,The Elderly in an Aging and Shrinking Jewish Community: Cape Town, South Africa

The Elderly in an Aging and Shrinking Jewish Community: Cape Town, South Africa


 

Publication Date: January 1987

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Joseph Katan; Yael Stein

Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: Jewish Continuity; Social Services; Elderly

Type: Report

Coverage: South Africa

Abstract:

The Jewish community of Cape Town is currently declining in number as well as strength as every year it loses hundreds of members, including key community figures. But it still has the capability of laying the basis for comprehensive services to thousands of Jewish seniors who will remain in Cape Town. It is not certain that the resources will be there a few years from now.