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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...
The joy at Israel’s independence on Yom Ha’atzmaut is inseparable from the grief and mourning over the fallen that the nation experiences on Yom Hazikaron just...
Luc Albinski – who had been raised as a Catholic – was shocked when in his twenties he found out that he was a second-generation Holocaust...
For many Jewish people, having a Pesach seder is guaranteed. However, for more than 100 people in Israel, it wouldn’t have been possible without the effort...
For seven performances in South Africa, TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift, brought the Swiftie energy and experience to those who missed seeing...
So many regret never having documented their parents’ or grandparents’ life stories so that they have a record of their family history. As we sit down...
The young talent starring in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical at Theatre on the Square in Sandton makes it clear that they are anything...
For the 505 days that Eliya Cohen was in Hamas captivity in Gaza, he believed that his fiancée, Ziv Abud, had been murdered at the Nova...
“On the news, you hear a lot of stories of sadness, but when we reread the stories of 7 October, we understand that these aren’t just...
You’re in the safe room on Kibbutz Be’eri where then 19-year-old Ofir Engel, his girlfriend Yuval Sharabi, and her whole family including the dog were huddled...
When Israeli multi-gold medallist Ami Dadaon began swimming as part of his physical therapy for cerebral palsy, he didn’t imagine that it would lead him to...
The Israel hatred on the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus shocked a South African-born Israeli influencer who has used his five million TikTok followers to...
Yiddish is a burgeoning language, according to New York Yiddish-language journalist Ari Weiser, who is visiting South Africa this week. “It is a language that is...
On Human Rights Day, South Africans generally enjoy a day off with family to celebrate the human rights we are granted by our Constitution. “Well, all...
Elad Simchayoff, Israel’s Channel 12 European correspondent and the host of Israel’s highest rated podcast One a Day, has experienced his fair share of anti-Israel protests...
American Jewish rapper Noah Shufutinsky, also known as Westside Gravy, prioritises Judaism and love for Israel in his music because it’s a fundamental part of his...
The recent signing of an agreement between the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History in Vilnius and the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation creates huge...
Purim may seem stressful as there’s so much to co-ordinate, from finding the right costume to organising mishloach manot (gifts sent to friends or family members)...
Aliya from South Africa is on the increase but most of those leaving are young adults under the age of 40. Of the 24 South African...
Though sibling rivalry may be hard for parents to witness, it’s an unavoidable and important part of childhood development, clinical psychologist Ruth Ancer told an audience...
When 22-year-old Kayla Lowenstein saw her Israeli host brother, Omer Shem Tov, being released from Hamas captivity on 22 February, she broke down in tears due...
“For Kfir and Ariel, live with all of your might. We wear the orange they could never see, so be young, be wild, and live wildly...
“The past 500 days have been a time of grief, defiance, and resolve for the Jewish community in South Africa,” says South African Zionist Federation National...
More than 900 000 mostly Jewish people were murdered in Treblinka Death Camp, and there are no physical remnants of this hell hole. However, historian Jacob...
Though it’s 35 years since 11 February 1990, the day that Nelson Mandela was released from his 27-year imprisonment, the day is imprinted on the minds...
Rather than letting single life stop women from celebrating Valentine’s Day, groups of women are gathering up their “gal pals” to celebrate Galentine’s Day – a...
The Friday before 7 October 2023, Nir Oz kindergarten teacher Roxana Salimson told the children in the class to have a good Shabbat and Simchat Torah,...
“Hamas terrorists would tell hostages, ‘Nobody’s looking for you. Nobody cares. You’re going to stay here.’ They would even say to the women that they were...
