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Cape Town’s own Crypto-Jews

The definition of a Crypto-Jew provided by Google is: “a person who secretly practises Judaism while publicly professing another faith”. Based on this definition, it’s probably not inaccurate to...

International leadership award for Helen Lieberman

By KAREN MILLER This September, Helen Lieberman received the 2026 Stephen R. Covey Principle-Centered Leadership Award, an international recognition...

Making a difference through civic work: Errol Anstey and Danielle Klaff

By Karen Miller There are many ways of contributing to a city. Some people begin with politics; others arrive...

The fate of Jewish languages today

A fascinating talk at Limmud this year by Sarah Bunin Benor, Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Linguistics...

Ann Nurock on creativity, AI and advertising that makes an impact

For the ninth year, leading advertising and marketing executive Ann Nurock returned to share her annual report on...

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...

Ruth Weiss z’l

BY BONNY FELDMAN I recently read about the passing of Ruth Weiss, who fled Nazi Germany with her parents in the 1930s and settled in...

What most touched participants?

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

“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...

Survival against massive odds

The remarkable journey of the Reiss family through war-torn Europe.  Sometimes, no matter how carefully we try to avoid danger, history has other plans. That...

Experiencing the War from afar: Memories of Cape Town in the 1940s 

PROFESSOR PHILIP LANZKOWSKY  The Cape Jewish Chronicle has brought you a series of articles that reflect the memories of Professor Philip Lanzkowsky of Jewish life...

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