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SA Jewish Museum changes focus A new documentary series about Jewish history in South Africa more on page 19 more on page 19 A group from Sinai Academy gathers in the museum’s ‘shtetl’ to listen to a story 2 Cape Jewish Chronicle July 2021 CONTENTS VOLUME 33 No 5 JUNE 2016 VOLUME 38 No 5 JULY 2021 Regular contributors Features Page 3 Des says... Page 19 Legends & Legacies: A Story of a Community Shabbat times Page 22 Emerging teen pop-star Mila Smith Subscriptions Book Reviews: Azila Talit Reisenberger’s The Family announcements Magic of us, and Tony Leon’s Future Tense Page 4 United Herzlia Schools Page 23 Ricky Stoch: Not all young Jews want to leave Melton South Africa SA Zionist Federation (Cape Council) Page 24 Dane Abramowitz on a career in marketing Pages 6 - 9 Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies Page 25 Cathy Abraham explores the deeper Pages 10-12 SA Zionist Federation (Cape Council) meaning of nothing Page 13 Mensch Thought-leader of the month Page 26 Dr Gareth Kantor: Navigating the third wave Union of Jewish Women Page 14 Mensch Page 15 Temple Israel Page 16 Community Security Organisation Page 17 Telfed Salisbury House Sephardi Shul Page 18 Cape Jewish Seniors Association Page 19 South African Jewish Museum Page 20 Jewish Community Services 4 Page 21 Anton Katz: Justice — who appoints the judges? Coffee Time Page 27 Chronic Ads Page 28 Craig Nudelman: Beyond border, Bridging the divide between Israel and the Diaspora We want to hear from you! We welcome your news, opinions and stories. If you have anything to share with the community, please email [email protected] 16 CSO emergency CJC EDITORIAL BOARD Banking details: Chairman: Lester Hoffman. Ex-officio: Ben- SnapScan Standard Bank — Branch: Thibault Square; Zapper number for security and Zion Surdut. Committee: Daniel Bloch, Tzvi Branch code: 020 909; Acc no: 070 703 493; medical emergencies Brivik, Geoff Cohen, Barbara Flax, Myra Acc name: The Cape Jewish Chronicle Trust; Osrin, Helen Schneider, Jonathan Silke, Acc type: Current 24 hours Chaya Singer. 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Cape Jewish Chronicle Samson Centre 87 Hatfield Str Gardens 8001 PO Box 4176 Cape Town 8000 phone 021 464 6736 [email protected] Acting editor Desrae Saacks Cape Jewish Chronicle July 2021 3 D e s Say s... By Desrae Saacks, acting editor Cape Jewish Chronicle The individual within the collective A theme that came up Likewise, when we ignore a cough repeatedly for me this month or take off our mask in a crowded has to do with the power of the place because ‘we’re young/tough/ individual within the collective. immune/...’ we are risking the lives of all those with whom we come was advised more than once into contact, and participating in I by well-meaning friends and the spread of the pandemic that’s acquaintances of ways to beat grounded us all. the system by bypassing a player in the supply chain, or scoring a Like Cathy Abraham’s art practise discount that I’m not strictly entitled (page 25) where individual iterations to. All pretty small, inconsequential combine to create a complex and amounts ‘saved’, but when enough of beautiful thing, the collective is the us exploit these seemingly innocuous manifestation of the actions and shortcuts, what we’re actually doing intentions of a group of individuals, is depriving someone of their profit each with the power to influence the margin, and thereby endangering whole. And while we’re all dependant their livelihood and those of their on the next person to do the right dependants. thing, the only behaviour we can control is our own, and it really does I’m writing this column as a new strain matter! of COVID-19 invades our country, creating a third wave that threatens This issue is brimming with individuals to overtake the previous peaks and working alone or in groups, who once again overwhelm our health by quietly ‘doing their thing’ are sector. It’s Sunday 27 June, and I’ve contributing to the collective of the just watched our president announce Cape Town Jewish community, and a return to level four restrictions, to all other communities of which they which will result in the failure of many form a part. small businesses and the loss of The purpose of this publication is even more jobs. to provide a meeting place for our Those of us who have the resources community, and to tell our story. I to contribute to the economy should invite you to pay your subs, support do so with awareness of our ability to our advertisers, and send us your make a difference. If there’s anything stories, photographs and opinions for to be learned from these dark COVID publication in future issues. days, it’s that we’re all in this together, Let’s do this together! Please support interconnected and interdependant. the Chronicle! Family Announcements VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS CONDOLENCES — THANK YOU FAYE SALOMON FOR 2021 NOW DUE It is with immeasurable sadness we announce the passing of Faye. Faye was a woman of many talents, and a pillar of the Oasis Retirement Resort community. We would like to thank the community for the outpouring of VOLUME 37 No 11 condolences, well-wishes and prayers. Help us continue Home Is Where theDECEMBER Art 2020/JANUARY Is – an 2021 exhibition These serve to remind us how very loved Faye was, and the by and for Capetonians at Zeitz MOCAA www.cjc.org.za to bring you Like many museums and galleries, the Shining a light remarkable impact that she had on so many lives. Zeitz MOCAA has been closed for most works of art and over in a time of crisis news from the of 2020. 1800 pieces were included for COVID-19 shifted fter seven long Where the Art IsHome Is our world in Faye will be sorely missed by her children Leonie, Eric and Caryl, Amonthswithout a way no-one visitors, curators launched the participating artists,. Of could have Cape Town a unique exhibition to more than 100 belong celebrate its reopening to the Cape Town anticipated. siblings Louis and Anita, and all of her extensive extended family and to honour and JewishCommunity Businesses welcome back guests – which, while wonderful, closed, jobs were specifically, Capetonians. unfortunately renders lost, people Jewish An open call was made acknowledgement of have had to dig and multitude of friends. for submissions of art each of them impossible deep to find in this piece. ‘made, owned and loved’ their edge both by Capetonians. Sheryl Schkolne with her ceramic vessels, Cape Floral Kingdom (2014) Participants were given personally and Community The response was overwhelming, and the a five-day period in professionally. Museum received thousands of entries. October during which pieces. Seven drop-off points around the Lee Jaffe — Gorgeous Gourmet Ultimately, more than 1600 artists submitted they could drop off their fter a very city (comprising art centres, art schools, Achallenging year, local entrepreneur Richard Goldstein [email protected] approached Staffwise about shining a ray of light on our To place a family announcement email: galleries and the like) were made available For more from just some of theto makeartists thego toprocess page 29 accessible for all.