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South African Rabbi Oshy Deren was chosen out of 6 500 Chabad rabbis and lay leaders who attended the 41st International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (shluchim)...
The former managing director of Yeshiva College, Rabbi Leron Bernstein, who now lives in Israel, was project director of One Day in October, a book about...
Home grown, Johannesburg-born stand-up comedian Gilli Apter, who now lives in London, is back on stage this week with The Hilarious Deep Amazing Johannesburg Comedy Show....
The “Goodtime lowdown rock and roll radio show” with the man who made radio in South Africa – Stan Katz, one of the great genius behind...
This is an excerpt from South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola’s speech at the 47th United Nations (UN) International Day of Solidarity...
Photojournalist Ilan Ossendryver is launching his book, Israel After 7th Oct this week. The SA Jewish Report speaks to him. What inspired you to create this...
SA Jewish Report welcomes you to an evening of inspiration and story telling as we celebrate the heroes of the South African Jewish community and the...
Many of our children grew up listening to Beautiful Creatures. Now, Gallo Records and Paul Choritz, Alan Glass, and Ed Jordan – the Beautiful Creatures team...
Richard Mendelsohn has recently launched his book, The Jews of Parow. The History of a South African Community as a part of a three-pronged project to...
Soon after 7 October, SA Jewish Report photographer Ilan Ossendryver spent time in Israel, capturing the pain of the massacre and how Israelis kept going. He...
A silent protest by women outside Parliament on 7 October conveyed a tangible sense of feminine strength. The women represented the Women’s Action Campaign South Africa...
Join Howard Sackstein and Dina Diamond as well as culinary wizards celebrating Jewish food across the globe in preparation for the New Year. Sarah Sassoon –...
Sharon Lurie Honey glazed beef with caramelised onions and julienne carrots This meat dish is one of those dishes that isn’t just packed with flavour, it’s...
Zimbabwe-born author and journalist Peter Godwin has just brought out his latest book called Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss and Occasional Wars. The SA...
Get ready to witness the pinnacle of creativity and innovative and awe-inspiring storytelling that pushed the boundaries of imagination at this year’s Cannes Lions Awards! We’ll...
Dr Ian Froman, appropriately nicknamed “Mr Tennis” for bringing the game to Israel and making it part of its lifestyle, passed away at the age of...
Barbara Ludman is an American journalist who has lived in South Africa since April 1976, and has deep roots in Parkview, Johannesburg. Ludman, who has had...
On 7 October Aviva Siegel from Randfontein was kidnapped at gunpoint from Kibbutz Kfar Aza and taken hostage by Hamas to Gaza. Her husband Keith is...
Professor Barry Schoub, most recently at the forefront of South Africa’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, was behind the establishment of the National Institute for Communicable...
Yotam Haim’s mother, Iris, was excited to go and watch him perform on 7 October, but by the time he was meant to perform, he had...
There’s much chatter about the recently released book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children, written by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke. The SA Jewish...
Though the South African Jewish community may be getting smaller, the number of nominations for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards is growing in leaps and bounds....
As Israel braces for a massive attack from Iran, the country is surrounded by a ring of fire, Iranian proxy armies, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in...
Isa Jacobson has spent more than four years creating The Apartheid Killer, a documentary that will be aired on the BBC World Service and as a...
The Jewish National Fund South Africa (JNF SA) and The Base shul are calling on Jewish South Africans to light yellow Shabbat candles this Shabbos in...
The Shakedown, a South African crime-comedy caper by Ari Kruger (AK) and Daniel Zimbler (DZ), will premiere on Prime Video on 8 August. The SA Jewish...
Nobody loves the ageing process, but stand-up comedian Nik Rabinowitz is making it public in his latest show, Pension Killers. The SA Jewish Report spoke to...
In the dark days of apartheid, where people were defined by the colour of their skin, a Jewish film writer and director, Ashley Lazarus, broke apartheid’s...
Robbie Brozin held the Olympic torch high in France this week as he ran the Olympic Torch Relay in the run-up to the official Olympic Games,...
Journalist and author Jonathan Ancer is launching his latest book, Bullsh!t – 50 fibs that made South Africa. The SA Jewish Report chatted to him before...
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is the David of her time, using the power of the law to bring terrorists and antisemites to justice. As founder and president of...
A new book, High Times: The Extraordinary Life of a Joburg Dope Smuggler, by Roy Isacowitz and Jeremy Gordin is being launched this week. The SA...
Dr Tracey Farber, a psychologist who specialises in working with trauma, was involved in the creation of the book Catastrophic Grief, Trauma, and Resilience in Child...
Driven by Iran, the Middle East is in flames. Few people understand the conflict as well as Col. Miri Eisin, managing director of the International Institute...
Daron Chatz’s four-part wildlife docuseries Wild Zambezi opened this month at Ster-Kinekor in celebration of World Wildlife Month. Chatz, who directed the series, gives us an...
How to stay safe from fire this winter Prevention Loadshedding Use battery-operated lights instead of candles during loadshedding; Avoid overloading electrical sockets, and ensure all appliances...
Sephardi Shavuot here we come! Rifca Sommer is a caterer and cooking teacher who runs Rifca’s Kitchen in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She’s a proud Sephardic Jew, with...
Joburg author and lawyer, Gail Schimmel’s, new novel, The Finish Line, is hot off the press. The SA Jewish Report spoke to her. Just as soon...
Sharon Spiegel-Wagner has become well known to us more recently in musical comedy theatre such as Locked Upside Down, but she’s now venturing onto the stage...
Soweto Blaze, a South African action comedy is doing well on Netflix. The SA Jewish Report speaks to its director and writer, Brad Katzen, to find...
