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After a six-month exhilarating process, the 2015 ORT JET Eureka Entrepreneurial Competition, in partnership with Liberty, announced the winners at a glittering event on October 27....
BDS and the delegitimisation of Israel; anti-Semtism and hate crimes; the Syrian refugee crisis and human rights; and Iran - these were the four key areas...
President Jacob Zuma will be the guest of honour at the SA Jewish Board of Deputies’ biennial national conference at Gold Reef City on November 22....
Last Sunday marked a significant date in the history of South African Jewry as Walter Lindner, the new German ambassador, and his wife Laura invited Johannesburg-based...
Prominent Cape Town labour lawyer, DA MP, and past president of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies, Michael Bagraim, was honoured at the Cape Law Society’s...
Last week, the Sunday Times refused to publish a full-page advert that had been booked and paid for by South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) –...
The South African Jewish community has been aflutter these past few days about the Sunday Times decision to not run - and then a reversal to...
In line with Lita Lives’ vision of bringing life to Lithuanian Jewry, a group of about 15 Jewish men and women recently travelled to Vilna for...
Last month I was on my way to Parliament to engage with MPs about matters of mutual interest. However, as a result of Hamas’ unexpected visit...
Last week’s meeting in Rome of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) took place at a time of continuing terrorist violence in Israel...
To get to the Jewish compound in the eastern Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, residents arrange in advance for an armoured van to pick them up at...
Last Sunday evening, in a packed lecture held at the offices of fine art auctioneers Strauss & Co, Stephan Welz, the longest practising fine art expert...
Anybody who follows professional soccer anywhere in the world will know the most insecure job ever, is that of a soccer coach.
October 28, 2015 marked the 50th year since the promulgation by Pope Paul VI of Nostra Aetate, a landmark declaration that ushered in a new and...
Works by 22 South African Jewish artists in an array of media are being showcased in Resonance and Wonder, an exhibition hosted by the United Jewish...
On his way to several meetings with Dutch parliamentarians last week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his entourage passed 300 demonstrators flying Israeli flags.
While the Shabbos Project is always a huge and exciting event for both my husband and I and all our friends and family, with it being...
I would like to respond to Hilton Borach’s letter in last week’s Jewish Report, “Lots of hypocrisy on what’s allowed on Shabbat”.
It is disappointing that SA Jewish Report could not find one person who recognises that the #FeesMustFall is nothing but the success of mob action and...
I would like to comment on an article, which appeared in the October 30 issue of the SA Jewish Report, headlined "Clinton was always a true...
An interesting bit of trivia which I could not help noticing in the photographs in last week’s Jewish Report, was that at the Challah Bake in...
Johannesburg artist Bev Butkow gave up a thriving career as a chartered accountant to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Five years ago, at age...
The visit of Hamas to a very friendly ANC was a real shame and an affront to the South African Jewish community. But having ties with...
It goes without saying that our wonderful Jewish community is not immune from the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, sexual abuse and the many negative...
At first glance, this is the premise of the beginning of Chayei Sarah. The Torah spends 20 psukim speaking about Avraham’s negotiations to purchase the cave...
In numerous countries across the world, November 22 will be commemorated as Mitzvah Day, bringing together people of different faiths to celebrate their common humanity and...
The new spiritual leader of the Sephardi Hebrew Congregation in Sea Point in Cape Town, has probably had one of the biggest successes as a result...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
One can understand the anger motivating people in the Jewish community to place a full page advert last weekend in the Sunday Times, denouncing Hamas and...
Online editor blogs about discovering a personal angel at his medical aid when he needed it most and how Jewish Report's new competition was conceived
...and from this a community got a competition!
UPDATED STORY: Last week the Sunday Times refused to publish a full-page advert that had been bought by Jewish communal groups – leading to a communal...
The kashrut division of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues sent out two late advisories on Friday afternoon about products that erroneously carry their world-famous diamond hechsher...
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