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On Human Rights Day, South Africans generally enjoy a day off with family to celebrate the human rights we are granted by our Constitution. “Well, all...
Elad Simchayoff, Israel’s Channel 12 European correspondent and the host of Israel’s highest rated podcast One a Day, has experienced his fair share of anti-Israel protests...
American Jewish rapper Noah Shufutinsky, also known as Westside Gravy, prioritises Judaism and love for Israel in his music because it’s a fundamental part of his...
The recent signing of an agreement between the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History in Vilnius and the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation creates huge...
Purim may seem stressful as there’s so much to co-ordinate, from finding the right costume to organising mishloach manot (gifts sent to friends or family members)...
Aliya from South Africa is on the increase but most of those leaving are young adults under the age of 40. Of the 24 South African...
Though sibling rivalry may be hard for parents to witness, it’s an unavoidable and important part of childhood development, clinical psychologist Ruth Ancer told an audience...
When 22-year-old Kayla Lowenstein saw her Israeli host brother, Omer Shem Tov, being released from Hamas captivity on 22 February, she broke down in tears due...
“For Kfir and Ariel, live with all of your might. We wear the orange they could never see, so be young, be wild, and live wildly...
“The past 500 days have been a time of grief, defiance, and resolve for the Jewish community in South Africa,” says South African Zionist Federation National...
More than 900 000 mostly Jewish people were murdered in Treblinka Death Camp, and there are no physical remnants of this hell hole. However, historian Jacob...
Though it’s 35 years since 11 February 1990, the day that Nelson Mandela was released from his 27-year imprisonment, the day is imprinted on the minds...
Rather than letting single life stop women from celebrating Valentine’s Day, groups of women are gathering up their “gal pals” to celebrate Galentine’s Day – a...
The Friday before 7 October 2023, Nir Oz kindergarten teacher Roxana Salimson told the children in the class to have a good Shabbat and Simchat Torah,...
“Hamas terrorists would tell hostages, ‘Nobody’s looking for you. Nobody cares. You’re going to stay here.’ They would even say to the women that they were...
The Lions Shul in Doornfontein was a hub of Jewish life in a once-predominantly Jewish area. Although it will be put up for auction on 20...
United States President Donald Trump last month appointed South African-born entrepreneur David Sacks as his artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar. “It’s significant that David Sacks...
If Cindy Lee hadn’t been recording herself when she found out that the short film she directed, The Last Ranger, was nominated for an Oscar on...
It can be deeply upsetting when your favourite international star comes out as anti-Israel on social media. But is one of two negative social media posts...
The post-matric trend this year is away from gap-year travel or work experience, and more matriculants are moving straight into furthering their academic studies at university...
When Torah Academy matriculant Tali Snaid began high school, she wasn’t sure she would get through matric because of learning difficulties. But with sheer determination and...
For Cape Town Torah High matriculant Kaylee Dirmeik, matric seemed like an impossible task. However not only did she complete it, she’s able to attend university....
King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Liron Neuhaus was always underestimated because he was autistic and required a full-time facilitator. However, his matric year proved that...
King David Victory Park matriculant Daniella Reubenson truly embodies the notion of being an all-rounder, excelling in every aspect of her high school career: sports; Judaica;...
When King David Victory Park matriculant Gabriel Katzman was 12 years old, his life was forever changed by a cancer diagnosis. But six years later, although...
“We look at our survivors who were liberated from camps in 1945 and the Israeli hostages – our survivors today – and we see similar things,”...
“Boycotting authors because they are Jewish isn’t the flex people think it is. It’s hateful, and no matter what you believe should happen in Gaza, there’s...
Sharon Glass didn’t just teach people how to make meals and share the recipes she created, she made it her mission to take people on a...
It’s not every day that a Christian born in South Africa and living in America is buried in Israel, but then Olga Meshoe Washington was certainly...
Teens who went to machaneh this past December haven’t stopped raving about it, saying they had the best time with their friends and gleaned a deeper...
Lighting candles is a commandment in Judaism, but it doesn’t necessarily protect a household from fire. So, though we want our Shabbat, Chanukah, and yahrzeit candles...
Batya Rivkah Musiker’s parents, Sean and Justine, realised their worst nightmare after her birth on 26 April 2024, when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare...
Michelle Lissoos and iSchoolAfrica have made such a difference to the lives of disabled South Africans, it was awarded an international Zero Project Award for doing...
“One of the best parts of Chanukah is the sheer amount of doughnuts we get to eat.” “I could eat 10 of these.” “This isn’t a...
Every December, many South African Jewish children and teenagers head for the Cape where they spend the best three weeks of their year on machaneh with...
Jarrod Garber pleaded with family and friends to swim only on beaches where there are lifeguards in a video made in the car directly after being...
It’s football prowess that comes to mind when hearing the name FC Bayern Munich, not a rich Holocaust history peppered with Jewish people. In fact, the...
Franz Auerbach, the late Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, would have been lost in the morass of social media today, said veteran media specialist Professor...
Professor Rael Strous received a special award from Israel’s ministry of immigration and absorption on 10 November for his extraordinary contribution as an oleh in the...
Lily Goldblatt may be 91 years old, but this humanitarian hasn’t let up in helping those less fortunate. On Thursday, 28 November, Goldblatt, whose late husband...
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