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Enveloped by the surreal beauty of centuries-old hand-painted Italian frescos and spectacular marble, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) delegation of Jewish communal leaders from around the...
In my previous column, I reflected on the profound significance of the recent World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive meeting being held in the Vatican in Rome,...
This week, I attended my first World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive committee meeting in Rome. It was a remarkable experience meeting contemporaries from around the world...
Antisemitism is on the rise throughout the world, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the United States (US) Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, told the audience at...
The team which won the 13-year case against Bongani Masuku had the challenge of proving that Masuku’s statements targeting the Jewish community were antisemitic although he...
The new South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) Gauteng Council is focusing its attention on improving the South African Jewish community and broader South African...
Following the previous Sunday’s Affiliates meeting, the second leg of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council conference for the community at large...
In 2023, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) will mark 120 years of serving the Jewish community, a milestone we look forward to celebrating...
Final preparations are taking place for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council conference on 10 November. This includes finalising the programme for...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council held its last meeting on Monday, 24 October, before its biennial conference in November. I would...
The South African Jewish community has often brought foreign rabbis to live and work in the country, adding diversity, expertise, and passion to the rabbinate. In...
Social media is often blamed for the spread of decidedly unsocial sentiments and beliefs and all the ills that flow from that. There’s a great deal...
Preparations are in place for the Gauteng council conference on 10 November, and we’re boosted by the news that Deborah Lipstadt, the United States special envoy...
I participated in the inaugural conference of the new London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA) on 11 September, together with South African Jewish...
Durban is home to the third-largest concentration of Jews in South Africa as well as being, after Cape Town and Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), the country’s...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has unfortunately been required to address many instances of anti-Israel rhetoric crossing the line into antisemitism. This was what...
Diaspora Jewry has learned to brace itself for the inevitable backlash whenever conflict erupts between Israel and its neighbours. Over the past 15 years, most of...
The South African Chinese community has expressed gratitude to the Jewish community for supporting it during a protracted hate-speech matter in which it emerged victorious last...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly before the lockdown, a delegation from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) visited the China Mall...
The terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires in July 1994 was a watershed moment in modern Jewish history. The atrocity, in...
“The distinctive characteristic of Jewish ethics is the social concern for all.” This simple yet deeply meaningful statement appears on a sign planted in a vegetable...
This week marks the anniversary of the devastating outbreak of violence and looting that gripped large parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last year. The impact of...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) continues to cement ties with international Jewry, at professional and lay-leader levels. Through these engagements, we forge solid...
Xenophobic sentiment has become pervasive in South Africa and all too often, what begins with inflammatory rhetoric leads to direct attacks against the targeted group. One...
The uprising that began in Soweto on 16 June 1976 was a turning point in South African history. It sparked off the most sustained period of...
After a busy week in Israel as part of a Jewish leadership delegation, I spent some time in the United States, where I met Jonathan Greenblatt,...
Shortly before Shavuot, a joint South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD)-South African Zionist Federation delegation went on a six-day visit to Israel. Zev Krengel, David...
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...
On Monday evening, 9 May, I participated in the World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive resolutions discussion together with South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national...
It is unfortunately commonplace for ideologues of various persuasions to make baseless, misleading, and often deliberately offensive analogies between the Holocaust and Nazism in general when...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadership that the South African Jewish community has an important place in society and a crucial role to play in...
A busy month for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) culminated last week in an extended and productive meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at...
In South Africa, April is Freedom Month, celebrating the election on 27 April 1994 that ushered in democracy. This year, Pesach, Easter, and Ramadan all occur...
South Africa’s inaugural fully democratic, multiracial elections commenced on 27 April 1994, and since then, April has come to be regarded as Freedom Month in this...
Long in the pipeline, the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill took a further step towards promulgation this week with public hearings...
At the height of the clamour against Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane competing in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel last year, there was unexpected support...
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find...
When Nelson Mandela delivered the keynote address at the 1993 South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national conference, he commented on how many anti-apartheid activists...
Over the past week, we have all watched in dismay and horror at the events unfolding in Ukraine. The destruction, suffering, and loss of life has...
For the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), the handing down last week of the Constitutional Court judgment in the matter of Bongani Masuku marked...
