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September 2026

Inside our September edition: Rosh Hashanah greetings, the revival of Jewish life in Paarl and Stellenbosch, a new chapter for the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, and one...

A new chapter for the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

By Jakub Nowakowski, CTHGC Director Twenty-five years after the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) pioneered Holocaust education...

Lunch with Danny

By KAREN MILLER I arrived at Ladles of Love’s warehouse in Epping Industria expecting to interview the founder of...

Rosh Hashanah Greetings

May 5787 bring hope, strength and unity to us all, and may we be inscribed and sealed for...

New Vintage: The surprising revival of Paarl and Stellenbosch Jewry

By Julia Coscia Decades after congregations dwindled across the rural Western Cape, Jewish life in Paarl and Stellenbosch is...

Memories are made of this

When I go onto Facebook, at least half of the posts I see are about Israel, or about Occupied Palestine, depending on who is...

Mandela Day Activities

WIZO Cape Town In the spirit of Mandela Day, our incredible WIZO volunteers came together to make sandwiches for the children and families supported by...

Julian Resnick asks, “What do dead Jews think?”

In the July edition of the Cape Jewish Chronicle, our regular columnist Julian Resnick posed a question regarding whether a Jewish state is necessary,...

Why Golda Meir Still Matters on Women’s Day

By HAYLEY COHEN Golda Meir's tenure as Prime Minister of Israel (1969–1974) came just before a pivotal moment for women worldwide. Less than a year...

A mother’s love, a son’s enduring legacy

There were few dry eyes in the room as former Capetonian Martine Ben Harush (née Gordon) shared the story at a recent Nechama breakfast...

Valerie Mizrahi: A life in Science 

By KAREN MILLER Valerie (Val) Mizrahi is busier than ever, even though she was required by university regulations to retire at 65. She is now Professor...

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