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The extravaganza that graced our screens on Sunday night in the form of the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2020 was a labour of love by Mann...
A teddy bear is a timeless symbol of comfort, reassurance, and innocence, and now it’s becoming an icon of bravery and hope. Penny Stein, who has...
By the time Jock Isacowitz died in his mid-forties, he had achieved more than a whole team of people would in their lifetime. He fought in...
When the United Nations (UN) Second Committee passed an Israeli resolution on “Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development” last week, it was supported by 144 nations. South Africa...
When a white Jewish student in the red garb of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spouted extremist rhetoric outside Brackenfell High School on 20 November, South...
After this tough year, we all want our traditional summer holiday, but even making that annual trip to Plettenberg Bay or Cape Town is no longer...
“The discovery of botulinum toxin (Botox) as a cosmetic treatment was a ‘a happy accident’,” says Dr Jemma Simpson, a doctor working in the field of...
Ten years ago, genetic tests carried out by British scientists revealed that many of the Lemba tribe in Southern Africa have Jewish origins. While that may...
For many years, word had it that if journalist and author Suzanne Belling didn’t know you, you weren’t part of the Jewish community. Such was the...
Jews instinctively know what it’s like to be a wandering people, longing for home, and travel agent Vanessa Frankal recognised this when she encountered Gabriel Mambe...
A representative of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has warned of a rising trend of extremism and hate in the United States (US) and across the globe...
Rachel Kolisi may be a devoted Christian, but her connection to Judaism and Jewish history means that she feels a strong link to our community. This...
A video created by South African musician David Scott (known as The Kiffness) this week comparing the rise of the Nazi Party to that of the...
Kerri Marks has never entered a beauty pageant before, but was recently chosen as one of the top 25 in the Mrs South Africa competition. Possibly...
The Jewish Agency for Israel this week launched a support system to help Jews around the world handle the continuing coronavirus crisis and other emergency situations....
A Christian minister has put his livelihood on the line by quitting the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) over its Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) policy...
As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) clashed with the public outside Brackenfell High School in the Western Cape on 9 November, Western Cape Democratic Alliance (DA)...
As Jewish communities, prime ministers, presidents, princes, rabbis, and followers of many faiths grieve the loss of the past Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations...
The Firemans Arms pub in Cape Town has existed for 156 years, and is filled with memorabilia from times gone by. But when Jewish customer Antony...
South Africa may be physically far from the recent terrorist attacks that took place in France and Austria, but we still have to be extra vigilant....
The South African government continues to refuse to support Israel and its newly transformed ties with three Arab countries in three months, without resolution of the...
Fear, tension, concern, and excitement are the emotions South African Jewish expats living in the United States were feeling as their adopted home went to the...
People are beginning to adapt to the “new normal”, but the psychological effects of lockdown on children may be felt for years to come. However, experts...
Film director Jenna Cato Bass and producer David Horler first met when they were growing up in Cape Town and were in the same year at...
Lockdown has had numerous negative repercussions, but it has also led to some new beginnings. For a group of Sephardi women who grew up together, it...
It’s not often that one individual becomes iconic across a range of spheres, but David Bloomberg was one such person. A pioneer of the arts, a...
A billboard hangs over the highway on the way to OR Tambo International Airport loudly proclaiming: “Churches Against Israeli Annexation of Palestinian Land.” It displays the...
As United Herzlia Schools celebrated its 80th anniversary with an online musical extravaganza on 25 October, Barry Lipchin was thousands of kilometres away, sleeping, in Auckland,...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already a part of our world, and as it grows, it will have a profound impact on ethics, religion, and humanity. So...
“I don’t think there will be any kind of civil war if [United States President Donald] Trump loses,” said foreign correspondent, author, and broadcaster John Matisonn...
Herbert Kretzmer, who wrote the lyrics for the English version of Les Misérables, died in London on 14 October, nine days after his 95th birthday. Known...
“This is the existential election,” says Elan Burman, one of numerous South African Jewish immigrants across the United States who describe an atmosphere of fear, anger,...
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has always insisted that it isn’t antisemitic, but the newly-formed SA BDS Coalition (South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition)...
Back in March, COVID-19 was brought into the heart of the South African Jewish community because of a party held thousands of kilometres away. At that...
Israeli Ambassador Lior Keinan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador Mahash Saeed Alhameli met for the first time last week to celebrate the Abraham Accords signed...
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, iconic 91-year-old South African businessman and philanthropist Solly Krok launched an initiative to combat the hunger...
Mrs H.S. Balls Chutney is an iconic South African brand and taste that’s enjoyed around the globe, but its success began in Cape Town thanks to...
While most people understand the dangers of taking risks during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are throwing caution to the wind in situations where we...
A home in Norwood was engulfed in flames and almost completely destroyed on Monday evening. Though it’s not known how the fire started, the ZAKA fire...
Linda Goodman Givon, the founder of the world-renowned Goodman Gallery and known as “South Africa’s first lady of art” and “the grande dame of the South...
