Cape SAJBD Welcomes Canadian Decision Declaring Uyghur Genocide
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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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.
SAJBD Welcomes Mcebo Dlamini Apology for Antisemitic Comments
Today (14 December), the former Wits SRC President Mcebo Dlamini and the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) engaged in mediation facilitated by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The…
JCC Gives Stuart Diamond Chairperson’s Choice Award for Leadership
Jewish Care Cape Chairperson Philip Todres honoured our Executive Director, Stuart Diamond with the Chairperson's Choice Award for Leadership at the JCC's virtual Annual General Meeting on 26 October 2020.…
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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…
Sentencing of Matome Letsoalo: Magistrate says hate speech will not be tolerated
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Today, the Randburg Magistrates Court sentenced Matome Letsoalo to three years imprisonment, suspended for five years, for threatening…
First-ever criminal verdict in an antisemitism case: Matome Letsoalo
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Last Friday, a major step forward in the battle against online antisemitism was taken when the Randburg Magistrates…
Full Statement: After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content
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…
Electoral Commission Announces Outcome of Affiliate Ballot
Dear Community At 17:30 on Sunday 6 September 2020, the Cape SAJBD’s affiliate ballot election closed. At 18:15 the Electoral Commission announced the provisional results to attendees of our conference.…
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…