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JTA – Emery Lehman, a Jewish speedskater and four-time Olympian, captured a silver medal in the men’s team pursuit on Tuesday, 17 February, his second career medal. Lehman,...
JTA – A guitar played by Jewish teenager Nina Simon of Skopje, Yugoslavia. A shortwave radio that once belonged to Raphael Ahav of Lyon, France. An embroidered prayer shawl,...
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo remains resolute following his controversial announcement that Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, would be removed as traditional chief of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape over his anti-Israel activism. The king declared that Mandela “does not deserve” the chieftaincy, and accused him of being more concerned...
Hundreds of people gathered outside the United States Consulate in Sandton on 14 February, appealing to Washington to help stop the destruction of the Iranian people...
The Roedean School tennis saga continues to gather pace, with no promised rematch likely any time soon. Days after the principal of Roedean, a top private school for girls, resigned following an antisemitic incident over a tennis match, the chairperson of...
Members of the Victory Park Hebrew Congregation heaved a sigh of relief on 13 February when they were sent a letter explaining that their beloved shul wasn’t going...
A Johannesburg Jewish businessman was driving home from OR Tambo International Airport last Wednesday night, 11 February, when he was hijacked and kidnapped. He had stopped at a yield sign on an offramp...
In the spirit of Esther’s ancient call to “gather all the people and fast”, South African Christian Rachel Kalidass is calling for other Christians to unite in a...
Earlier this month, the New England Patriots were trounced in a lacklustre football performance at the American Super Bowl, losing convincingly to the Seattle Seahawks. The most exciting moment of the game was a performance by Puerto Rican singer...
The Hermanus surf school case, initially reported to Koleinu SA in 2021, is on its way to trial. Last week’s confirmation that a pre-trial hearing has begun marks an important legal...
Wanda Helena Albińska has taken a bold step in her 90th year – she adopted a Hebrew name, Channa, after having lived her life as a Catholic. Born...
“I don’t think it’s the job of Jews to cure antisemitism. Antisemitism is an unfortunate sickness that afflicts antisemites. It’s our job to be good Jews and good...
JTA – Eli Sharabi’s memoir Hostage, recounting his experience in Hamas captivity after the 7 October 2023 attack, has been named Book of the Year by the National Jewish Book...
It’s not just the Hollywood actor who recommitted to his Judaism after 7 October 2023. It’s the woman who lit Chanukah candles for the first time since she was a child; it’s the people who began wearing chais and Magen Davids around their necks; and it’s many of the hostages...
For many in Johannesburg’s Jewish community, safety isn’t abstract, it’s personal. It shapes where families live, how children walk to shul, and how businesses operate. Since launching in Greater Glenhazel...
By the time Johannesburg banker Ashley Benatar reached the beginning of the road race in the Open Masters Games in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last weekend, the start gun...
Having just released her memoirs, The World According to Merle, writer Merle Levin chats to the SA Jewish Report about being her true self. How would you describe yourself? At 76, I’m excited to be alive. I...
Judd Sundelson’s victory at the South African Amateur Championship on 30 January marked the biggest moment of his golfing career to date. It was the result of years of steady improvement, sacrifice, and...
I had the privilege last week of representing the Jewish community at the State of the Nation Address (SONA). I attend this annual event with a sense of profound gratitude for our democracy...
I was sure that Roedean School apologising for the antisemitism behind its refusal to play tennis with King David High School would make everything right. I believed it would put a full stop at the end of what was an ugly rigmarole concerning...
The incident at Roedean School shook many in our community. Feelings ran high, and it was hard not to be unsettled. Yet even in moments like these, the Torah...
There are two kinds of people in shul. The first comes to daven. The second comes to audit. The first wants a minyan, a siddur, and silence....
JTA – A slew of prominent voices, including the French foreign minister, have called for the resignation of United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her...
JTA – No matter what happens when Israel’s bobsled team hits the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics, team captain Adam “AJ” Edelman has already had...
JTA – The United States ambassador to Belgium is demanding that Belgium end an investigation into mohels who may have been using unsafe practices while circumcising Jewish babies. ...
JTA – Deni Avdija scored five points and made four assists and one dunk in his first NBA (National Basketball Association) All-Star Game – the first All-Star appearance ever for...
JTA – The governing body for the Olympics is defending its sale of a limited-edition T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler’s...
Eli and Jill Rabinowitz, former South Africans now based in Perth, Australia, are visiting the country to promote their educational initiative, “In My Pocket”, for local students. The project centres on...
Roedean School’s formal apology on Thursday afternoon, 12 February, came as a relief to King David High School, bringing to an end this ugly saga. Mediation by Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa...
In my world – the film industry – I deal in narratives. I know how stories are built. I know how angles are chosen. I know how a villain can...
What began as a routine school tennis fixture has exposed something far more disquieting. Roedean’s refusal to play a scheduled match against King David’s girls’ tennis team raised serious...
JTA – Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu met United States President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, 11 February, in an effort to push the US leader to widen negotiation...
JTA – The Israeli Union of Social Workers could be booted from a global federation after at least three countries called for a vote on its...
JTA – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has retracted its identification of a social media account it had attributed to the Tumbler Ridge shooter a day after...
JTA – A survey showing that only about one-third of American Jews identify as Zionists set off shockwaves in the Jewish world last week, triggering speculation...
JTA – Representative Becca Balint stormed out of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, 11 February, after Bondi deflected questions about the...
JTA – Newly released federal investigative documents and a looming congressional deposition have renewed scrutiny of Leslie Wexner, the Ohio billionaire philanthropist long known in the...
For many South African Jews, the return of hostages has been met with a complicated mix of relief, pride, grief, and unfinished business. Relief that loved ones are home....
King David Primary School Sandton has unveiled a vibrant new multipurpose court designed to accommodate netball, basketball, futsal, soccer skills, hockey drills, as well as fitness and...
King David High School is still waiting for a much-anticipated apology from Roedean School after days of tense behind-the-scenes discussions. These culminated on Wednesday night with a Roedean School meeting where it was announced that Senior School...
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