Stories

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 story. In this edition, we...

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...

Beyond the bakery: a Nazi past and a complicated legacy  

A story recently resurfaced in the South African Jewish press – the story of C’est Si Bon, a celebrated bakery that once operated in Bellville.  The story...

Academic excellence recognised: Adam Mendelsohn becomes a full Professor

At the end of April, large numbers of people from Cape Town’s Jewish community joined the crowds who...

Daddy Ochberg – as remembered by Molly Cohen z”l

Chronicle reader Charlotte Cohen read the article about the ‘Ochberg Orphans’ in our May edition (read it here!),...

Remembering Robert Schroder 

By CARYN TAMARI, Robert Schroder’s sister When Robert Schroder’s 60th birthday came up recently, his family invited people to share memories of him on a...

From smous to soft drinks

By BubbleS Segall The Lurie and Segall families helped bottle a piece of Stellenbosch history From Lithuania to a new life In the early twentieth century, long...

In My Pocket at Herzlia Primary Schools

Former Capetonians, Jill and Eli Rabinowitz from Perth, Australia, recently presented their In My Pocket project to Grade 5 learners at Herzlia Highlands and...

From Auschwitz to Sea Point: the astonishing journey of Rudolf Höss’s confession

BY KAREN MILLER By any measure, it is an extraordinary twist of history that one of the most chilling confessions of the Holocaust should resurface...

Cape Town’s Yiddish Folkshul

A well-known former Capetonian now living in Israel, Solly Kaplinski – whom many of our readers will remember as the Headmaster of Herzlia High...

Recognition for Jewish Capetonians

In 2025, members of our community were recognised for the outstanding contributions they have made to the Jewish community and to the wider Cape...

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