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“There’s a joke often said in London that goes: what is the difference between a pizza and a Jewish educator? A pizza can feed a family...
On the first night of Pesach in the Jewish year 2171, Yaakov Avinu, the studious, devoted servant of Hashem, followed his mother’s prophetic advice and tricked...
In the wake of the deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on 27 October, Israeli legislators gathered for a special meeting to discuss anti-Semitism in America.
At eleven o’clock this coming Sunday – the 11th day of the 11th month – communities around the world observe a moment of silence in memory...
Dr Tsipra Boudnitski served as a military doctor in the Red Army during World War II and its immediate aftermath. The Russian government has given her...
Popular South African-born Rabbi Barry Marcus of Central Synagogue in Great Portland Street was honoured recently to mark his retirement.
Growing up in Poland, outspoken anti-corruption billionaire businesswoman, Magda Wierzycka, had no idea that her father and grandparents were Jewish.
What started as a salve for depression has become an all-consuming passion for businessman and author Hugh Liebenthal.
If a portrait sits somewhere on the spectrum between idealising the sitter and giving a true picture of who they really are, Irma Stern’s Mary, on...
Most of Tuesday was consumed by United States politics, and the South African Parliamentary circus. In the US, name calling had reached crescendo, and personal and...
Harry Fransman, a former Johannesburg businessman, turns 107 on 25 November. He hasn’t made firm arrangements for his birthday celebration. He just knows he wants his...
A few months ago, I expressed my view on what I considered to be excessive exposure on the front page of the SA Jewish Report of...
My name is David Mrost. I am a middle-aged gent who is supported by Jewish welfare at Sandringham Gardens in Johannesburg.
Robyn Sassen’s article on William Kentridge was interesting and, as a great admirer of William and his work, I enjoyed reading it.
Three weeks ago, Israel approved a draft law giving Culture Minister Miri Regev the authority to cut funding from cultural institutions that “contravene the principles of...
As previously reported, this year’s Gauteng Council conference is being held in two parts. The first took place on 7 October. In order to comply with...
“There is a golden thread running through this ‘new dawn’ – it is not our second chance, it is our last chance,” Business Leadership South Africa...
The Selwyn Segal’s family day was full of “laughter, noise, and precious family time”, said Lee Unterslak, who together with Tanya Azoulay and the Selwyn Segal...
The amazing “team collectables” and many volunteers gathered early at Norwood Mall on Sunday 4 November to unpack and display hundreds of items to sell at...
In a nachas-filled morning
Sershin Naicker, the University of the Witwatersrand School Recruitment Manager recently visited King David Victory Park High School. This school has been identified as one of...
Elaine Macdonald and Vanessa Mearns, a mother and daughter, author-illustrator team, delighted the children of Sydenham Pre-primary School with a book reading of their recently published...
Four Torah Academy Boys’ High School students, Avi Cobb, Akiva Rosen, Dani Schwartz, and Avi Smith, graduated as Level 3 first-aiders last week. They became known...
Four years ago, neither Jordan Arelisky nor Aaron Isserow could have imagined that that they would be competing in a World Cup. Yet, in just over...
The Tree of Life Congregation community of Pittsburgh was participating in the worldwide Shabbos Project last Saturday when a gunman opened fire and killed 11 congregants...
“George has been gripped by fear. It has been hell.” These are the world of long time George resident and former city councillor, Myron Rabinowitz, describing...
A police affidavit in the KwaZulu-Natal mosque attack and multiple-bomb-threat case being heard in Verulam Magistrate’s Court this week provides evidence of a link between the...
The community has lost one of its real-life heroes with the sudden and tragic passing of social activist and pro-Israel lobbyist, Moses Moyo, last week.
The University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) Student Representative Council has called on Dean of Student Affairs Jerome September to declare a state of emergency and postpone...
There was a groundswell of support for Parktown Boys High teens as their abuser appeared for sentencing at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court east of Johannesburg...
The horrific anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh in the United States has shaken the Jewish world. It is such a horrifying thought that someone would do this...
If you watch foreign news reports, you’ll be forgiven for thinking war between Israel and Hamas is imminent. Each Friday, the sides brace for the inevitable...
Let’s call it like it is for once, shall we? No tiresome beating around the bush.
On Saturday morning, a friend was in from Israel, and I took him to one of the many synagogues in my neighbourhood. He was surprised by...
Israel may be a country under constant threat, but Sderot – a city on the Gaza border – is under constant attack.
Dr Bernie Fanaroff is a South African Jewish achiever extraordinaire, but too few people know why. He is an award-winning radio astronomer, and a quiet, humble...
The South African Jewish community emerged from the Shabbos Project weekend to shock and horror at the news of what had happened to fellow Jews at...
Here’s how last Saturday’s tragedy happened. (This account has been reconstructed from JTA, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The New York Times, and the Today Show. Some of...
Observant Danish Jews are concerned about their future in the Nordic country because, aside from an increase in anti-Semitic incidents, the country is proposing and introducing...
Fourteen Israeli children – who live in a conflict zone on the Gaza border – will be coming to South Africa to attend Habonim camp in...
