Blog | SA Jewish Museum

Making an entrance: the story of the Old Shul

As soon as you enter the SAJM, you travel back in time. This is because the entrance to the museum is no ordinary one; it is the oldest...

Anti-bullying conversation successful

We are at the six-month mark since the Cultural Diversity Education Programme added an anti-bullying module to the workshop. Bullying has...

THE SAJM JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BULLYING

The SAJM’s popular Cultural Diversity Education Programme for school children has made an important change. While continuing with our...

A Multi-Cultural Holiday

In a happy coincidence, South Africa’s Heritage Day on September 24 falls around the time that Jewish heritage celebrates some very...

20 views

Happy Youth Day at the SAJM

June 16 is Youth Day in South Africa, a day for youth to celebrate themselves and for adults to be reminded of how important children...

7 views

Gay Pride for every month

June is officially Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. Jewish opinions on this community have historically been as...

13 views

The psychology of prejudice

The Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover) is the current focus for Jews around the world. Pesach celebrates the liberation of the Hebrews...

8 views

Hamantaschen pastries – named for a three-cornered hat?

It’s Purim again, time to celebrate the story of Queen Esther and Mordechai’s defeat of evil Haman, who plotted to annihilate the Jews of...

6 views

Mystical tradition reminds us to go green

Many Jewish festivals are organized around the cycle of seasons, highlighting the ancient connection of humans to the natural world. This...

3 views