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 Rustenburg Jewish community children dressed up for Purim. Zelda Rapeport ran the children's programme for the community from the mid 1950s to early 1960s. Wilma Rapeport is in the back row wearing a bridal dress, Janice Rapeport is in the middle row 4th from the left, Naomi Rapeport and Ruth Rapeport are in the front row dressed up as tennis players.
Photograph of the Rapeport home, 'Pumula' 49 Grosvenor Crescent Durban North. Many of the Rapeport relatives came en massse to spend school holidays in Durban at the Rapeport family home. 1966.
Photograph of the grave of Zelda Rapeport (nee Meyer) 1924 -1999, Haifa, Israel. The black granite headstone originates from Rustenburg, South Africa and the white marble from Israel.
Photograph of Fanny Meyer (nee Blieden) and her two daughters taken in Viljoenskroon, Free State. Following the death of Fanny's husband, she moved to Rustenburg where her daughter Zelda Rapeport lived. She then moved to Viljoenskroon to join her daughter Wilma Freinkel, when the Rapeport family left Rustenburg. Photographed from left to right: Wilma Freinkel (nee Meyer), Fanny Meyer (nee Blieden), Zelda Rapeport (nee Meyer).
Photograph of a telegraph sent from Mr Newman on the 29th September who was in Cairo, Egypt during the War to Mrs Leslie Newman who lived in Summerstrand Port Elizabeth.