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Dr Ian Froman, appropriately nicknamed “Mr Tennis” for bringing the game to Israel and making it part of its lifestyle, passed away at the age of...
Barbara Ludman is an American journalist who has lived in South Africa since April 1976, and has deep roots in Parkview, Johannesburg. Ludman, who has had...
On 7 October Aviva Siegel from Randfontein was kidnapped at gunpoint from Kibbutz Kfar Aza and taken hostage by Hamas to Gaza. Her husband Keith is...
Professor Barry Schoub, most recently at the forefront of South Africa’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, was behind the establishment of the National Institute for Communicable...
Yotam Haim’s mother, Iris, was excited to go and watch him perform on 7 October, but by the time he was meant to perform, he had...
There’s much chatter about the recently released book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children, written by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke. The SA Jewish...
Though the South African Jewish community may be getting smaller, the number of nominations for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards is growing in leaps and bounds....
As Israel braces for a massive attack from Iran, the country is surrounded by a ring of fire, Iranian proxy armies, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in...
Isa Jacobson has spent more than four years creating The Apartheid Killer, a documentary that will be aired on the BBC World Service and as a...
The Jewish National Fund South Africa (JNF SA) and The Base shul are calling on Jewish South Africans to light yellow Shabbat candles this Shabbos in...
The Shakedown, a South African crime-comedy caper by Ari Kruger (AK) and Daniel Zimbler (DZ), will premiere on Prime Video on 8 August. The SA Jewish...
Nobody loves the ageing process, but stand-up comedian Nik Rabinowitz is making it public in his latest show, Pension Killers. The SA Jewish Report spoke to...
In the dark days of apartheid, where people were defined by the colour of their skin, a Jewish film writer and director, Ashley Lazarus, broke apartheid’s...
Robbie Brozin held the Olympic torch high in France this week as he ran the Olympic Torch Relay in the run-up to the official Olympic Games,...
Journalist and author Jonathan Ancer is launching his latest book, Bullsh!t – 50 fibs that made South Africa. The SA Jewish Report chatted to him before...
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is the David of her time, using the power of the law to bring terrorists and antisemites to justice. As founder and president of...
A new book, High Times: The Extraordinary Life of a Joburg Dope Smuggler, by Roy Isacowitz and Jeremy Gordin is being launched this week. The SA...
Dr Tracey Farber, a psychologist who specialises in working with trauma, was involved in the creation of the book Catastrophic Grief, Trauma, and Resilience in Child...
Driven by Iran, the Middle East is in flames. Few people understand the conflict as well as Col. Miri Eisin, managing director of the International Institute...
Daron Chatz’s four-part wildlife docuseries Wild Zambezi opened this month at Ster-Kinekor in celebration of World Wildlife Month. Chatz, who directed the series, gives us an...
How to stay safe from fire this winter Prevention Loadshedding Use battery-operated lights instead of candles during loadshedding; Avoid overloading electrical sockets, and ensure all appliances...
Sephardi Shavuot here we come! Rifca Sommer is a caterer and cooking teacher who runs Rifca’s Kitchen in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She’s a proud Sephardic Jew, with...
Joburg author and lawyer, Gail Schimmel’s, new novel, The Finish Line, is hot off the press. The SA Jewish Report spoke to her. Just as soon...
Sharon Spiegel-Wagner has become well known to us more recently in musical comedy theatre such as Locked Upside Down, but she’s now venturing onto the stage...
Soweto Blaze, a South African action comedy is doing well on Netflix. The SA Jewish Report speaks to its director and writer, Brad Katzen, to find...
Lag B’Omer parade shows strength of Johannesburg Jews Youth group Tzivos Hashem, in partnership with Chabad House, hosted a Lag B’Omer parade on Sunday, 26 May,...
The Community Security Organisation (CSO) has advised that during South Africa’s national election, There’s no need for panic; Don’t share unverified information or social media posts;...
Elections are upon us. Should we be heading to the airport in anticipation of an ANC/EFF coalition or buying houses in Sandton before a DA victory?...
Award-winning South African Jewish actress Shannon Esra will be appearing in My Left Breast at Theatre on the Square in Sandton. The SA Jewish Report spoke...
African National Congress – Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, national spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Jewish community should vote for the African National Congress...
ActionSA – Lerato Ngobeni, national spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? ActionSA is one of the county’s most diverse and fastest growing political...
African Christian Democratic Party – Rev. Kenneth Meshoe, president Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is the most...
Build One South Africa – Mmusi Maimane, party leader Why should the Jewish community vote for you? I know we say this before every election, but...
Democratic Alliance – Richard Newton, director of communications Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Democratic Alliance (DA) is the only party that can...
Freedom Front Plus – Corné Mulder, premier candidate, Western Cape; and international relations spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? First, the Freedom Front...
Inkatha Freedom Party Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has had a long friendship with the Jewish community, characterised...
Patriotic Alliance – Gayton McKenzie, president Why should the Jewish community vote for you? If you can name another prominent political leader who has stood up...
General Bantu Holomisa, the president of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), was sent the same questions as all the other parties, with the addition of a...
Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi was asked the same questions as the other parties, but chose to give one response. We asked an additional question about a...
Its not too late to register and vote in the Lithuanian elections. It is really important for all Lithuanian citizens to vote to secure the ongoing...
