Women of Courage
Our Women of Courage event took place in October and we would like to thank our incredible speakers for sharing their courageous stories. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors who helped create a meaningful and inspiring morning and for being so generous.
Chai Kitchen
November’s Chai Kitchen was generously sponsored by Casey Lee Kovarsky, in honour of her cherished and beloved late mother, Adele Pezaro. A heartfelt thank you to our superb volunteers for your dedication and hard work. Thanks to your efforts, over 300 soups, fruit bowls, and biscuits were lovingly prepared and delivered to Jewish Community Services […]
Housekeeper’s Appreciation Tea
What an afternoon of fun, colourful hats, fabulous people and plenty of laughter! Thank you to our generous sponsors for their wonderful contributions towards our Housekeeper’s Appreciation Afternoon. Hungry Lion for the delicious meals, Peninsula Beverages, Indigo Brands, Pick n Pay, Melbro Wholesale, The Character Group, Conde Nast, Mambo’s Storage and Home and Rockarolla The […]
Baby bag handout – Bags for New Beginnings
UJW celebrated World Premmie Day by handing out 80 baby bags full of essential items to mothers in the Maternity Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital. This year’s baby bag drive was held in honour of the late Leaza Cowan, an ex-chairperson and vice-chair of UJW, who together with Sheryl Schkolne founded the Bags for New […]
Young Women of Courage
Our Young Women of Courage finalists enjoyed a morning workshop run by Romi Kaplan of The Counselling Hub. After an informative and inspiring session, the finalists mingled, shared ideas, and enjoyed a delicious lunch together in the garden.
Mitzvah Day
We were proud to host our Mitzvah Day project together with Mensch this past Sunday. The staff from our ECDs joined us for a meaningful morning of learning and sharing. Melanie Uranovsky conducted an engaging and informative workshop, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We ended the morning with a lovely lunch and time to […]