2017 Sewing School Graduation
2017 Sewing School Graduation. Students, none of whom had previously used a sewing machine, display their certificates. Each of them is wearing an outfit that they made.
Brain Boost Stimulation Club
Attendees of the Brain Boost Stimulation Club were treated to a morning of singing by King Edward Primary School learners. Brain Boost is a therapeutic group for our community members suffering from mild to moderate memory loss. The group allows for participants to enjoy both physical and mental exercises.
Bobba/Zaida of the Year Competition Winner
Esther Gecelter, winner of an overseas trip in Johannesburg’s annual Bobba/Zaida of the Year Competition, being welcomed by her Canadian grandchildren at Toronto Airport. Esther had not seen her granddaughters for twelve years.
Alex Aftercare – Christmas Party December
The Union of Jewish Women recently treated more than 50 schoolchildren to a day filled with cake, ice cream, a sumptuous meal and Christmas goodies, with the older children receiving books and stationery from the Union to kick-start their 2016 academic year
Kosher Mobile Meals – Volunteers luncheon
Volunteers of the UJW’S flagship project, Kosher Mobile Meals, were treated to a delicious lunch in appreciation of the time and effort they have expended on this project. We value the unstinting support given by members of the community in ensuring the success of this amazing project, which supplies daily meals to 157 elderly and…
Sewing School Graduation
On 4 February 2016, the fourth group of students of the Sewing Empowerment School graduated during a very special ceremony held at the Union of Jewish Women House in Houghton. The students modelled their outfits that they made during the course and received a certificate for their completion. It was difficult to believe that 6…
Mandela Day bags for new beginnings
To commemorate Mandela Day, UJW Johannesburg played fairy godmother to 250 impoverished moms and their new-born babies at a number of hospitals and clinics around Johannesburg: Baragwaneth Hospital, Edenvale Hospital, Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, Hillbrow Clinic, Rahima Moosa Hospital, Alexandra Clinic and Natalspruit Hospital. Every woman in each of those hospitals who had given birth that…
