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What do South African Jews think about criticism of Israel? Traditionally, they have been highly sensitive to criticism. Has this changed? Attitudes have softened, but, it...
It wasn’t my idea, although admittedly it resonated strongly with me. I heard it on BBC radio when a listener called in to suggest that dolphins...
Once used as a prison for political activists among them Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, today it serves as an important vehicle for safeguarding the fundamental...
While he was sitting in the holding area before an event at the recent 18th FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Masters’ Aquatic Championships in Gwangju, South...
When Jordan Pieters pulled a “zap sign” at the South African Jewish Museum (SAJM) in Cape Town, and shared her sentiments about Jews on Instagram, she...
Celebrated academic and social-justice activist Tessa Hochfeld was killed in a freak accident at the weekend while riding a bike with her youngest child and husband...
Jewish communal leadership has described its recent meeting with International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor as “professional and engaging”.
Following the SA Jewish Report’s recent exposé of the “tomb raider” in Cape Town using old gravestones on new graves, community members are asking for answers...
A former head boy of King David Victory Park is in jail in Melbourne, Australia, after being denied bail for alleged involvement in importing a large...
This appears to be a week of positivity or rather a time when a few of us “opinionistas” in this newspaper are telling the rest of...
The name Jihadi Jack was splashed across British newspapers this week as the story of 24-year-old Jack Letts was again brought to the public’s attention.
Those inclined to take a pessimistic view of the South African Jewish community and its long-term future would have done themselves a favour by attending last...
(JTA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the actions of the Nazis and collaborators at a killing site in Ukraine show that Jews must defend...
Temperatures have reached fever pitch over the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) plan to alter the provision of healthcare in the future. But experts insist there’s...
(JTA) Fake Twitter accounts impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories have proliferated following a post on the online messaging forum 4chan.
In August 1966, the Middle East awoke to the news that a cutting-edge fighter plane had flown to Israel from Iraq. This MiG-21, a supersonic jet...
When Israeli podcaster Mishy Harman agreed to help Abie Levy locate a green-eyed mystery woman last year, little did he know the remarkable story he would...
Daniel Taub, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, recalled in his first days at the Court of St James, “the degree of attention that...
Combatting anti-Semitism requires the Jewish community to root out elements of prejudice within itself. This was one of the proposals raised by a panel of academic...
Israeli millennials are disrupting the divide between being religious and secular, in particular embarking on a search for a way to communicate with G-d, says Ari...
When Polish paediatrician Dr Tola Mintz chose to commit her life to healing others, she remained steadfast to the point of dying for her decision.
What exactly is Auschwitz to present-day society? Is it a historical site or a symbolic landscape? Should it serve as a tourist destination, be curated as...
When Iraqi-born Edwin Shuker visited an exhibition at the United States National Archive in 2013, he came across the last document he expected to see: his...
Pam Tudin, an expert on the young mind, says that the levels of anxiety that today define the average child in a classroom would have been...
“Addiction is definitely on the rise in the Jewish community, and must be spoken about openly,” says Jacqui Russon, an occupational therapist and counsellor at Houghton...
The story of Zephany Nurse has gripped South Africans since the baby’s disappearance in 1997, and the incredible discovery of her whereabouts almost two decades later.
Temple Israel Cape Town acknowledged the brave and courageous women in our history with four female rabbis present on the bimah giving blessings in four different...
Jewish-run organisations Special Delivery and Feed SA donated 1 500 toiletry packs to high-school students at East Bank High School in Alexandra in celebration of Mandela...
Grade 1 pupils at Torah Academy Primary School held a letterland party this month to celebrate learning their letters and knowing how to read.
The Rugby World Cup is approaching, and to show their support for the Bokke.
Philip Feinstein, formerly of Johannesburg now resident in Sydney, Australia, earlier this month received an award from the Australasian Muslim Times (AMUST) for contribution to the...
ChaiFM has launched a helpline for people in need of emotional support.
Aimee Mica Ntuli is a third generation survivor of the Holocaust who spent time in Yugoslavia when she was 14 years old. It was the first...
More than 400 people of all ages gathered last week for the opening of the Saltzman Family Community Centre at Linksfield Shul, a state-of-the-art communal space...
Hamas threatens escalation of violence Hamas has threatened an escalation in violence on Israel’s southern border unless Israel allows financial aid from Qatar and an increase...
Much has been said and written about the galut mentality, the subservience felt by generations of Jews living in the diaspora. As second-class citizens for so...
WIZO Women Inspired hosted Chett Goldin, a consultant to the cannabis industry, last week for an informative presentation on cannabis.
Herzlia High School won the trophy in the South African Council for English Education forum discussion competition at Reddam Tokai last Wednesday.
This week, a delegation comprising representatives of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) met Minister Naledi Pandor at...
I know I’m harping on about this, but it’s that important. Our negativity is killing us. We need to change the narrative before someone gets hurt....
