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An unstable economy, a highly charged political environment, and the threat of crime are just some reasons why many South Africans leave our shores seeking greener...
Pinchas, the hero of this week’s Parsha, was previously unheard of. Though he belonged to the “royal family” as the grandson of Aaron, he was an...
Growing up in Uganda, Shoshanna Nambi was active in her small Jewish community. She taught songs and the Torah portion to younger children, and was a...
Young Jewish people want different things to their parents and grandparents. This includes how and where to pray. So, Jewish communities around the world are devising...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies National Director Wendy Kahn took part in an “Expert Stakeholder Consultation on Monitoring and Combatting Antisemitism” meeting in Geneva Last...
What should we do about the k-word? Flight crew evicted a woman from a flight about to take off from Johannesburg to Durban two weeks ago,...
We were having dinner, and discussing what food my wife had prepared for an upcoming trip to the Kruger National Park. The list was uninteresting, and...
When I witness the malevolent campaign by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) and the ruling party and its affiliates: the South African Communist Party,...
It has come to our attention that Spares 2000, a Sharp-Rite, has been mentioned relating to an ongoing situation regarding anti-Semitic/hate-speech that supposedly came from an...
A wise dentist once said you don’t have to brush all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep! In the interests of a healthy...
Chiara Cohen, 26, cannot bear the thought of dogs in shelters freezing in winter.
Champion debater Gabriel Brouard-Ancer jets off next week to represent South Africa at the World Schools Debating Championships in Croatia.
Sunday mornings are usually as lazy and subdued here as they are anywhere else, but on this particular Sunday, Sandringham Gardens was a frenzy of activity...
Five members of the Union of Jewish Women joined delegates from 16 countries in Sydney, Australia, in May at the International Council of Jewish Women’s Convention....
Author and champion for women’s empowerment, Philippa Sklaar spoke about abuse at the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Women Inspired branch on 26 June.
Bafana Bafana soccer star Dean Furman attended a pop-up shul in Glenhazel this last Shabbos, where World Cup fever is running high. The shul, led by...
Many South Africans made the journey to Russia to watch the World Cup, but few as high profile in the sporting world as Raymond Hack, FIFA...
Like many Israelis visiting Europe, Leeor Brooks is keenly aware of his compatriots’ reputation abroad for rudeness.
When I witness the malevolent campaign by the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement (BDS) and the ruling party and its affiliates: the South African Communist Party,...
Having just read the letter by Ben Robert Horowitz, I am not sure if Mr Horowitz is completely naïve, or living on some other planet.
Lawyers are preparing criminal and civil charges following one of the darkest weeks of anti-Semitism in South Africa. There have been a slew of vile incidents...
During the multitude of anti-Israel protests that took place across the country last month, one figure stood up front and gave protestors the political credibility they...
Beverly Zetler’s birthday was to be a day of celebration with her family last Saturday, but it turned into a living nightmare. Her husband Jeffrey was...
In support of World Refugee Day last week, Cosatu posted a photograph of supposed Palestinian refugees on Twitter. Tweeple were quick to catch the labour federation...
Democratic Alliance Councillor Dr Mpho Phalatse is to be reinstated in her position as member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development. This follows...
The head of South Africa’s Kosher Department is on a mission to turn the devastating Stan & Pete “treif chicken” scandal into a G-d-send.
Law firm Bowman Gilfillan’s forensic investigation into catering company Stan & Pete’s conduct – expected to be finalised by now – will be completed only by...
I remember the special times I went strawberry picking at Mooiberge farm in Stellenbosch. First, my in-laws took us, and we ate almost as many strawberries...
Instead of speaking at a conference on media freedom in the Ukraine this week, I and a Russian journalist were summarily kicked out of the country...
The Department of Justice has produced a revised draft of the much-maligned Hate Speech Bill.
There are more than 10 million stateless people in the world today. They are not necessarily refugees, nor are they migrants, and they may be living...
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” So said the late United States civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, in...
Among the hundreds of British subjects on the Queens Honours List this June was Ben Helfgott, a holocaust survivor, an Olympic weightlifter, holocaust educator par excellence,...
A little-known portrait by Flemish Master Peter Paul Rubens was put up for auction in Johannesburg last week by Stephan Welz and Co. Auctioneers.
“Stop xenophobia. Stop crime. Stop raping. Stop taking drugs.” This statement is from Zama Khumalo, 15, of Joubert Park, one of 45 youths aged 15 to...
Let’s face it, directing primary school kids in a play is a mammoth task, but King David Victory Park Primary School’s production of Oliver was astonishingly...
Howard Sackstein has visited 75 countries around the world, and readily offers advice to all travellers in need. In this satirical piece, he offers travel advice...
There were different parts to internationally acclaimed veteran photographer, David Goldblatt, who passed away this week. So said Rabbi Mendel Rabinowitz, at Goldblatt’s funeral, in a...
What do you give the Rabbi who has everything? That was the dilemma faced by the Hazdan family on the eve of Rabbi Dovid Hazdan’s 60th...
“Rohan was in unbearable pain. He was screaming. It was 02:00 or 03:00, and I was running around Red Cross Children’s Hospital trying to get someone...
