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The Union of Jewish Women Collection

  • Collection
  • 2023

The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Collection contains the digital photographic experience element linked to the South African Jewish Museum’s 2023 exhibition Women of Action: A History of the Union of Jewish Women (2023).

The Union of Jewish Women was founded by Toni Saphra and Edna Nussbaum in 1931. It was initially formed as an umbrella association for the several other similar societies which were active around the country.

This collection documents several decades of service by hundreds of women in the South African Jewish community. UJW is a female led organisation which works through its branches across South Africa to assist those in need of food, health and education. In recent years, the society has dedicated itself to outreach programmes for underprivileged communities.

The Union of Jewish Women Collection is arranged by place, each series covering a branch of a geographic area in which the UJW worked over the course of its history. Go to Durban to witness their National Conference, or Johannesburg for historical insight into their events and initiatives. Smaller towns such as Springs, George and Vereeniging were host to meetings and outreach. The photographs from Cape Town are more contemporary, documenting charity festivals, challah bakes and birthday celebrations.

Union of Jewish Women organised several flagship projects, which include Kosher Mobile Meals, Kensington Crèche, Hebrew Nursery schools, and bursaries.

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.

Rubik Family Collection

  • Collection
  • YYYY

The Rubik collection contains several wedding photographs, taken at two separate wedding ceremonies, of the entire wedding party and the Rubik family members. Also included are various family photographs, including children playing and one young boy during what appears to be a Bar mitzvah ceremony.

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.

Gitta Usdin and Usdin Family Collection

  • Collection
  • 2014-

Donated by Sally Singer, the Gitta Usdin Photograph and Document Collection consists mostly of published pieces of poetry found in newspapers. Born in Latvia, Gitta wrote mainly in Yiddish. Translations of some of the pieces have also been included in the collection. The few photos present are of Gitta and the Usdin family.

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.

Levy Collection

  • Collection
  • 2015-

The Levy Collection donated by Leora and Renee Levy contains several images of Israel, Rose and Cyril Chosack. Israel Chosack was a xylophone virtuoso and tympanist of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra. His son Cyril Chosack was an actor, director and radio dramatist. There are photographs of a small replica Torah, and several newspaper articles and photographs sourced predominantly from The Jewish Chronicle, London, from the years 1905 to 1912.

Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections, if you have any additional information please contact us.

Taubie Kushlick Collection

  • Collection
  • 2015-

The Taubie Kushlick Collection comprises a number of theatre programmes, photographs and newsclippings that document the theare career of South African actress and producer Taubie Kushlick.

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.

Nestadt Family Collection

  • Collection
  • 2015-

The Nestadt Family Collection comprises a number of photographs (most with captions and taken from photograph albums) depicting the family and social life of generations of the Nestadt family. Included are photographs of Morris Nestadt's political life and Larry Nestadt's business life and meetings with various notable people.

Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections, if you have any additional information please contact us.

Brozin, Collis and Finger Families Collection

  • Collection
  • 2015-

The Brozin, Collis and Finger Family collection consists of a number of photographs with various links and relationships between the three families.

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.

Miriam Bloom Collection

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  • YYYY

The Miriam Bloom Collection comprises a number of photographs of Miriam Bloom as a young women with friends in Cape Town, a small number of images take at Habonim camp and a small selection of family photographs.

Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections, if you have any additional information please contact us.

Barsel Family Collection

  • Collection
  • 2015-

The Barsel Family Photograph and Document Collection comprises a number of photographs of Esther Barsel and her family, including her husband Hymie Barsel. From photographs of Esther Barsel's childhood in Raguva, Lithuania to her political and activist career during Apartheid in South Africa. The Collection also contains a few documents including correspondence and geneology relating to the Barsel and Bahar families.

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.

Armed Forces Collection

  • Collection
  • 2013-

The Armed Forces Collection contains a number of photographs of both men and women who served in the First and Second World Wars. This Collection includes a handful of documentation pertaining to some of these servicemen and women.

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.

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