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The South African government is cosying up to Iran, acknowledged as one of the world’s worst human rights abusers.
This week, the United States quit the United Nation’s primary human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC). It is the Trump administration’s latest snub of...
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called on nations to collaborate to fight growing cybersecurity threats, which he said could cripple the most sensitive systems...
Moses, G-d’s trusted servant whose devotion and obedience is supreme, has a single career moment of insanity. An infraction which would be negligible for the average...
It is not the Palestinians, but the politicians on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu’s right who are preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
I was hoping to steer clear of the anti-Israel lobby in South Africa this week and tackle something completely different. It is getting repetitive.
“Is there anything that we can do? But it was so long ago? We were little children when it happened. But, we have no money. He...
It was a Saturday night, and we had six little boys over for a pre-Barmitzvah celebration. While grateful that they were entertaining themselves, there was something...
We try to ensure that our children stay away from drugs, alcohol and other addiction-forming substances, but internet technology is a challenge for parents, given its...
The Soccer World Cup is a jamboree that takes over homes, living rooms, spouses, and children. And if you happen to be living in the country...
Four well-dressed young men appeared before the Shark Tank at Limmud last year. Their business idea sparked interest among the sharks, and they got funding from...
Dancer Londiwe Khoza might be thousands of kilometres from her beloved Cape Town, but she is dancing her dream with the best of them in Tel...
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them,” wrote William Shakespeare in Twelfth Night. The bard went on to qualify...
Violence ripped through townships in the Western Cape 10 years ago, destroying the shops and homes of thousands of refugees, displacing many, leaving them nowhere to...
The second Jewish Literary Festival in Cape Town was a bustling marketplace of ideas, insights, laughter, and learnings. And to make things even better, at the...
It was not the Constitution that stood in the way of land reform but fundamental policy failures, said former Constitutional Court Judge and ANC stalwart Albie...
“How does a nice girl like you end up in a place like this?” So Adjunct Professor of journalism at Wits University, Anton Harber, asked author...
Mainstream newspapers are “almost uniquely awful” in South Africa today, with opinion passing for story, rumour passing for fact, and an absence of fact-checkers. So said...
It’s essential to read to children or tell them stories from birth, said clinical psychologist Judith Ancer at a session titled, “Using literature to help children...
There is no need for your kids to hang out at home with all these events on offer.
There is a scene from the marvellous animation, The Incredibles, which is indelibly seared into my memory. We join the superhero, Mr Incredible, on a regular...
The Sudanese pizza restaurant is nearly empty on this weekday afternoon, but that doesn’t seem to bother its owner, Yakoub Al-Aldoum, who happily cooks goulash in...
In addition to blaming Israel, and not mentioning Hamas even once in his letter, Ben Robert Horowitz makes several sweeping statements that beg a response. For...
So, the Jews of Jo’burg surrendered. Did we not see the same thing in Nazi Germany? This time it was in Jo’burg, at a photographic exhibition.
No-one can say for sure who coined the aphorism “Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom”, but its fundamental message remains as relevant as ever. This...
If an overseas visitor wanted to understand some of the reasons people want to leave South Africa for Israel, the United Kingdom, or other countries, he...
Jewish South Africa are not the only ones feeling the pressure. South Africans across the rainbow are angry and intolerant, and no one is being spared...
The article by Geoff Sifrin in the edition of 8 June 2018 refers.
South African Jewish communal stalwart Marlene Bethlehem was this week re-elected President of the global Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture (MFJC) for a second two-year tenure.
Cayla Dembo, from King David Victory Park Primary School, came third in the North America, Australia and South African category of the Beit Hatfutsot Museum’s Manuel...
In commemoration of King David’s 70th birthday, Grade 11 pupils from King David High School Linksfield’s seven committees (awareness, arts and culture, eco, outreach, Judaica, sport...
King David High School Victory Park regularly visits Kliptown Community Centre in Soweto to assist primary and high school children with their school work.
King David students from Grades 6 to 12 participated in the first ever Wits Mathematics Competition last month, producing exceptional results across the board.
Father’s Day at Mina Lopato last week wasn’t just about coffee and icing biscuits.
Sydenham Preschool paid tribute to dads last week with a “Pegs ‘n Sticks STEM Hour” in which fathers and children were encouraged to build structures out...
Hugo’s Greenhood Heroes came to educate Yeshiva College Primary School pupils last week about the importance of recycling.
As I watched a replay of the second Test match between the Springboks and England last Saturday night, I was stunned to hear the announcement of...
With the eyes of soccer fans worldwide focused on the World Cup, Iranian women held posters during their country’s opening game in Russia last Friday in...
The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, this week angered the Jewish community when he suspended a top official after she declared Israel a friend.
As Zimbabwe prepares to go to the polls on 30 July in its first elections since the fall of Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic...
