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...

Saving the planet one step at a time

By Jessica Kotlowitz Veganism is now recognised as one of the fastest growing dietary and lifestyle trends in the world . A 2016 survey in the...

Drawing Lines, Crossing Lines: Jews & Their Neighbours in Small-Town Lithuania

On Tuesday 16 May the SAJM hosted a talk by visiting Kaplan Centre academic Prof Eric. L. Goldstein. Prof Goldstein’s talk, entitled Drawing Lines,...

Following her yellow brick road

By Vanessa Levenstein Dancing down the yellow brick road, in her first lead role on Artscape’s stage, is twenty-one year old Martine Kawalsky as Dorothy...

Teaching the Partisan Song to a new generation

Every year on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust survivors and Jewish communities sing the song Zog Nit Keynmol ‘Never Say’, known as the Partisan Song. However,...

Modest fashion for the modern world

The prospect of Pesach provides the perfect excuse to revamp one’s wardrobe, so the launch of Sarah Feldman Cape Town, the Gardens Synagogue rebbetzin’s...

South Africa’s Inaugural Jewish Literary Festival: Why it’s all about the book

I’ve had my nose buried in a book ever since I learned to read. I delved deeper into why I — and millions of my...

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