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SA Jewish sportsmen in healing hands

Jul 25, 2019 Go comment!

On Sunday night, Evan Speechly, one of South Africa’s leading physiotherapists, will be jetting off to the European Maccabi Games in Budapest as part of the support staff for the South African team.
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The Bullet who showed his metal on the Tour de France

Jul 18, 2019 Go comment!

The Tour de France, one of the most-watched sporting events with an average TV viewership of 2.6 billion, currently has cycling fans fastened to their sofas.
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Katz king of Klerksdorp Rotary

Jul 18, 2019 Go comment!

There isn’t much that Cheryl Katz, the new president of Klerksdorp Rotary Club, can’t do. Inducted to the presidency last weekend, Katz is the first Jewish woman in the city to be appointed to this position.
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James Small pushed Maccabi SA team to victory

Jul 18, 2019 Go comment!

For three or four heady weeks in 2017, James Small became an honorary Jew. Maccabi rugby had under-achieved in the three Maccabiah prior to that, and Small was recruited as part of the 2017 team’s coaching staff.
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Blankets of Hope

Jul 11, 2019 Go comment!

Nicci Raz, national executive director of the South African Zionist Federation, and Danny Adeno Abebe, shaliach of the World Zionist Organisation and Habonim, celebrate the donation of more than 3 000 blankets to the homeless, destitute, and elderly across Johannesburg.
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L’chaim for Bidvest and Selwyn Segal

Jul 11, 2019 Go comment!

Following the success of the 2019 Bidvest Sports Quiz in April, event organiser Mscsports handed a cheque of R400 000 to the event’s beneficiary, the Selwyn Segal Society, on 4 July.
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Futsal in the run up to Budapest

Jul 11, 2019 Go comment!

These are trying times for Ronen Cohen, the convenor of SA Maccabi’s futsal delegation heading to Budapest for the European Maccabi Games at the end of the month.
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Barmitzvah boy inspires sports fund for needy kids

Jun 27, 2019 Go comment!

For a kid who loves sport, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of a brand new English willow cricket bat, a World Cup-branded soccer ball, or new boots. However, many children never get to have that “brand-new” feeling.
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Pine Street wins again

Jun 27, 2019 Go comment!

The Pine Street Shul quiz team was victorious yet again on 19 June, this time beating 20 teams of about 180 people at the Bnei Akiva fundraising quiz at Waverley Shul Hall.
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Jewish golf historian’s ‘unsellable’ book on excluded black golfers a hit

Jun 27, 2019 1 Comment

Author and golf historian Barry Cohen has just published his first book, Blazing the Trail: Celebrating 90 years of Black Golf in Southern Africa. Initially rejected by several mainstream publishers as being “too niche”, the book has found a curious, appreciative, and interested audience.
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Jewish families subsidised to relocate to Pretoria

Jun 20, 2019 Go comment!

Young Jewish families who are willing and able to take an active role in the Pretoria community are being drawn to live in the city through generous subsidies of accommodation and school fees.
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Sewing empowerment

Jun 20, 2019 Go comment!

The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Sewing Empowerment Project held its graduation at the UJW’s offices in Johannesburg on 13 June, celebrating empowerment and the creation of new skills.
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Daddy Liberty reflects on Jerusalem

Jun 20, 2019 Go comment!

Sihle Ngobese, aka “Big Daddy Liberty”, enthralled the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) on 13 June with his love of Israel, Jerusalem, and especially the Torah.
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WIZO Joburg’s Charidy campaign a virtual hug for needy kids

Jun 13, 2019 Go comment!

Imagine being under attack from enemy fire.
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‘Grown up’ runners take Comrades to new heights

Jun 13, 2019 Go comment!

On Sunday, Maurice “Maish” Rosen competed his 36th Comrades Marathon, sneaking under the cut-off time with five minutes to spare. A couple of hours after his 18th or 19th Comrades “up” run (he isn’t entirely sure) he was having a slap-up meal at the hotel buffet, with soup, chicken, beef, and all the trimmings.
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Executives in the soup for food drive

Jun 13, 2019 Go comment!

Jewish Food Fund Yad Aharon & Michael has invited top chief executives to visit the organisation’s Johannesburg soup kitchen to raise awareness and funds for Jewish people in need.
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‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ author enthrals audience

Jun 06, 2019 Go comment!

Heather Morris, the author of the bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, was hosted by the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Johannesburg on 23 May at the newly opened Capital Fitzgerald Hotel and Suites in Melrose.
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Looking back at ‘Mobil’ and the ‘Dapper Duo’

Jun 06, 2019 Go comment!

With the Cricket World Cup testing South African fans’ patience and loyalty to the full, the question arises about Jewish cricketers in the tournament.
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Greenside paints town fire red

May 30, 2019 Go comment!

Jacob Morris and friends enjoy a massive bonfire lit by Greenside Shul on Lag Ba’Omer – one of the most loved events on the shul’s calendar.
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Winter the bleakest time for the homeless

May 30, 2019 Go comment!

Supporting the poor and homeless is important throughout the year, but never more so than in winter.
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