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has taken the local Shabbos Project idea to a global level, my vision for this project is to...

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