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The Community Security Organisation (CSO) this week begged the community to prioritise security in light of last week’s early parole of the notorious Thulsie twins, convicted...
A criminal mob boss who was arrested in Israel is suspected of trying to blackmail Jewish businessmen in South Africa who specialise in crypto-currency. According to...
The deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, and her entourage took a trip to the Middle East on 21 August 2022 but left...
South African-born Rebbetzin Rochi Levitansky has travelled between seven countries since she fled Ukraine six months ago. Like millions of others, she found herself on a...
“Drive for as long as you can,” advises 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Irene Klass of Johannesburg, who last week renewed her driver’s license. The well-groomed, red-haired nonagenarian...
She looks after your children, cleans your house, cooks your food, co-ordinates your household, and sometimes lives on your property. Yet, are you aware of your...
I’ve long considered giving marriage lessons. Not because I consider myself an expert on it, but because I find myself perplexed by some of the current...
A remarkable event is happening in Basel, Switzerland, this coming week. Jewish leaders from across the globe will gather at the exact place, exactly 125 years...
Holocaust educator Tali Nates founded the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) in 2008. Now, Germany, the country that led the systematic murder of six million...
When Roei Ben-Tolila was an officer in the elite units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he always told his soldiers, “There’s nothing you can’t do”....
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict essentially pits Jewish Zionism against Arab anti-Zionism, Israeli academic Dr Einat Wilf told a webinar hosted by the South African Board of Jewish...
What do superhero stories and the Haggadah have in common? More than you think, said American cartoonist, veteran DC Comics editor, and producer Jordan B Gorfinkel,...
Likhlukhit was a woman so ugly, her husband divorced her, according to the Talmud. In exploring this story, Jewish educator and psychologist Adina Roth reflected on...
When talking about the Holocaust, people often wonder if Jews held onto their faith during humanity’s darkest hour. But Yad Vashem educator Dr David Deutsch says...
Josh and Michelle Hayman are young parents with busy careers, but in between it all, they have managed to create a range of Jewish gift cards,...
Jessie Zinn is only 28 years old, but she’s already achieved what most filmmakers dream of: recognition and global reach. Zinn reached this apex moment when...
Death may be one of the last taboo topics, but for two Jewish scientists working at the forefront of forensics in South Africa, it’s something they...
Internationally acclaimed Jewish photographer Roger Ballen recently spoke at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre about his 40 years in the industry. The SA Jewish Report...
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon returns on 28 August, when more than 20 000 runners will...
Former Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activist Klaas Mokgomole will be running the Comrades Marathon on Sunday with the Israel flag draped over his shoulders, raising money for...
When runners pass through Hillcrest at about the 60km mark during this year’s Comrades Marathon, they can stop to lay tefillin and do other mitzvahs. The...
This week, we read the parsha of Re’eh, in which Moses instructs the Jewish people to bring their tithes to Jerusalem. For those who lived far...
No matter how much the South African government wishes Israel away, it’s not going anywhere. If they all close their eyes and hope like mad, Israel...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has unfortunately been required to address many instances of anti-Israel rhetoric crossing the line into antisemitism. This was what...
Prepare for the most inspiring evening of 2022 as the SA Jewish Report brings you Saray Khumalo, the first Black African woman to summit Mount Everest....
A delegation of Israeli water experts have arrived in South Africa to help the Tshwane municipality solve its water issues, and Johannesburg may follow Tshwane’s lead...
“It’s clear that the SAJBD [South African Jewish Board of Deputies] is a lobby group for a foreign regime and works closely with the Israeli spy...
People often see difficulties in getting a gett (a Jewish divorce) as a purely male issue. A man may refuse to give it, and will therefore...
A year ago, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) banned Israeli filmmaker Yakie Ayalon from screening his film just because he was Israeli. So it was...
The year 2016 heralded the resurgence of a political period of authoritarianism and nationalism in global mainstream politics. In 2016, Donald Trump became president of the...
When 32-year-old Namibia-based entrepreneur David Akinin and his family were invited to dinner at the home of Spanish Ambassador Javier Romera, he thought he was there...
The Jews of the Caucasus have “been through it all”, said Ruben Shimonov, a Detroit-based educator, community builder, and social entrepreneur, speaking at Limmud Johannesburg last...
“In five or 10 years’ time, there’ll probably be a museum dedicated to what’s happening in Ukraine. What will be in that museum? Will it be...
Jewish youth movements in South Africa are finding new ways to deal with the needs of a post-pandemic youth but still figuring out how best to...
Dr Mpho Phalatse, the executive mayor of Johannesburg, has called on the private sector to help sort out the city’s economy and job creation, while she’ll...
Hungarian-born Tamas Buchler is doing what he can to dispel the myth that central Europe is all about death camps, encouraging people to recognise that Jews...
In spite of what Israelis may think, Israel needs the input of all Jews living in the diaspora, especially those in South Africa, says Israeli activist...
To fight antisemitism effectively, we need to understand common misconceptions about it, American journalist Yair Rosenberg said. “The problem,” said Rosenberg, “is that more people than...
The Israeli left-wing is in tatters following the failure of the Oslo Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule, and the dramatic decline of the Israeli Labor...
Both King Edward VII School (KES) head boy Dean Bacher and Grade 11 student David Teeger are batting all-rounders. Both are the only current students at...
