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Living in Sandton’s CBD is always exciting. In the past few days, I witnessed some remarkable events. Late last Thursday night, while driving home with the...
When the old apartheid-South Africa flag was lowered before the 1994 democratic elections and the new one went up representing the “rainbow nation” we intended building,...
SA JEWISH REPORT STAFF Burger King coming back to Israel JERUSALEM – Fast food brand Burger King is coming back to Israel. A group of...
As Jews of the older generation - 75 upwards - we can only be silent bystanders and observe the rapid increase of Jewish/Israeli hatred in this...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
Two Jewish leaders, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau and Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein of South Africa, gave their lessons on leadership on Sunday...
Saul Blinkoff, speaking at the Sinai Indaba on “A Disney Tale” related how he followed his dream and en route found his Jewish identity and observance.
Over 5 000 people attended Sinai Indaba V at the Sandton Convention Centre last weekend, with 13 speakers from around the world who addressed 23 different...
In last week’s Jewish Report, President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, is mentioned together with the fact that he is wanted by the International Criminal Court in...
As I write, the Board is preparing for tonight’s 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter function. The Charter, adopted at the Congress of the People in...
In one of his late short stories - “Sold down the river” - Herman Charles Bosman writes about an itinerant acting troupe whose actor-manager has the...
Anticipating what they believed would be an unfair UN report on last summer’s Gaza War, the Israeli government and friendly groups in the United States were...
The South African Jewish community is confronting what looks like the first case of a high profile businessman - once revered by many - heading down...
Why so expensive? The Art of the Brick Exhibition” by the LEGO® is one of the world’s most popular shows of 2015, and taking it to...
The Cape Town Jewish community’s unofficial mayor, Philip Krawitz, received the prestigious Yakir award from Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal in Jerusalem last week.
Jewish motorcar racers with South African origins, have produced some outstanding champions. The most famous is of course Jody Scheckter, 1979 Formula One champion. But there...
Beth Protea, Truth be Told (TbT) and Wits Alumni co-hosted a talk in Israel on Tuesday by Marlene Bethlehem titled: Mandela and the Jewish Community. Marlene...
Article by Ant Katz & Geoff Sifrin’s on al-Bashir in last week’s Jewish Report were both intellectually stimulating and are careful examinations of the morality issues...
Last week’s Queen’s awards remind us of Dame Helen Hyde (née Seligman) who received her top-gong from QEII in 2012. Dame Helen (née Seligman) was born...
Nominations close at 5pm Friday for the 2015 Absa Jewish Achiever Awards. Nominating someone takes just two clicks – so DO IT NOW! Business & Humanities...
The first Jewish boarding facility in SA was opened in the Forties by the SA Jewish Board of Education and named after Harry Herber, the founder...
Over the past few decades, the Lemba of Zimbabwe have started openly displaying their Jewish practices, having DNA tests to prove they are from Kohen ancestry,...
In the “old days” when one spoke about having a bet, it was either on a horse (or the dogs in some countries) or a casino....
JERUSALEM - Israel had been “justified under international law” for launching its operation in Gaza last summer, according to a report issued by Israel.
The media constantly faces dilemmas on what to focus on. Here in South Africa, government corruption and controversies like President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, power outages...
SEE OUR PICTURES: How many of the 30-odd Jewish business leaders do YOU recognise? They were among the 240 South African business executives who paid R100...
We have received 300 nominations up to now for the 17th annual SA Jewish Report Absa Jewish Achievers. With only a week left to nominate someone...
Trevor Shaff, former head of the Community Security Organisation (CSO) in the Western Cape, gave up a beautiful home, a prestigious job and the easy living...
The Union of Jewish Women’s Divas in Concert on 10 June, produced by Jonathan Birin and directed by Vicky Friedman, was an outstanding evening. The excitement...
SA JEWISH REPORT STAFF ‘Zionists stole my shoe’ LONDON: A Muslim leader has attracted ridicule over claims that “Zionists” broke into his house and stole...
Johannesburg-Tel Aviv is one of El Al’s most important routes, according to Oranit Beit Halachmy, the airline’s regional manager for Central Europe, South Africa and South...
Sidrat Korach immediately summons to mind what has become the archetype of unhealthy division - “machloket shelo lesheim shamayim - argument that is not for the...
Sinai Indaba V kicked off in Cape Town this year, with some 1 300 participants braving the wintry weather to hear world-class speakers at the Cape...
Some went to Israel as volunteers, writes SUZANNE BELLING, pictured, while others to reunite with their families who had made aliyah and many to fulfil the...
At the time of writing, I am in Israel to attend an executive meeting of the World Jewish Congress, and will report back on that in...
What is the difference between religion and superstition? This is a subject that one can talk about for hours, but perhaps the definition I liked best...
I want to congratulate Vanessa Valkin on her insightful editorial in the June 5 edition of Jewish Report - “Deconstructing the ritual” (on bar-/batmitzvahs).
Lisa Seftel’s vision of the way the Bus Rapid Transit system should work (in last week’s Jewish Report) is lofty and wishful. How it will actually...
I read with plausible laughter, the comments made by Lisa Seftel (in last week’s Jewish Report) regarding the Rea Vaya construction along Louis Botha Avenue. Residents...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
