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Antisemitism experts are disgusted by a meme posted on social media last week by local anti-Israel lobby group Africa4Palestine which compared Israel to Nazi Germany. Africa4Palestine,...
Antisemitism experts say it’s a sad day for South Africa after Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela, spouted anti-Jewish tropes that could have come from...
In a shocking turn of events, antisemitic posts written on a fake Facebook profile are believed to have been written by a member of the Cape...
Amidst the virulent reaction from the South African government and media to Miss South Africa choosing to compete in Miss Universe in Israel, one cartoon took...
Local Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) group Africa4Palestine has taken its hatred for Israel to a new low, comparing the Jewish state to the Nazis. In a...
Mandela Day, celebrated on 18 July each year, is designated as a day of giving to others and building bridges between communities, but one anti-Israel group...
“Relief and elation” describes the emotions of Professor Karen Milner, the Gauteng chairperson of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) on obtaining a final...
One week after Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would stop selling ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, the company’s board chairperson for the first...
Eighty-six percent of viewers of a recent SA Jewish Report webinar said they thought antisemitism in South Africa was getting worse but the South African Jewish...
In October, one day after Facebook announced that it would ban Holocaust denial, Izabella Tabarovsky received an unexpected message from the platform. A 2019 post of...
Anti-Israel incidents continued to occur around South Africa in spite of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with many turning antisemitic and targeting individuals and businesses....
Like Jews around the world, Cape Town business owner Aimee-Leigh Koff was horrified at the wave of misinformation online as Israel was subjected to a rain...
(JTA) The ceasefire declared by Israel and Hamas after 11 days of fighting seems to be holding, but the after effects on Jews in Europe –...
The fact that a high-level University of Cape Town (UCT) lecturer told his students that “Hitler committed no crime” seems too unbelievable to be true, but...
“Antisemitism is an international problem that is a threat to democracy.” So said Dr Ahmed Shaheed, special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, office of...
The infamous World Conference Against Racism held in Durban in 2001 set the standard for much of the anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric of today. Numerous so-called...
What do you get when you combine antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and COVID-19 denial? While white supremacists and QAnon supporters feel like they are far off, this...
Six years ago, infamous campus rabble rouser and Fees Must Fall student activist Mcebo Dlamini was a fiery, Israel-bashing antisemite prone to hurtful and divisive words,...
Wherever political, social, or economic dislocation manifests, the longest-standing hatred in history – antisemitism – rears its ugly head, and unless we do something about it,...
Professor Karen Milner, the Gauteng chairperson of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), was shocked when she opened a threatening email at the end...
In sentencing Matome Letsoalo, a South African magistrate has sent a clear message that antisemitic statements won’t be tolerated. In the Randburg Magistrates Court on 30...
A billboard hangs over the highway on the way to OR Tambo International Airport loudly proclaiming: “Churches Against Israeli Annexation of Palestinian Land.” It displays the...
The first criminal conviction in an antisemitism case in South Africa may have an impact on how the courts will rule in pending cases where Jews...
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has always insisted that it isn’t antisemitic, but the newly-formed SA BDS Coalition (South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition)...
(JTA) Facebook has announced that it will now ban any posts that deny or distort the Holocaust, a landmark change from its previous policy. For years,...
Controversial broadcaster Gareth Cliff has come under fire for hosting a notorious antisemite and conspiracy theorist on his current-affairs television show, resulting in a heated online...
Tony Ehrenreich, the former Western Cape provincial secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has finally apologised, six years after his Facebook post...
Some items appear to have been on the agenda of the council of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) forever, and one of these...
A host of politicians, celebrities, high-profile figures, and other social-media users took part in a two-day boycott of Twitter from Monday morning to protest antisemitic hate...
Funding anti-Israel activity denies vital funds required for human rights issues – so says respected think-tank “NGO Monitor” who released a comprehensive new report Monday in...
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Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
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Let’s celebrate mothers, not make them feel guilty
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Zero for Israeli customer care
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Bradley Silberman turns pain into purpose with Be the Bubble
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Ramaphosa reassures leaders about community’s place in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadersh...
SA chief rabbi urges Knesset to make Sunday part of Israel’s weekend
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well...
Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but...
Community shocked by passing of beloved, “one-of-a-kind” waiter
Many of us know the faces of the waiters at our most-fr...
Netanyahu’s speech to Hamas a hoax
A hoax mail has travelled world Jewry in the past 24hrs...
Be your own president, and lock yourself down to level 5
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Wedding leads to a number of COVID-19 cases
Buffets of canapés and dessert, the sharing of snacks a...
Kramer quits COVID advisory over “community flouting protocols”
One of the community’s top COVID-19 advisors this week...
Jeweller’s senseless murder leaves community reeling
The hearts of a Johannesburg family have been ripped ap...
Couple caught in crossfire of attempted mall robbery
A young couple attempted to flee the scene of a botched...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
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