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Sunday night saw the equivalent of our community’s very own Oscar awards when the South African Jewish Report hosted its17th Absa Jewish Achiever Awards gala banquet.
South African Jews are a long way physically from Iran, the United States and Israel, and have generally not felt the need to take clear positions...
The winners of the 2015 Absa Jewish Achiever Awards were unanimous in stating the value of the awards and in expressing their excitement at receiving them.
The glamour, the glitz, the gourmet food, but most of all the acknowledgement of the Absa Jewish Achievers of 2015, made an impact on those who...
Dean Furman played his first Premier Soccer League match in South Africa for SuperSport United when he took to the field against MP Black Aces in...
Sunday’s Absa Jewish Achievers Awards function was again a most inspiring event, one that showcased some of the very best of what members of our community...
Parshat Ki Teitzei describes a Jewish man who goes out to war and sees among the captives a beautiful woman who he brings home. After she...
My sincerest thanks for the very great honour which has been bestowed upon me by naming me as the recipient of the 2015 Absa Jewish Entrepreneur...
The most recent farce and staged incident at Old Eds Virgin Active gym by Muhammed Desai, “chief propaganda minister” for the extremist BDS movement, trying to...
A friend of mine sent me copy fof Jean Lowenstein’s letter in last week’s Jewish Report, headlined: “Zealots” proselytise also non-Jews at Norwood Hyper.
The BDS has once again shown its true colours. Not in South Africa this time, but in Spain.
Cycalive - the first project to be endorsed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation - was given a rousing send-off on Sunday as it embarked on the...
Last night, The South African Jewish Report newspaper hosted yet another spectacular event for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards gala banquet at Vodaworld in Midrand. (See...
I don’t know too much about well-known US sportswriter Ron Kaplan other than that he has a blog called “Kaplan’s Korner”. It deals mainly with baseball,...
Thousands from all over the world gathered at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem in the presence of Israel President Reuven Rivlin, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon,...
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...
When does a doctor’s attempt to save a patient’s life become a political rather than a medical act? This question has provoked a fierce debate in...
We are looking forward to this coming Sunday evening’s annual SAJR Jewish Achievers function. In keeping with the theme of Jewish contributions to South Africa, a...
After more than a decade of failed diplomacy, Israel could be close to signing a major agreement with the Palestinians. They’re just not the Palestinians you...
Parshat Shoftim is a good and fitting preparation for Elul and the Days of Judgement, the Yemei Hadin.
Ironically, through this editorial and the slew of media coverage “T-shirt gate” has received, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions-SA (BDS) is getting exactly what it wants –...
This year marks the 10th anniversary since the passing of Emeritus Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris z”tl.
Sonny Meyerson wrote a letter in the Jewish Report of July 31, headlined “SA Jewish delegation to Israel, a gravy train trip”, wanting the SAJBD, the...
I refer to Geoff Sifrin’s column, Taking Issue, where he comments on Professor Adam Habib’s lecture at Limmud.
Winning his second term, US President Barack Obama’s first visit abroad was to Israel where he stated: “Centuries of suffering and exile, prejudice, pogroms and even...
After the explosive allegations that first surfaced in the investigative magazine Noseweek in October 2014 that Johannesburg businessman, philanthropist and socialite Sidney Frankel had molested several...
Caron Levy has taken over as the new principal of the Rosabelle Klein Hebrew Nursery School (Waverley).
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
Among his rationales for opposing the nuclear deal with Iran, US Senator Charles Schumer said that he did not trust the three European Union partners to...
The words of the song in Fiddler on the Roof, “Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match” may refer to a different time and place. But the...
Users are chirping like crazy this week. Every item on this website is interactive & tells how many comments there are, here are the most popular...
The South African Zionist Federation is staging a unique pro-Israel one-night-only fundraiser which will see the popular King David String Ensemble from Israel playing Jewish, Chassidic,...
GEOFF SIFRIN writes that "When Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib spoke at Limmud two weeks ago, he made it clear from the beginning that he would be...
The South African Maccabi team brought home eight medals from the European Maccabi Games (EMG) in Berlin, but more than the sporting success, the delegation had...
An Orthodox British woman residing in Vienna, Austria, lost custody of her two young sons in 2013 with a total of a mere six visits allowed...
RON KAMPEAS IN WASHINGTON writes that "The dredging up of the dual loyalty charge - that lawmakers who reject the Iran nuclear agreement and the American...
Finding a minyan in the Greater Glenhazel area is a straight-forward business nowadays. There are at least 15 shuls and shtieblach in the area providing daily...
The excitement is mounting for the Absa/Jewish Report Jewish Achiever Awards to be held at VodaWorld on Sunday evening, August 23.
After an exhaustive search for the right candidate, The SAZF has appointed Nicci Raz (pictured) as their new national director. Incumbent Isla Feldman waxed lyrically to...
The editorial in last week’s issue of Jewish Report was very praiseworthy of the Jewish community in South Africa and in my opinion very deservedly so....
