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A fellow ordered a pair of pants to be custom-made by an expert tailor. When he came to collect the trousers, the tailor apologised and said...
Israeli photographer Sharon Gabay’s book Jerusalemites was selected on artistic merit for the Indian Photo Festival. Hours after his name and nationality were made public, it...
JTA – In the days following the 7 October Hamas attacks, the families of the hostages held in Gaza turned the plaza next to the Tel...
JTA – Britain’s Green Party on Sunday adopted a policy equating Zionism with racism, a move that immediately drew condemnation from the Israeli government and sparked...
JTA – A young girl steps out of the bathroom on a flight and glimpses a bloody scene unfolding in the cockpit: the co-pilot is attacking...
JTA – Israel’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of Arab parties to run in the 27 October election could make it more difficult for Prime...
JTA – Police in the Ontario town where a gunman charged the Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Yom Kippur are investigating antisemitic flyers distributed around the...
JTA – After an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, the incident is raising fresh security concerns for Israelis and Jewish...
Netcare chief executive Dr Richard Friedland greets every employee in a hospital by name, believing that small gestures of recognition can make an enormous difference. As...
JTA – From artists and actors to technologists to politicians advancing visions for the future, Time magazine has recognised Jewish figures on its list of “the...
JTA – Jewish entertainment mogul David Ellison has appointed an Israeli businessman to help lead operations at the new company being created by his controversial merger...
JTA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the attacker who tried to take over a flydubai flight to Israel underwent “Islamist radical...
JTA – The apparent hijacking attempt aboard flydubai Flight 1073 has put a spotlight on the Emirati airline, which has become a main air link connecting...
JTA – The rabbi who coached Adam Brody for Netflix’s Nobody Wants This has bashed him for saying that Israel committed “genocide” in Gaza. Steve Leder,...
JTA – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is alleging “systemic exclusion of Jewish and Israeli artists” in a trio of reports released on Thursday focusing on the...
JTA – Sari Watson was too afraid to attend Yom Kippur services. Concerned by rising levels of antisemitism in Canada, she was safely at home 25...
JTA – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday issued its first detailed response to NAZA after viewing the full documentary alleging Israeli forces knowingly killed...
JTA – Spanish fashion retailer Zara removed a children’s Halloween costume from its website on Wednesday after social media users noted that the grey-and-blue-striped outfit resembled...
The fallout from Rodney Plett’s vulgar, racist tirade against Muslim motorist Abdur Rahmaan Aziz continues. Lawyers from both sides are engaging, Plett has admitted he was...
In the past few weeks, two Israeli-made shows have dominated the headlines. One is Fauda, which in its latest season is laying bare the atrocities and...
Before 7 October, Yakir Hexter had been about to begin his third year of architectural studies at Ariel University. Instead, he landed up putting on his...
JTA – The swift actions of passengers prevented a flydubai pilot from deliberately crashing a Tel Aviv-bound plane on Wednesday morning, forcing an emergency landing at...
In May this year, Martin Jansen, the treasurer of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), claimed the Cape Union Mart case was “bankrupting” the antizionist organisation. He...
Almost exactly a year ago, in these pages, I wrote about my marriage collapsing when I discovered how completely I had been deceived by my then...
Thousands of Christians, gathered for the A Million Women National Solemn Assembly, have challenged the government’s position on Israel, making it clear that the country’s foreign...
I have been thinking a lot lately about green shoots. Not because I’ve suddenly become blind to what’s wrong with South Africa. Quite the opposite. But...
For members of the community, an unexpected Rosh Hashanah gift carried a message that went far beyond the turning of the Jewish year. Calendars created and...
More than half of the housebreakings in South Africa in 2025/26 weren’t reported to police because many victims believed nothing would be done. This finding is...
Community leader par excellence Marcia Parness cared deeply and wasn’t afraid to make that care known, no matter the consequences. Whether the subject was Israel, the...
Every teacher hopes to leave a lasting mark on their pupils. For Tal Kattan, deputy head of school and head of Hebrew at King David Primary...
Whether it’s at the start of a new year or during life’s inevitable upheavals, starting over is seldom a simple prospect. For some though, creating a...
The former headmaster of Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg and former manager of the Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust, Kevin Tait, was astonished to...
Award-winning performer Camilla Waldman speaks to the SA Jewish Report in between rehearsals of Ladies of Lavare, in which she plays the elderly sister, Vera. What...
Maccabi South Africa turned the disappointment of not being able to play in the Maccabiah in Israel into a brand-new exciting and inclusive tournament called the...
There are sporting achievements. And then there is successfully organising three days of sport involving hundreds of South African Jews, children and parents, schedules, referees, food,...
For generations, Ethiopian Jews dreamed of Jerusalem while living largely separated from Jewish communities elsewhere in the world. In villages across northern Ethiopia, they preserved their...
For many children, singing along to Disney songs happens in front of the TV or in the back seat of the car. For Redhill pupils Rafael...
The festival of Sukkot has always fascinated me. It is weird and wonderful. A non-Jewish colleague came to my house yesterday and I noticed her puzzled...
The first flash lit up the room, and I looked across at Gatsby. Our Swiss Shepherd was beneath his weighted blanket, looking like a large, anxious...
The leafy garden suburb of Norwood in northeastern Johannesburg has never been predictable. It went from a working-class suburb to a bit more of an affluent...
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