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It was a chance chat between squash buddies that gave birth to the Egoli Squash programme, which has touched the lives of almost 5 000 disadvantaged...
The anti-establishment movement of the sixties questioned the core values of Western society. This movement was born by a motivation to challenge societal norms in the...
It is remarkable enough to reach the age of 108 - how much more so when one enjoys good health, both physical and mental. Such is...
“We’re not a kichel and herring shul,” Rabbi Ari Shishler told the crowd of 300 at Chabad of Strathavon’s 18th anniversary dinner. “Our vision is to...
“We are the most outdated parents in the history of the world,” well-known Johannesburg psychologist David Abrahamsohn told a packed Chabad House Miracle Drive fundraiser. “This...
If it was not for an accidental fire that engulfed the Johannesburg home of Norman and Carol Schwab in 1986, a treasure trove of historical value...
It looked like a scene from a swanky Hollywood movie and one could easily have imagined that you were walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan...
Few parents or children at Mina Lopato Nursery School in Greenside, Johannesburg, know how the school got its name.
Actor Robert Fridjhon is slowly recovering from suffering a stroke earlier this month. Meanwhile, friends in South Africa and abroad, are rallying to an online call...
It’s been a good few years since I sat down to write an exam. But I don’t ever remember being as excited before a test, as...
“Art is a universal language” says former Capetonian, international speaker, artist and educator Leora Raikin. She should know. She’s made it her life’s mission to exhibit...
We write to you as a group of women integrally involved in and committed to the Cape Town Jewish community; we write to you also as...
When I first read Andile Mngxitama’s anti-Semitic tweet, it got stuck in my throat. I couldn’t actually read it aloud without feeling like I was going...
While local author Steven Boykey Sidley has a stronger following in France than in South Africa, he is now likely to grab more American readers with...
Few artefacts of the Holocaust move me like the yellow star. Homely and seemingly innocuous, they sit in museum cases either by themselves or still attached...
“You motherf***ers! You Jews, you killing Palestinian babies, white racist oppressors.”
Every Saturday night for the past 40 weeks, the crowds have been growing in front of the home of the Israeli attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, demanding...
Jeppe High School pupil, Cameron Smook, got more than just a gold medal for cricket at this year’s Maccabi Games.
“Your committee guys are generally 40-plus, and I think it’s important to have the youth giving their take on things,” says Kevin Pogrund, a second-year mechatronics...
“If we don’t embrace exponential technology, we will fall behind as a continent.” This is the sentiment of the Mann brothers - Shayne, Mic and Kevin...
The past week at the Board has been dominated by the fallout following the posting of two repulsive Holocaust-related tweets by Black First Land First leader...
The Doll House, a 50s-inspired American dream that Joburgers took to their hearts like a toasted cheese sarmie to Coke, has mixed its final banana milkshake.
When President Jacob Zuma playfully asked the newly-appointed Israeli ambassador if he had paid lobola for his Johannesburg-born wife, he took no time in answering: “Of...
One of the key qualities which drew me to volunteer at Yad Aharon & Michael some 19 years ago, was the aura of holiness, integrity, humility...
The King David Victory Park Pre-Primary School PTA and the Victory Park Shul hosted a bingo evening as their annual fundraiser.
At Sydenham Pre-Primary School sports day last Wednesday, war cries and shouts of encouragement echoed throughout campus.
Were you one of those readers who were either impressed, with or criticised the South African Revenue Services (SARS) for advertising their special voluntary disclosure programme...
Don’t be judgmental. Unless, of course, you happen to be a judge. Then it’s your job.
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) - one of the most crucial community-funded organisations promoting the safety and welfare of SA Jewry - has...
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein appointed Robbie Brozin, founder of the Nando’s chicken franchise chain, to head a special task team three-and-a-half years ago, to find a...
I admire people who volunteer their services with communal organisations. I am always struck by their selfless desire to give back and help others.
For those who knew where to look, the warning signs of last week’s Barcelona attacks were there. Two years ago, maps appeared in Spanish tabloids showing...
Living in a constantly connected era really makes life a lot more convenient. Our kids can WhatsApp us if netball is cancelled; if they are feeling...
Against strict orders from his government, Consul General Chiune “Sempo” Sugihara risked his life to save Jewish refugees by issuing 6 000 life-saving transit visas during...
Edenvale High School – caught up in a recent anti-Semitism incident at a school play festival - has learnt its lesson. The school now has a...
The ANC government refused point blank to see a visiting delegation of Knesset members from various political parties. In fact, the delegation - in South Africa...
A woman picked up a packet of two kosher lamb chops in Checkers Sea Point this week and had a look at the price. She shook...
All sport-loving eyes are on the upcoming boxing match between the undefeated “retired” boxer Floyd Mayweather and lightweight Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) Conor McGregor, being held...
Back in 1943, the Second World War was raging across Europe and Jews were being murdered in their millions. It never ceases to inspire me that...
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba joined “Young Jewish Johannesburg” at Sydenham Shul last Friday to celebrate a decade of dynamic programmes and activities for the congregation’s younger...
