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More than 350 young Jewish professionals danced the night away at a JNF (Jewish National Fund) house party in Glenhazel to celebrate Israel’s 77th birthday on...
Ralene Brasg, the daughter of Celia Boruchowitz, a violinist child prodigy who survived the Holocaust, was the keynote speaker at the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO)...
King David High School Linksfield commemorated Yom Hazikaron on 30 April with heartfelt speeches from students, singing, dancing, and videos. The annual service held by the...
King David High School Victory Park commemorated Yom Hazikaron on 30 April with a service that focused on memory, unity, and identity through visuals, heartfelt reflections,...
The Israeli government was forced to call on overseas help to send fire and rescue teams to deal with the raging bushfires in Jerusalem Hills on...
On a digital billboard diagonally across the road from the Great Park Synagogue in Houghton, Johannesburg, there’s an advert for Palestine Cola. At first glance, many...
There was such a strong sense of camaraderie and a connecting of likeminded people at the fifth biennial Jewish Literary Festival, on 28 April at the...
Die Kwiksilwers, an Afrikaans comedy by Jordy Sank and Gabriella Blumberg, will be at South African movie houses from 1 May. The SA Jewish Report spoke...
A large delegation of Jewish community leaders joined the Indian consul general and diplomatic officials at the Indian consulate on Friday, 25 April, for a memorial...
The Yom Hashoah Vehagevurah memorial ceremony in Cape Town on Thursday, 24 April, focused on youth in recognition of how important it is for the next...
President Herzog on passing of Pope Francis I send my deepest condolences to the Christian world, especially Christian communities in Israel, the Holy Land, on the...
Not even the unseasonal autumn chill could keep the community away from the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF’s) annual Pesach Picnic at Ethel Grey Park on Friday,...
Yeshiva College High School announced its 2025/2026 student leaders at an assembly held on Wednesday, 9 April. Mazeltov to head boy Doron Simon, head girl Ella...
More than two million people take part in Israel’s Yom hama’asim hatovim (Day of good deeds) every year, a day centred on the idea, “Feels good...
South Africa’s Constitutional Court refused leave to appeal against the judgment that allowed the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to sing “Kill the Boer”, ruling that it...
Need some chol hamoed cooking inspiration? Look no further, we have you covered with two delicious mid-week Pesach recipes. Lauren Boolkin Pesach burgers These are my...
Filmmaker Wayne Kopping created the documentary Tragic Awakening – A New Look at the Oldest Hatred which tackles antisemitism since 7 October. The SA Jewish Report...
South African-born television presenter and author, Nadia Bilchik, is heading to Cape Town for the Jewish Literary Festival on 28 April. The SA Jewish Report speaks...
Bestselling international novelist Richard Zimler, whose most popular work is a series of novels about a Portuguese-Jewish family, will be attending the Jewish Literary Festival on...
Plastic surgeon, philanthropist, and environmentalist Professor Laurence Chait has had a parallel career as a sculptor for 45 years, with no less than 10 solo exhibitions...
South Africa is once again on the edge as the Government of National Unity teeters on the brink of collapse. Can the GNU survive? The Rand...
Matzah & Magic – Whipping up a Pesach feast Sunday 6 April 2025 at 19:00 SAST Pesach is a time to spend with family and tell...
Should you want to print your own SA Jewish Report on your home printer, we have made it easier for you to read it in A4 format....
NOT FOR SENSITIVE READERS “Jewish people murder, rape, and eat children,” claims aspiring South African comedian Thomas Torr in a recent YouTube video. He is one...
Myra Egdes, 90, has made history at Pretoria Jewish retirement home Jaffa by being the first resident to have written and published a novel there. The...
Actress Micaela Jade Tucker is about to take to the Johannesburg stage with her show, A Doll’s Life – Confessions of a Quarter Life Crisis. The...
South African-born author Joanne Fedler has just released her latest book, The Whale’s Last Song. The SA Jewish Report discusses it with her. What inspired you...
Having just passed the three-year mark since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, we speak to Ukrainian Ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova about this unpleasant...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 6 February. Esteemed journalist Mandy Wiener was there. Was there anything unpredictable...
A stunning 164-square-meter apartment for sale with a 30-square-meter terrace facing the Mediterranean Sea, just 300 meters from a wonderful sandy beach in one of the...
Joel Pollak has had an incredible life journey. Born in Johannesburg, raised in Chicago, and married into South African anti-apartheid royalty, Joel began as a typical...
With United States President Donald Trump’s first weeks in the White House being highlighted in the news, the SA Jewish Report asked former American diplomat and...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) met Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, the national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the...
The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) marked the International Day of Commemoration of the Holocaust on Monday, 27 January, and the 80th anniversary of...
Ella Blumenthal is a Holocaust survivor and at 103 years old, lives in Cape Town. She was born in Poland, and survived the Holocaust and three...
As the matric students of 2025 begin their final year of school, the SA Jewish Report asked them to tell us their expectations. Here are a...
Not many rabbis can boast that one of their regular classes has been going uninterrupted for nearly 40 years. Rabbi Yossy Goldman, life rabbi emeritus of...
South African Rabbi Oshy Deren was chosen out of 6 500 Chabad rabbis and lay leaders who attended the 41st International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (shluchim)...
The former managing director of Yeshiva College, Rabbi Leron Bernstein, who now lives in Israel, was project director of One Day in October, a book about...
Home grown, Johannesburg-born stand-up comedian Gilli Apter, who now lives in London, is back on stage this week with The Hilarious Deep Amazing Johannesburg Comedy Show....
