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Adriaan Basson, one of South Africa’s most respected Afrikaans journalists and editors, this week said that the Nazi salute and other symbols of racism were never...
Carol Steinberg, the advocate up against Dudu Myeni, the former director of South African Airways, was harassed by Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama...
A leaked South African State Security Agency (SSA) intelligence brief dated over seven years ago has shed light on the local anti-Israel lobby, its effect on...
A visiting international rabbi says he is bowled over by the South African Jewish community’s installations, infrastructure, and rabbinate, which he claims are the envy of...
As the feared Covid-19 virus continues to make headlines around the world, Professor Cheryl Cohen remains on watch almost 24/7 to ensure the well-being of South...
It is indeed a good omen that Minister of Finance Tito Titus Mboweni delivered his budget speech in Cape Town on Rosh Chodesh, the first day...
This week, a former editor of mine, who inspired me to pursue great journalism and to make a difference through the work I do, passed away...
Israel has never held two successive elections, let alone three. And with most people in Israel believing next Monday’s ballot won’t break the deadlock, the country...
Since the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the present, Lithuania has been a multinational, multilingual, and multicultural country. Jewish history has been an...
Lisa Seftel, the recently appointed first female executive director of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) is bracing herself for the career challenge of...
Most South Africans living in Israel and voting in Israel’s third national election in a year on 2 March are voting for change, while others are...
At the age of seven, Michael contracted meningitis after an ear and sinus infection crossed his brain barrier. He endured two lumbar punctures before recovering. As...
The U2 song may talk about a street with no name, but did you know that there are many roads, avenues, boulevards, and streets across South...
When a child is born in the Jewish tradition, their parents bless them that one day, they will get married. For same-sex couples, that aspiration hasn’t...
“I love being a mom. I was never a neglectful or uninvolved parent in my children’s formative years. That’s why it’s so hard to understand why...
In my working life, I have two regular writing responsibilities: a 700-word newspaper column to be delivered every fortnight, and a 120 000-or-so-word book to be...
Anyone who has seen a Broadway or West End show may daydream about performing on stage, but Johannesburg-born Dylan Soal is realising this dream in the...
Bernard Jay claims he has two left feet, is tone deaf, and was never going to be an actor. Instead, he became a producer and a...
You could have heard a pin drop as Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal gave her testimony of survival through the Warsaw Ghetto and Majdanek, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen...
“My father didn’t want us to leave as he didn’t believe French Jews were in danger.” As a result of this misplaced optimism, Hélène Joffe, now...
South Africa’s undisputed king of pop is known to all as Fringe, but nobody actually knows who he is. The SA Jewish Report sent this Jewish...
The quaint Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet seems an unlikely place for new art forms robust enough to change the game yet, home to the illustrious Rupert...
Rabbi Yossy Goldman’s weekly Talmud shiur group held a catered dinner at the Sydenham Youth Bayit on 18 February to celebrate the completion of the entire...
It’s the middle of the night, and you’re woken up by the sound of a loud bang and water gushing through your home. In your sleepy...
Water is everywhere in our lives. Without much thought, we bathe in it, drink it, cook with it, and wash our hands on a daily basis.
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations (COP) is the umbrella organisation of the 50 most important Jewish organisations in the United States. Since...
Without intending to spread panic, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to imagine that if the coronavirus (Covid-19) hit South Africa, most of us would probably die....
A parliament can’t operate if its members don’t stick to etiquette. But nothing is perfect. The extreme emotions attached to politics frequently overrides protocol, as we’ve...
It’s a tense time in the Scheckter household whenever South Africa plays against England in a Rugby World Cup final. Sitting on the one side of...
Great news! From this week onwards, we’re going to be happier.
The principal of a Khayelitsha school criticised the fact that dozens of his pupils had been bussed to an anti-Israel picket outside Parliament in Cape Town...
“I looked over at my mom, and her whole face was just black, covered in bees. She was sitting very calmly on the grass. Her face,...
Investigating the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has taken its toll on veteran South African journalist Raymond Joseph, who has doggedly exposed alleged corruption and several dodgy...
As the dust settles after last week’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), the SA Jewish Report asked influential people what they made of President Cyril...
The battlefield over United States President Donald Trump’s peace plan has moved from the African Union to the United Nations (UN). There, while the global body...
Oh boy, people in the community seem to be so miserable! I keep hearing moaning and grumbling about our status quo. Loadshedding! The Economic Freedom Fighters...
I have a confession. I drive on Shabbat. It’s not something I’m proud of, but it’s necessary to state here to explain the following story.
In Hebrew, when you meet someone coincidently for the second time the same day, you point at them and say, “Third time – ice cream”, meaning...
While Israel welcomes South African Jews, making aliyah is a difficult process that requires comprehensive planning and consideration, according to aliyah experts in South Africa.
Crooked estate agents and crafty property managers are ripping off foreigners buying property in Israel. So, if you’re in the market for Israeli property, make sure...
