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I’m referring to the article dated titled “Pamensky admits to ratifying Eskom’s dodgy R43 million New Age deal” (SA Jewish Report, 8 November 2019).
Sandy Koufax, sometimes referred to as “the left arm of G-d”, was probably the most influential baseball pitcher who has ever lived. In honour of his...
Did you know that a Jewish financier saved Winston Churchill from bankruptcy, actress Hedy Lamarr was secretly an inventor, and that Jewish savvy kept the guns...
Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Naledi Pandor recently blamed Israel for the continued occupation of “Palestine” and being single-handedly responsible for not securing peace.
“Being recognised by one’s own community is the most significant honour achievable. As stated in the Talmud, in one’s own town, it’s one’s name that counts.”
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) decided to give the Rabbi Cyril and Ann Harris Human Rights Award to musician Johnny Clegg in June,...
The pessimism and myths we hear from politicians skew our perceptions of reality and make us feel depressed and hopeless. If we could see reality for...
While Eastern Cape residents spent hours waiting for a glimpse of the Springbok team last Sunday, those who attended the 50th biennial South African Jewish Board...
Lana Marks, the first Jewish South African-born United States ambassador-designate to South Africa, got down to business on Wednesday, her first day in the office by...
A Jewish family living on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia, had to evacuate their home at 03:00 on Shabbat last week. “At...
It has been days of mayhem and panic, with more than 250 rockets fired in Israel since Tuesday morning. This situation has been caused by retaliatory...
When a friend on Facebook recently told me that I was so lucky to be living in South Africa, I had to stop myself launching into...
I woke up at 08:00 on Tuesday to sirens blaring across Tel Aviv. Disconcerted, I looked out of my bedroom window to see the usual morning...
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli military hero and political leader, who served two terms as prime minister. He was assassinated while in office on 4 November...
It was one of those windy, brisk mornings in Cape Town when the ocean spits spray over those brave enough to walk on the promenade. It...
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA) insists that South African artists should avoid anything to do with Israel, but South African music duo Black Motion is...
Colin Coleman may be retiring from his position as CEO of Goldman Sachs in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving the banking industry and heading for Yale University to...
(JTA) Meet Zebulon Simentov, 66, who is believed to be the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan. Journalist Emran Feroz recently profiled Simentov for the US publication...
We all know Albie Sachs, Joe Slovo and Helen Suzman as heroes in the fight against apartheid, but it’s the unsung heroes that Mohale Selebi wants...
The name Ronnie Kasrils is synonymous for many with the African National Congress, anti-apartheid activism, and years spent combating racism in South Africa.
I remember vividly my matric history class on 10 November 1989, the day after the Berlin Wall started to come down. We’d watched on television how...
This Shabbat, Jewish people are gathering in more than 1 500 cities and towns in 105 countries worldwide for the sixth annual international Shabbat Project. The...
Children today are under increasing pressure to perform academically. In response, some are reportedly taking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication to improve their results –...
Professor Nick Binedell, the founding director of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), argues that one of South Africa’s biggest problems is that it’s basically...
In her twilight years, Mushe Kirsh, now 83, had an insatiable desire to tell her dynasty’s story before it was too late. She wanted her many...
Depression can feel like a life sentence for those susceptible to it, but Dr Trevor Hurwitz may have found a solution.
It’s not often that a Jewish guy from Joburg wins a hit Afrikaans game show, but this week, Michael Abrahamson took that crown on Noot vir...
This parsha continues with what Rashi (in his commentary to Gemara Gittin) calls Megillat Avraham, the Scroll of Abraham. The story of our great patriarch Avraham...
I’m often asked whether one should be eating soy products or avoiding them. With all the mixed messages regarding soy products, I’m not surprised there’s so...
Marilyn Monroe’s spirit will be lighting up a household this Chanukah, after her chanukiah was sold for more than R1 million at a New York Judaica...
Empty vessels make the most sound.
My letter is in response to the article in the SA Jewish Report about the closure of Nussbaums Kosher Butchery, published in the 8 November issue....
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend the World ORT/ Scholas Occurentes Youth Summit in Mexico, together with 10 King David high school...
Telling people to “face reality” generally means saying they should recognise where there are problems instead of burying their heads in the sand. In a different...
My late grandmother, who understood me well, was fond of telling me that I can’t “dance at two chuppas”. In essence, what she was trying desperately...
The threat to human life from climate change renders archaic the disputes about religion, power and territory over which we traditionally fight. A strange “benefit” of...
With less than nine months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, preparations for the Israeli 2020 team have begun in earnest. Israel will be sending the...
The African National Congress has taken the approach of disinvestment, disengagement, and downgrading relations with Israel since Cyril Ramaphosa’s election in December 2017, so it came...
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Secretary General Godrich Gardee called for an upcoming gathering of Christians to be “booby-trapped” after evangelist preacher Angus Buchan was recorded as...
For weeks, I’d been dreading the phone call I got at 05:30 last Friday morning. Nobody wants to die, but for those of us who were...
