On 15 October 2023, the Cape Town Jewish Community, together with Friends of Israel, different faiths, political parties, and consulates, united to attend a solidarity rally for Israel.
Cape SAJBD Chairperson, Adrienne Jacobson, spoke with passion to the 2,500 people present, saying, “Our Jewish values uphold the sanctity of life and together we mourn the lives lost in this humanitarian disaster.”
“On 7 October 2023, the world watched as the worst atrocities known to mankind were perpetrated by Hamas Jihadists, who murdered innocent men, women and babies for the simple fact that they were Jewish, and then went on to joyfully, intentionally and proudly boast this to the world. As a Jewish community we are shocked, horrified and traumatised and we will be mourning this for the rest of our lives.