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Jake Weinstein, a Grade 11 pupil at King David High School Linksfield, became one of the first South Africans to come in the top four in...
As the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on to its third month, Russia and Israel have been embroiled in a war of words. Russian President...
An Amnesty International (AI) report stating that Israel had practiced apartheid since its inception was heavily criticised upon its release in February this year. Now, Jerusalem-based...
Terror financing is a reality in South Africa, as more and more evidence comes to light of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers and terror activists on home-grown...
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but the South African Jewish community, the country, and sub-Saharan Africa will miss the irreplaceable presence of Ann...
JTA – Lufthansa apologised for kicking identifiably Jewish people off a flight from New York City to Budapest last week after some Hasidic individuals on the...
Sunday was Mother’s Day. It’s a day I greatly look forward to even though I’m not fortunate enough to still have my mother around. I’m also...
Johannesburg doctor Jacov Lalou, 42, set a new South African Backyard Ultra record by running 38 consecutive laps of 6.7km each on Sunday, 1 May. Lalou...
JTA – Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz last week responded to the draft United States Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade, saying, “A...
There has been a dramatic change in the nature of aliya in the 21st century. No longer is Israel just seen as a refuge for the...
There’s so much happening in our world, but when tragedy strikes too close to home, the rest becomes a blur. There are a few people within...
Johannesburg military historian Major David Brock Katz recently penned a book on General Jan Smuts. The SA Jewish Report spoke to him about this mammoth task....
It’s not often that two Jewish filmmakers win a prize at a prestigious Afrikaans film festival, but this was the case recently for Jordy Sank and...
They’ve seen people drown, and rescued people in gale force winds and on summer days. They’ve thrown themselves into icy oceans, taken ill sailors off ships,...
On Monday evening, 9 May, I participated in the World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive resolutions discussion together with South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national...
This week’s Torah portion, Emor, begins, “And G-d spoke to Moses, ‘Emor – say to the kohanim priests, the sons of Aharon, ve’amarta (and tell them).’”...
Shavuot presents the perfect opportunity to indulge! We have therefore gathered various culinary wizards to bake up a storm and show us how it’s done. Join...
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, and members of the Jewish community fear for their safety. This predator watches his victims before invading...
“We were like brothers,” says South African oleh Nathaniel Landau (25), reeling from the murder of his close friend, Vyacheslav (Daniel) Golev (23), by terrorists while...
“We will be ok, we will get through this,” is the mantra that gets Devorah Kay through each day as she mourns the death of her...
“Ever since Israel was established, our people have had to fight for their existence. Eight wars have been fought, 24 068 have given their lives in...
Israel Diaspora Affairs Minister Dr Nachman Shai has expressed concern over the rise in antisemitic conspiracy theories in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This...
I was raised by Germans. I went to sleep with the bedtime stories of Struwwelpeter where a girl sets her hair on fire because she fiddles...
The anti-Israel lobby in South Africa bends over backwards to say that it’s not antisemitic, but it let the facade slip on four occasions in April...
Fugitive father and son personal injury lawyers Ronald Bobroff and his son, Darren, have thrown South African prosecution authorities a curve ball. The notorious pair entered...
Back in Zimbabwe, I was too young and self-absorbed to understand the ramifications of the Holocaust. My Barmitzvah teacher, Reverend Szlapak, was a Holocaust survivor. We...
The fifth wave of COVID-19 has begun in Gauteng and the Western Cape, according to medical experts, with case numbers increasing substantially over the past two...
The history of the Jewish people can be summarised in four words: we are still here. Across two millennia, we sojourned around the world and prayed...
Recovery from a life-threating brain injury after an unprovoked attack outside a Johannesburg nightclub in November 2004 gave Bradley Silberman new purpose. Now, he’s sharing his...
For an Israeli expat, Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron are the toughest days not to be in Israel. I miss the blue and white flags hanging...
For decades, the testimony of Holocaust survivors has been the most common tool to teach the younger generation around the world about the Holocaust. However, until...
Laughter is medicine, especially when it accompanies some integral cultural, religious, and familial issues. We catch up with From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach – With Kids!’ director...
“Yom Hazikaron is a deeply painful and sacred day. But so often, the Palestinian narrative is erased, which leads to greater despair for both sides,” says...
It may seem strange to read about squash saving lives, but that’s exactly what Egoli Youth Empowerment is doing for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. At the...
It’s not every day that a grandmother is featured in an adidas campaign, but then again, it’s not often that a nice Jewish girl from Cape...
If you know Craig Nudelman or Adam Rosman, they are most likely to greet you with the following on 4 May: “May the fourth be with...
It is unfortunately commonplace for ideologues of various persuasions to make baseless, misleading, and often deliberately offensive analogies between the Holocaust and Nazism in general when...
I had a conversation with an Israeli grandson of a Holocaust survivor this week. It gave substance to thoughts that were ruminating in my head all...
So, Israel is 74 years old. Well, actually we’re 3 000 years old, but whether it’s our modern state or our ancient people, the incredible truth...
