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.
Photograph of the 80th birthday cake for Comrade Esther (Esther Barsel) who was a member of the Communist Party. A party in her honour was thrown by the South African Communist Party, in Johannesburg in 2004. The cake has the emblem of the party on the right hand corner and the icing is coloured red.
Photograph of Esther Barsel (nee Levine /Luriane), wife of Hymie Barsel and daughter of Joseph and Sonia Levine /Luriane (nee Garren-Bloom). This photograph was taken at her home at 39 Regent Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg in the 1970s.
Photograph of Esther Barsel and the former South African President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. She was a member of the South African Communist Party. In 1965 she was sentenced in the Bram Fischer Treason Trial to 3 years imprisonment at Barberton Prison, followed by house arrest for 5 years. This photograph was taken at the Memorial Service for Anthony Sampson on the 8th February 2005 at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Houghton, Johannesburg.
Group photograph of family members of Esther Barsel, standing in front of the a billboard with the photograph of Esther Barsel which has the inscription "The rebel is still in me". This formed part of an instillation at the Women's Jail, at Constitutional Hill (The Fort), Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Photographed from left to right are Clive Lubner, spouse of Sonia Lubner (nee Barsel), Johnny Shapiro, son of Linda Shapiro (nee Barsel), Merle Ruff (nee Barsel) and Sonia Lubner (nee Barsel).
Photograph of the Esther Barsel installation at the Women's Jail, Constitution Hill (The Fort). This forms part of the Women's Jail permanent exhibition at Constitution Hill (The Fort). The exhibition includes written and audio exhibitions that depict the incarcerations of Daisy de Melker, Barbara Hogan, Esther Barsel, Violet Weinberg and Sheila Weinberg.
Group photograph of Esther Barsel (nee Levine /Luriane) with members of the South African Communist Party, Johannesburg Central Branch who threw a party for her in celebration of her 80th birthday in 2004.
Group photograph of Esther Barsel (nee Levine /Luriane) with members of the South African Communist Party, Johannesburg Central Branch during celebrations of her 80th birthday in 2004.
Group photograph of Esther Barsel (nee Levine /Luriane) with members of the South African Communist Party. Holding a cake is Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party and Esther Barsel.
Photograph of Esther Barsel (nee Levine /Luriane) blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. The South African Communist Party, Johannesburg Central Branch threw a party for her 80th birthday in 2004.
Handwritten note stating that there were eight photographs taken of Hymie Barsel and his daughters Sonia, Linda and Merle, which were sent to Esther Barsel, wife and mother in Barberton Prison. She was a member of the South African Communist Party. In 1964 she was arrested and subsequently tried with 13 others in the Bram Fischer Treason Trial. In 1965 she was sentenced to three years imprisonment at Barberton Prison from 1965-1967.