Toldot – The Bar Mitzvah of Christian (Chaim) Kaiyatsa
By PNINA JANTJIES, lay leader, Temple Israel Progressive Synagogue, Cape Town
Christian Kaiyatsa (15) was calledto the Torah at Temple Israel Greenpoint, Cape Town, on...
Cycling through history: honouring a great-uncle’s wartime journey
Many members of the Fabian family have lived in Cape Town, contributing to both the city’s economy and to Jewish communal life. The Cape...
A consistent presence for 35 years
Staff of the various communal organisations housed in the Samson Centre and Hatfield Campus recently celebrated a milestone for their colleague, Louise Segall, as...
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 increasingly fracturing world.
Many Jews I have...
Living life to the full, one challenge at a time
“I feel so privileged to have been able to live life to the full,” enthuses Helen Millson, possibly Rondebosch’s most well-travelled resident.
Splitting her time...
The War years: a reader remembers
In the September edition of the Cape Jewish Chronicle, we carried the last article in a series that highlighted memories of Cape Town in...
