Latest

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...

Cape SAJBD and UJC bring Power Shabbos to Paarl  

By JOSH FRIEDMAN, Programme & Development Manager, Cape SAJBD   The Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape SAJBD) engages regularly with our country communities....

Leading with purpose 

Grace Harding’s journey to the top of the business world has been anything but conventional.  Today, as Global CEO of Ocean Basket, she is taking...

When Abraham lost Israel 

In the previous edition of the Cape Jewish Chronicle, we shared information about The Boy in a Barrel, a novel based on a true...

Ageing in place 

For many families in the Jewish community, the family home is far more than just a place to live. It is where families gather...

If a tour of the Anne Frank house is on your bucket list… 

Anne Frank House was established in 1957 – a collaborative effort led by Otto Frank, Anne’s father. An independent non-profit organization, the House runs...

Young Jewish Capetonians – where to from here?

Many young people from South Africa have chosen to move to other countries in recent years – we all know someone who travels regularly...

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE THE CAPE JEWISH CHRONICLE