'The curious case of Dr Isaac Newton Levi', as related in this new short story by Clark Zlotchew Dr Clarke Zlotchew is Distinguished Teaching Professor at State University of New York. He is the author of seventeen books, including anthologies of short fiction, translations from the Spanish of short stories and poetry by Nobel Laureates and literary criticism of Spanish and Latin American authors. His short stories have appeared in both his Spanish and English versions in the

Questions of a discriminatory and anti-Constitutional nature were asked of two Jewish Judicial candidates at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews prior to Freedom Day. Advocate Lawrence Lever and Judge David Unterhalter were subjected to questions pertaining to their Jewish identity while no other candidates were subjected to offensive religious scrutiny. Advocate Lever was asked about his level of religious observance, specifically whether he observes the Jewish

This photo shows Adv Maisels and supporters after victory in the Treason Trial. Maisels was a chairman of the SAJBD & the SAZF. David Saks (Politicsweb, https://bit.ly/3gySfjs ) explores the irony of this, in light of anti-Israel factions opposing Judge David Unterhalter’s candidacy for the Constitutional Court because of his SAJBD links. This photo shows Adv Maisels and supporters after victory in the Treason Trial. Maisels was a chairman of the SAJBD & the SAZF. David Saks

Dr David Hirsh and Charisse Zeifert explain why the BDS call for Judge David Unterhalter to not be accepted as a Constitutional Court Judge are antisemitic. Read here

Over Sixties COVID Vaccine Registration helpline: The COVID Vaccine Registration process for over sixties is now open for registrations as of 16 April at 4pm. The registration link is https://bit.ly/3sn8YIV To register you will need:· Your ID/passport number· Phone number· Medical aid number (if you belong to one)· Address If you have trouble registering NO PROBLEM. Contact the SAJBD Helpline for assistance and we will talk you through it. SAJBD Over Sixties COVID Vaccine Reg

BDS shows its antisemitic colours by using classic antisemitic trope by asking for Jewish candidate to be excluded from public service. When calls are made for Jews who serve on the Jewish community’s democratically elected representative body to be excluded from public service it amounts to gross antisemitism. South African BDS Coalition, in yet another shocking display of bigotry and intolerance, called for a Jewish candidate for appointment to the Constitutional Court, Jud

We wish our Muslim friends “Ramadan Mubarak". May you have a spiritual and meaningful Holy month.

Please join us on FB on Friday 9 April at 12 noon as we commemorate the Six Million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. See Kevin Ritchie’s beautiful article on what you can expect here Join us as #WeRemember. Yom Hashoah ONLINE. Posted by South African Jewish Board of Deputies on Thursday, April 8, 2021

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) extends its sincerest condolences to the Royal Family and the Amazulu nation on the passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini. In a reign spanning half a century, King Zwelithini was the recognised representative leader whose royal stature embodied the greater history, heritage and culture of the Zulu people in South Africa. Appointed to that position at the height of the apartheid era, he helped to unite and encourage his follower

Warrant of arrest authorised for Nazi sympathiser Jan Lamprecht Yesterday (11 March 2021) the Randburg Magistrate’s Court authorised a warrant of arrest for the breach of the interim interdict against white supremacist and Nazi sympathiser Jan Lamprecht. This follows an application by Prof Karen Milner, Gauteng Chair of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) for an interim protection order which was granted against Lamprecht. Warrant of arrest authorised for Nazi sympathiser

Kathy Munro reflects on the life, achievements and lasting influence esteemed architect, architectural historian and heritage activist Clive Chipkin (1929-2021). Kathy Munro is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. Trained as an economic historian, she enjoyed a long career as an academic and in management at Wits. She is a member of the Board of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and a docent at t

Dead Sea Scrolls authority Simon Berg look at the compilation of the Jewish sacred scriptures and considers the accuracy of their transmission down the centuries. Simon Berg , a sales manager for a multinational pharmaceutical company, has written and lectured extensively on the Dead Sea Scrolls. His book Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls – A Beginner’s Guide (2009) provides a concise, scholarly overview of the subject. . “And even if we had an autograph copy of, say, the Bo

Scion of a scholarly Lithuanian family, J W Behr devoted himself to strengthening the knowledge of Hebrew in South Africa. Dr Harold Behr is a retired child psychiatrist and group psychotherapist. He emigrated from South Africa to the UK in 1970. . I have often felt that the passing of my father, Jacob William Behr, deserved to be marked by more than just the statutory notification plastered on the notice board of his apartment block in Netanya. His heroic efforts to introduc

As her diaries reveal, Lord Balfour's niece Blanche Dugdale was also a devoted campaigner for a Jewish state Glenda Woolf , a frequent contributor to Jewish Affairs , is a novelist and essayist whose articles and stories on Jewish themes have appeared in Jewish publications worldwide. Her novels, published under the name Gita Gordon, include: South African Journeys (2002), Flashback (2007), Mystery in the Amazon and Scattered Blossoms (both 2008) and Guest House (2012).

Leonard Suransky reviews Jack Hoffman's new novel about growing up in Johannesburg in in the 1950s and '60s Dr Leonard Suransky is (Emeritus) Head of Department, International Relations, and co-founder of Webster University, Ghana, Accra. As someone who lived through the Johannesburg of the 1950s and 60s, I recommend Jack Hoffmann’s novel, He Does Not Die a Death of Shame , to anyone from that era. Why? The author has a remarkable memory for the fine details of those heady da