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The SA Jewish Report asked Advocate Mark Oppenheimer, an expert in the boundary between hate speech and freedom of expression, to weigh in on the anti-Israel...
SA Jewish Report photographer Ilan Ossendryver flew to Israel to document the war. Here is a selection of his photographs taken this week showing Israel post...
Students writing their matric National Senior Certificate (NSC) mathematical literacy exam last week were shocked to see a question reading, “Timothy will fly from the United...
If you are looking for some inspiration and the story of how the South African Jewish community has built the post apartheid South Africa this remarkable...
A growing number of South Africans are exploring the option of purchasing a property overseas to acquire permanent residency to leave a legacy for their family,...
In February last year, the SA Jewish Report featured the success story of Future Forex, a local business founded by two Herzlia alumni who decided to...
Renowned former musician Benny Michel celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family in Killarney, Johannesburg, on Sunday, 1 October. Michel was born in a...
Watch the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2023 Absa Business Icon 2023 – Philip Krawitz Absa Business Leadership Award 2023 – Hylton Kallner Absa Professional Excellence Award...
Reports from the frontline of the war! Join survivors of the massacre telling their harrowing stories of survival. Hear from Avi Mayer, the editor-in-chief of the...
Most South Africans are appalled at the massacre of, at the time of writing, more than 1 200 Jews in Israel at the hands of Hamas...
One of the most exciting parts of the run-up to the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards, to be held on 22 October 2023, is the public voting,...
Breaking the Yom Kippur fast is a big deal in South Africa. The SA Jewish Report asked Lauren Boolkin and Romi Rabinowitz to give us recipes...
Being in a new country for Rosh Hashanah has its challenges. The SA Jewish Report reached out to recent olim to find out what this time...
Rosh Hashanah is a time to consider the changes and improvements we can make in our lives. The SA Jewish Report asked Jewish school students what...
Sephardi Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah with delicious delicacies, so different from traditional Ashkenazi fare. The SA Jewish Report asked Rifca Sommer in Zimbabwe, and Esti Cohen...
King David School’s 75th Birthday Sock Initiative, the brainchild of Grade 11 King David Linksfield pupil Gina Dave, exceeded expectations by raising R223 691, netting R158 534 after...
Join Israeli journalist Omer Benjakob as he exposes the Spies, Lies & Dodgy Guys who operate in the shadows and run the murky world of espionage,...
Soprano singer and storyteller Leigh Nudelman Sussman is showcasing the Yiddish songs of trailblazing female stars. The SA Jewish Report caught up with her. What drew...
Team South Africa returned triumphant from the JCC Maccabi Games in Fort Lauderdale in August, with its dancers winning gold for their Israel dancing performance choreographed...
Each year, Ann Nurock, one of the great gurus of South African advertising, attends the Cannes Lions Awards and brings back the coolest, trendiest, zaniest, and...
Israeli actor and director, Roy Horovitz, had just arrived in South Africa to perform Do I win, or do I lose? when the SA Jewish Report...
Forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal has just brought out a new book titled Risking Life for Death – Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table. The...
Last Friday, a school in the far north-eastern part of the Vhemba district of Limpopo was brought into the 21st century by the University of Johannesburg...
Winning a Bafta Award – the British Oscars – wasn’t enough for South African director Leslee Udwin. Leslee says that if we are to alter how...
As we step into Women’s Month and the very last chance to nominate for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards, we celebrate the power and bravery of...
Post-traumatic stress counsellor Debbi Rozowsky has just released a book, Having to Step Up, that focuses on dealing with trauma. The SA Jewish Report caught up...
The countdown has begun to closing nominations for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2023. We have until 17:00 on 4 August to nominate. So, don’t miss...
Stand-up comedian Nik Rabinowitz is at it again, this time with Rambunctious in Sandton, and he’s hoping ISIS won’t notice this time. The SA Jewish Report...
For a student who experiences vision loss or any other reading impairment, having access to a device that makes reading easier is a massive gift. So,...
As many as 22% of all Nobel prizes have been awarded to Jews. These include prizes for peace, literature, chemistry, medicine, physics, and economics. Of all...
“In the spirit of Mandela, we got pupils from King David, Phateng Comprehensive School, an African National Congress ward councillor and the Democratic Alliance mayor, the...
The South African-born chief rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis, was officially knighted by King Charles III on Tuesday, 11 July, at Windsor...
Monday’s snowfall took Jozi by surprise, being the first time we have had the delightful white cover since 2012. Some may recall a smattering in 2007,...
On a cold winter’s morning in Johannesburg, some of South Africa’s most influential, inspiring, and knowledgeable business minds gathered at the Snaid & Morris offices in...
Author and journalist Marion Scher has just brought out a new book called Big Bully – An Epidemic of Unkindness, a ground breaking look at this...
Have you ever wondered why the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards makes such a big deal out of the Community Service Award every year? It doesn’t celebrate...
The Absa Jewish Achiever Awards is unique in celebrating the successful in a community, paying tribute to the extraordinary and remarkable among South African Jewry. “Many...
Synagogues have particular importance for chazzan and photographer Ivor Lichterman. Lichterman followed in the footsteps of his father, chazzan Jakub Lichterman. Having started his cantorial career...
Will it be a cold, dark winter, or will Eskom keep the lights on? Why have we suddenly had two weeks of barely any loadshedding? On...
Our theme at this year’s Absa Jewish Achiever Awards ceremony on 21 October 2023 is “We are more than!” And as South African Jewry, we really...
