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The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran – Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion – is now in its 14th day, having begun on 28 February with the assassination...
For Iranians, in Iran and elsewhere, this war is not only a war, but a rescue mission for the people of Iran. “No-one is happy that...
South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) US-Israeli strikes escalated overnight into Thursday, with reports of flames and smoke across Tehran and areas like Sanandaj. Israeli forces targeted additional ballistic missile...
Issued by the South African Zionist Federation The Israel and US campaign against Iran, launched on 28 February 2026 (Tehran time, approximately 05:00 to 06:00 SAST), has entered its third...
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a major joint military operation against Iran, commencing early this morning (Tehran time, corresponding to approximately 05:00 to 06:00 SAST). President...
For many South African Jews, the return of hostages has been met with a complicated mix of relief, pride, grief, and unfinished business. Relief that loved ones are home....
A Jewish community gathering in Sydney to celebrate Chanukah was violently targeted in a vicious terrorist attack. Families, children, and community members came together to mark a...
As we remember what was lost on 7 October 2023, Jewish people around the world are still feeling the pain of that day two years later,...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) and Israel Centre, in collaboration with The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning, proudly hosted the annual Israel Quiz on...
Two years have passed since the horrors of 7 October 2023, a day that scarred the Jewish people and the world forever. On that dark day,...
For decades, the South African Zionist Federation’s (SAZF) library in Johannesburg has been a quiet treasure trove – shelves stacked with history, politics, religion, and culture,...
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...
Leadership in the Jewish world is rarely an easy road. It demands resilience in the face of pressure; an unshakeable moral compass; and the ability to...
Message from the South African Zionist Federation In the early hours of 13 June, Israel carried out a precise and targeted military operation against key elements...
On 9 June 2025, the Zionist Supreme Court in Jerusalem delivered a landmark ruling that reaffirmed a fundamental principle: a Jewish diaspora community’s strength cannot be...
The South African Zionist Federation hosted a symbolic 7.7km Johannesburg to Jerusalem unity run through the streets of Johannesburg on 25 May 2025, marking Jerusalem Day...
“Young Jewish children running around and celebrating 77 years of Israeli independence is the ultimate victory against those who wish its destruction,” said Adi Cohen Hazanov,...
The people of Israel aren’t victims, they want to rebuild, Liora Ben Tsur, the daughter of Marcelle Taljah, murdered by Hamas terrorists, told this year’s South...
Cape Town Jewry, supported by allies and dignitaries, came out in numbers to attend a multifaceted memorial commemorating the lives lost and shattered on 7 October...
As a people, we’re still haunted by the images of what happened on 7 October, “when the gates of hell opened, and Hamas terrorists unleashed a...
Shabbos at Sydenham Shul took on a very different flavour on Friday, 15 March, when 250 senior members of the Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church and a...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) sends its deepest condolences to the Perez family on the loss of their hero son, Daniel, who fell in battle...
Israel doesn’t exist because of the Holocaust, but the Holocaust wouldn’t have happened had Israel existed. Her existence ensures Jews, both in Israel and in the...
Amid 16:00 traffic and loadshedding leaving traffic lights not operational, we stood on the corner of Atholl Oaklands and Corlett Drive in Johannesburg, calling on passersby...
“I want you to think of her like a little child who was taken from her bed still in her pyjamas on 7 October,” said Sasha...
In 2017, the African National Congress (ANC) infamously resolved to downgrade South Africa’s embassy in Israel to a “liaison office”. At the same time, Cyril Ramaphosa...
Criticising the South African government and ruling African National Congress (ANC), a deeply betrayed head of the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) cried out last Sunday,...
For South African Jewry, it has felt like a week of shiva. We are mourning, yet only a few outside our community have come to offer...
Renowned German-born physicist Albert Einstein, arguably the scientific world’s most famous Jew, wrote two messages to the South African Jewish community expressing praise and encouragement for...
For a student who experiences vision loss or any other reading impairment, having access to a device that makes reading easier is a massive gift. So,...
Retired Judge Siraj Desai, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, remains defiant in spite of being found to have conducted himself in a...
Next week, the world’s only Jewish state celebrates 75 years since her rebirth in 1948. We honour 75 years of Jewish self-determination and freedom in our...
The heated debate on Israel’s judicial reform played out at the South African Zionist Federation’s webinar, “Courting controversy: the debate on Israel’s judicial reforms” on 9...
A remarkable event is happening in Basel, Switzerland, this coming week. Jewish leaders from across the globe will gather at the exact place, exactly 125 years...
“Massacre, carnage, butchering, and ethnic cleansing,” were just some of the ways that the African National Congress (ANC) described Israel’s defensive actions in Gaza over the...
The history of the Jewish people can be summarised in four words: we are still here. Across two millennia, we sojourned around the world and prayed...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) this week called for former High Court Judge Siraj Desai to be held accountable for contravening the judicial code of...
Telfed, the South African Zionist Federation in Israel, has resorted to a fundraiser as its resources come under strain because of the volume of people making...
Judge Siraj Desai has called for the dismissal of the complaint laid against him by the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) of being an anti-Israel “politicised...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) this week welcomed the decision by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) to launch an inquiry into the SAZF’s complaint about...
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