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Friday, 16 June, marked 47 years since the Soweto uprising, and 47 years since the tragic death of Dr Melville Edelstein, a Jewish sociologist who was...
Jews may not be the first association people have with the Blues, but “there are many Jewish practitioners of the Blues, mostly in the area of...
I feel immense pride when I see young people standing up for being Jewish and not allowing our haters to get the better of them. We...
One of the most well-known and frightening lessons of the entire Torah comes from the portion of Korach. Korach and his assembly chose to have a...
There have been a string of verbal attacks and demonstrations harassing, threatening, and villifying Cape Town Jewish institutions and leaders this year. Certain opposition political parties...
Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Pretoria leaders Ciska Lewis and Tracy Myer on 14 June presented the Jaffa Jewish Aged Home nursing team with state-of-the-art medical...
Graduates of the Union of Jewish Women’s (UJW’s) Sewing Empowerment School walked the red carpet on 15 June wearing their hand-made evening garments and showcasing the...
Kayla Michal, from Torah Academy Primary School, created the winning project at The Grand Pirkei Avos Expo on 18 June. Hosted by Tzivos Hashem South Africa...
Watch the full movie about The Mossad Spy from South Africa Our webinar on Sylvia, the Mossad spy from Graaff-Reinet who led an Israeli hit squad...
Retired Judge Siraj Desai, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, remains defiant in spite of being found to have conducted himself in a...
An advert placed by Arcadia Jewish Children’s Home in the newspaper two weeks ago calling for a foster family for four young siblings has highlighted the...
The Lubner name is synonymous with upliftment in South Africa, and the family is now pursuing that legacy in the United Kingdom (UK). South African-born Gary...
When King David Schools’ parents received a letter from the South African Board of Jewish Education (SABJE) recently telling them that they needed to pay a...
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has finally struck down a draconian piece of apartheid-era legislation that resulted in thousands of South Africans –...
We commemorate Youth Day to remember the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. These brave secondary school students were active citizens protesting against the apartheid...
I was surprised to learn that Father’s Day wasn’t celebrated as a holiday until 1972, 58 years after the origin of Mother’s Day. It seems the...
The SA Jewish Report’s first Online Film Festival has raised almost R150 000 towards supplying hot water bottles and rechargeable lights for those in need. The...
An obscure South African politician, who has become known for his homophobia, recently added classic antisemitism to his repertoire with tweets that could easily fit into...
Orchards became the latest Johannesburg suburb to celebrate having several of its public roads enclosed on Tuesday, 13 June. And residents are hoping, as with other...
I’m not sure what it says about my social life, but last week’s earthquake was the most fun we’ve had on a Saturday night in years....
It’s exactly 20 years since Cape Town teenager Ashley Kaimowitz picked up a camera to make a film that would reverberate to this day. At the...
Youth Day commemorates the day in 1976 when South African youth stood up for their future. The SA Jewish Report asks Jewish youth what this day...
Gone are the days where the man is the sole breadwinner and disciplinarian and the children are entirely the women’s domain. In a society largely characterised...
For victims of abuse, the resulting trauma can have long-lasting repercussions. We may seek to understand and rehabilitate perpetrators, but our primary responsibility is to help...
Young Johannesburg theatrical talent Serena Steinhauer wrote and will perform THE UNDONE – Resilience is a Choice later this month. The SA Jewish Report caught up...
For 25 years, Rabbi Shlomo Wainer has braced the icy pre-dawn chill on Comrades Marathon day to enable Jewish runners to lay tefillin en route. Last...
JTA- Like some Jewish baseball fans, many dedicated Jewish comic book readers keep a running roster of Jewish heroes that have appeared in the “major leagues”...
The spies were sent on a mission to reconnoitre the land. They came back with a negative report for the people. As a result, the spies...
As we commemorate Youth Day and celebrate Father’s Day, it’s heartbreaking to learn that there are children in our community who can’t depend on their parents...
The past week has provided yet more evidence of how overtly antisemitic modes of thought and the heavily conspiratorial worldview that invariably goes with it has...
King David High School Linksfield Grade 10 pupils’ concern about poor literacy levels in South Africa led them to help build up the library of Orange...
Bring your popcorn and snuggle under the covers with The SA Jewish Report Online Film Festival The Second World War was over, the United Nations voted...
South Africa, along with its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) counterparts, has made a commitment to combat terrorism, but experts are unconvinced this...
She may be the sister of the world’s most famous filmmaker, but Nancy Spielberg is a force in her own right. And just like her brother,...
Whether it be to break records, honour lost loved ones, raise money for charity, or simply for the love of the race, this year’s Comrades Marathon...
The Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2023, which will be held on 21 October, will include a brand new award – the Rising Star Award – recognising...
As we gear up for a cold, dark winter under the looming threat of stage 8 loadshedding, many of our thoughts turn to solar. Yet before...
There’s a story I heard as a child from Bishop Cowdry, my best friend, John’s, dad. My mom, Hermione, met John’s mother, Bettie, at the nursing...
It’s a drug, it’s expensive, and it’s highly addictive. Worse, it’s turning our children into liars. The challenge with vaping is that it sounds innocuous. Drug...
Jewish children who grew up in the tiny farming town of Leslie, Mpumalanga, had an idyllic childhood and enjoyed a thriving communal life. They remember running...
