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We all know that South Africans face challenges. Yet, South African Jewry remains extraordinarily vibrant and resilient. It’s often viewed with admiration and a tinge of...
Restaurants advertise all the time, but few market three-course kosher meals for “up to R72 if you can, free if you can’t”. Such was a recent...
I didn’t know Julie Treger. And I didn’t know her husband, who passed away suddenly three months ago. And yet, the news of her death shook...
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes” for the first time in days, the community breathed a collective sigh of relief after experiencing concern...
Many of us know the faces of the waiters at our most-frequented neighbourhood eatery, some might even know their first names and strike up a quick,...
King David High School Linksfield Grade 11 pupil Ricci Waksman is going places and she’s not even finished high school. Waksman was inducted as co-mayor of...
Marvelling at the singing talent of the students at King David High School Victory Park (KDVP), enjoying well-known characters like Shrek, and laughing at the jokes...
How did a Jewish South African come to be honoured by the Emperor of Japan? Though Rescue South Africa (Rescue SA) Chief Executive Ian Scher prefers...
Students and staff at the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi played host to two special guests last week: the Israeli Ambassador...
Greenside Shul unveiled a new mural on Wednesday, 16 March, for Purim in honour of its congregant, Myna Pretorius, who died suddenly of COVID-19 on 4...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Johannesburg reached its target of raising R2 million in just 48 hours on 16 and 17 February. The funds raised...
Eight teen leaders from Joburg and Cape Town recently went to Washington DC and Baltimore to attend the annual international conference of BBYO. This is the...
Jewish food fund Yad Aharon & Michael this week announced a new board of directors following the recent resignation of Managing Director Alice Friedman, the face...
When the Small Jewish Communities Association of South Africa’s Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft found a glass time capsule hidden behind the foundation stone of the Rustenburg Shul,...
The Jewish Learning Institute of South Africa (JLI) presented “Judaism: The Soundtrack” at Africa’s tallest skyscraper, The Leonardo, on Purim Katan, on 15 February. The elegant...
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Johannesburg held the official opening of its new home in Percelia Estate on Sunday, 30 January, which included a celebration...
As an archivist at the National Library of Lithuania was opening boxes to show off some recent discoveries, she pulled out a Yiddish theatre poster to...
Fifty years after being sent as the first Chabad emissary to South Africa, Rabbi Mendel and Rebbetzin Mashi Lipskar are being recognised for transforming this community....
What started as a fun pastime for Belinda Daniels, a South African emigrant in Australia, has resulted in the establishment of a soup kitchen that’s feeding...
The Union of Jewish Women’s (UJW’s) Sewing Empowerment School, established in 2010, held its graduation on 15 December with a fashion show, certificates, prizes, and lunch...
In the time when Dr Nir Tsuk visited South Africa, the country went from barely any COVID-19 cases a day to a rapidly increasing fourth wave....
Two young South African women have been chosen to participate in the Zionist Leadership Academy programme run by the global resource development division of Keren Kayemet...
Jewish memory is the theme of Kaunas European Capital of Culture 2022, a project funded by municipalities and the national government. The Lithuanian city was named...
Workforce Staffing recently combined with Eye Worx to provide eye screening and prescription glasses to children in Alexandra township. Workforce Staffing, a division of Workforce Holdings,...
Many stories begin with the setting of a “dark and stormy night”. The difference, in this case, is that this story is true. It was a...
Jaryd Raizon of The Knowledge Trust won first prize at the Shining Light Awards ceremony, held at the Studeo in Woodstock, Cape Town. This is the...
Steven Klagsbrun has been honoured with a meritorious service award in recognition of a lifetime of expertise and service as honorary attorney to Pretoria Jewish community...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Johannesburg on 18 November partnered with Michele Engelberg, the founder of Keep Safe Self-Defence Workshops, to give a workshop to...
Few principals can say they have been immersed in every part of the school they run, but then Lorraine Srage is certainly not just any principal....
Marilyn Bassin has dedicated her life to bettering the lives of indigent children, so she didn’t mind spending the past six months repairing stinking, rat-eaten wheelchairs...
Arnold Garber, partner at KosherWorld, recently visited the Jerusalem offices of The Jerusalem Report magazine. He presented to Steve Linde, the editor in chief, the “KosherWorld...
The Chevrah Kadisha and Beth Din on 12 November consecrated the rest of the new burial section at Westpark Jewish Cemetery in Johannesburg. Situated on the...
Famous artist’s model and patron, Pamela Amelia Frampton, has enjoyed a lifetime of tennis, dancing, speaking French, painting, playing piano, art galleries, lectures, shopping, eateries, and...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) recently enhanced the life of five-year-old Bontle Tshabalala by donating a customised wheelchair from Israel, which will help her to...
Starting by upskilling teachers, teaching pupils and then coming second – 1% away from declaring victory – in an international coding and robotics competition is a...
The CSO Johannesburg team held a fundraising event at the Soweto Country Club on 3 November, giving golfers in our community a rare opportunity to play...
Nursery school, Grade R, and junior primary school children this month collected thousands of items to stock the lunchboxes of children in need. The initiative, a...
Elphin Lodge Retirement Village in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg, had a Shabbat Project like no other last weekend, with the unveiling of a Sefer Torah for use on...
The hearts of a Johannesburg family have been ripped apart after the senseless murder this week of well-known jeweller Mark Kopelowitz, who was shot in cold...
Chabad ensured that hundreds of Jews who couldn’t otherwise celebrate Sukkot were able to do so by building sukkahs at shopping centres, universities, and retirement facilities....
