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The ruling party firmly placed itself in opposition to Israel while at the same time setting up camp with “rogue” nations like Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Syria,...
The kidnapping of a Jewish mother in Cape Town has shaken the community to its core. The woman, who cannot be named at this point, is...
Though many of us have moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, some families are still embroiled in its devastating effects. Cape Town mother Lauri Berman’s family...
It took only a few seconds for two-year-old Nathaniel ‘Natey’ Canter to wander to his family’s swimming pool on a hot Cape Town December day in...
It’s one thing for the South African government to have an anti-Israel stance, but it’s a whole different ball game when the department of international relations...
Israeli marketing guru Klil Kimhi (32) was enjoying a swim at a party in Karmei Yosef (central Israel) on 21 July when the unthinkable happened: a...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has criticised a particularly ugly post by local extremists Africa4Palestine (A4P) which the SAJBD said clearly showed the...
“Should South Africans be tolerant of Zionists is a question we have yet to answer as a society because some could equate them with South Africans...
It was an emotional moment for Israel Premier Tech (IPT) cyclist Hugo Houle when he won Stage 16 of the Tour de France (TDF). The Canadian...
A group of senior, experienced and committed leaders have formed an advisory group in Cape Town, calling themselves The Elders Group, to guide the community through...
Twelve years in prison was the sentence that a former senior executive of El Al’s security division received on Tuesday, 19 July, for his part in smuggling...
Yehudah Amir Kahalani keeps kosher, is shomrei Shabbos, and goes to shul. His community has a mikveh, practices brit milah, and teaches their children Jewish history....
Saul Singer studied Accounting Science at the University of Johannesburg, and is in his final year of articles. It sounds like a common path for a...
“I’ll never forget the toxic fumes from the UPL [United Phosphorous Limited] factory fire engulfing our home; staying awake listening to gunfire and chanting; our emergency...
Leaders from around the world have spoken out against appropriation of the term “apartheid” from its historical South African context with the goal of defaming and...
Getting caught up in their worst nightmare, South African-born Candice Crane was so relieved that she survived the bloodshed and loss of the Fourth of July...
A year ago, it was unthinkable that Jewish youth would be able to travel to Israel freely to enjoy the myriad summer programmes that are usually...
Few communal organisations are such sticklers for democratic elections as the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape SAJBD or Cape Board), which is once...
Before the Ukraine war, Lola Landa’s restaurant in Lviv, called Jerusalem, was grabbing attention for its delicious take on Ashkenazi cuisine. Most South African Jews would...
“Shay and I [are] hiding in an empty store. Can someone tell me when this over. I don’t know what to do. Please post only if...
As South Africa is plunged into darkness thanks to Eskom’s extensive loadshedding, one project in the middle of the desert may light the way. Guy Lieberman’s...
The African National Congress has challenged Western Cape Premier Alan Winde for allowing a Jewish charity event to be streamed from his official residence in spite...
When South African oleh Eli Kay (25) was killed by a Hamas terrorist in Jerusalem in November 2021, it sent ripples of heartbreak around the world....
“We have been fasting for two days now, and we are going to the slaughter. Our yortzheit will be on 29 August, so please observe it.”...
South African Jewish leaders and antisemitism experts are angered by anti-Israel organisation Africa4Palestine’s endorsement of the Mapping Project in Boston, Massachusetts, which has been called “antisemitic”...
When six-year-old Khayalethu Magadla fell into a sewer manhole in Soweto on 12 June 2022, Johannesburg’s Darryl Epstein felt he had to help find the little...
Thirty-five-year-old Barak Lufan, the head coach of the Israeli national kayak team and father of three, died in April 2022, the day after he was shot...
The mental-health crisis in South Africa is leading to a loss of lives, including a spate of suicides across all ages in the Jewish community. At...
Senior Israeli officials have told Israeli travellers to get out of Istanbul, and if they can’t, to lock themselves in their hotel rooms and not open...
Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein has called on South African Reverend Professor Dr Jerry Pillay to “retract statements accusing Israel of apartheid and calling for a...
When activist Olga Meshoe Washington spoke in Geneva, Switzerland, in mid-June, she didn’t mince her words about how South Africa’s apartheid history was being manipulated by...
Carolyn Gad had attracted international attention, been invited to be artist-in-residence at a prestigious medical institute, and illustrated a book to raise funds for cancer research...
“Our culinary delights are the same. No English Jew knows of perogen or taigel, but Irish and South African Jews do,” says Yanky Fachler. He discussed...
People around the world have rallied in support of 28-year-old Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, who bravely announced on 10 June that he is suffering from...
It’s been just more than 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, bringing fear, chaos, and loss to millions who just wanted a peaceful life. One of...
Winning the Wimbledon plate, meeting Nelson Mandela, attending the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, visiting far-flung Jewish communities, and overcoming a challenging childhood are just some of...
South African Judge Dennis Davis believes it’s essential to put Israel’s “occupation of the West Bank” on the table to find a solution to this no-win...
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and robotics are all in a day’s work for Professor Benjamin Rosman, one of 18 early-career researchers in the world to...
“Ignoble and ill-intentioned”, “brainwashing”, “racist content” that “creeps through a syllabus” and “grand lies fed to impressionable children” are some of the phrases that Madoda Sitshange...
Though South Africa has many concerns for the African National Congress (ANC) to focus on, it chose the Palestinian ambassador to South Africa to give the...
