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...

International leadership award for Helen Lieberman

By KAREN MILLER This September, Helen Lieberman received the 2026 Stephen R. Covey Principle-Centered Leadership Award, an international recognition...

Making a difference through civic work: Errol Anstey and Danielle Klaff

By Karen Miller There are many ways of contributing to a city. Some people begin with politics; others arrive...

The fate of Jewish languages today

A fascinating talk at Limmud this year by Sarah Bunin Benor, Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Linguistics...

Ann Nurock on creativity, AI and advertising that makes an impact

For the ninth year, leading advertising and marketing executive Ann Nurock returned to share her annual report on...

Kloof Nek Road has become a danger

Victims of the many accidents deserve to be compensated The numerous accidents that occur on Kloof Nek Road in the City Bowl area, which include...

Performing mitzvot: Stan Brick’s Few Good Men

The Chabad movement tells us that “saying Kaddish is the ultimate sign of love and respect that one can do for those who have...

Celebrating a double ton!

A milestone birthday for a much-loved entertainer By JUNE HAYMAN Well known in entertainment circles for her many years of making music, Rosemary Magid celebrated her...

DOT COMMA: A perspective on life

We’ve all heard about whether one views life as a glass half full or half empty. A similar concept is the ‘Dot Comma’ idea....

Celebrating Cape Town’s trailblazing women

In celebration of Women’s Day this August, we are highlighting some of the women from our community who have been trailblazers in their fields,...

Man’s best friend: The Blind Love of dogs

Although the documentary movie, Blind Love, focuses on Auschwitz, viewers at the showing of the film hosted by the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide...

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