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 Abe Mirvish Collection consists of a large number of family photographs, documents and films depicting various aspects of Jewish life.
Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections. If you would like to add any additional information please contact us.
Photograph of Edmund Cress; Dr Israel (Issy) Mirvish; Esther Mirvish (nee Misnun); Dr Louis Mirvish; and Hilda Mirvish (nee Harris). Taken at a Pesach sedar at Edmund Cress and Gillian Cress (nee Mirvish)'s house on the 13th of April 1974.
Photograph of Mendel Mirvish, Naomi Aronson (nee Mirvish), and others, posing outdoors, with a child sitting cross-legged on the ground. Taken on a family outing in Cape Town in 1928.