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It has been two calamitous years for the small and ageing KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Jewish community, which has been battered by a series of natural and man-made...
Shaka Zulu was a formidable figure, but this didn’t deter Jewish explorer and traveller Nathaniel Isaacs from getting to know him and even fighting alongside him...
Rabbi Pinchas Zekry, himself an ardent runner, has long been promoting among his congregants the Maimonides notion of “a healthy soul in a healthy body”. On...
Junior Smith, aged five, of Noupoort in the Northern Cape, was recently donated an Israeli made wheelchair specifically designed for children thanks to WIZO Durban, generous...
The last remaining Holocaust survivor in KwaZulu-Natal, anti-apartheid activist Carmela Heilbron, passed away in the early hours of 13 January in Durban. Heilbron, her mother and...
While many shrug their shoulders with a sense of helplessness at South Africa’s joblessness, the Moshal family, originally from Durban, have taken to educating and ensuring...
A year ago, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) banned Israeli filmmaker Yakie Ayalon from screening his film just because he was Israeli. So it was...
“I’ll never forget the toxic fumes from the UPL [United Phosphorous Limited] factory fire engulfing our home; staying awake listening to gunfire and chanting; our emergency...
Last week, the SowetanLIVE reported on workshops for pupils conducted by the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre (DHGC) in Howick. In the article, those interviewed expressed...
“He had integrity, moral courage, independence, and experience in the law, all the attributes of the ideal judge.” Close friend, Judge Phillip Levinsohn’s, words capture the...
A number of men connected to previous local terror incidents were arrested in Durban last week in what could be a win for local and international...
As the epicentre of COVID-19 moves to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), five people have died from the virus in the tiny Durban Jewish community of 1 800, all...
