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Students and staff at the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi played host to two special guests last week: the Israeli Ambassador...
The King David Schools’ Foundation hosted the Valkin family on Friday, 18 March, for the official opening of the new King David Victory Park (KDVP) tuckshop,...
Torah Academy welcomed Matza Man this week, part of the school’s partnership with the Chevrah Kadisha. Over the next few weeks, the school will prepare for...
King David Victory Park hosted Lwando Xaso, a lawyer, writer, speaker, promoter of constitutionalism, and an aspiring historian at assembly on Human Rights Day on 21...
Social activist and former Miss Universe, Sarah Abdali Idan, shared her extraordinary life story of triumph over oppression with pupils at Yeshiva College High School recently....
At times during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were about nine funerals in a single day. Each was carried out with respect, efficiency and compassion, according to...
Yoel Krassner, a pupil at Yeshiva College, was placed second in Gauteng and seventh countrywide at the Wits Mathematics Competition last year. But, although Krasner’s talent,...
Greenside Shul unveiled a new mural on Wednesday, 16 March, for Purim in honour of its congregant, Myna Pretorius, who died suddenly of COVID-19 on 4...
The Torah Academy recently introduced new iPads to its classrooms as part of its “Up-Tech” project, which ensures that every classroom has access to up-to-date technology....
Parents from last year’s Grade 00 class at Mina Lopato Nursery School were determined to extend their children’s Mina Lopato experience by banding together to engage...
Yeshiva Girls’ High School’s Shabbaton at Sarabi Lodge was a weekend like no other. Starting with uplifting davening and hallel for Rosh Chodesh Adar ב last...
Mina Lopato Nursery School in Johannesburg has introduced brag bracelets to reinforce the behaviour the school wants to encourage. Children wear the bracelets home to show...
Torah Academy Grade 2 boys last week helped Yad Aharon & Michael to pack food parcels for those in need. The boys assisted the food fund...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Johannesburg reached its target of raising R2 million in just 48 hours on 16 and 17 February. The funds raised...
Eight teen leaders from Joburg and Cape Town recently went to Washington DC and Baltimore to attend the annual international conference of BBYO. This is the...
King David Schools held its annual careers evening at Sandton Shul Hall on 21 February, and the Grades 11 and 12s from all Jewish schools were...
Torah Academy High Schools embarked on 18 February for their first Shabbaton since 2019. The students were excited as they prepared for the getaway. The Shabbatons...
The energy at Torah Academy Nursery School was palpable last Thursday, 17 February, as the school welcomed grandparents and other visitors after two years of absence...
Mina Lopato’s staff recently put themselves in their children’s shoes to learn how to succeed. While brainstorming the theory of success – the nursery school’s theme...
King David Victory Park (KDVP) has its first food garden thanks to pupil Jessica Blem and head gardener Frank Ralapelle and his skilled team. Blem, who...
Ex-Herzlia boys Josh Kotlowitz and Harry Scherzer are making waves in the crypto arbitrage space due to their exceptional product and service. Kotlowitz and Scherzer are...
The Israeli shekel has arguably been the strongest currency in the world against all major currencies over the last 15 years. South Africans planning on a...
The Jewish Learning Institute of South Africa (JLI) presented “Judaism: The Soundtrack” at Africa’s tallest skyscraper, The Leonardo, on Purim Katan, on 15 February. The elegant...
In celebration of the month of Adar, King David Ariel pupils dressed up as their teachers or therapists on 15 February, and King David Primary School...
Daniel Kamener of King David High School Victory Park not only achieved a phenomenal five distinctions in his matric year, but also the most prestigious prize...
Grade 11 pupils from King David Linksfield will be participating in a year-long mock United Nations trial of Nazi doctor and psychopath Ernst Rüdin. The initiative...
Teachers from King David Primary School Linksfield, Houghton Primary, and Summerwood Primary had a planning meeting at the beginning of February 2022 to share ideas on...
Torah Academy Girls High School has launched a Nach programme in tribute to Selma Bacher, who taught at the school for 33 years. The programme is...
Grade 1 parents from King David Primary School Victory Park and King David Ariel enjoyed an uplifting evening baking challah – an annual ritual for parents...
Yeshiva College honoured World Read Aloud Day on 2 February by partnering older and younger grades. Grade 5 read to Grade R in the nursery school,...
I’m looking for any descendants or anyone who can give me information on the married surname and if possible the contact details of Leah nee Rosin,...
Yeshiva College Grade 11 history students held an assembly to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, giving students insight into the Holocaust and emphasising...
King David High School Victory Park held a special assembly last week themed “We Remember” to commemorate International Holocaust Day on 27 January, the day Auschwitz...
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Johannesburg held the official opening of its new home in Percelia Estate on Sunday, 30 January, which included a celebration...
When the COVID-19 pandemic descended, Sandringham Gardens Shul was enjoying a large weekly turnout of residents and a consistently increasing number of non-residents. After the Shabbos...
Israel’s new ambassador to South Africa, Eliav Belotsercovsky, rubbed elbows with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa when he presented his credentials to him on Tuesday, 25...
Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie appeared in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 26 January 2022, where live broadcasting of proceedings and the setting of...
Every Tuesday, customers from South Africa and the region will be able to fly to Israel for a family vacation, business, or to tour the country...
The year started with a bang at Yeshiva College on Monday, as staff from across the schools came together for breakfast at Frangelicas. Coffee and inspiration...
The Union of Jewish Women’s (UJW’s) Sewing Empowerment School, established in 2010, held its graduation on 15 December with a fashion show, certificates, prizes, and lunch...
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