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South African Jewry has continued its prominent role in the country's politics, just as id did so disproportionately in the struggle against apartheid. As the “old-timers”...
a six-month long episode in the life of SA Jewry ended last night when the applicants in the Equality Court case where two Orthodox Jews (later...
Having kicked off in second place to the ruling ANC majority of over 55% in the Joburg City Council, the DA overtook the ruling party four...
The Democratic Party has spent the first couple of days of its convention projecting unity on issues from fighting racism to fair trade. But fissures are...
The Israeli Embassy in South Africa would not comment on a week-long dialogue which is being held in the Western Cape by Palestinians from different political...
A group of some 50 South African rabbis have returned from the annual Rabbinical Conference which was this year held in Israel.
A Mandela Day tikkun olam project by the Progressive Jewish community of Cape Town was the final highlight of the three-day Biennial South African Union for...
With the municipal elections around the corner - Wednesday, August 3 - each candidate has declared his or her manifesto, filled with promises of jobs, flushing...
In the eastern suburbs of Pretoria occupied by the majority of the city’s Jewish community, the political parties most visible in the run-up to the municipal...
South Africa’s much anticipated local government elections are now just a few days away. As in previous years, the Board has run a multifaceted “Make Us...
KwaZulu-Natal is “all systems go” for the August 3 poll. Despite the deeply distressing rise in politically motivated killings over the past few weeks - during...
When Ilana and Martin Gerschlowitz’s son David was 20 months old, he stopped making eye contact and stopped vocal communication.
The irrepressible Shireen Sapiro will be competing in her third Paralympic Games when she travels to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September.
Dan Patlansky, arguably South Africa's top blues rock guitarist, has been nominated for a prestigious British Blues Award in the Overseas Artist category.
The shift to the right in the world is epitomised by Donald Trump who may become the next United States president and have his finger on...
Last week Thursday, non-resident Israeli Ambassador to Namibia Gershon Kedar, accompanied by Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, spiritual leader and CEO of the African Jewish Congress, presented his...
No use searching kosher butcheries in Johannesburg for a turkey; they are simply not being imported, says Ami Bolnick of Tenderchick.
Democratic Alliance and African National Congress candidates standing for election in Cape Town wards with Jewish communities spoke to the SA Jewish Report about what they...
I have been an alien. I have lived in both Cape Town and Johannesburg and in each place it was as if I came from a...
It is now 80 years since the staging of the infamous 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Looking back on it one is dumbfounded by how stupid...
Our parsha picks up with the bold deeds of Pinchas in reaction to the scandal committed by Zimri, a prince of Israel, before the entire Jewish...
I come from a family of hunters and gatherers and the younger generations are no exception. My grandfather owned and operated a farm in Cuba and...
SA JEWISH REPORT STAFF Arab attacked for posting Israeli flag on Facebook JERUSALEM – Haled Abu Mokh, an Israeli Muslim Arab, was attacked by other Arabs...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
Rene Pozniak' s poignant account of how the Portuguese consul, Aristides De Sousa Mendes, in 1940 saved 30 000 "forbidden" people fleeing Hitler, by issuing visas...
The prominence of powerful female politicians on the world stage is a welcome development. It is time for women to rule the world because they can...
I would like to respond to two letters which appeared in last week’s Jewish Report.
Watching the 2025 Democratic Convention, Hillary Clinton, completing her final term as president of the US has endorsed her daughter Chelsea as the Democratic candidate for...
Jews killed in Nice terror attack included father-and-son (pic) and elderly French lady. At least five members of Chabad House in the city of 25 000...
SAFI is hosting passionate Christian and unashamed Zionist to a one-night-only talk for both Jews and Christians who love Israel. Our unity, he says, is key......
During the July school holidays, I visited Ibiza for the first time - the exotic Spanish island where the rich and beautiful flock to enjoy its...
Bobroffs' curator, Johan van Staden, wants to wind up the practice of the firm and the state is poised to institute extradition proceedings against Ronald and...
Rabbi Berland finally heads home to face the music. SEE VIDEO and picture on the ElAl plane. The newly-extradited rabbi lost consciousness during a hearing held...
Organisations and individuals within the South African Jewish community responded overwhelmingly to the annual call to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to improving the world...
It has long been presumed that it was unofficial but de facto government policy to turn a blind eye to the fact that South Africa has...
Aristides De Sousa Mendes was the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux, France in 1940. In defiance of then Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, he issued...
The South African Union for Progressive Judaism (SAUPJ) has elected Monica Solomon as its new national chairman, the first woman to hold this position.
As a Cape Town-born Jew, my life has come full circle. Although I was born after his death, my zaida, Rabbi Shimon Ze’ev Aysenberg had an...
Jewish culture has provided a rich source of humour to comedians around the world and Johannesburg comedienne Gilli Apter is no exception.
Everyone knows that, unlike some religions that do not permit divorce, Judaism recognises its necessity under certain circumstances. The proper procedures are even built into the...
