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...

Lunch with Danny

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

Mandela Day Activities

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

Local lifesavers outswim the competition at international events

Local lifesavers are making their mark internationally – and this includes three Cape Town Jewish youngsters who have recently been selected to participate in...

Consummate New Yorker who never forgot her Cape Town roots

By Bonny Feldman The life story of the late Florrie Chiat reads like a Hollywood movie.  From the French Riviera to Paris to New York, she...

Local couple wins SA Weddings Bride of the Year 2019

Chantal and Greg Magid of Cape Town recently won the prestigious SA Weddings Bride of the Year Competition for 2019.  The contest has been run...

Local doyenne awarded national communal service award

Merle Rubin was awarded the Eric Samson Mendel Kaplan Communal Service Award at the SA Jewish Board of Deputies National Conference in Johannesburg in...

Back-to-back gold for local brewery

Five years ago Di (née Berkovitch) and James Rattle, a husband and wife team, started The Hermanus Brewing Co. and since then they have...

The incredible life of Freddy Hirsch z”l

Freddy Hirsch, who passed away in Cape Town on 27 May at the age of 90, left an inspiring legacy for his family, friends...

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