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The president’s National Dialogue has already earned justified mockery from across the political spectrum. Critics, from Julius Malema to John Steenhuisen, have labelled it what it...
The South African Jewish community sees itself as progressive, but something has been bothering me for a few years, namely the fact that Jewish members of...
Yet again, our enemies are saying that Jews are the new Nazis and Israel is perpetrating a Holocaust. But Jewish leadership plays defence instead of exposing...
When I was asked to contribute to the Jewish National Dialogue, I brought the question to our team at ORT SA, people who work on the...
The closure of King David Victory Park (KDVP) has had a profound impact on all. I especially felt such sadness, having taught there for 36 years!...
The brave and principled article by Rabbi Greg Alexander about the state of Jewish education in South Africa not only needs to be read carefully, but...
The National Dialogue is an important moment for all South Africans. As a young Jewish South African, it feels like an opportunity to ask what kind...
I remember those heady days following South Africa’s first truly democratic general elections in 1994. The atmosphere in the country was electric as it looked to...
What’s actually going to happen to the “Yiddisher” community in the “beloved country” looking ahead? Yiddisher immigration is picking up, and all the infrastructure built up...
“It takes a village to raise a child.” This is a truly fitting quote to describe the importance of community in general, and the South African...
Leadership is never easy. It demands that we listen, represent, protect, and unite, even when faced with criticism from outside and within. Since the horrific events...
Corruption is destroying South Africa. From Eskom to the municipalities, billions have been stolen while millions live without jobs, water, or electricity. This betrayal of public...
Though Jewish presence in South Africa has been dated back to the era of Portuguese explorers, the majority of Jews in South Africa trace their antecedence...
For so long now, Jewish South Africans have spoken about emigration. “Are we leaving; are we not leaving?” has been the topic of so many dinner...
Judaism and ubuntu aren’t distant ideals. They meet in principle and practice, two ancient traditions, each rooted in justice, dignity, and the interconnectedness of people. One...
As a South African living abroad for 40 years, my heart remains with the country and its people, especially the Jewish community I deeply cherish. I...
How is it possible that someone can graduate through 13 years of Jewish day school education and not want to participate in Jewish communal life? I...
I know our hearts are heavy right now. What we’ve experienced at King David Victory Park (KDVP) – the love, values, and sense of community –...
The closure of King David Victory Park, a 60-year-old school with an excellent reputation in South Africa, was confirmed as definite merely a week after being...
After four decades of working in Zionist organisations, I feel compelled to speak frankly. Our community is changing dramatically and it’s time we took a good,...
The anonymous writer from last week’s National Jewish Dialogue criticising the efforts of community organisations to stand up to the African National Congress (ANC)-led government would...
I have shed many tears at the news of the KDVP campus closing. It is very painful to have to accept that this still-thriving school is...
I was 16 years old when I decided to dedicate my life to the Jewish community. As a teen participant on a Poland tour, I stood...
In a world where Jew hatred is rising and even in vogue, South Africa continues to buck that trend. In the 20 years I have been...
Someone brought to my attention your recent article by Rob Katz contrasting Lithuania and Poland in 1941 during the Holocaust. The destruction of Lithuanian Jewry was...
We have a beautiful and unique Jewish community. One that is respected and admired across the world. But I fear we are reflecting past glory, and...
The same way there are movie sequels that should never have been made, there are political sequels that should never be made. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National...
The overwhelming response to the National Dialogue has been to question whether it’s going to be another protracted talk shop or if it will potentially be...
I’ve written before about the values that drew me away from South Africa to Israel, about longing for a society where crime doesn’t lock us inside...
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” an innocuous slogan; and the innocuous word, “Zionist/Zionism” have had a profound effect on the world...
In the early hours of 7 October 2023, the world shifted for Jews everywhere. As Hamas unleashed one of the most brutal terror attacks in Israel’s...
As an optimist, I’ve always believed that despite the complexity and unpredictability of life in South Africa, we must try, wherever possible, to make a difference....
It’s a question I’ve pondered for more than two decades, and one that feels more urgent than ever since 7 October 2023. That date is seared...
By a concerned Jewish South African In the early 1890s, many Jewish families began arriving in South Africa from Eastern Europe. They came with little but...
I recently returned from a Holocaust and genocide study trip to Poland, where one of the most profound lessons was the complexity of historical truth. In...
There’s an old story about the man in the boarding house. He drags himself upstairs late at night, kicks off one heavy shoe – bang! –...
There are times in the life of a nation when it must pause from its labours, quarrels, and illusions to look upon itself with unflinching honesty....
I’ve spent the past few years in classrooms where teenagers argue about poetry, halacha, politics, G-d, TikTok, war, and Shakespeare, sometimes in the same hour. I’ve...
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national dialogue on 10 June, my first thought was: let it not be another performance. Not another grand event with...
When I reflect on my long experience in politics, I’m struck by the contrast between the high hopes for the new South Africa in 1994, and...
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