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Nervous nominees, proud sponsors, and delighted winners set the tone at this year’s 25th Absa Jewish Achiever Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre on 17 November,...
When Michael Lewis accepted this year’s Kirsh Family Lifetime Achievement Award in Honour of Helen Suzman, he dedicated the award to his father, Stanley Lewis, whose...
In presenting the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award to Sivan Yaari at the 25th Absa Jewish Achiever Awards on 17 November, Marc Lubner said, “The recipient of...
“Last night still feels surreal. I’ve been overwhelmed by messages of congratulations from friends, family, clients, and colleagues from around the world. It shows how much...
December’s typically fast approach is always punctuated by an interest in “who’s going where for the holidays”. Yet even with the dark days of COVID-19 pandemic...
South Africans living in the United States (US) described a mixture of exhaustion over the US’s divisive politics and concern about their presidential candidates’ support for...
When you know you have a drink or drug problem, it’s probably difficult to admit it and seek help. To do that is to accept that...
Dr Efraim Zuroff, chief Nazi hunter for the past 38 years, announced recently that he was stepping down from his position as director of the Simon...
“It’s hard to think that in one devastating day, our lives were changed so dramatically,” says Lotus Lahav (22). Both she and her mother, Irit Lahav...
In a recently released single titled Justice, musician Joey Avinir (26) holds nothing back, expressing frustration at Israel being blamed, shamed, and silenced in its defence...
What began as a niche product to fulfil the mitzvah of married Orthodox Jewish women is now a thriving industry. The modest sheitel has cast a...
“Every one of us is going to die!” screamed Ariella Ruback (21) to her commanding officer, as she stared at the security cameras watching hundreds of...
In a text message sent from the saferoom on kibbutz Nir Oz, Yair Horn (45) confirmed that he and younger brother Eitan (37) were together. Amos...
Boaz Dreyer (68) made aliya from South Africa with a vision of one day planting a vineyard, making wine, and leaving a legacy for his four...
A 33-year-old woman was recently arrested at a mall in Herzliya in Israel after attacking a security guard with an axe. Appearing barefoot, laughing, and covered...
“I remember checking my phone at 11:00 on 7 October to find 54 unread messages from my closest friends and family in Israel,” recalls Michalya Schonwald...
Following a year of painstaking conservation work at the Auschwitz Museum Conservation Laboratories, more than 3 000 shoes of Jewish children murdered in Auschwitz have returned...
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed on Tuesday, 9 July, that the military would urgently embark on drafting the ultra-Orthodox. The decision to bolster the Israel...
It’s normal for sociopolitical issues to spill into our environment, but the tension caused by strongly held opposing beliefs over the war between Israel and Hamas...
The last direct flight between Johannesburg and Tel Aviv left the runway on 29 March 2024, surrounded by an emotional team of EL AL employees, some...
Brian, 47, describes himself as a “grateful alcoholic”. He has been sober for 18 months, and considers himself a frum Jew. “Mine was a steady decline...
South African-born Israeli Joey Avinir, 26, had been looking forward to going to the Nova Festival on 6 October. Like thousands of others, it was the...
