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.
This clip has been edited from a number of videos that comprise the Abe Mirvish Video Series. This clip shows the procession of the Opening of Parliament in Cape Town, a hike in Jonkershoek, and a child's party.
The collection itself is made up of 31 videos and is 1.58GB in size. If you would like to view more please contact us.
Photograph of the steamship, Lismore Castle in Cape Town. Julius (Yehuda) Blieden and his son Pesach Jacob travelled from Hamburg Germany to Cape Town aboard this ship in December 1891.
Document from the estate of Jacob Fleischer of Matjesdrift, District of George. He was the husband of Jetta Sebasewitz who subsequently married Louis Rapeport. This document lists services and travelling costs incurred by the estate. Source: National Archives of South Africa Depot KAB Source MOOC Fleischer Jacob 1892.
Document from the estate of the late Jacob Fleischer of Matjesdrift, District of George, Cape Colony. He was the husband of Jetta Sebasewitz and had a daughter who was 6 1/2 months at the time of his death. His widow subsequently married Louis Rapeport. Source: National Archives of South Africa Depot KAB Source MOOC Fleischer Jacob 1892.
Photograph of Julius (Yehuda) and Pesach Jacob Blieden, taken at James F. Goch Art Studio, Johannesburg, South African Gold Fields. This photograph was taken following their arrival in Johannesburg from Žagarė (Zhager) Lithuania.
Photograph of the birth certificate of Evalina Friedlander, eldest daughter of Wulf and Jenny (Sheina) Friedlander (nee Friedlander). She was born on the 10th April 1893 in De Aar, Cape Colony. Her birth was registered with the Port Elizabeth Hebrew Congregation.
Photograph of Pioneer Days collage display depicting photographs and documents, captioned "Pioneer Days". Close up of photograph of a house on a hill. Captioned "Shapiro's Mill, built in 1895. Later bought by the Potchefstroom University".