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Iran stands at a pivotal moment. The largest and most enduring wave of nationwide protests in its history is sweeping across the nation. The pursuit of...
War ships assembled this past week at the Cape of Storms. A flotilla of “battleships” led by China converged on the Simon’s Town naval base for war games dubbed “Will for Peace”. The drills brought together a handful of ships...
Throughout history, Jews have been blamed for nefarious conspiracies to dethrone kings, control economies, and topple rulers. When governments are under pressure, their leaders seek scapegoats. The latest accusations have surfaced in Venezuela, albeit against “Zionists” this...
This past week, I flew between Lusaka, Harare, Johannesburg, and Cape Town for work. In every city, in taxis, café meetings, and conference-room small-talk, I was asked...
Lorraine Srage, principal of King David High School Linksfield King David High School Linksfield celebrates an extraordinary set of matric results that speak not only to academic excellence, but to...
For many matriculants, results day brings pride, relief, and anxiety, often all at the same time. While some schools publicly celebrate top performers, others are moving away...
For King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Teghan Shaer, finishing matric was like summiting a challenging climb. Navigating noisy classrooms, social misunderstandings, and hearing difficulties tested his resilience, but with determination and...
On top of being deputy head boy and a Diller Teen Fellow, King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Ross Raven also represented South Africa three times at the World Shotokan Karate-Do...
Learning to survive after they lost their mother to breast cancer in Grade 8, the Lyons triplets, Cameron, Eden, and Tana, believe they can do anything they set...
When King David Linksfield matriculant Jacob Pimstein began matric last year, all he wanted was to play rugby, which had come to a halt after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in Grade 11. ...
If Yeshiva College matriculant Ella Trope had to redo her school career, she is convinced she would do it exactly the same way because every experience made her the person she is...
King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Eitan Klein lost his dad tragically in his Grade 11 year, and thought his academic career was over. The tragedy occurred at the start of his Grade 11 year,...
When King David Linksfield (KDL) 2025 matriculant Chad Goldberg started primary school, he was selectively mute. In other words, he wouldn’t speak at school. By the time he matriculated at KDL with...
For Yeshiva College matriculant Benji Goldstein, the most fun in matric was being able to showcase his love for performing rather than studying. As a drama student, Goldstein loved the fact that he was able...
When King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Benjamin Terner started high school after moving from King David Sandton, he barely spoke and avoided the spotlight. But, by his final...
When Michael Minitzer matriculated at Herzlia High School in Cape Town in 2025, his journey to the finish line was anything but conventional, it was shaped by creativity, challenge, resilience, and ultimately discovery of the...
Having joined Cape Town Torah High (CTTH) in Grade 8 as part of his conversion journey alongside his mother and brother, few could have predicted just how remarkable Matteo Coscia’s school trajectory would be....
When Yedidya Ziegler matriculated at Cape Town Torah High in 2025, he did so carrying responsibilities far greater than those typically borne by a teenager. As the eldest...
As the youngest in her grade, Yasmin Weiner’s journey at Redhill could easily have been defined by difference. Instead, it became one of belonging, creativity, and quiet growth,...
By the time Chad Bacher reached matric at Redhill School, leadership had become less a title and more a way of thinking. Having moved through several...
There are moments in a school’s life that transcend routine milestones and become part of its enduring story. For the matric class of 2025 at King David High School Victory...
Matric is meant to be a dramatic year – everyone warned me about it. Only no-one prepared me for what it feels like when my school decided to close down while I was still trying to memorise essay structures, monologues,...
Doing what you love and getting paid for it sounds like a dream. Yet for some individuals, that dream has become reality through hard work, creativity, and the courage...
Most families leave leadership of school at school, but for one mother and daughter, Jocelyn and Danni Angel, this is complicated by both having recently been chosen for leadership positions at King...
Over the past two weeks, Iranians have taken, in increasingly larger numbers, to the streets across the country to protest. The protests, which first began against the economic collapse Iran is now...
Eclectic British Jewish singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse died tragically at 27, but her deeply soulful voice and raw emotional lyrics have left an indelible mark on the...
The surname opens doors and raises eyebrows in equal measure. For Jarren Bacher, it also anchors a quiet determination to be judged on his own spells,...
A line I once read stays with me, and I quote it in various social situations: “You know you’re an adult when taking a nap changes from being...
In Iran and Venezuela this month, ordinary people like us have been taking their lives into their own hands by protesting on the streets demanding change....
Mattel has unveiled its first autistic Barbie. She comes with a fidget spinner, avoids eye contact, and arrives in a box of corporate virtue. Representation, we’re told, matters....
As we welcome 2026, so many events have fundamentally changed our world. As a start, we were shattered to see our fellow community in Sydney became the victim...
JTA – Iranian leaders say they could attack Israel if the United States (US) strikes Iran over its response to a sweeping anti-government protest movement. “Let...
JTA – “As a Holocaust survivor, I want my Australia back!” This was the impassioned plea that garnered rapturous applause from several thousand mourners who converged...
JTA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said for the first time that he wants to “taper off” United States (US) military aid to Israel...
JTA – In the weeks after Hamas’s 7 October attack, religiously charged videos started circulating on social media. Dozens of young women posted videos of themselves...
JTA – A suspect has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire that tore through Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in...
JTA – Hessy Levinsons Taft, a Jewish woman whose baby photo was selected in a competition to represent the Aryan race in Nazi Germany, died on...
JTA – An Australian writers’ festival is facing backlash after it announced that it had removed an Australian-Palestinian author from its lineup over concerns that her...
Cape Town Jewish seniors recently completed a mural containing the Cape Jewish Seniors Association’s logo at its centre in Sea Point. The group worked under the guidance of mosaic teacher Yvette Polovin. The association promotes the interests and...
JTA – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday, 9 January the launch of a Royal Commission inquiry, the country’s highest level of inquiry, into...
