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Helen Suzman had a motto: “Go see for yourself”, as she was known for visiting areas where people suffered, particularly under apartheid.
“Are children our legacy?” is a rather philosophical/rhetorical question posed by well-known radio personality and blogger, David Batzofin.
We Jews are at war. This is not a war against anti-Semitism, nor is it the battle to defend Israel’s borders. It is not a war...
I can assure Dr Bryna Lewis (of PE) concerning a Sowetan report about DA Leader Mmusi Maimane's (critical) remarks about Israel at my book launch (last...
The Nazis said that Jews needed to leave Europe (or die), since they weren't "true" Europeans. Now many Muslims and the international left (including here in...
In reply to Geoff Sifrin’s recent column about gay couples not having a home in the South African Jewish community, I suggest that this very narrow...
We are entering the silly season where the media get caught up in the hype of the upcoming (municipal) elections and the parties provide the bait....
I have read the open letter to the Democratic Alliance MPs and I have read the newspaper report on what apparently was stated by DA leader...
Leon Jamaine Mithi (pictured), a law student who heads up the DA-aligned ProjectW faction of the Wits SRC and polled the most votes in the election...
Wits closes the Dlamini/Hitler case deeming the comments free speech - but “abhorrent” and “not in standing with (Wits’) values.” However, the SA Jewish Board of...
Founded in 1998, the South African Jewish Report is the only national newspaper for South African Jewry. Its board of directors, since inception, has played an...
A veritable chirp-fest has erupted among Jewish Report users on the issue of gay rights. From rabbis on both sides of the fence to the chairman...
Some of the recent news about anti-Semitism from the United Kingdom is not easy to digest. Figures released last Friday by London’s Metropolitan Police show that...
SEE OUR FIRST HOME-BUILT LEGO ENTRIES. JR Online has given away 13 tickets worth about R2,000 this week for the biggest and best LEGO exhibition ever...
The Board is constantly aware of the need to provide regular and accessible channels of communication to keep the Jewish community abreast of its activities. National...
Years before it is deemed a success or a failure, a nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers could unleash far-reaching changes in the region.
In times gone by, kashrut was a challenging mitzvah to undertake because of the many intricacies that came as part of the package. However, it is...
In Orthodox synagogues one is accustomed to seeing men reading from the Torah, opening and closing the Aron Kodesh, performing Hagba (the lifting up of the...
It’s widely believed that salmon is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It’s high in essential oils (especially omega-3 fatty acids), important minerals and...
A weekly summary of briefs on some of the top issues in the Jewish media worldwide brought to you by Jewish Report staff writers. The SAJR...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
The success BDS has had in South Africa and elsewhere in making the phrase “apartheid Israel” familiar and acceptable, underlines the importance of what things are...
As at the time of writing, Wimbledon 2015 is winding down to a dramatic and exciting climax. Wimbledon is of course the stand- out annual grand...
“Anti-Semitism keeps changing like a chameleon. It swings from denying that the Holocaust ever occurred to reversing the role of the Jews in history. Like a...
Paying tribute to Herby Rosenberg - a gentleman and a scholar. A veritable feast of family, friends, felicitations and fine food hosted by Hilary and Bertie...
Last week’s passing of Nicholas Winton at the age of 106, the London stockbroker who rescued more than 600 Jewish children from the Nazis on the...
We are currently in the Bein Hametzarim (between the straits), the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av. These days have historically been...
Driving along Church Street in the Pretoria CBD, one may for a moment think that you are in Tel Aviv. Two buildings were this past week...
In reply to Rod Waner’s letter in last week’s Jewish Report, I admit that I am bitter: I have no doubt that the Jewish religion has...
I wonder if the management of the Jewish Report knew that last week’s edition corresponded with the Torah reading of Parshat Balak.
I want to address an open letter to DA MPs Michael Bagraim and Darren Bergman in response to an article in a Johannesburg daily on June...
I read with great interest Geoff Sifrin’s column in last week’s paper about providing a home for same-sex couples in our congregations. I agree with him...
Alvin Kushner, national chair of the SA Union for Progressive Judaism takes exception to a statement in the SAJR that the “once-vibrant Reform/Progressive stream has shrunk...
The South African Centre for Religious Equality and Diversity (SACRED) recently hosted Professor Taj Hargey (pictured at left), a distinguished Oxford-based academic on Islam and the...
After Dutch Court rejects appeal & authorises extradition to Israel last Tuesday, Shuvu Bonim head allegedly went to hospital in Holland. He was ordered to turn...
The Joburg Jewish Activities Club (JJAC), a social club for Jewish singles and dating couples, aged 30–55, are doing a Graffiti Walking tour of Newtown on...
The Jewish community has become increasingly aware of abuse within its own quarters - a phenomenon that was, for many years, buried under the carpet. But...
After the high price of kosher meat, another controversy regarding kashrut has emerged - this time the salt content of kosher meat because of the kashering...
The name that keeps coming up when Orthodox Jewish groups consider the consequences of last week's US Supreme Court decision extending same-sex marriage rights to all...
Newly-elected Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane, on Monday addressed a group of Chabad’s Miracle Drive Young Drivers at The World of Yamaha in Johannesburg, giving his...
