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Amid xenophobia and threats to foreign nationals, an incident in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs has sparked alarm among residents. A domestic worker was allegedly detained by men in a police van...
“Brains don’t like it. It’s not a healthy, happy thing for a brain to have too much screen time.” So said Dr Jess Meddows-Taylor, a Johannesburg-based psychiatrist with a...
When thousands of Jewish athletes gather in Israel for the Maccabiah Games in July, South Africa’s presence will be unusually small. Although the country has a proud history of sending large...
Scrabble South Africa has renamed its prestigious Masters Tournament after the late political analyst and SA Jewish Report writer Steven Gruzd, recognising his role in elevating the local game on the international stage. ...
When hosts Mexico faced South Africa in the opening match of the Fifa World Cup, supporters in both countries, and as far away as Israel, were glued to...
All photographs by Harold Silber. Music echoed through the city, rainbow flags lined the streets and tayelet (promenade), and more than a hundred thousand people from Israel and abroad gathered...
Residents of Glenhazel, Johannesburg received a measure of reassurance this week after three suspects were arrested in connection with a violent home invasion that left one victim in hospital. ...
Congregants arriving at the Sydenham-Highlands North Hebrew Congregation in Johannesburg on Shabbat, 6 June, were met with an unexpected disruption after a burglary at the synagogue overnight. It prompted a police investigation and the...
For Selwyn Margolis, 87, returning to his home on Kibbutz Kissufim near Gaza last week was not about unpacking boxes and rearranging furniture. It was a return to keeping the memory of his...
For generations of South African families, Dr Cyril Karabus was more than a doctor; he was a lifeline. The pioneering paediatric oncologist, who later became the...
For most people, spending a Saturday or Sunday running, rowing, sled-pushing, and lunging their way through a fitness competition seems daunting. Yet for a growing number of South...
Few South Africans get to shake hands with the Pope. Yet two weeks ago, Professor Benji Rosman did just that after attending an international conference, titled “Preserving Human...
For decades, Silwood Lodge was a place of comfort, dignity, and care for Johannesburg’s elderly. But following a serious medical scare involving owner Trish Maynard, the much-loved facility closed its doors at the end of...
“We are living through massive transformations, a world that is in different forms of crisis. Our sense of who we are, our identity, our institutions, and...
Three weeks after a chance encounter on a storm-battered Sea Point promenade captured the hearts of South Africans, Sidney Miller’s life looks very different. The homeless wheelchair...
How does a failed military mission become a national myth? And how do people who seem to have few military accomplishments become great national heroes? These are the...
Despite growing up in a Christian family, and being told to beware of Jews, Bellamy Bellucci has become one of the most prominent South African Jewish voices on social media, promoting Zionism and Judaism “STOP THE LIES! Israel isn’t at...
Sandton Shul recently opened its doors to a group of final-year Catholic seminary students eager to learn more about Judaism and the Jewish community. In partnership with the South...
As King David Linksfield alumnus Geena Cohen and Nathanael Stanislas stood under the chuppah in Stellenbosch 18 months ago, Noam Bettan – the Israeli Eurovision 2026 superstar ‒ surprised guests with a moving rendition of Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim (If I forget...
An attempt by anti-Israel activists to silence dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was thwarted last week by the commitment of St Mary’s School, Waverley to have this conversation securely. The Johannesburg school invited Coordinator of...
What begins as simple scrolling through social media easily spirals into hours upon hours of consuming distressing headlines, arguments, and negativity, otherwise known as doomscrolling. Talk show...
Striking up a friendship in the howling wind led to an outpouring of care that will change the life of a disabled, homeless man. This followed days of stormy weather, uprooted trees, and flooded...
“Mamash, a code popped up.” The warning, posted in a Jewish community group after a suspicious phone call allegedly linked to a pro-Israel organisation, is one...
For much of her adolescence, Gila Fine was fascinated by the Talmud. However, because she was a girl in a small right-wing Jewish community in London, she...
Golden biscuit bases, smooth cream cheese fillings, and carefully placed toppings lined the judging table as five contestants battled it out in a Shavuot cheesecake competition hosted...
“Being Jewish is as compelling as it is complex and as beautiful as the people who embody it.” This idea is at the heart of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt,...
Apparently, the secret to living until you are 104 is eating yoghurt and scrambled eggs with thick toast every day. This is what Golden Acres resident Hadassah Kobrin, who turned 104 on 7...
For as long as he could remember, South African expat Eric Lieberman knew the story of how his grandfather Izzy had come to South Africa, fleeing Vilna with his father in 1889. And how the father somehow vanished, leaving the...
Israeli professional cross-country mountain bike cyclist Naama Noyman is making a name for herself in South Africa, having been unable to return home because of the war in the Middle...
Few figures in South African history elicit as much admiration as well as unease as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Because of this, business mogul and philanthropist Ivor Ichikowitz wanted to tell her story and the story...
There’s a deep thirst among Joburgers for safe, green, eco-conscious entertainment spaces. This is clear when trying to find parking at Nine Yards in Parktown North, which is being inundated even though it only opens officially within...
What began as a suspected drone violation over a Sandringham Jewish college quickly escalated into a high-priority investigation, culminating in the arrest of two Mexican journalists and the seizure of their electronic devices. ...
For South African olah Martine Ben Harush, every day is Yom Hazikaron. Her son, Shoam, 20, was shot by a Hamas terrorist on 7 October and later died as a result of his wounds. Ben Harush, one of the speakers...
For 57 days, Ayelet Samerano and Mishell Iluz lived in a state of unbearable uncertainty, not knowing whether their sons, Yonatan, 21, and Guy, 26, were alive, wounded, or waiting to be rescued after 7...
Behind every one of Gila Smith and her aunt Sorah Garber’s lifts at the South African Powerlifting Championships were years of discipline, setbacks, and determination. Their dedication paid off as they...
In an unprecedented victory for the community, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, Mongezi Wellbeloved Twala, has apologised for antisemitic remarks he made outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court...
Ninety percent of the remaining Holocaust survivors globally will be gone within 15 years. While there are still almost 200 000 Holocaust survivors, nearly half of...
“Despite my great-grandfather being in hiding, both he and my great-grandmother showed incredible resilience and bravery to get through such a difficult time,” Benayahu Wesseloo told a packed...
Rather than running away from disaster and devastation, first responders across Israel run towards the danger, wanting to help in any way they can. And when...
What should have been a simple farewell for a group of olim leaving South Africa unfolded under the shadow of uncertainty, as the reality of life in Israel...
