Season 1
8 episodes · 2021
1Comings and Goings
How did the immigrant South African Jewish community arrive at the foot of Africa? Who were they, where did they come from, and where did they go?
2Gib a Kook/Have a Look
From hawkers to captains of industry, the same road was trudged.
3Something Tangible
The establishment of the communal institutions, from graveyards to schools.
4It all Depends
The integration of the community into the civil society that surrounded them.
5Longings and Belongings
The engagement of the community with the political realities of South Africa.
6Wondering Jews
The thinkers, the philosophers, the writers, the people of science and medicine and the law — truly a ‘people of the book’.
7My Child Could Do Better
South African Jewish involvement in theatre, the arts and creativity — and what it did for the community.
8Considerations
An informal gathering of Jewish family and friends before the Sabbath. We contemplate the present and the future of South Africa’s Jewish community.