Stories

Cape Town’s own Crypto-Jews

The definition of a Crypto-Jew provided by Google is: “a person who secretly practises Judaism while publicly professing another faith”. Based on this definition, it’s probably not inaccurate to...

Lunch with Danny

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

An unexpected homecoming: a Kaufhaus Galliner ashtray returns after 92 years

By JEANINE HACK In 1909 my great-grandparents, Emil and Martha Galliner, opened Kaufhaus Galliner, a department store in Finsterwalde,...

The teacup moment 

By SIMONE SULCAS  An objectively minor incident occurred in the first week following my admission as an attorney.  Subjectively, it...

Raising the bar for South African kosher wine

When respected South African wine critic Michael Fridjhon conducted a blind tasting featuring both kosher and non-kosher wines,...

Cape Town’s own Crypto-Jews

The definition of a Crypto-Jew provided by Google is: “a person who secretly practises Judaism while publicly professing another faith”. Based on this definition,...

Lunch with Danny

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

An unexpected homecoming: a Kaufhaus Galliner ashtray returns after 92 years

By JEANINE HACK In 1909 my great-grandparents, Emil and Martha Galliner, opened Kaufhaus Galliner, a department store in Finsterwalde, Germany. Twenty-five years later, in 1934,...

The teacup moment 

By SIMONE SULCAS  An objectively minor incident occurred in the first week following my admission as an attorney.  Subjectively, it was profound. I was brimming with...

Raising the bar for South African kosher wine

When respected South African wine critic Michael Fridjhon conducted a blind tasting featuring both kosher and non-kosher wines, the results challenged long-held assumptions about...

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...

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