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You might not have heard of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), but it’s one of the oldest humanitarian Jewish organisations in the world, and it’s there...
The difference between SuperSport United Captain Dean Furman and Lionel Messi is that the one may be Jewish, but the other has just attracted 30 000...
(JTA) At age 92, Laureen Nussbaum is one of the few people still alive who personally knew Anne Frank.
The expression “life-changing” is thrown about a lot these days. It’s used to describe everything from a jump out of a plane to a self-help seminar...
The crème de la crème of the art world gathered for the South African Friends of the Israel Museum (SAFIM) gala dinner and charity auction at...
When pint-sized Judah Brasg stood on the bimah on Shabbos morning and opened his mouth to sing a dulcet rendition of Anim Zemirot, he grabbed the...
When Elli Kriel and her family first moved to Dubai from Johannesburg in 2013, they were the only Jews keeping kosher in the city. But as...
Professor Leslie Swartz was recently honoured with a Gold Medal Award from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), which recognises outstanding achievement in scientific...
Pakistan is the world’s sixth-most populous country. Out of nearly 215 million people, how many Jews would you guess live there?
Though small, the Pretoria Jewish community is still fighting fit. This was the message of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) Pretoria Council on...
“You can’t be fighting for a bigger piece of the pie; you have to fight to make the pie bigger.” This is the vision behind Paul’s...
Imagine driving from Cape Town Street to South Africa Boulevard, and then turning into Johannesburg Street, while the magnificent Mediterranean Sea, a marina, and a superb...
Sandton’s Bet David hosted an all-inclusive challah bake last Thursday, welcoming women, men, and children.
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) recently hosted a challah bake for more than 100 women and children in preparation for the Shabbos Project.
More than 70 mothers, children, grannies, aunts, and members of the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) recently gathered at the Theodor Herzl School Hall in Port...
The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) Forum hosted Absa Jewish Achiever Awards winner Edna Freinkel and her daughter, Corinne Ossendryver, at a function at Beyachad on...
The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) Johannesburg visited Our Parents Home in The Gardens, Johannesburg, on 15 November with students from King David High School Linksfield...
The recent South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national conference marked the fiftieth such biennial gathering of Jewish community leadership since the establishment of a...
I gave a talk to the Claremont community in Cape Town over Shabbat on how to embrace criticism. As someone who is no stranger to being...
What is a “location”? To most people, it’s a place. But in South Africa, it was once an area inhabited by mainly desperately poor black people....
The Johannesburg treasurer of the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO), Maxine Laffer, last month spent time in Israel visiting Neve WIZO, one of WIZO South Africa’s...
U of Toronto kosher controversy ‘absurd’
Why are so many marriages failures? And why do so many fail so soon after the wedding?
Lea Ben Yehuda and Kyale-Jade Sachs
Grade Rs at King David Pre-Primary School Linksfield get into the spirit of the Shabbos Project by baking their own challahs.
Twins Tayla and Aidan Cohen were elected Johannesburg Mini Councillors for 2020, representing King David Senior Primary School Linksfield.
The Division of Informal Jewish Education (DIJE) at King David Primary School Victory Park ran various activities this week relating to Chanukah.
Preparation for the Shabbos Project was a black and white affair at Sydenham Hebrew Pre-Primary School last Friday.
Torah Academy Boys’ High School recently attended a presentation by English historian, educationalist, and author, Christopher Lloyd, at St John’s College. Lloyd is best known for...
Pandor is ANC (African National Congress) through and through. Given that, her attitude to Israel and Jews is not surprising or new. She appears to have...
I’m referring to the article dated titled “Pamensky admits to ratifying Eskom’s dodgy R43 million New Age deal” (SA Jewish Report, 8 November 2019).
Sandy Koufax, sometimes referred to as “the left arm of G-d”, was probably the most influential baseball pitcher who has ever lived. In honour of his...
Did you know that a Jewish financier saved Winston Churchill from bankruptcy, actress Hedy Lamarr was secretly an inventor, and that Jewish savvy kept the guns...
Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Naledi Pandor recently blamed Israel for the continued occupation of “Palestine” and being single-handedly responsible for not securing peace.
“Being recognised by one’s own community is the most significant honour achievable. As stated in the Talmud, in one’s own town, it’s one’s name that counts.”
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) decided to give the Rabbi Cyril and Ann Harris Human Rights Award to musician Johnny Clegg in June,...
The pessimism and myths we hear from politicians skew our perceptions of reality and make us feel depressed and hopeless. If we could see reality for...
While Eastern Cape residents spent hours waiting for a glimpse of the Springbok team last Sunday, those who attended the 50th biennial South African Jewish Board...
Lana Marks, the first Jewish South African-born United States ambassador-designate to South Africa, got down to business on Wednesday, her first day in the office by...
A Jewish family living on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia, had to evacuate their home at 03:00 on Shabbat last week. “At...
