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This Friday, 9 April at 12:00, as part of the annual Holocaust Commemoration Day (Yom HaShoah), six Holocaust survivors will each light a memorial candle, give testimony and provide a…
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SAJBD Presents Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony: Friday 9 April at 12:00
You are cordially invited to celebrate 25 Years of Our Constitution with us on Thursday 18 March at 19:00.
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25 Years of Our Constitution: A Jewish Perspective
Tuesday 2 March 2021 | 21 Adar 5781 The Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape SAJBD) welcomes the passage of a motion in Canada’s House of Commons…
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Cape SAJBD Welcomes Canadian Decision Declaring Uyghur Genocide
by Gwynne Robins Many years ago, I was one of many in the packed auditorium who had come to listen to Jewish Chilean playwright and human rights activist Ariel…
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Reconciliation Day 2020 Through a District Six Lens
From top to bottom, left to right. Rabbi ES Rabinowitz's book, Ascend the Mountain; Rabbi David Rosen; Rabbi Selwyn Franklin & Rabbi Jack Steinhorn.
Written for and originally published on DafkaDotCom on 5 August 2020 as part of the 'Communal Matters: Exploring the Concerns of the South African Jewish Community' series. Click for original.…
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Outspoken Rabbis: Speaking Truth to Power in Apartheid South Africa
Over the last few months, the board has witnessed engaged debates and discussions among our community — about COVID-19 and what we should do about it, about PPE, about schools…
New York, NY, October 12, 2020 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is relieved by Facebook’s announcement that it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content “that denies…
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Full Statement: After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content
Join the Cape SAJBD on Monday 7 September for a webinar with Professor Dan Stein on 'Psychiatric Diagnosis in the Age of Neuroscience'. The session particularly caters for therapists and counsellors and includes a Q&A section from the field.
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Psychiatric Diagnosis in the Age of Neuroscience with Professor Dan Stein
Dear Western Cape Community Late last week, the Electoral Commission (EC) received two formal complaints concerning an alleged violation of the Electoral Code by a member of the community who…
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EC Sanctions Community Member Following Two Complaints About Petition
By Gwynne Robins Which of these statements do you believe to be true? • COVID-19 spreads when Israeli soldiers wipe the virus on car door handles (suggested by Palestinian…
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COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories and Us