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In the spring of 1945 while the Red Army was liberating Austria from the Nazis, an act of dark wickedness occurred in the town of Rechnitz;...
In the SAJBD’s mission statement, even before any mention of upholding Jewish civil rights, particular stress is put on the Board’s role in building bridges of...
Sometimes it feels as if social media is taking over the world. And like so many modern innovations, it is both a blessing and a curse.
What do you get when you combine a magician with a frum executive director? You get Greg Gelb, who heads up Cape Town Torah High and...
Betrayal is one of the most painful human experiences conceivable and few have captured this quite like Harold Pinter in his highly acclaimed play of the...
I agree with Allan Wolman's sentiments expressed in his letter in last week’s Jewish Report, that the current editorial policy has denied/frustrated lively debate
Lashon hara means that it is forbidden to speak negatively about someone else, even if it is true. However, the report about Duduzane Zuma, the president's...
Sandton Sinai girls have had a great netball season. The team won both their matches at the Walty Brothers Indoor Tournament.
Father's Day was marked in typical Mina Lopato style at its “Donuts-with-Dad” morning last Thursday.
The junior class at King David Victory Park Pre-Primary learnt about community construction workers last week.
A few days ago I was asked a question relating to some early Jewish history of Pretoria. I obtained the information required, but on reading the...
The hypocrisy, bigotry, and double standards of the press (both local and global} never fail to amaze me.
This week’s welcome ruling by high court judge Claire Hartford in the sexual abuse case against Sidney Frankel, which put in place the removal of the...
The Maharal of Prague is one of the pillars of Jewish philosophy - a relevant voice, even after 500 years. Strangely, the person who so impacted...
Eight-year-old Aaron Greenblatt started a charity initiative at the end of March to collect socks for the less fortunate. His initial goal for Aaron’s Rock your...
Sydenham Pre-Primary School children paid tribute to their fathers last Thursday, with a Father’s Day STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) Evening. Fathers and their children...
It was a fragrant Father’s Day celebration at Yeshiva College Primary School last Thursday.
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As Knysna and the Garden Route were declared a disaster zone in the wake of last week’s devastating fires, Jewish people came out in full force...
Someone came in to my office on Tuesday with questions. Pretty strong ones too. About religion, G-d, and Torah; questions that I've heard before. But after...
Grateful to be alive, a Jewish family in Plettenberg Bay this week recounts how in the face of rampant fires and imminent danger, they went to...
Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin share an unshakeable bond forged through tragedy - they have both lost young daughters to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And now the...
Twenty-year-old Johannesburg “wildlife entrepreneur”, Nadav Ossendryver, started building his digital business, LatestSightings.com, at the age of 15. This month, his YouTube channel, known as “Kruger Sightings",...
It was 41 years ago that South African schoolchildren stood up against the apartheid government and said “no” to being forced to learn in a language...
In a simple worldview, Israel is seen as the enemy by all those Arab countries with whom she has not signed peace treaties.
A suicide bomber sits at his workbench, prepping his explosive vest for death. The voice of a young child is heard over the scenes of his...
For decades, while the country commemorated the June 16 Soweto Uprisings as the day South African youth changed the course of history, the bereaved Edelstein family...
The theatricality of politics in South Africa today rivals a Shakespearean tragedy, with characters so colourful that The Bard himself would have revelled in its richness....
As part of commemorating Youth Day 2017, Jewish Report asked the leaders of the Jewish youth movements and the South African Union of Jewish Students, to...
Morris Isaacson - whose name is synonymous with Soweto and the Soweto uprising on 16 June 1976 - “went against the stream” and “while people talked,...
South African students have become far more narcissistic in their approach to brands and expect the brands to work for their money.
It has been 41 long years in the history of South Africa since the June 16 uprising. Much has happened in the interim and the country...
The pain of losing a child is indescribable. The pain of losing a second child only three years later, is beyond a universe of inexpressible agony....
“What do Presidents Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have in common?” This (on last week’s front page) - was meant to pique readers’ interests - and...
I have expected for some time now to hear that the Av Beth Din, Rabbi Moshe Aaron Kurtstag, shalita, together with his wonderful Rebbetzin Batya, will...
Some time ago I had an exchange of correspondence with the newly appointed editor of the SA Jewish Report. The subject of that correspondence was to...
It’s a drizzly Saturday morning in May. Some 160 young Jews, mostly European and ranging from Orthodox to secular, have come to the Hotel Berlin to...
Across the generations, Jewish youth movements have been a place where many have met their mate for life. Be it Habonim, Bnei Akiva, Betar or Netzer...
Generally speaking, engaging in humanitarian initiatives on behalf of the wider society, is not part of the core mandate of the Board. Within our community, there...
It has often been said that death and taxes are the only real certainties in life. While I can’t tell you too much about taxes, I...
