The South African Jewish Museum's archives (SAJM) Jewish Digital Archive Project is the digital component of the SAJM archive. It aims to maintain a record of Southern Africa's social, economic and political history. JDAP comprises personal narratives and special collections linked to organizations, local communities, and cultural events.
The large Margaret Hoffman Collection gathers material from the late 1890s up to the mid-1950s, from photographs of various family members on the beach at Muizenberg and relaxing around family homes, to certificates of naturalisation and includes a video collection of digitised family films.
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The large Margaret Hoffman Collection gathers material from the late 1890s up to the mid-1950s, from photographs of various family members on the beach at Muizenberg and relaxing around family homes, to certificates of naturalisation.
The Margaret Hoffman Video Series contains digitised footage. It was donated by Margaret Hoffman and contains videos of the Hoffman family's travels around South Africa, sporting events, and Jewish Youth Movement Camps.
Photograph of Ray (Rae/Raye) Goldberg (nee Samson); David (Davie) Samson; Tilly Stakol (nee Samson); Heyman (Heymie/Hymie) Samson; Reeva Hoffman (nee Samson), sitting. Zaide William Samson; Bobba Fanny Samson (nee Sakinofski), seated. Stackel is sometimes spelled 'Stackol' or 'Stakol'. Photograph taken at William and Fanny Samson's 50th wedding anniversary.