Robertson cemetery gates restored
One of the key responsibilities of the Cape SAJBD is to ensure the well-being of all our constituents in the Western Cape. With a total area of almost 130 000…
Anything to do with remote Jewish communities in the ‘country’
Visiting roads less travelled
With Pesach fast approaching, the Cape SAJBD went to visit the country communities of the Garden Route to wish them a Chag Pesach Sameach. From Caledon to Riversdale, George, Plett,…
Bringing the spirit of Chanukah to our Country Communities
This Chanukah, we partnered with Chabad Cape Town to bring the spirit of Chanukah to our Country Communities! We delivered Chanukah boxes which contained a Chanukiah, candles and a dreidel,…
Vandalism at Hermanus Jewish Cemetery Reported to SAPS
Press Release 08 March 2021 | 24 Adar 5781 The Cape SAJBD is saddened to learn about the vandalism that has taken place at the Hermanus Jewish Cemetery. The…
COVID-19: Funerals & Burials at City of Cape Town Cemeteries During Level 3
The regulations which came into effect on Tuesday 29 December 2020 imposes stringent conditions for people attending burials and visiting City Cemeteries.
Rosh Hashanah 100 years ago
by Gwynne Robins What do the High Holy Days mean to most of us? The 2019 Kaplan Centre Survey on the Jews in South Africa found that 72% attended…
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[Update] Oudtshoorn Jewish Cemetery badly vandalised, families sought
The Chevra Kadisha in Oudtshoorn this week discovered the Oudtshoorn Jewish Cemetary to have been vandalised, with a number of gravestones damaged in the process. Family members of those buried…
JPR-Kaplan report provides latest insights to South African Jewish life
The Institue for Jewish Policy Research and the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town in March 2020 released their findings after surveying the Jews of…
JPR-Kaplan Report: The Jews of South Africa in 2019, released March 2020
The report details Jewish identity, community, society and demography, and was compiled by Dr David Graham, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London and Honorary Associate at the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney.
Montagu Cemetery in tip-top shape again
On 22 May, a team of gardeners completed another clean-up operation at Montagu Cemetery. This and other cemetery upkeep initiatives are supported by the Cape SAJBD, but we could use…