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A late-night incident at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday, 4 February, ignited global outrage and confusion after three religious Jewish men were denied permission to...
The invitation of Bassem Youssef by Gift of the Givers to perform in South Africa raised significant questions about the non-governmental organisation’s (NGO’s) motives. Was this...
As I watched the harrowing footage of Israeli hostages emerging from captivity, their faces etched with exhaustion yet radiant with an unmistakable glow, I couldn’t help...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 6 February. Esteemed journalist Mandy Wiener was there. Was there anything unpredictable...
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...
Strong and sprightly until only recently, Solly Krok, the 95-year-old larger-than-life legend, has now rejoined his beloved wife, Rita, and his dear identical twin brother, Abie,...
Climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation. For many, these terms evoke fear, guilt, sadness, or even grief. This reaction is widespread, and was recently coined...
There are some who believe that if you can visualise it, your dream will come true. But when Anthony*, 68, and his wife, Helen*, 69, were...
First it was the American podcast guy. We were in his studio in Ramat Gan outside Tel Aviv recording an interview, when he asked, “Is there...
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 Jewish community left its mark at this year’s Midmar Mile in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, on 8 and 9 February, with Sylvia Zwick the oldest female swimmer,...
Asking for money is an extraordinarily difficult thing for most of us to do. But the alternative, not asking for financial assistance to sustain the SA...
There are 354 steps leading to the top of the Statue of Liberty. To ascend to the top of Masada, if you choose to hike up...
On Saturday, we witnessed the release of three more hostages from Gaza, an occasion marked by relief at their return and profound horror at their condition....
A stunning 164-square-meter apartment for sale with a 30-square-meter terrace facing the Mediterranean Sea, just 300 meters from a wonderful sandy beach in one of the...
Joel Pollak has had an incredible life journey. Born in Johannesburg, raised in Chicago, and married into South African anti-apartheid royalty, Joel began as a typical...
It’s never good news when the non-executive chairperson of a newspaper asks the editor for space on the front page. I’m not going to sugar-coat it,...
South African-born Aviva Siegel is “smiling from ear to ear” now that she has been reunited with her beloved husband, Keith, 65, who was released from...
Australian Jewry is facing a “tsunami of antisemitism”, according to South African expat and former chief executive of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies...
“When I dance, I pray,” Israeli tattoo artist Shani Louk told her father, Nissim Louk, when he asked about her insatiable passion for dance festivals around...
Jewish communal leadership met Israel’s new foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, on 2 February to discuss the challenges facing South African Jewry in the wake of the...
President Donald Trump suspended all funding to South Africa on Sunday, 2 February 2025, apparently in response to the country’s recent Expropriation Act, which is meant...
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,...
Since 7 October, living in Israel is a series of paradoxes. If you ever wondered what it’s like to feel a confluence of contradicting emotions, this...
Even after Israel committed to a ceasefire with Hamas, South Africa continues its single-minded pursuit of the Jewish state. In its latest move, South Africa joined...
With United States President Donald Trump’s first weeks in the White House being highlighted in the news, the SA Jewish Report asked former American diplomat and...
I say this in earnest. The story of the Israeli professor who was invited, disinvited, and then – spoiler alert – reinvited to speak at the...
United States (US) President Donald Trump has suspended United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Africa, among other countries, for a minimum of 90...
“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...
JTA – In Midas Man, the new film out this month in the United States about late Beatles manager Brian Epstein, an early, pivotal scene is...
I wait and watch for the release of each hostage from Gaza, and cannot help the sobs that escape from deep inside me. Like Jews all...
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...
Facials, waxes, manis, and pedis are no longer exclusively female territory. For many men, personal grooming isn’t just an increasingly mainstream pastime, it’s an integral part...
I write this article from the Prizmah Jewish Day School Conference in Boston, where I have come together with 1 500 educators from around the world...
A colleague of mine this week told me of a Jewish family that had been planning to emigrate to Australia for years and were finally leaving...
The Israeli embassy hosted the family of Shani Louk at the Pretoria Hebrew Congregation on 30 January. Louk, 22, was one of more than 360 people...
Earlier this week, together with senior leadership of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), I had the opportunity to meet recently appointed Israeli Foreign...
