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Some of our biggest marital arguments involved Tupperware. Or rather, my failure to return a container that had been placed in my care. And whereas I...
I grew up hearing about “der heim” from my grandfather, referring to this far off Baltic country called Lithuania. Most South African Jews did, but I...
It’s almost impossible to comprehend that of the 220 000 Jews brutally killed and dumped in pits in 200 sites across Lithuania, most were killed within six...
In a glimpse of the future, the main speaker at Johannesburg’s Yom Hashoah Holocaust commemoration on 18 April wasn’t there in person. Ella Blumenthal – still...
“We rose from the ashes of the victims, and we continue,” said Israel’s deputy ambassador to South Africa, Adi Cohen-Hazanov, quoting late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin,...
Described as “one of those selfless souls who were the backbone of our country and Jewish community”, Beryl Unterhalter lived a remarkable life. From her anti-apartheid...
Recently placed under investigation by South Africa’s department of trade, industry and competition, Chinese online fashion and beauty phenomenon Shein has been accused of deliberately sending...
Hebrew is in crisis in many South African Jewish schools. By the time children get to high school, they can’t wait to drop a subject that’s...
A chief executive turned medical student. A budding financial planner. An advertising entrepreneur come published author. Whether they’ve completely altered their career, found a new passion,...
Rabbi Pinchas Zekry, himself an ardent runner, has long been promoting among his congregants the Maimonides notion of “a healthy soul in a healthy body”. On...
Of the many blessings of living in Cape Town, its status as the most beautiful place in the world outside of Israel – my mother-in-law’s judgement,...
I have never witnessed as many people squirm as I did over the past week in Lithuania. They were reacting to talk of the Holocaust in...
This week, Yom Hashoah ceremonies were held under the auspices of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in all the major centres. I thank...
