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...

Lost voices of the Holocaust

In June 2013, the Cape Jewish Chronicle featured an article on Dr Stephen Muir, who was looking to trace music from Poland or Lithuania...

Capturing the perfect moment

You’ve seen him at events ranging from Jewish functions to music festivals, as local photographer Stuart Shapiro is there to capture it all —...

The shtetl by the sea

Muizenberg holds a special place in so many memories, and it is also filled with Jewish history and incredible stories. Now, Hedy I Davis...

Is there romance after 50 years of marriage?

Following the Garden Shul’s 50th Friday Night Live initiative, during which ‘Golden Globes’ were awarded to couples who had reached over 50 years of...

A violin virtuoso

One of my highlights of my career was playing at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York,” says musical maestro and violinist...

Gay and lesbian Jews seek to have their voices heard

On a Thursday evening in May, a crowd gathered in the ballroom of the Table Bay Hotel at the Waterfront. They were all Jewish, and...

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