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 Burnett Collection is comprised of a single silver case, stamped with the arms of The Kings Royal Rifles from the British Army, containing several small photographs and a metal plaque with the name, rank and serial number of a Burnett in the 'Royal Regiment'. The photographs themselves depict a man - presumably Corporal Burnett - in and out of his military uniform circa 1946, and a single image of a woman.
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The Berger Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by Solly Berger and contains one video showign a Zionist Youth Meeting near Cape Town.
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The Castle Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by Debbie Castle and contains three videos showing scenes of the Atlantic Seaboard in Sea Point and Muizenberg as well as a newsreel clip showing events in Port Elizabeth during the Second World War
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The Pelham Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by the Pelham Family and contains a recording of the 2012 production of the stageplay "Santa's Story" by Aviva Pelham at the Fugard Studio.
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The Segal Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by Bubbles Segal and contains a film showing her parents marriage at the Vredehoek Synagogue on 11 June 1946
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The Spiro Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by Norman Spiro and contain a single long video showing a Zionist rally in the 1950s, scenes from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during the same period, as well as a Zionist youth camp in South Africa.
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The Blankfield Video Collection contains digitised footage. It was donated by the Blankfield Family and contains 12 videos showing the Blankfield family on holiday around South Africa, Europe, America and Mozambique as well as weddings, birthdays, safari's and trips to the beach.
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Donated by Sandra Eric Cohen, this collection contains images taken at Temple Israel Greenpoint, Cape Town, regarding the Siddurim Ceremony of a group of young Jewish children.
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The Sam Caplan collection consists of images and newspaper cuttings concerning Sam Caplan's life.
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South Africa was the fifth hardest afflicted country worldwide during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 -1919 with most deaths occurring during October 1918. Within the South African Jewish community, at least 1 in every 200 persons died from the Influenza. Most were young adults in their early thirties. Many were breadwinners and many children lost a parent. The documents include death certificates and memorabilia which highlight the devastating effect of the pandemic on the community.
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