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Replacing the good deed plaques

Oct 18, 2018 Go comment!

The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons by the United Nations, which called for a plan of action with an emphasis on the equalisation of opportunities, rehabilitation, and prevention of disabilities.
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The funny side of not fitting in

Oct 11, 2018 Go comment!

Few people laugh about autism or people with Aspergers Syndrome, but a new hit play, Odd Man Out, explores the funny side of being different.
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SAUJS election renews commitment to students

Oct 11, 2018 Go comment!

The South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) recently held elections and selected the organisation’s 2019 national committee.
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Friends of Israel gather in a sukkah

Oct 11, 2018 Go comment!

A sukkah needs to be built using natural elements, allowing for the rain to come in, Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein told the South African Friends of Israel (Safi) cultural exchange held in the Sydenham shul sukkah on 7 October.
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King David cricketers are victorious

Oct 11, 2018 Go comment!

Jacob Sacks from King David Sandton and Benji Stone from King David Linksfield were among the victorious South African U13 team at the World Indoor Cricket Federation Junior World Series in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 September to 8 October.
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Givers pack a punch

Oct 11, 2018 Go comment!

A large group of little givers, together with Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, visited Yad Aharon & Michael to pack Sukkot food hampers for 650 families in need.
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Embassy hosts Holocaust survivors for Rosh Hashana

Sep 20, 2018 Go comment!

Sarit Keinan, the wife of the Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Lior Keinan, recently invited a group of Holocaust survivors to a pre-Rosh Hashanah luncheon at their home.
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Morning of music and movement for Joburg’s elderly

Sep 20, 2018 Go comment!

The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) joined in the celebration of National Senior Citizen’s Day in the United States on 21 August – declared by former President Ronald Reagan in 1988 – with an entertaining morning for Joburg’s seniors at UJW’s premises, organised by Bev Cohen.
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SA pupils win scholarships to Israel

Sep 20, 2018 Go comment!

Seven South African pupils from various Jewish schools have won scholarships for a high-school programme in Israel, allowing them to complete their studies in the country and graduate with an Israeli bagrut (internationally recognised matric certificate).
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Pine Street Shul slays opponents at Sandton Sinai quiz

Sep 20, 2018 Go comment!

The Pine Street Shul quiz team beat 17 other teams at the Sandton Sinai school quiz on 4 September, cruising to victory by 10 points.
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Doyen of furniture industry reaches his century

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

Isaac Jankelowitz celebrated his 100th birthday on 2 September surrounded by family and friends. Always a wonderful storyteller, he recounted his life for those celebrating with him. He told how he grew up in the shtetl of Lubtch (Lubza), in what is Belarus today, how he arrived as a poverty stricken migrant in Johannesburg in the early 1930s. He then spoke of running what was the largest furniture factory in South Africa at the time.
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MMA fight raising funds CSO funds to lower risks

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

It seems fitting that the Community Security Organisation’s fundraiser’s entertainment was a Mixed Martial Arts contest on a boxing ring in the midst of an elegantly decorated hall.
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Victory Park alumnae take art and philanthropy to new heights

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

In honour of Women’s Month, the King David Schools’ Foundation host alumnae Kara Stoler and Anthea Pokroy (both KDHSVP 2003) at King David Victory Park on the last day of August, bringing them back to where their love for art began. They were joined by Benon Lutaaya, one of South Africa’s top selling artists, enthralling the audience with their knowledge and enthusiasm about the South African art world.
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Sydenham Shul hosts Israeli ambassador for dinner

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

Israeli Ambassador Lior Keinan was guest speaker at Sydenham Shul’s popular Young Adults Friday Night Dinner recently, a social and educational event attended by more than 100 young Johannesburg Jews.
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Soweto school supported with fun and generosity

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

A convoy of cars arrived at the JB Marks Primary School in Soweto on Sunday for an outreach project, organised by Lisette Datnow, the Chairperson of the Do Good and Have Fun branch (DGHF) of the Union of Jewish Women of South Africa.
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Argentinian soccer player fights to stay in Israel

Sep 06, 2018 Go comment!

Prior to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, Israel were scheduled to play a friendly against Argentina in Jerusalem. Palestinians and politicians then got involved, and at the last minute, the game was called off.
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Birzh massacre memorial searches for names of victims

Aug 30, 2018 Go comment!

The shtetl of Birzh in Northern Lithuania was home to 2 500 Jews at the end of the 19th century. It was a bustling town of business and industry, synagogues and schools, in the tradition of Litvak Jewry. There were political parties, youth movements, and as in most of Russian-controlled Lithuania, emigration to America and South Africa.
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Strong Jewish interest at US Open

Aug 30, 2018 Go comment!

There is quite a lot of Jewish interest at this year’s US Open Tennis Championship, the final Grand Slam of the year which is taking place from 9 August to 9 September.
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DL Link lays foundation for holistic cancer support centre

Aug 23, 2018 Go comment!

The DL Link is laying the foundation for the creation of a support centre for cancer patients in Johannesburg. The project, named the DL Link Refoel Centre after beloved Johannesburg doctor, the late Rodney Unterslak, was unveiled at the DL Link Gala Dinner at Summer Place on Tuesday.
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Camp Gan Yisrael accommodates three-term schools

Aug 23, 2018 Go comment!

More than 50 children from Johannesburg schools on a three-term schedule had the opportunity to attend Gan Yisrael Camp in August, run under the umbrella of Chabad House.
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