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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Rosh Hashanah 100 years ago
All local narratives and histories, anything Gwynne wrote
Affiliate Ballot – Town Hall Meeting
Meet the 12 nominees running on the affiliate ballot.
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Affiliate Ballot – Town Hall Meeting
EC Congratulates Five New Board Members Elected by Public Ballot
Dear Cape Community At 17:00 on Tuesday 18 August the Cape SAJBD's Public Ballot Election 2020 closed. On Wednesday 19 August, the provisional results of the public ballot were released…
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EC Congratulates Five New Board Members Elected by Public Ballot
COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories and Us
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
Camps Bay and Hatikvah
by Gwynne Robins When the British took over the Cape in 1806, it took possession of Dutch properties including the shabby Camps Bay farmhouse bought from Von Kamptz, after whom…
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Camps Bay and Hatikvah
No Place for Hate
With our elections coming up under the Cape SAJBD's new democratic constitution, it seems appropriate to take this opportunity to explain the Cape SAJBD's stance on forms of hatred. At…
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No Place for Hate
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…
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JPR-Kaplan report provides latest insights to South African Jewish life
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.
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JPR-Kaplan Report: The Jews of South Africa in 2019, released March 2020
Montague Cemetery in tip-top shape again
On 22 May, a team of gardeners completed another clean-up operation at Montague Cemetery. This and other cemetery upkeep initiatives is supported by the Cape SAJBD, but we could use…
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Montague Cemetery in tip-top shape again
Be kind, but be fierce
“Be kind, but be fierce. You are needed more than ever before. Take up the mantle of change. For this is your time.” —Winston Churchill Thursday 12 March feels like…
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Be kind, but be fierce