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In regard to the article, “Student barred from gap year speaks out’” (SA Jewish Report, 12 March 2021), we would like to clarify that the Israel...
It is with a deep sense of loss and sadness that I mourn the passing of his majesty, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. My condolences go out...
Much criticism has been aimed at the judiciary these past months, stemming predominantly from some high-ranking African National Congress (ANC) officials who obviously see the rule...
I find the article, “SA chiropractor in Melbourne jail pleads guilty to drug trafficking”, SA Jewish Report, 26 February 2021, in extremely bad taste. It smacks...
I’m looking for information about my father, who may have emigrated to South Africa in the early 1960s. His name was Victor Vinegrad, and he had...
Rather than being a stiff-necked people who complain a lot, it’s better to be a “light unto the nations” and glow with goodwill. Unfortunately, holding on...
My name is Lisa. I work as a child and adult psychologist in our community. It’s been almost eight years since my husband and child passed...
I apologise in advance for this vent, but having read the SA Jewish Report today, confirming my suspicions about the number of illegal minyanim taking place...
So, Howard Feldman thinks maybe it’s time for introspection by the Jewish community on its love affair with Donald Trump. Long past, in my opinion, although...
It saddened me to read Shimshon Fisher’s article about his negative experience of being a Jew on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)....
Once again, Israel is being demonised with the usual apartheid slights, this time relating to the COVID-19 vaccine and the country’s success first in obtaining the...
The advent of COVID-19 has resulted in every one of us having to make sacrifices to keep ourselves, our family, and our community safe. So, it’s...
Thank you for the obituary you published about Rabbi Ben Isaacson, who was my rabbi and teacher in the days when he ran the Emet Women’s...
Donald Trump lost the presidency. By doing so, he has allowed: A Jewish senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, to replace Moscow Mitch (McConnell); A Jewish White...
Last week’s SA Jewish Report (15 January 2021) reports on a selfish Glenhazel shul that has operated illegally and hazardously right through the lockdown since March...
Dear Mr President We know you have so much on your plate, and that you have tried to look after the people of the country as...
Communal organisations and rabbis have responded with outrage to recent spoof videos that made fun of the controversy over kashrut prices. A video of Hitler shouting...
Although in theory I’m not offended if anyone depicts Nazis as blubbering idiots, I stay away from jokes about the Holocaust. Why? Because they’re not funny....
The reaction of Naledi Pandor, the South African minister of international relations and cooperation (DIRCO), to the recent developments in the Gulf, Sudan, and Israel was...
This will be printed after the United States election. Apologies for my condescending tone. I must comment on “The Case for Trump in 2020”. The article...
In response to Sachs and Fisher’s “The case for Trump in 2020”, (SA Jewish Report, 30 October), let me say I’m neither ill-informed, malicious, nor a...
On the face of it, the South African Council of Churches (SACC’s) sharing a billboard with Africa4Palestine at a cost that probably runs into six digits...
How out of step is the South African African National Congress (ANC) government firstly with its African Union comrades, where more and more African states are...
I read with interest the article by respected Professor Milton Shain titled “Anti-Zionist left has more in common with far right than it thinks”, (SA Jewish...
It’s the season of the Jewish Achiever Awards, but Jews also came out winners in this year’s Nobel Prize. This isn’t surprising. Jews comprise a mere...
I was most interested to read Howard Feldman’s insightful thoughts after the passing of his father in last week’s SA Jewish Report (23 October 2020), titled...
‘’Islamophobia, a worldwide phenomenon, has become increasingly menacing in parts of Europe and the US.’’ So writes Iqbal Jassat in The Star, 13 October 2020, and...
As the initiator and organiser of the conference “Jews in South Africa: New Directions in Research”, I was surprised that neither David Kaplan nor the South...
We all want to have an impact on the world. Yet we don’t often realise how we influence those around us. Our moods and emotions ripple...
I don’t know whether Suraya Dadoo’s opinions are based on personal experience of Palestine/Israel. Her arguments make me suspect indoctrination. I worked in Israel from 1954...
Kol hakavod to Rabbi Menachem Bombach, whose visionary actions are highlighted in a recent edition of the SA Jewish Report (28 August 2020). He grew up...
Nothing ‘alleged’ or ‘purported’ about destroyed village of Lubya An article featured in the Jewish Report suggested that the ceremony held by South African Jews for...
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