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The guns have gone silent between Israel and Iran. But who really won? “When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” Our last JR...
Cape Town Jewish business leader Philip Krawitz and his family were warned by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) in July 2024 to “leave...
What would our community look like if we started with a blank piece of paper and designed it from scratch? How would South Africa develop if...
When Israeli airspace suddenly shut down at the beginning of the Iran-Israel war on 13 June, hundreds of South Africans were stranded in a war zone...
Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to stand firm against repeated attempts by some members, staff, and students to pressure it into adopting resolutions against Israel and suspending...
While Israelis take cover in bomb shelters with Iranian ballistic missiles overhead, many courageous people leave the comfort of their shelters to rescue people from the...
It was like 7 October meets COVID-19. That’s how the “12 Day War”, otherwise known as Operation Am Kalavi played out. Another war, folded into the...
“History has taught us that when Jews are unified, when Jews mobilise, when they stand up for themselves, that truth is on our side, that law...
An Israeli trauma specialist who spent time working in South African public hospitals earlier this year was on duty last week when an Iranian missile struck...
Israelis are feeling “stretched to the brink” what with the bombardment from Iran; ongoing war with Gaza; and the hostages; not to mention trying to find...
I usually find out once the dust has already settled. When the marriage is over. When the business has gone under. When the friends quietly mention...
Marion Scher recently released a book titled Men & Mental Health, Shattering the Silence. The SA Jewish Report speaks to her about it. What drew you...
If there’s one thing the Jewish world has perfected over centuries besides anxiety and survival, it’s kibbitzing. And during the recent 12-Day War between Israel and...
Acclaimed South African theatre director Alan Swerdlow jumped at the chance to direct The Railway Children for the National Children’s Theatre (NCT) because it was a...
Johannesburg horse rider Tamar Gliksman, 44, broke her ribs on the morning of the 2025 Toyota International Federation for Equestrian Sports World Cup Qualifier in Midrand,...
When Israel bombed Iranian sites in the early hours of Friday, 13 June, the international media coverage was, for a brief moment, sympathetic. Against the backdrop...
A new subculture has blossomed in Israel over the past couple of weeks – in its bomb shelters. Civilians spent much of their time in these...
Are you a spectator or a participant? Do you only watch your favourite soccer club, or do you sometimes kick a ball yourself? A few years...
The human spirit is incredible, and it doesn’t take much for so-called ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Granted, being stuck in a country at war...
We’re all watching and holding our collective breath as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel appears to be holding. We mourn the dead, and pray for...
In Jewish life, learning is sacred, but it has never been confined to study halls or books alone. From the lyrical poetry of Psalms, to the...
Brought to you by the SA Jewish Report in association with the SA Zionist Federation Together with a team of more than 1 000 lawyers, Brooke...
JTA – Iran sent a barrage of deadly missiles at Israel and Israel promised a forceful response in the hours after United States President Donald Trump...
JTA – It was after 02:00 by the time I finally fell asleep after yet another siren sent us scrambling to the safe room in our...
JTA – When Haviva Ner-David entered the Muslim-majority city of Tamra, about 15 miles (24km) from her kibbutz in the Lower Galilee, she was surprised to...
JTA – The last time Israel bombed a nuclear facility in a hostile country, its hopes for what would come next were clear: the regime it...
JTA – Hundreds of people lined the streets of Tenafly, New Jersey, on 19 June to welcome home native son Edan Alexander, who survived 584 days...
JTA – At Pier 17 in Manhattan, a three-story digital marquee recently advertised a stacked programme of shows slated throughout the northern hemisphere summer and fall....
Gila Fine’s new book, The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic, is an adventure in reading. Fine posits that the six named heroines of the Talmud conform...
The security guard at the exit of King Shaka International Airport smiled as I walked past. “Are you and your colleagues taking over KwaZulu-Natal?” she asked....
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Sewing Empowerment School held a graduation ceremony on 19 June for students of its four-month, intensive course. Students went from...
King David Linksfield won the Souper Bowl 2025 challenge on Friday, 30 May, beating six other schools to make up 20 167 soup packs. The challenge,...
Yeshiva College’s junior chess team consisting of Doron Franklin; Leo Jawitz; Rafi Block; and Benji Suttner emerged victorious in the Go4Chess Knockout Cup on 17 June....
When a ballistic missile exploded just metres from her Tel Aviv apartment in the early hours of Monday, 16 June, Cape Town-born Marissa Sarfatti thought it...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) criticised South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, 17 June, for ignoring South Africans stuck in Israel due...
Just two days before Israel’s pre-emptive strike on Iran, a United States (US) congresswoman, Senator Elise Stefanik, wrote a letter claiming that “South Africa’s increasing alignment...
While Johannesburg customer service consultant Paula Shevel was trying to collect her thoughts about what it felt like to be stuck in Israel, an Iranian missile...
We’re witnessing a staggering rise in global conflict. For individuals living in regions affected by war, the experience often brings overwhelming psychological, emotional, and physiological stress....
The title of the SA Jewish Report’s webinar, “Israel & Iran WTF!” on Monday, 16 June, proved apt when the live interview was abruptly cut short...
Being in Israel fortuitously during this war, SA Jewish Report photojournalist Ilan Ossendryver has taken photographs and is writing a daily diary for readers. Here are...
