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I’m a secularist. But my brother’s illness saw me lighting Shabbat candles.
I had always felt penned in by gender roles and limits in Jewish practice. But when my brother fell ill, I found an observance that worked.
Jewish woman celebrates 111th birthday in South Africa
“I never had a car. I used to walk a lot,” Rosalie Wolpe said during an interview three years ago.
More than 30 headstones damaged at South African Jewish cemetery
“We are fighting a losing battle in our small and shrinking Jewish community,” said the head of the local Jewish burial society.
ADL Condemns Trump For Tweeting South Africa White Nationalist Conspiracy Theory
“South Africa totally rejects this narrow perception which only seeks to divide our nation and reminds us of our colonial past.”
Slideshow: Jewish Students Built Solar Lamps And Donated Books For Sister School In South Africa
Students at a Jewish school in New Jersey raised funds to donate books and built solar lights for students at a South African school.
South African Pro-Israel Leader Gunned Down In Johannesburg
An outspoken Jewish advocate of Israel was gunned down at his workplace in South Africa by unidentified assailants.
David Goldblatt, South African Photographer Who Chronicled Aparteheid, Dies At 87
Renowned South African photojournalist David Goldblatt, who documented the impact of apartheid on the lives of ordinary people, died on Monday
South African Students Create Palestinian Anne Frank For Israel Apartheid Week
Phrases including “f**k Zionism” have also been spray painted around campus, as part of the university’s annual “Israel Apartheid Week”.
South Africa’s Ruling African National Congress Downgrades Embassy In Israel
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, announced that it will downgrade the country’s embassy in Israel.
University Of Cape Town Considers Israel Boycott
The university’s Academic Freedom Committee is considering a boycott request directed at Israel’s academic institutions.