#MakeUsCount with the Great Debate 2019


11 April

7:30pm
Cyril Harris Community Centre, Great Park Synagogue
Queries: 011 645 2504
Fully booked

Join in this year’s Great Debate and engage with leaders from five political parties as they discuss issues pertinent to the community.  Make your voice heard by sending your questions to yanir@sajbd.org
Selected questions will be posed to our panel. 

 
Moderator
Mandy Wiener

ANC
Fikile Mbalula
Head of the elections for the African National Congress

DA
Solly Malatsi
National spokesperson for the Democratic Alliance

ACDP
Reverend Kenneth Meshoe
Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party

IFP
Mkhuleko Hlengwa
National spokesman and chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade
 
Cope
Mosiuoa Lekota
President and leader of the Congress of the People

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Rising from the brink of death in Auschwitz, her incredible story, deep insight and mind of steel have seen her enrapture audiences around the world, on CNN, the Oprah Winfrey Show and the TED stage.

Join us for her South African debut on 16 August, where she will address us at the SAJBD Gauteng conference.

World Jewish Congress 2017

Join 60 global Jewish leaders from 50 countries and their ambassadors for a memorable evening at the World Jewish Congress National Community Directors' Forum.  

Yom Hashoah 2017

Join us as we remember and pay tribute to the six million Jews whose lives were brutally cut short at the 2017 Yom Hashoah ceremony.

Gauteng Conference 2016

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies invites you to our Gauteng Conference: 175 Years of South African Jewry.

With the hilarious Harry Sideropoulos, and guest speakers Chief Rabbi Mirvis of the UK and family representative of the late Dr Melville Edelstien.

Yom Hashoah Ceremony 2016

The 2016 Yom Hashoah Ceremony was held at the West Park Cemetery. Holocaust survivor, Veronica Phillips, shared her story with the crowd which consisted of hundreds of school students, community members are press. 

Biennial Conference 2015

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies biennial conference "Combatting Racism and Global Antisemitism" was held at the Gold Reef City Lyric Theatre on 22 November 2015. 

With guest speakers:

H.E President Jacob Zuma
Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder
Dr. Bernard-Henri Levy