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A passion for learning

It's certainly true that education can change lives – which is something that an organisation like ORT SA Cape sees happening all the time. One of their greatest success...

Swimming, cycling and running for a great cause

Completing three major endurance events in a single day might sound like a feat only the most daring...

Caught in the Silvermine fire

Members of the Cape Town Jewish community found themselves in the thick of the recent Silvermine fire. Having...

Former Hamas hostages find healing respite in Cape Town

In today’s world, we’ve come to realise the value of talking about traumatic experiences – of sharing the...

A Blooming good Covid idea

Cape Town’s Leon Boyd, 80, unwilling to remain housebound for an extended period during Covid lockdown, came up...

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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