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JTA – Bobby Jones headed to bed on 4 September 1972 expecting a gruelling practice schedule the next day. After a standout sophomore season at the...
“Sadly, I’ve spent a lot of time in ambulances, but this was by far the best ride I’ve ever had.” These are the words of American...
In August 1897, about 200 Jews from 17 countries gathered to adopt the Basel programme (later replaced by the Jerusalem programme) stating that “Zionism seeks to...
JTA – Britain’s new prime minister says she has a lot of Jewish friends, and that she’ll be a friend to her country’s Jews and to...
The Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency created along with the modern state of Israel, has an enduring mystique. When we think of the Mossad, images are...
There’s no reason to expect Russia’s war with Ukraine will end any time soon because the stakes are too high for President Vladimir Putin, Bill Browder,...
A soldier breaks down as he speaks of losing multiple friends in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. A survivor recalls the last time she saw her...
“What did Jews have to do with the development of modern Zambia? Everything!” That was the assessment of geophysicist Paul Bauman, who recently visited the Gateway...
JTA – Jews in Germany have been shaken this summer by a diminutive cantor with a big voice. But not in the way one might think....
While many shrug their shoulders with a sense of helplessness at South Africa’s joblessness, the Moshal family, originally from Durban, have taken to educating and ensuring...
When Lily Shifrin was laid on her mother’s chest after she was born in a Tel Aviv hospital, the doctor asked casually, “Did you see her...
Award-winning Johannesburg boxing trainer Colin Nathan’s protégé, Sivenathi “The Special One” Nontshinga, was looking knackered, slouching on a stool in the corner of the boxing ring,...
“Do you have a passport?” Lauren Duncan, the JVW football team manager, asked 25-year-old defender Erin Herz at a training session held by the Johannesburg women’s...
“Boys don’t cry”; “man up”; “be strong”. With one of the highest rates of rape and femicide in the world, South Africa has long faced a...
Film makers and directors, Ari Kruger and Daniel Zimbler, are more than just winners of a prestigious South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA). The pair,...
Durban’s most loved runner, Adam Lipschitz, will be among the 1 000 other runners lining up at the start of the inaugural Khayelitsha Half Marathon in...
This is the last week to nominate outstanding individuals for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2022. You have until 16 September at 17:00. Nominate now. Don’t...
It’s such a strange situation that we’re relieved – almost grateful – that Grammy Award-winning South African DJ, Black Coffee, decided to perform in Israel. I...
I could see that the recruit was struggling. The work environment was new to him, and he wasn’t keeping up. “It’s all about the vocab,” I...
The Torah gives us a profound psychological insight into the nature of human beings. This life-changing concept gives us the tools to do the work required...
Durban is home to the third-largest concentration of Jews in South Africa as well as being, after Cape Town and Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), the country’s...
Vladimir Putin’s no 1 enemy, Bill Browder, is back with us, continuing the story of his ongoing fight with the Russian Government. Understand the links between...
Dr Adam Rosendorff, who describes himself as “a third-generation South African Ashkenazi Jew”, found himself at the centre of one of the greatest dramas to hit...
JTA- Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose reforms, including allowing massive numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel, changed his country and the world, has died...
The Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape Board) described “terrible scenes at the Oudtshoorn Jewish Cemetery” in a Facebook post on Wednesday, 24 August, “where...
What does a Johannesburg recovering drug addict and former professional cage fighter have in common with the Cape Town-raised grandson of Pick n Pay retail giant...
The Israeli government has changed its rules about foreign students coming to Israel to complete their medical degrees with a view to returning home. To do...
The leafy north-eastern suburbs of Waverley and Savoy are soon to become a gated community in an effort to combat crime and take back the streets...
If this was an agony aunt letter, I would begin as follows: “Dear Aunt Ruchama, I’m worried that my friend has become a Padel slut. Unable...
It’s like a warm-up before a run, or shots in the nets before a cricket match. This is how we view the month of Elul, which...
I’ve always felt a bit like a prodigal daughter. I discovered late that I was 16 ways Lithuanian – a born Litvak. Accused of “killing our...
The movie Inside Out defines the protagonist’s character using core memories. It shows the impact of key experiences in shaping character. However, it’s too easy to...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on the Jewish people of the world to work together to reclaim the term “Zionism”, which he insists means “responsibility”. In...
Not only was Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori the first prominent Muslim Arab personality to participate at the World Zionist Conference in Basel, Switzerland, this week, he also...
Back in 2014, Johannesburg Jewish community member Mike Said was visiting the cemetery when an idea came to him that was so simple yet so powerful...
A seven-year-old child who cannot talk due to an extremely rare condition has become a mini celebrity with a kindness campaign. Shaina Shishler is lovable and...
JTA – A group of fired-up 20-somethings crush together in the aisle of the bus, singing at the top of their lungs, “We’re going on a...
Nearly 16 000 runners took on the challenge of the Comrades Marathon 2022 last Sunday, 28 August. Emotions ran high as people beat their best times, others...
In just six years, Johannesburg Jewish rifle shooter Perry De Gouveia has shot the lights out in his sport. Having received National Protea Colours from the...
“Raise your voice, even if it cracks.” Building on a tagline that’s imminently relatable for anyone who has ever had – or attended – a Barmitzvah,...
