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Ittay Flescher believes that despite hatred and distrust, there is hope for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. “At the moment, there are a lot of people...
TS Eliot is remembered as both a modernist giant and an antisemite. But his relationship with Jews was more complex than a simple label, shaped by...
Educator and social media content creator Yirmiyahu Danzig told Limmud Johannesburg on 16 August that though many believe reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians has become impossible,...
When Milton Brest saw a man wearing an “I swam Alcatraz” shirt on a London Tube 22 years ago, it inspired him to follow a path...
Comedian Louis CK likens saying something is too terrible to laugh at is like a doctor saying that a disease is too terrible to cure, said...
What would the Golem, created out of clay in Prague in 1580, and ChatGPT have in common? It may not seem like much, or nothing at...
Days before the 7 October 2023 massacre, Israelis spent months protesting on the streets in their tens of thousands against a judicial overhaul, which is hard...
On the surface, it may not seem that the art of William Kentridge is particularly Jewish; however, the more you delve into his artwork, the more...
It’s time to get the ball rolling for the annual Jewish Achiever Awards, back for its 26th consecutive year, but this time with a brand-new title...
When news broke about the possible closure of King David Victory Park (KDVP), one of Johannesburg’s best-known Jewish schools, the entire community was stunned. Parents immediately...
When Benji Rosman first started tinkering with robots as a young computer science student at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), he never imagined that his...
When their feet hit the stage at the Global Dance Open (GDO) finals, 15-year-old Sami Levin and 13-year-old Jack Oscar Katz knew their hard work had...
With passports in hand and dreams in motion, a group of young Jewish dancers from South Africa stepped onto the global stage, competing in the Global...
Finding out that a second building is being built over your family’s graves is devastating, but there isn’t much the South African Litvak community can do...
On the morning of Sunday, 27 July, South African olah Debbie Chitiz swam the 20 Bridges Swim in Manhattan, New York, in memory of her son,...
Although the “wandering Jew” may be a stereotype, there are a few around the world who have taken it to a new level by choosing to...
Mia Theron was just 10 years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August last year, and her family went from enjoying life...
With a friendly, yet threatening demeanour, Duo, the Duolingo owl congratulates you while also threatening to make you feel guilty, and somehow you know the Hebrew...
Thomas Torr, found guilty by the Equality Court of antisemitism and hate speech in May 2025 and ordered to apologise to the Jewish community and pay...
It might seem strange that picking up a packet of Jelly Tots is akin to picking up a major part of South African Jewish history, but...
Despite all the trauma that Jews went through during World War II, they were still able to joke and create humour. Professor Anna Shternshis from the...
With the flick of a switch, life in Israel has gone back to normal. However, for some, the trauma endured over 12 days of having ballistic...
Once you hear the words “Kapara, where you from?” said in an Israeli accent, you know that you’re going to spend the next minute laughing at...
While Israelis take cover in bomb shelters with Iranian ballistic missiles overhead, many courageous people leave the comfort of their shelters to rescue people from the...
“History has taught us that when Jews are unified, when Jews mobilise, when they stand up for themselves, that truth is on our side, that law...
A new subculture has blossomed in Israel over the past couple of weeks – in its bomb shelters. Civilians spent much of their time in these...
While Johannesburg customer service consultant Paula Shevel was trying to collect her thoughts about what it felt like to be stuck in Israel, an Iranian missile...
Patriotic Alliance [PA] Members of Parliament travelled to Israel at the end of May to find out about the country despite the backlash its members faced...
June 16 is a public holiday that celebrates the young people who stood up against apartheid. However, for the children of anti-apartheid activists, life was filled...
Victor Daitz, the man behind the second-largest private charitable organisation in South Africa, was a simple Jewish businessman from Durban who wanted to give back to...
With only 22 Holocaust survivors left in South Africa, it was all the more poignant to gather together to celebrate their lives and how far they...
South African citizen Dan Brotman’s worst nightmare came true when the Lebanese equivalent of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) threw him into a cell on crossing...
Ten years ago, when Moshe Reuven Schneider was diagnosed with depression and began taking a prescribed mood stabiliser, he felt like a zombie and decided he...
The lives of South African students studying medicine in Israel will be made much easier because of a lifelong friendship and an 85th birthday gift from...
Despite Israel being in the middle of a war, the biggest barrier to South Africans competing in the Maccabi Games this July is the massive cost...
Within 24 hours of wannabe comedian Thomas Torr being found guilty of hate speech by the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, he not only...
“Young Jewish children running around and celebrating 77 years of Israeli independence is the ultimate victory against those who wish its destruction,” said Adi Cohen Hazanov,...
The Europe Netball Open Challenge was cancelled over security threats to the tournament because it included an Israeli team. But, instead of excluding the Israeli team...
British comedian and author David Baddiel told a South African audience, “Antisemitism is the primary thing that makes me Jewish. “How could it not?” he said....
The people of Israel aren’t victims, they want to rebuild, Liora Ben Tsur, the daughter of Marcelle Taljah, murdered by Hamas terrorists, told this year’s South...
