“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 work, along with the pioneering research...
An unusual Jewish family home
This year marked the 70th anniversary of the College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA). The gigantic homestead at 17 Milner Road, Rondebosch that has...
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...
