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“If I had lived in Hitler's Germany, I would have been sent to a death camp simply because I am Jewish,” posted Friedman on Facebook. A...
Award-winning actress recently made it back into the public eye after a four-year respite when she married Benjamin Millepied, had a child and moved to Paris.
A young, black South African woman has fiercely flown Israel’s flag on a recent visit to the United States, inter alia refuting the “Israel is an...
A regular user accuses the Online Editor of stifling free speech claiming fellow user has “right within this site to (troll) at every opportunity - as...
Perry Feldman, pictured, is one of the last remaining Jews in the Free State town of Parys, a retired farmer and a passionate volunteer at the...
We have 38 top Zionist reads from Bev Goldman this week and apologise to users for the delay in posting them. It is our fault, not...
Paper's public editor rebukes The New York Times reporter for asking PhD candidate David McCleary, pic. ‘demeaning’ questions as he didn't look Jewish
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has given a blanket amnesty to the “Black Monday” group of students who hung huge swastikas, pictures of Hitler and...
Based “on the totality of life experience”, Rabbi Dr Lionel Mirvis has expanded his Kabbalah lessons in Cape Town to include Graphic Kabbalah - with DVDs...
It’s not the first time that a student has returned to his alma mater to become principal. And although he matriculated from King David High School...
Would one examine the entire Ten Commandments, which are mentioned twice in the Torah, once in Parshat Yitro and once again towards the end of the...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
I refer to Geoff Sifrin’s Taking Issue column in last week’s Jewish Report, "Is the new Israel government a bigger elephant in the room?"
Easton's Biblical Dictionary says Galilee was the scene of the "most memorable events of Jewish history".
Unfortunately I am not in possession of the Pope’s e-mail address, but would some kind individual care to inform him that the Vatican’s recognition of the...
Emma Daitz writes in a letter in last week’s paper of the events that she states occurred during the Arab invasion of Israel and the Palestinian...
Minister of higher Education Blade Nzimande and the 4 others have the will and time to involve themselves in university education in Palestine but not in...
Since 2001, after the late Joe Welcher passed on, my brother Jeff and I together with assistance from my sister Matilda, have run the Brakpan Shul...
Barney Meyers, beloved former headmaster of King David Primary Schools in Linksfield and, later, Victory Park, passed away last week Friday, just short of his 90th...
Shereen Usdin and Emma Daitz demonstrate so clearly, in their letter to the SAJR last week (on the village of Lubya) just what a free society...
Following on from last year’s successful YH66 (Yom Ha’atzmaut Year 66) party, YH67 took place at the KONG nightclub in Rosebank in Johannesburg last Saturday night....
I was alarmed to read about Howard Sackstein taking over as chairman of the Board of the SA Jewish Report. This brings another ANC left-winger into...
A major focus of the 2008 Global Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism (GFCA) was to confront the escalating phenomenon of anti-Semitism in the social media. In a...
It’s not to say I am ungrateful. Really I am not. But the thought of spending a three-day-yom tov (that’s 72 hours) with little reprieve does...
A politician who is too much of a poet, not enough of a killer, will not win the hearts of the people in troubled times. Which...
When considering the Vatican’s creep toward recognition of Palestinian statehood, think “Israel-Vatican” and not “Jewish-Catholic”, say Jewish officials involved in dialogue with the church.
Last week the United States House of Representatives passed a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy because it is assumed that is the...
A weekly summary of briefs on some of the top issues in the Jewish media worldwide brought to you by Jewish Report staff writers. The SAJR...
There has always been a belief in world soccer that what Fifa President Sepp Blatter wants, Sepp Blatter gets.
Generally, among secular Jews in the Diaspora, Shavuot is not considered a highly important festival, save, perhaps, for those who go to synagogue to say Yizkor,...
Rare is the person born with a gift which manifests during childhood and reaches potential to become a career of fulfilment, a source of joy and...
Controversial University of Witwatersrand (Wits) Students Representative Council (SRC) president Dlamini’s “I love Hitler” debacle is refusing to go away. Dlamini was ‘removed’ by vice-Chancellor Prof...
On Monday, campus newspaper Wits Vuvuzela ran a story headlined “‘Abnormalities’ in policy for SRC president’s removal” in which they made the case that Dlamini’s removal...
Tackling a laundry-list of critique, Habib talked to one of them, saying: “There is another view that I am a prisoner of Jewishness or whiteness. I...
Washington’s once-senior Orthodox rabbi, Barry Freundel was sentenced last Friday to six and a half years in prison after admitting he had taken videos of dozens...
Maurice Ostroff says he appreciates Dr Survé's purported guidelines, treats them as sincere until proven otherwise, and draws his attention to the manner in which they...
SEE ALL THE POSTS: The Europe-Israel Public Affairs committee says that “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fourth government was finally sworn in last night after marathon...
SAJR likes community feedback in the form of letters or comments. We try to allow as much freedom of expression as possible – but legal and...
It is no secret that the SA-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SAICC) has been through some troubled times for several years. They had funding issues and were...
Every week there are more reports of the Jewish community and Israel being attacked from all quarters, including many academic institutions and NGOs.
