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JTA – Deborah Lipstadt, President Joe Biden’s antisemitism envoy, says parts of the Trump administration’s crackdown on campus antisemitism have “gone way too far”. In an...
JTA – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the USC Shoah Foundation announced that they would partner to collect 10 000 testimonies from Jews about global...
JTA – A probe into a Latvian officer who led mass killings of Jews during World War II has been dropped – for a third time....
JTA – At Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living, Maggie Megidish and her daughter, Ori, a released hostage, stood among a delegation of survivors...
As South Africa marks another Freedom Day, we must confront an uncomfortable truth: liberation remains incomplete for millions of South African citizens, especially our youth. While...
I recently participated in the March of the Living, a journey of remembrance and reflection that takes thousands of Jews and others on the walk from...
The Holocaust stands alone in the scale and systematisation of its cruelty, Gary Nowosenetz, the chairperson of the Pretoria Council, told a crowd of diplomats, dignitaries,...
A large delegation of Jewish community leaders joined the Indian consul general and diplomatic officials at the Indian consulate on Friday, 25 April, for a memorial...
It’s not every day that you meet a centenarian like Peggy Katzenellenbogen. From receiving news in 1939 that World War II had broken out while being...
The Yom Hashoah Vehagevurah memorial ceremony in Cape Town on Thursday, 24 April, focused on youth in recognition of how important it is for the next...
When Pick n Pay took down its props indicating where the kosher-for-Pesach section was in the Norwood Mall before the festival, the Jewish community was shocked...
What began as a bold step toward understanding the complex realities of the Middle East quickly descended into political mudslinging and vitriol. This after a South...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States (US) has stirred speculation about...
While water resources can cause conflict, they can also foster collaboration and build trust. That was the message delivered by water experts from Israel, Jordan, the...
Israeli-born pianist Yaron Kohlberg has performed in almost 100 countries, but he has never encountered such naked hatred as when he performed in Johannesburg on 13...
Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a curious decision – one that the South African legacy media has largely ignored. Instead of holding...
At 06:45 on 7 October, when Rami Davidian left his Moshav Patish home, about 15 minutes from the site of the now infamous Nova festival, he...
Luc Albinski – who had been raised as a Catholic – was shocked when in his twenties he found out that he was a second-generation Holocaust...
For many Jewish people, having a Pesach seder is guaranteed. However, for more than 100 people in Israel, it wouldn’t have been possible without the effort...
For seven performances in South Africa, TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift, brought the Swiftie energy and experience to those who missed seeing...
Even at risk of throwing the baby out with the proverbial bath water, I believe it’s time to revisit Jewish funerals. Whereas I am not suggesting...
I just so happened to be looking for matzo at Pick n Pay Hypermarket in Norwood the day before Pesach, and searched up and down aisles...
The Torah classifies animals according to their chief form of locomotion and habitation, be it walking, swimming, flying, or creeping. These divisions appear in this week’s...
We’re navigating a time when simple misunderstandings can spiral into harm, particularly for minority communities like ours. A recent incident at Pick n Pay in Norwood,...
JTA – Pope Francis – who died aged 88 on Monday, one day after marking Easter with a public appearance in the Vatican – significantly advanced...
JTA – In his final public speech, delivered less than 24 hours before his death, Pope Francis addressed the war in Gaza, expressing sympathy for the...
President Herzog on passing of Pope Francis I send my deepest condolences to the Christian world, especially Christian communities in Israel, the Holy Land, on the...
JTA – Dozens of rabbis and cantors who graduated from Brown University have a message for their alma mater’s president, “Don’t cede control to those who...
JTA – International Jewish groups and leaders are voicing their grief and condolences after the passing of Pope Francis. Jewish Federations of North America associate vice-president...
JTA – The Irish band Kneecap displayed a large anti-Israel message during its set on Friday, 18 April, at Coachella, a music festival held in the...
JTA – Former Israeli hostage Noa Argamani and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Chief Executive Jonathan Greenblatt were included along with more than a dozen Jews in Time...
JTA – A 24-year-old man who was convicted of attacking the grandson of a Munich massacre victim over a year ago in Berlin was sentenced to...
Not even the unseasonal autumn chill could keep the community away from the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF’s) annual Pesach Picnic at Ethel Grey Park on Friday,...
Yeshiva College High School announced its 2025/2026 student leaders at an assembly held on Wednesday, 9 April. Mazeltov to head boy Doron Simon, head girl Ella...
More than two million people take part in Israel’s Yom hama’asim hatovim (Day of good deeds) every year, a day centred on the idea, “Feels good...
Local academic, Oscar van Heerden, has made it clear in his regular opinion pieces on News24 that he wants Israel and its population to be obliterated,...
Sigmund Freud created the psychoanalytic theory of a “screen memory”. By this he meant a seemingly innocuous childhood memory that unconsciously serves to mask or hide...
Diplomatic relations between Washington and Pretoria have slid further following a new bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives last week by two Republican...
Everyone is talking about Adolescence, the latest Netflix miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. And so they should be. This gripping four-part drama has...
I’ve always been a storyteller: someone who picks up a camera to capture what I see to bring experiences to life. Growing up, it was never...
