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The anti-Israel lobby revealed its deeply-entrenched antisemitism last Saturday, 22 February, by printing the names and faces of randomly-selected South African Jews onto “wanted” posters, demanding...
When 22-year-old Kayla Lowenstein saw her Israeli host brother, Omer Shem Tov, being released from Hamas captivity on 22 February, she broke down in tears due...
Having just passed the three-year mark since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, we speak to Ukrainian Ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova about this unpleasant...
“For Kfir and Ariel, live with all of your might. We wear the orange they could never see, so be young, be wild, and live wildly...
Three years after South African filmmaker Ronnie Apteker fled Ukraine as Russia invaded on 24 February 2022, he is back in his beloved city of Kyiv,...
Last week, on 19 February, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was scheduled to deliver South Africa’s annual Budget speech. Instead, for the first time in democratic history,...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “callous disregard for Jewish life” in his address at the G20 gathering of...
What if, for thousands of years, a remarkably small group of people, less than 0.1% of the global population, were blamed for everything? Imagine if, despite...
Today, 120 million people are displaced. More people have been forced to flee their homes than ever before. South Africa isn’t immune to the impact of...
I’m not writing this text for my people – the people of Israel, the Jewish people. I’m writing it for those who have chosen to ignore...
It’s not complicated, they say. As long as you buy your vegetables from Woolworths using your Discovery card, but receive your salary on your Investec card,...
Two little redheaded brothers and their terrified mother is an image ingrained on our minds since 7 October 2023. Amid the devastating return of the bodies...
Sixty-four-year-old Caron Meyerowitz was told she would never be able run due to a health condition when she was only 17, but this month alone, she...
Frum South African women say that just because they choose to dress modestly doesn’t mean that their dress sense can’t be “creative”, “quirky”, “trendy”, and “personal”...
Oded Lifshitz was a journalist. He was a dedicated father and grandfather. He was a kibbutznik through and through, having helped to start Nir Oz 70...
The ark sits at the very core of Judaism. It’s the ultimate symbol of the power and glory of the Torah. It’s the crown jewel of...
Last week marked one of the most heartbreaking and grief-filled moments in our collective memory, as the bodies of Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas...
This week, we’ve taken the unprecedented step of printing a blank front page of the newspaper. The reason is simple, without YOU, there is no SA...
Back in December 2023, in a meeting with the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his assurance that the South African...
Free State University’s Professor Hussein Solomon was selected to a prestigious list of the world’s top 100 terrorism experts (at number 93) by ScholarGPS, a body...
With tensions between Pretoria and Washington at breaking point, a high-powered South African delegation is preparing for a crucial diplomatic mission to the United States (US),...
Five hundred days have passed since 7 October, and despite the passage of time, the changing of days into weeks and into months and then years,...
Half a year after Israeli soldier Staff Sergeant Nitai Metodi (23) fell in battle in Gaza, his legacy continues in South Africa, where his mother and...
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two children were murdered in a terrorist attack during Pesach 2023, says he believes “antisemitism in the diaspora is G-d’s...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant presented a rare glimpse into the mechanics of modern-day warfare in an interview with Dan Senor recently, showing the political...
“The past 500 days have been a time of grief, defiance, and resolve for the Jewish community in South Africa,” says South African Zionist Federation National...
The South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) this year is predominantly led by passionate and committed young women. Sasha Said is SAUJS national chairperson; Ruby...
I was never quite certain what delinquent turtles were doing with plastic straws, but I know that whatever it was, it was bad enough to get...
When they’re rooted in South Africa but their kids are emigrating, parents often face a dilemma. Three mothers describe the impact of their children’s decisions to...
JTA – As she watched a cascade of seemingly conflicting news reports about the three highest-profile Israeli hostages, Noam Nisim didn’t know what to think. First,...
JTA – The novelist John Irving is famous for telling stories set in his native New England and in Austria, the site of a pivotal adventure...
JTA – The trees abutting the road leading to Biriya Forest, a nature preserve in northern Israel, at first resemble spruces turning autumnal shades of red,...
Erin Lazarus, a 26-year-old amputee, who went from feeling lost to a “you-set-the-tone” mindset, will soon be running the London Marathon, her first-ever full-length marathon at...
More than 900 000 mostly Jewish people were murdered in Treblinka Death Camp, and there are no physical remnants of this hell hole. However, historian Jacob...
Kanye West is a “delusional”, “attention seeking”, “unreputable geopolitical” rap artist stirring the pot with his rampant fire of blatant antisemitic posts on X and offensive...
We’re living through Jewish history. When my colleague, Tali Feinberg, messaged to say this in reference to the hostages returning, it rang true although we imagine...
Have you ever found yourself preparing for something big – racing from one task to the next, your mind bouncing between thoughts, only to realise that...
In the wake of the diplomatic fallout following 7 October 2023, the South African government announced the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv and suspension...
What started with a social media post by United States (US) President Donald Trump – apparently prompted by the passage of South Africa’s Expropriation Act –...
An alliance of anti-Israel groups are now calling for a “total medical boycott” of Israel because the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA) ignored their demand...
