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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...

The other side of repentance

Growing up, Rosh Hashanah meant the warmth of family. Aunts and uncles, cousins and the occasional friend would...

What a new Demographic Report by the Kaplan Centre tells us about Cape Town Jewry

By REVIVA HASSON Research Officer at the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research Is the Cape Town Jewish...

A Jewish pioneer of Spanish dance 

The internationally acclaimed Spanish dancer Enrique Segovia, who passed away in late June, was born Geoffrey Neiman to Jewish parents in Johannesburg just days...

What do dead Jews think about a Jewish homeland? 

In the Wonderful (Probably, Possibly, Perhaps not) World of AI – BTW (By The Way), this is being written by me, Julian Anthony Resnick,...

Tikkun Olam: Get involved to help support those affected by xenophobia 

Our country has been ravaged yet again by horrific xenophobic hatred, leaving thousands of people displaced. Cape Town’s Jewish community has responded with a number...

July community events

July community events in Cape Town. Date and TimeCommunity OrganisationDetailsRSVP / More Info7 July, 08h30 for 09h00 NechamaBreakfast Talk with Martine Ben Harushadmin@nechama.org.za8 July, 09h00...

The Truth shall set you free – that’s if you believe in the truth… 

By DANIEL BLOCH  The week of 15-19 June will certainly be remembered, at least by me, as one filled with an extraordinary range of emotions...

When we play as one team

What the World Cup reminds us about leadership, unity, and community   By Simone Sulcas South Africa had just drawn level against the Czech Republic, and for...

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