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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly before the lockdown, a delegation from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) visited the China Mall...
The terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires in July 1994 was a watershed moment in modern Jewish history. The atrocity, in...
“The distinctive characteristic of Jewish ethics is the social concern for all.” This simple yet deeply meaningful statement appears on a sign planted in a vegetable...
This week marks the anniversary of the devastating outbreak of violence and looting that gripped large parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last year. The impact of...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) continues to cement ties with international Jewry, at professional and lay-leader levels. Through these engagements, we forge solid...
Xenophobic sentiment has become pervasive in South Africa and all too often, what begins with inflammatory rhetoric leads to direct attacks against the targeted group. One...
The uprising that began in Soweto on 16 June 1976 was a turning point in South African history. It sparked off the most sustained period of...
After a busy week in Israel as part of a Jewish leadership delegation, I spent some time in the United States, where I met Jonathan Greenblatt,...
Shortly before Shavuot, a joint South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD)-South African Zionist Federation delegation went on a six-day visit to Israel. Zev Krengel, David...
Last week, the SowetanLIVE reported on workshops for pupils conducted by the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre (DHGC) in Howick. In the article, those interviewed expressed...
Racist incidents in our country are still common. Seldom, however, do they take so repellent and demeaning a form as that which occurred at Stellenbosch University...
Tribute to Ann Harris Ann Harris’ recent move to Israel truly marked the end of an era for our community. Arriving with her esteemed husband, Rabbi...
On Monday evening, 9 May, I participated in the World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive resolutions discussion together with South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national...
It is unfortunately commonplace for ideologues of various persuasions to make baseless, misleading, and often deliberately offensive analogies between the Holocaust and Nazism in general when...
A busy month for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) culminated last week in an extended and productive meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at...
South Africa’s inaugural fully democratic, multiracial elections commenced on 27 April 1994, and since then, April has come to be regarded as Freedom Month in this...
Thirteen years of litigation and the innumerable meetings, communication, and general back and forthing that went into it is surely time enough to devote to any...
Long in the pipeline, the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill took a further step towards promulgation this week with public hearings...
At the height of the clamour against Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane competing in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel last year, there was unexpected support...
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find...
When Nelson Mandela delivered the keynote address at the 1993 South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) national conference, he commented on how many anti-apartheid activists...
Over the past week, we have all watched in dismay and horror at the events unfolding in Ukraine. The destruction, suffering, and loss of life has...
For the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), the handing down last week of the Constitutional Court judgment in the matter of Bongani Masuku marked...
The inherent danger of adhering to any cause, ideology, or faith system is that it can easily lead to those who don’t subscribe to such beliefs...
The African Union (AU) decided at its executive council meeting on 6 February to defer a debate on whether to withdraw Israel’s accreditation to the bloc...
On Sunday, I joined my colleagues in the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in attending the official opening of the Union of Jewish Women...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, 27 January, was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2005 to commemorate Jewish and other victims of...
In memoriam: George Szemere I start this week’s column with a tribute to Holocaust survivor George (Stern) Szemere, who passed away in Johannesburg last week. George...
The year began with South Africa in the middle of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, and unfortunately, is ending with a fourth wave now well...
The announcement of the new Omicron variant and its dire impact on overseas travel continues to dominate the news. With the sharp increase in infection numbers...
Our community was shocked and grief-stricken to learn over the weekend that one of its own young members, Eliyahu David Kay, had been fatally wounded in...
At the time of writing, we are hopeful that Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, will represent our country at the Miss Universe pageant in Eilat in...
Earlier this week, we were alerted to an incident involving several highly offensive posts belittling the Holocaust on a matric WhatsApp group. Unfortunately, the relative anonymity...
Along with several of my colleagues at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), I had the pleasure of being part of the observer team...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) this week focused on final preparations for the multifaith election observer team that will be taking part in...
Let me introduce myself. My name is Karen Milner, and I’m the newly elected chairperson of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD). I look...
