Journey through Jewish Poland: exploring memory and meaning
The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) has organised a tour to Poland, which kicks off this week. Called ‘Echoes of (post) memory:...
Being Jewish on an American campus
Taya Allardice grew up in Cape Town and matriculated from Herzlia High School in 2023. She attended the University of Cape Town for one...
The power of the family table
Why shared meals and meaningful connections still matter.
A small moment recently got me thinking deeply about the importance – and magic – of family.
My...
How to deal with distractions
During the long weekend marking Youth Day, I found myself increasingly distracted as I attempted to write my July Chronicle article.
Let’s be clear, war...
Wheels of wisdom – Torah on the go
You’ll recognise this: it’s rush hour, you are sitting in a queue of cars waiting to turn right while cars in the left lane...
The burdens we carrywith us
In the over 600 days since the war began (I can hardly believe that I can write such a sentence as the opening of...
