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Mann Made is deeply honoured to continue our longstanding sponsorship of the Community Service Award at the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards. For several years, this award...
At the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, we celebrate the remarkable and ongoing contribution made by the South African Jewish community to our country. This year, 861...
It is with great pride that Eric Ellerine Trust Proprietary Limited once again sponsors the Entrepreneur Award at the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, reaffirming our commitment...
The Lubner Family Foundation is proud to sponsor the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award in honour of Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris. This award recognises an individual or...
There’s a question I hear far too often from young South Africans, particularly young Jewish South Africans: Is there still a future for me in this...
For psychologist Dr Hanan Bushkin, the difference between success and failure is not how we feel, but how we act. “Successful people wrestle with life; they...
It seems fitting that this year’s Investec Jewish Achiever Awards honoured a markedly diverse group of winners. Aptly themed “Le Festival des Juifs – A Tapestry...
Hundreds of deals. Acquisitions spanning continents. Tens of thousands of jobs. And not one, but two corporate giants. Few South African entrepreneurs have built at the...
Brian Joffe, Bidvest Group founder and former chief executive, told the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards audience that he may have built a business empire from the...
“I have no doubt that the immense hardships that we faced created the hunger and the fire to succeed” were the words brothers Paul and Saul...
After 32 years of building side by side, Paul and Saul Berman have a new achievement to celebrate. The brothers behind Berman Brothers Group (BBG) are...
When Professor Laurence Chait accepted the Investec Professional Excellence Award, he expressed gratitude for the opportunities South Africa had given him and the people who helped...
From crafting famous sculptures, including Max the Gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo, to successfully treating countless children with lip and palate deformities, Professor Laurence Chait has...
Dawn Nathan-Jones built a career spanning more than three decades in business, but she told the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards that her most meaningful work...
From helping to take Imperial Car Rental global with Europcar to today empowering South Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs, Dawn Nathan-Jones remains driven by purpose. Winner...
As South Africa’s leading female auctioneer, who is deeply grounded in her Jewish identity, Ariella Kuper is showing women how to survive, thrive, and give back...
When Ariella Kuper stepped up to accept the Europcar Women in Leadership Award at this year’s Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, her message wasn’t about titles, business...
At 73, Ian Fuhr has a simple explanation for why he hasn’t retired: he is not finished yet. Accepting the Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award at the...
Best known as the founder of Sorbet, the largest beauty salon chain in Africa, this year’s Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award winner, Ian Fuhr, is also the...
For Adam Lipschitz, running 42.2km in 2:07:22 isn’t the finish line. It’s another step towards an even bigger goal: breaking the South African marathon record and...
Giving a sweet to a young boy at shul every Friday might seem like a small gesture, but for Martin Sweet, those treats came with lessons...
When Martin Sweet accepted the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award in honour of Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris at the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, he honoured his...
For Kim Berman, art has never simply been about what hangs on a wall. It’s been a tool for activism, education, and social change, she said...
Over more than three decades Kim Berman – the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Art, Sport, Science, and Culture Award winner – has midwifed hundreds of other...
Fifty-two years of quietly giving her time, energy, and heart to the Selwyn Segal Gift Shop have earned Joan Block the Mann Made Community Service Award...
“I am who I am because of who we are,” Joan Block relayed to an audience at the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards on Sunday, 1...
The countdown is on to one of the biggest nights on the South African Jewish community’s calendar, and this year, you don’t need a seat at...
With just days to go before voting closes for the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards 2026, this is the final opportunity to recognise the people who’ve made...
The nominations have been submitted, nominees have told their stories, and judging has taken place. Now, the community gets to have a say as voting opens...
For generations, Ethiopian Jews dreamed of Jerusalem while living largely separated from Jewish communities elsewhere in the world. In villages across northern Ethiopia, they preserved their...
For the judges of the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, judging day was about far more than names, CVs, and lists of accomplishments. It was an opportunity to meet...
Six new judges have joined the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards panel, bringing different voices to the recognition of excellence, leadership, entrepreneurship, and contribution in the community. Investec for Business head Anthony Meltzer...
The smell of spices, the sound of piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poems and songs), tables crowded with couscous and tagines, and customs passed from one generation to the next...
For centuries Jews were forced out of Spain. Today, Jewish communities are once again holding services there, studying Torah, and building Jewish life across the country. Their story is one thread...
For people who’ve built careers, businesses, and reputations, time is a valuable commodity. Yet members of the judging panel for the Investec Jewish Achiever Awards continue to set aside time each year to...
With nominations for this year’s Investec Jewish Achiever Awards closing on Friday, past winners say receiving the recognition was important to them. Together with long-time supporters of the awards, they see the annual celebration as much more than...
With just one week before nominations close for the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, the response from the community has already exceeded expectations. More than 300...
Jewish food is far more than nourishment. Every recipe tells a story, every spice hints at a different homeland, and every family table preserves traditions passed...
The Investec Jewish Achiever Awards recognise more than success alone. They celebrate individuals whose accomplishments have made a lasting impact on South Africa, the Jewish community,...
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