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South African Holocaust educator Tali Nates, the founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), received one of Austria’s highest civilian honours at the end of October. Nates...
“For six decades, this campus has been more than bricks and mortar. It’s been a living, breathing tapestry. Woven into its fabric are the threads of...
The atmosphere was electric at the Motsepe National Day of Prayer on 30 November, a gathering of leaders from across South Africa’s faith communities. Among them, Chief Rabbi Dr...
After years of developing talent across the globe, Cape Town-born Cricket South Africa (CSA) Level 3 certified coach Ryan Maron has come home to Western Province to help steer the provincial side through the high-stakes...
It seems unthinkable for someone who is fit, active, and healthy to collapse mid-run or during a sports game. Yet each year, this nightmare strikes a small number of people. However,...
At just 15 years old, Herzlia student Leah Grace Roytowski this week achieved a dream many dancers only fantasise about, becoming world champion at the International Dance Open Ballet Championships in...
As King David Victory Park enters its final weeks and the community prepares to say goodbye, there’s a sense that the dust has settled, and people...
Decades after the original Chassidim shul that served as a spiritual hub for the community in Yeoville, Johannesburg, closed its doors, a new chapter began this week with the opening of a new shul at the...
Just days before the last Shabbat at Pine Street Shul on 29 November, before the congregation moves from the location it occupied for 65 years to its new home, members spoke of a sense of new beginnings not...
“When I began examining why I hated Jews and realised how deeply Hezbollah had shaped my perceptions, I became angry. I understood that we had been intensely...
At 12:00 on Friday, 21 November, Jewish women will join women across South Africa in lying down for 15 minutes to honour the 15 women murdered every day in this country. “It’s to...
When Israel Centre Director Dafi Forer Kremer went through with her decision to come to South Africa on shlichut two years ago following the 7 October...
It was Rabbi Yitzchak Wagner’s shul in Krefeld, Germany, that was one of the first buildings to be torched on Kristallnacht – the Nazi government-sponsored pogrom...
Under the moonlight in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Cats, when the Jellicle cats come out to dance, Tannah Levick will be among them. Cast in...
A group of Jewish Sandringham High School alumni have joined forces with former schoolmates in an ambitious project to rejuvenate their alma mater, breathing new life...
Twenty-four years to the day after being in a car accident which left her wheelchair bound, Andy Sostak crossed the finish line at the New York...
Members of CAP heaved a sigh of relief last Wednesday, 29 October, when it became clear after many hours of work that our community wasn’t in...
Keeping kosher in South Africa is becoming increasingly expensive, putting pressure on households that want to maintain Jewish dietary laws. In some cases, to manage financially,...
Investec Business Leadership Award winner Rob Katz built his career on spotting opportunities where others see risk. As a Capitalworks executive and later a key figure...
“I’m a computer scientist, so it’s no surprise that I honestly believe that technology, particularly artificial intelligence, provides the best path to benefit humanity,” Professor Benjamin...
Investec Jewish Achiever Award Professional Excellence Award winner Professor Benjamin Rosman has quickly established himself as the leading figure in South African Artificial Intelligence (AI), demonstrating...
Although the King David Victory Park (KDVP) campus will be closing at the end of this year, the thousands who passed through the school “didn’t merely...
Although filmmaker and producer Adam Thal received a nomination for an Academy Award for the short film The Last Ranger, he was more shocked to hear...
“I’ve never done anything to be thanked. I’ve just done the things I’ve done because I’ve felt the need for them.” These are the words of...
From the bustling streets of Johannesburg to the boardrooms of Los Angeles, Rodney Sacks’ journey is one of extraordinary vision, perseverance, and global influence. As chairperson...
Rodney Sacks, one of two Kirsh Family Lifetime Achievement Award winners at this year’s Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, says he believes success doesn’t require being the...
A waste picker who routinely collects rubbish in the Glenhazel area is believed to have placed the two devices, that led to panic and an area...
As New York’s political landscape shifts, the possible rise of Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state legislator known for his criticism of Israel, to mayor of New...
It’s not every day that two young members of South Africa’s Jewish community appear on Netflix, but for Micaela Tucker and Dean Goldblum, that particular dream...
Last Friday, 24 October, two devices believed to be bombs were found in Glenhazel, Johannesburg. The area in which they were found was cordoned off for...
Best known for her precision in an operating room and her powerful presence online, Dr Sheila Nazarian has also become a prominent voice for Jewish pride...
As we remember what was lost on 7 October 2023, Jewish people around the world are still feeling the pain of that day two years later,...
When Israeli filmmaker and peace activist Yair Qedar showed his film on the life and work of Sigmund Freud in Johannesburg on 26 September, he was...
JTA – Two leading New York rabbis are using their pulpits to condemn Zohran Mamdani as he holds onto a commanding lead in the last weeks...
South African Saul Jassinowsky described standing in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on 13 October surrounded by families whose lives had been suspended in uncertainty for...
The Johannesburg Jewish community defied rain and gloomy weather on Sunday, 12 October, to don running shoes, yellow ribbons, and blue and white colours for a...
The families of hostages were in Washington, DC on 9 October to commemorate the second anniversary of the attacks on 7 October 2023 when it was...
As election season heats up at the University of Cape Town (UCT), two Jewish students are running for seats on the Student Representative Council (SRC), bringing...
Making aliya, deciding to leave behind one country and start anew in Israel, is one of the most significant choices a Jew can make. At this...
Among the global leaders named in this year’s TIME100 AI list is South Africa’s own Benji Rosman, recognised as one of the 100 most influential people...
