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Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre tour to Poland The Cape Jewish Chronicle has published a number of articles in recent months about elements of the tour to Poland, organised...

“Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors”

Jonas Salk, an American-born Jewish scientist, is credited for developing a vaccine against the dreaded disease of polio.  His...

An unusual Jewish family home

This year marked the 70th anniversary of the College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA). The gigantic homestead at...

A consistent presence for 35 years 

Staff of the various communal organisations housed in the Samson Centre and Hatfield Campus recently celebrated a milestone...

Being Jewish is not for the fainthearted

By RAEL KOPING Raging global antisemitism seems to be the only common unifier among the fragmented groupings of an...

Remembering with fondness ‘der blinde chazan’ 

In the August edition of the Cape Jewish Chronicle, we asked our readers to share their recollections of “der blinde chazan”, Cantor Abraham (Abe)...

A son’s tribute: Frank Lowy’s cattle car memorial

When billionaire philanthropist Frank Lowy unveiled a refurbished cattle car at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2024, it was not just an act of remembrance – it...

Rising voices: The young Jewish women shaping Cape Town’s communal future

In Jewish communities across the world, leadership is evolving and, in the Western Cape, it is increasingly being shaped by the energy and insight...

Rediscovering a forgotten past: how two young Poles found their calling in Jewish history

Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre’s Post-Memory tour to PolandA tour to Poland organised by the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) is...

Echoes of resistance: Tracing Jewish memory in Warsaw

Warsaw offers a poignant journey through Jewish history, layered with tragedy, courage, and resilience. The first day of the CTHGC tour to Poland highlighted...

From shtetl to success: Jewish roots in Cape Town

BY PROFESSOR PHILIP LANZKOWSKY  Once upon a time in Cape Town – not the bustling city we know today, but a modest port town where...

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