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South African-born Rebbetzin Rochi Levitansky has travelled between seven countries since she fled Ukraine six months ago. Like millions of others, she found herself on a...
When talking about the Holocaust, people often wonder if Jews held onto their faith during humanity’s darkest hour. But Yad Vashem educator Dr David Deutsch says...
Josh and Michelle Hayman are young parents with busy careers, but in between it all, they have managed to create a range of Jewish gift cards,...
Jessie Zinn is only 28 years old, but she’s already achieved what most filmmakers dream of: recognition and global reach. Zinn reached this apex moment when...
Death may be one of the last taboo topics, but for two Jewish scientists working at the forefront of forensics in South Africa, it’s something they...
“It’s clear that the SAJBD [South African Jewish Board of Deputies] is a lobby group for a foreign regime and works closely with the Israeli spy...
People often see difficulties in getting a gett (a Jewish divorce) as a purely male issue. A man may refuse to give it, and will therefore...
A year ago, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) banned Israeli filmmaker Yakie Ayalon from screening his film just because he was Israeli. So it was...
When 32-year-old Namibia-based entrepreneur David Akinin and his family were invited to dinner at the home of Spanish Ambassador Javier Romera, he thought he was there...
“Massacre, carnage, butchering, and ethnic cleansing,” were just some of the ways that the African National Congress (ANC) described Israel’s defensive actions in Gaza over the...
The Mandela name is associated with human rights, so it would make sense that awarding the late president’s grandson an award would be reason to celebrate....
The Anglican Church made a conciliatory statement regarding Israel this week following outwardly antagonistic statements made by the organisation in the recent past. In 2019, the...
The Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape SAJBD) has decided to accept a formal apology from Chief Aùtshumao Mackie, a member of the Western...
They have almost 79 000 ancestors and descendants and count among their relatives Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Gene Wilder, Kirk and Michael...
The ruling party firmly placed itself in opposition to Israel while at the same time setting up camp with “rogue” nations like Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Syria,...
The kidnapping of a Jewish mother in Cape Town has shaken the community to its core. The woman, who cannot be named at this point, is...
Though many of us have moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, some families are still embroiled in its devastating effects. Cape Town mother Lauri Berman’s family...
It took only a few seconds for two-year-old Nathaniel ‘Natey’ Canter to wander to his family’s swimming pool on a hot Cape Town December day in...
It’s one thing for the South African government to have an anti-Israel stance, but it’s a whole different ball game when the department of international relations...
Israeli marketing guru Klil Kimhi (32) was enjoying a swim at a party in Karmei Yosef (central Israel) on 21 July when the unthinkable happened: a...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has criticised a particularly ugly post by local extremists Africa4Palestine (A4P) which the SAJBD said clearly showed the...
“Should South Africans be tolerant of Zionists is a question we have yet to answer as a society because some could equate them with South Africans...
It was an emotional moment for Israel Premier Tech (IPT) cyclist Hugo Houle when he won Stage 16 of the Tour de France (TDF). The Canadian...
A group of senior, experienced and committed leaders have formed an advisory group in Cape Town, calling themselves The Elders Group, to guide the community through...
Twelve years in prison was the sentence that a former senior executive of El Al’s security division received on Tuesday, 19 July, for his part in smuggling...
Yehudah Amir Kahalani keeps kosher, is shomrei Shabbos, and goes to shul. His community has a mikveh, practices brit milah, and teaches their children Jewish history....
Saul Singer studied Accounting Science at the University of Johannesburg, and is in his final year of articles. It sounds like a common path for a...
“I’ll never forget the toxic fumes from the UPL [United Phosphorous Limited] factory fire engulfing our home; staying awake listening to gunfire and chanting; our emergency...
Leaders from around the world have spoken out against appropriation of the term “apartheid” from its historical South African context with the goal of defaming and...
Getting caught up in their worst nightmare, South African-born Candice Crane was so relieved that she survived the bloodshed and loss of the Fourth of July...
A year ago, it was unthinkable that Jewish youth would be able to travel to Israel freely to enjoy the myriad summer programmes that are usually...
Few communal organisations are such sticklers for democratic elections as the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Cape SAJBD or Cape Board), which is once...
Before the Ukraine war, Lola Landa’s restaurant in Lviv, called Jerusalem, was grabbing attention for its delicious take on Ashkenazi cuisine. Most South African Jews would...
“Shay and I [are] hiding in an empty store. Can someone tell me when this over. I don’t know what to do. Please post only if...
As South Africa is plunged into darkness thanks to Eskom’s extensive loadshedding, one project in the middle of the desert may light the way. Guy Lieberman’s...
The African National Congress has challenged Western Cape Premier Alan Winde for allowing a Jewish charity event to be streamed from his official residence in spite...
When South African oleh Eli Kay (25) was killed by a Hamas terrorist in Jerusalem in November 2021, it sent ripples of heartbreak around the world....
“We have been fasting for two days now, and we are going to the slaughter. Our yortzheit will be on 29 August, so please observe it.”...
South African Jewish leaders and antisemitism experts are angered by anti-Israel organisation Africa4Palestine’s endorsement of the Mapping Project in Boston, Massachusetts, which has been called “antisemitic”...
When six-year-old Khayalethu Magadla fell into a sewer manhole in Soweto on 12 June 2022, Johannesburg’s Darryl Epstein felt he had to help find the little...