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South African teacher Johan Nel had a draining and dangerous journey to escape war-torn Ukraine. He recounted his experience at a SA Jewish Report webinar on...
In 1907, Austrian artist Gustav Klimt completed a striking gilded portrait of Jewish socialite Adele Bloch-Bauer in Vienna. Commissioned by her husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a banker...
Child sexual abuse is a nightmare and it’s easy to think it will never happen to our kids and that it’s not something we need to...
Not everyone gets Ryan Reynolds to play them in a movie. Meet Randy Schoenberg, the lawyer who forced Austria to return Gustav Klimt’s “Austrian Mona Lisa”...
This is the real state of the nation! Later this week, in our annual fashion show/pep rally, our president will deliver the State of the Nation...
The Lithuanian Parliament changed the law to make it easier for South Africans of Lithuanian decent to reclaim their citizenship and obtain a Lithuanian and European...
As an archivist at the National Library of Lithuania was opening boxes to show off some recent discoveries, she pulled out a Yiddish theatre poster to...
Understanding, confronting, and reporting sexual abuse is difficult and painful for any community. Leaders tend to want to close ranks and cover up any impropriety. Survivors...
On the anniversary of the storming of the Unites States Capitol, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an international Jewish non-governmental organisation combatting hate, has called on the...
At some point in their lives, most parents will probably type “How do I talk to my kids about sex?” into an internet search engine. However,...
When King David Junior School Linksfield principal Ruth Isaacson listens to two children each telling their side of a story that potentially involves bullying, she usually...
The recent election results offer hope of a new kind of unity in diversity, one in which South Africans work together in broad alliances to promote...
The Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv’s oldest shopping mall, sits in the heart of the bustling central business district. Surrounded by skyscrapers, it’s the last place you’d...
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” On the first day of her then-new job at Facebook, this is what Michal Oshman encountered on a...
Reverend Frank Chikane, an icon of the anti-apartheid struggle, “declared war on Israel and its supporters” during a Zoom webinar on 6 February 2021, according to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that no matter who they pray to, religious communities have a lot in common and are dealing with similar difficulties. Recognising...
“If Auschwitz as a place stands as a symbol for the Holocaust, then Mengele as a perpetrator has come to serve a similar role for the...
How do you grow up in the shadow of a renowned father who survived the Holocaust, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and inspired millions? This was...
Shireen Sapiro was water-skiing with her family shortly before representing South Africa in swimming at the junior nationals at the age of 13, when she fell...
Sylvia Raphael’s story isn’t well known in South Africa. This remarkable, vivacious woman, born in Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo in 1937, became a Mossad superspy. Raphael’s...
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Erin Lazarus: from amputation to aspiration
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at...
Teenager’s mysterious illness unites community in spirit of kindness
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes”...
Our Parents Home to close after 82 years
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home...
Hatred for the hunter
Imagine that the story began with the wolf lying peacef...
Olim welcome after retirement – but it’s a major life transition
“Israel will never say no to any Jewish person who want...
Making it count: tehillim groups reveal the power of prayer
Regardless of their religious observance, a growing num...
Desai ups ante against Israel despite JCC complaint
In contrast to the thunderous condemnation after former...
Israelis divided over Abu Akleh death
It was never going to be an innocent Friday funeral pro...
Court of public opinion rushes to condemn Israel for Abu Akleh’s murder
It has been an emotionally charged week since the highl...
Horses help humans get back in the saddle
Having a sometimes inexplicable sixth sense about human...
Arsonist fans flames in Joburg suburbs
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s n...
Erin Lazarus: from amputation to aspiration
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at...
Teenager’s mysterious illness unites community in spirit of kindness
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes”...
Bobroffs throw curve ball at SA authorities
Fugitive father and son personal injury lawyers Ronald...
Ugly “ferribel” rears its head as former mashgiach takes on the UOS
An aggrieved former mashgiach (kosher supervisor) of th...
Zero for Israeli customer care
Along with the frozen yoghurt and double espresso, I as...
Our Parents Home to close after 82 years
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home...
From tea to tracksuits: the granny who rocked adidas
It’s not every day that a grandmother is featured in an...
Bradley Silberman turns pain into purpose with Be the Bubble
Recovery from a life-threating brain injury after an un...
Ramaphosa reassures leaders about community’s place in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadersh...
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
If you struggled to imagine what was going on in Wuhan...
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
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms with...
