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The Jewish community in Pretoria celebrated Israel’s 70th birthday in style with a delicious Israeli supper at the Pretoria Hebrew Congregation centre. Wonderful entertainment was also...
“A house divided against itself cannot stand,” former US president Abraham Lincoln once said (paraphrasing a verse from the Christian scriptures). While he was relating this...
What is it about words sung that have the power to inflame? Traditionally, the Yom Hashoah ceremony is built around song. Songs sung by women, by...
Tomer Melnik, a Grade 12 student at Crawford College Sandton, has been selected to represent South Africa at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad, to be held...
King David Linksfield pre-Primary and Primary Schools held a joint ceremony to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut. It was especially significant as King David Schools and Israel celebrate...
King David School Victory Park celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut last week with entertainment galore. The student representative council, along with a few pupils from Grades 1 to...
Pupils at Rosabelle Klein Nursery School in Waverley had a wonderful time celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday with a party.
Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut is an annual highlight at Sydenham Pre-school as they honour and appreciate their heritage. The school was a sea of blue and white...
“Thank you for protecting Israel. I am very grateful that we have you in our army and you have protected Israel for 70 years. And Moshiach...
I refer to a letter in the April 20 edition of SA Jewish Report (“Israel government crossing the line”) from Save Israel – Stop the Occupation...
I was disconcerted by the arguments put forward in Rabbi Greg Alexander’s article, “Who represents South African Jewry?” in your April 20 edition.
I am somewhat amazed, disappointed and taken aback by your front-page story of April 13 (“‘Life goes on’ for Jeff Shull”).
When Shaun Levitan decided to teach his six-year-old twin boys how to play chess, he had no idea that they were natural chess champions.
Deliberate misinformation powered by social media has shown itself to be the most effective weapon of war and a powerful tool in the dissemination of what...
The Western Cape ANC, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and the National Coalition For Palestine (NC4P) are to march against what they call Israel’s “increased violence”...
The death of Judge Ramon Leon, father of former DA leader Tony Leon, has led to a storm of misinformation about his legacy – after it...
In October 1963, 10 anti-apartheid activists went on trial for their lives. This, the Rivonia Trial, was one of the most significant court cases in South...
South African-born Alan Hoffmann, the longstanding CEO and director-general of the Jewish Agency, has recently announced he will be stepping down by the end of this...
Gershon Kedar, Israel’s non-resident ambassador to Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia and Botswana, was one of six international envoys who presented their accreditations to Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa...
This is a bitter-sweet week, in which we celebrate Israel’s milestone 70th birthday but also remember the 23 646 soldiers and 3 134 terror victims who...
Last Saturday morning, the world woke up to news that America had bombed Syria. For a few hours, we were all reporting around-the-clock with the inevitable...
Israeli Ambassador Lior Keinan reflects on the growth and development of the Jewish homeland into the flourishing state it is today.
“They were chosen… They sang… Now their voices are silent. The true sons of the race of David that fell with their sword in their hand....
The Cape Town Yom Hazikaron ceremony 2018 drew record numbers of people to a moving commemoration of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
A large crowd attended the Yom Hazikaron ceremony at the Embassy of Israel in Pretoria on Wednesday morning. Among them were Jewish leaders from around South...
1952 High-school dropout Stef Wertheimer sets up a small metal shop and tool-making company in the backyard of his home in Nahariya. His company, ISCAR, is...
Politicians have the difficult task of sorting out the intricacies of the Middle East conflict and, hopefully, achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The reality...
Known the world over as the start-up capital, Israel is always eager to widen its business network and trade with as many countries as possible. Despite...
A Joburger takes a wander, on bicycle and on foot, through a faraway city that reminds him of home – and that can teach us how...
It was a festive atmosphere at Huddle Park on Wednesday evening, as the Johannesburg Jewish community gathered to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary of its independence.
If there was ever a quintessential symbol of the Jewish State’s founding pioneers, it is the kibbutz – a phenomenon found only in Israel, and as...
The rising numbers of olim, especially among matriculants, reflects Israel’s enduring pull for the Jewish people.
Many South African olim have contributed to the development of Israel. Here are just three who have left a uniquely South African stamp on the Jewish...
While Israel and world Jewry celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut this week, it was not only Jewish people on this continent who were grateful for the State of...
Flames of the six memorial lamps. Songs, prayers, testimony and reflections by various speakers. These elements marked this year’s Yom Hashoah ceremony at Westpark Cemetery last...
The story of our exodus from the bondage of Egypt may be unique to Jewish history, but the lessons we learn at the Seder are pertinent...
A haunting siren echoes throughout the country. It’s a loud, deep, eerie sound that can be heard along the width and breadth of Israel each year,...
Drama is nothing new for Julius Malema. Already making waves in 2013, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters appeared that year – in the form...
In this week’s double parshah, Tazria and Metzora, we read about “tzaarat”. Tzaarat was a spiritual punishment for slanderous talk – not leprosy, but leprosy is...
El Al has made it its business to ensure that more South Africans experience Israel for themselves. To do this, Israel’s national airline is increasing its...
