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He was the man who brought joy, song, and music to almost every simcha in the Johannesburg Jewish community for many decades, but this week, Benny...
This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to write. There’s so much to say, and then there’s nothing really, except, “I love you.” My...
The first time I heard of Pravin Gordhan was when he was appointed commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in 1999, a role he...
Dr Ian Froman, appropriately nicknamed “Mr Tennis” for bringing the game to Israel and making it part of its lifestyle, passed away at the age of...
Nic Wolpe wanted to make Liliesleaf a place of inspiration, liberation, and dialogue; a place to keep memory alive. For his work, he was knighted by...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) sends its deepest condolences to the Perez family on the loss of their hero son, Daniel, who fell in battle...
Ruth Rabinowitz is described as a testament to the power of dedication and hard work. As an academic, a doctor, and then a politician, and ultimately...
In 2016, I published a book about my grandfather, Jules Browde, a legendary advocate who made his name fighting for human rights in the courtrooms of...
Mark Finkelstein, a lawyer much admired for his teaching of self-defence and voluntary efforts in the Jewish community, died of cancer on 27 December in Johannesburg....
Many say that everything they know about business they learned from the old-school business icon Eric Ellerine. But early on Monday morning, when for so many...
My uncle Harold (Professor Harry Seftel, who we in the family called Harold) was a force of nature. His genius never failed to blow us away....
JTA – Henry Kissinger, the first Jewish secretary of state and the controversial mastermind of American foreign policy in the 1970s, died at his home in...
Thousands of unionists and one Jewish mommy took to the streets of central Johannesburg in 1999 in a protest march. In fact, the Jewish mommy was...
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 95, will be remembered for many things. His role, specifically during the traumatic...
For most of his adult life, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman believed that his musical idol, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, was dead. The tale of how Segerman and others...
When 13-year-old Joshua Le Roux sang, danced, and shone on stage as one of the brothers in King David Victory Park’s (KDVP’s) stage production of Joseph...
“Tina Turner was one of those special people who should have lived forever,” said Penny Stein, who worked closely with this trailblazing international star during her...
I first met Professor Barry Dwolatsky in 2006, at the University of Cape Town, where we engaged around a national software strategy. The next time I...
“It’s the end of an era,” says Judge Dennis Davis, on the passing of his friend of 45 years, Benjamin Rabinowitz. Fondly known as “Ben” or...
The senseless death of a Johannesburg doctor who was fatally knocked over by a truck while trying to warn motorists of a pothole last week has...
The wife of award-winning retired journalist, author, and poet, Jeremy Gordin, said he was “the love of her life”, and the family was battling to pick...
Described as “one of those selfless souls who were the backbone of our country and Jewish community”, Beryl Unterhalter lived a remarkable life. From her anti-apartheid...
Community leader Marlene Bethlehem usually spoke to her dear friend, Ann Harris, before Shabbat every week. So, when she didn’t hear from her this past Friday...
Joe Pamensky – or “Papa Joe” as almost everyone knew him – died last Wednesday, 8 March, in Johannesburg after a long and uncomplaining battle with...
JTA – Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of an immigrant to Israel, stepped off the stage in London to fight for his...
But how do you pay tribute to a giant of a man whose heart and mind spoke volumes, even though he was often quiet and reticent?...
Eighteen-year-old Jamie Treger had “the perfect life” until unfathomable tragedy struck twice during her matric year last year causing her to lose both her parents within...
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...
Sixty-year-old Ra’anana book editor, Naomi Nathan, was on her way to visit a shiva house on 20 September when the unthinkable happened: a bus turned a...
This week, we bid farewell to a South African broadcast icon and a special friend, not only for me, but for millions whose lives he touched...
My grandfather, Mannie Gien, was a forward-thinking pharmacist who 50 years ago, started Springbok Pharmacy in Alberton, which is the largest independent pharmacy in the southern...
This week, South African Jewry joined Jews around the world to mourn the passing of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory, the leading Torah sage of...
Harold “Smoky” Simon passed away this week in Herzliya just short of his 102nd birthday. He left a significant legacy as one of the founders and...
A brilliant strategist, champion of chess, scientist, and devastating squash player, Eddie Price was deeply loved. He died on 26 February after a long illness. He...
In the midst of the Ukraine-Russian war in Eastern Europe this week, an elderly Ukrainian-born woman who served as a doctor in the Red Army died...
My last memories of Max Coleman are of him, at more than 90, pulling out records of the Detainees’ Parents Support Committee (DPSC) from his meticulously-maintained...
“So you have diabetes? Remember, diabetes isn’t a disease. It’s a condition that will make you live healthier.” These are the first words my traumatised parents...
To most people, he was Sir Antony Sher, one of Britain’s finest stage actors who was internationally renowned for tackling the toughest Shakespearean roles with successful...
“Whenever there are children, there’s a spark of life that makes theatre a riveting adventure,” children’s theatre doyenne Joyce Levinsohn told the SA Jewish Report in...
Though he hailed from the smaller Jewish community of Durban, the impact of philanthropist and communal patriarch John Moshal was felt across the length and breadth...
