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The Lions Shul in Doornfontein was a hub of Jewish life in a once-predominantly Jewish area. Although it will be put up for auction on 20...
United States President Donald Trump last month appointed South African-born entrepreneur David Sacks as his artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar. “It’s significant that David Sacks...
If Cindy Lee hadn’t been recording herself when she found out that the short film she directed, The Last Ranger, was nominated for an Oscar on...
It can be deeply upsetting when your favourite international star comes out as anti-Israel on social media. But is one of two negative social media posts...
The post-matric trend this year is away from gap-year travel or work experience, and more matriculants are moving straight into furthering their academic studies at university...
When Torah Academy matriculant Tali Snaid began high school, she wasn’t sure she would get through matric because of learning difficulties. But with sheer determination and...
For Cape Town Torah High matriculant Kaylee Dirmeik, matric seemed like an impossible task. However not only did she complete it, she’s able to attend university....
King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant Liron Neuhaus was always underestimated because he was autistic and required a full-time facilitator. However, his matric year proved that...
King David Victory Park matriculant Daniella Reubenson truly embodies the notion of being an all-rounder, excelling in every aspect of her high school career: sports; Judaica;...
When King David Victory Park matriculant Gabriel Katzman was 12 years old, his life was forever changed by a cancer diagnosis. But six years later, although...
“We look at our survivors who were liberated from camps in 1945 and the Israeli hostages – our survivors today – and we see similar things,”...
“Boycotting authors because they are Jewish isn’t the flex people think it is. It’s hateful, and no matter what you believe should happen in Gaza, there’s...
Sharon Glass didn’t just teach people how to make meals and share the recipes she created, she made it her mission to take people on a...
It’s not every day that a Christian born in South Africa and living in America is buried in Israel, but then Olga Meshoe Washington was certainly...
Teens who went to machaneh this past December haven’t stopped raving about it, saying they had the best time with their friends and gleaned a deeper...
Lighting candles is a commandment in Judaism, but it doesn’t necessarily protect a household from fire. So, though we want our Shabbat, Chanukah, and yahrzeit candles...
Batya Rivkah Musiker’s parents, Sean and Justine, realised their worst nightmare after her birth on 26 April 2024, when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare...
Michelle Lissoos and iSchoolAfrica have made such a difference to the lives of disabled South Africans, it was awarded an international Zero Project Award for doing...
“One of the best parts of Chanukah is the sheer amount of doughnuts we get to eat.” “I could eat 10 of these.” “This isn’t a...
Every December, many South African Jewish children and teenagers head for the Cape where they spend the best three weeks of their year on machaneh with...
Jarrod Garber pleaded with family and friends to swim only on beaches where there are lifeguards in a video made in the car directly after being...
It’s football prowess that comes to mind when hearing the name FC Bayern Munich, not a rich Holocaust history peppered with Jewish people. In fact, the...
Franz Auerbach, the late Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, would have been lost in the morass of social media today, said veteran media specialist Professor...
Professor Rael Strous received a special award from Israel’s ministry of immigration and absorption on 10 November for his extraordinary contribution as an oleh in the...
Lily Goldblatt may be 91 years old, but this humanitarian hasn’t let up in helping those less fortunate. On Thursday, 28 November, Goldblatt, whose late husband...
When an anonymous donor approached the South African branch of Bridges for Peace, a Christian organisation, to see how he could help Israelis during this tumultuous...
True Taylor Swift fans, otherwise known as Swifties, will travel the world to see the artist in concert, and a number of members of our own...
“On paper, I shouldn’t be successful. Statistically, I wasn’t supposed to be standing here tonight,” said Josh Weinberg, this year’s Ichikowitz Family Foundation Rising Star Award...
“In an age of disruption, where start-ups dominate the narrative, our story is different. It’s a story of renewal, of an established institution evolving to meet...
“Acoustic, electric, digital, he can do it all, and he does.” This is how American Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composer Paul Williams described South African-born...
“Work with people to challenge you, and you can learn from them. If that’s not in place, move on and get another career,” Absa Business Leadership...
The South African Jewish community stands as a beacon of hope in the face of the international rise of violent antisemitism over the past year, says...
If there is one thing that South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) chairperson Karen Milner says she knows as a Jew and a South African...
Turning 100 is a great innings, but South African-born Adele Samuelson turned 110 on 1 October this year, which is truly remarkable. Samuelson attributes her longevity...
It’s never easy for young Germans to confront their family’s World War II past, but German author Lorenz Völker decided 20 years after his grandfather had...
For many Jewish American citizens living in South Africa, the choice of who to vote for in the 5 November presidential elections was based on how...
A young South African woman, Laurain Cohen and an Australian man, Bill Atkinson, met and travelled in Europe together 57 years ago, and then went their...
While award-winning writer Gina Roitman was trying to help other daughters of Holocaust survivors to deal with their trauma, she found solace and understanding in meeting...
Jonah Lustig, 18, went for a quick surf in Camps Bay in Cape Town in an attempt to reduce his stress levels over his upcoming matric...
A large, powerful group of pro-Hamas editors is using Wikipedia as a tool to delegitimise and demonise Israel and the Jewish people by systematically changing and...
