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At a time when faith communities around the world are divided by conflict, an evening in Durban offered a powerful reminder of another possibility. Jewish, Muslim,...
While the International Space Station was over the United States last week, pupils at CityKidz, a school in the inner city of Johannesburg, were able to ask...
The more that avid traveller and global citizen Dan Brotman visits Jewish communities off the beaten path, the more he feels connected to his Jewish identity. ...
A cohort of five new Jewish Studies teachers graduated from The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning in February, bringing the total number of such graduates...
In much of the Jewish world, Purim means crisp, cookie-like hamantaschen, buttery triangles filled with poppy seed (mohn), jam, or chocolate. But in South Africa, the story is...
From exile and injury to the drafting of South Africa’s Constitution, South African activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs’ life reads like a chronicle of...
Members of the Victory Park Hebrew Congregation heaved a sigh of relief on 13 February when they were sent a letter explaining that their beloved shul wasn’t going...
In the spirit of Esther’s ancient call to “gather all the people and fast”, South African Christian Rachel Kalidass is calling for other Christians to unite in a...
“I don’t think it’s the job of Jews to cure antisemitism. Antisemitism is an unfortunate sickness that afflicts antisemites. It’s our job to be good Jews and good...
For many in Johannesburg’s Jewish community, safety isn’t abstract, it’s personal. It shapes where families live, how children walk to shul, and how businesses operate. Since launching in Greater Glenhazel...
What began as an engineering experiment for two young chemical engineers has grown into one of Johannesburg’s most distinctive craft distilleries that is now officially producing the only locally...
Many people wouldn’t think that being at the wrong licensing department or on the wrong flight was the ideal location for an operatic performance. However, for Johannesburg chazan (cantor) and singer Adam...
He was the first winner of Idols SA and became a local star, but today Pastor Heinz Winckler is outspoken about his commitment to the state of Israel...
Local Jewish duo Breindy and Matt Klawansky were honoured with two awards at the World Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles on 31 January, taking home Best Duo and...
“We are Christians, we’ve been quiet for too long, and we’ve made South Africa a new Palestine.” These words were shouted loud and clear on 30 January outside the...
When Rebbetzin Aviva Rabinowitz approached a group of street dancers on the corner of Oxford Road and Jan Smuts Avenue four years ago, she never imagined that she would help take them...
When second-generation Holocaust survivor Luc Albinski approached Bulgarian director Ilina Perianova to direct the play he wrote about his family’s experience, she jumped at the chance...
At just 21, South African-born powerlifter Avishai Eilim has already claimed national and African titles, broken multiple records, and placed among the world’s elite. Now, instead...
As the early morning traffic crossed the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein on 29 January, commuters saw hundreds of blue balloons and posters of former Israeli hostages in...
Two members of a criminal gang linked to more than 50 business robberies across Johannesburg were arrested and a crime in progress interrupted in the early hours of 18 January, following...
Walking through Beneath the Skin, an exhibition at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), part of its week of international Holocaust remembrance, visitors are confronted with history and the lingering echoes of lives lost. Artist Mike Fisher, whose...
An Israeli entrepreneur saved the life of his former Zimbabwean employee, Chance Chitima’s, baby son, Takudzwa, by connecting the family with Save a Child’s Heart, an Israeli humanitarian organisation specialising in paediatric cardiac care. When all other options to...
South Africa’s Film and Publications Board (FPB) has refused to classify the documentary Hebrews to Negroes – Wake Up Black America because it contains antisemitic and harmful content. The ruling this week follows a formal complaint from...
In a small community like South Africa’s, you’d imagine that Jewish 20-somethings would easily find one another. Yet for many young adults, the opposite is true. Once school, youth...
“For the survivor who chooses to testify, it’s clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right...
Writing about family is never simple, especially when the story spans generations. For Luc Albinski, bringing his mother and grandmother’s lives to the stage was both a creative challenge...
For many matriculants, results day brings pride, relief, and anxiety, often all at the same time. While some schools publicly celebrate top performers, others are moving away...
When King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Benjamin Terner started high school after moving from King David Sandton, he barely spoke and avoided the spotlight. But, by his final...
For Yeshiva College matriculant Benji Goldstein, the most fun in matric was being able to showcase his love for performing rather than studying. As a drama student, Goldstein loved the fact that he was able...
When King David Linksfield (KDL) 2025 matriculant Chad Goldberg started primary school, he was selectively mute. In other words, he wouldn’t speak at school. By the time he matriculated at KDL with...
King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Eitan Klein lost his dad tragically in his Grade 11 year, and thought his academic career was over. The tragedy occurred at the start of his Grade 11 year,...
If Yeshiva College matriculant Ella Trope had to redo her school career, she is convinced she would do it exactly the same way because every experience made her the person she is...
When King David Linksfield matriculant Jacob Pimstein began matric last year, all he wanted was to play rugby, which had come to a halt after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in Grade 11. ...
Learning to survive after they lost their mother to breast cancer in Grade 8, the Lyons triplets, Cameron, Eden, and Tana, believe they can do anything they set...
On top of being deputy head boy and a Diller Teen Fellow, King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Ross Raven also represented South Africa three times at the World Shotokan Karate-Do...
For King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Teghan Shaer, finishing matric was like summiting a challenging climb. Navigating noisy classrooms, social misunderstandings, and hearing difficulties tested his resilience, but with determination and...
Doing what you love and getting paid for it sounds like a dream. Yet for some individuals, that dream has become reality through hard work, creativity, and the courage...
Most families leave leadership of school at school, but for one mother and daughter, Jocelyn and Danni Angel, this is complicated by both having recently been chosen for leadership positions at King...
More than 40 years after philanthropist powerhouse Wendy Fisher began studying for her doctorate of psychology at Yeshiva University, she was honoured with an honorary Doctorate...
It’s almost time to “Put on your yarmulke; here comes Chanukah; so much Fun-ukah to celebrate Chanukah,” as Adam Sandler famously sang in his iconic 1994 Chanukah Song, a playful reminder that...
