South African Jewish Report Newspaper

20/02/2025

“This week, we’ve taken the unprecedented step of printing a blank front page of the newspaper.

The reason is simple, without YOU, there is no SA Jewish Report, there is no news, and our community has no voice.

Since 7 October, our community has learned an important lesson about South Africa. While we have many friends and supporters and the backing of the vast majority of ordinary South Africans, much of the media and political elite has been captured by the ideology of a morally bankrupt, jihadist death cult that would prefer us to be silenced.”

- Howard Sackstein, Chairperson: SA Jewish Report

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This week, we’ve taken the unprecedented step of printing a blank front page of the newspaper.

19/02/2025

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Filled with news, opinions & insights you don’t want to miss, including…

⬜️ Why is our front page blank? Find out on page 3
🇿🇦 Ramaphosa’s promises worthless as SA embassy in Israel still shuttered
🇺🇸 SA continued defiance of US puts it in foreign territory
🎗️500 days of war leave SA Jews in fighting spirit
🇮🇱 Op-Ed: Netanyahu’s pandering undermines Israel’s protection
🏛️ Women lead the way in Jewish student leadership
🌍 Following kids’ footsteps: parents weigh emigration options
🦿Erin Larazus: From amputee to London Marathon runner

… and much more!

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19/02/2025

In December 2023, in the shadow of the 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 invasion of Israel and the slaughter of 1 200 Jews in a single day by the jihadist terrorist organisation, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐍𝐂 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 in Cape Town and in its offices in Johannesburg.
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𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐀 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤. It's your job to 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!
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𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀!
𝑩𝒆 𝑩𝑶𝑳𝑫 𝒃𝒆 𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝒃𝒆 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑬𝑶𝑼𝑺!
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19/02/2025

There are some who believe that if you can visualise it, your dream will come true. But when Anthony*, 68, and his wife, Helen*, 69, were turned away from their aliya dream years ago, they sadly let it go. Last week, they heard not only that they are making aliya, they have affordable accommodation on the Netanya coast.

“This is our dream come true, and I have no words to say how blessed we feel to Israel for making this happen,” said Anthony this week. “It feels like a miracle.”

Shay Felber, the deputy director-general of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the director of the aliya and absorption unit, said, “We went to the Israeli ministry of aliya and absorption to find out how we could help older South Africans who have family in Israel but can’t afford to make aliya. We have secured 40 two-room units in Netanya that are heavily subsidised by the government specially for South African couples who will have to pay only about 350 Israeli shekels a month.”

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There are some who believe that if you can visualise it, your dream will come true. But when Anthony*, 68, and his wife, Helen*, 69,

18/02/2025

𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌; 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌!
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𝟔𝟎 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬…

18/02/2025

The Jewish community left its mark at this year’s Midmar Mile in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, on 8 and 9 February, with Sylvia Zwick the oldest female swimmer, and 13-year-old Romy Smith winning a bronze medal. And that’s not all.

Zwick, 82, said she found the swim nice and easy. She finished with a time of 59 minutes, improving her time by two minutes on last year’s swim.

Zwick, who trains at Melrose Arch Gym three times a week, has been swimming since she was a child, and now always swims the Mile with her niece, Karen Jankelow.

“I do a lot of open water swimming, so Sylvia was encouraged by that to do Midmar,” Jankelow says. “I swim right next to her the whole way. It’s amazing. She’s a strong person, very fit. She walks and used to do spinning classes.”

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The Jewish community left its mark at this year’s Midmar Mile in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, on 8 and 9 February, with Sylvia Zwick the oldest female swimmer,

17/02/2025

This is 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚, the South African 𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑢 version of a 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦.
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When he’s not singing "𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐫" calling for "𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬", he’s proclaiming that "𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭) 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝... 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 (𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢) 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲.
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Without the 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, who would 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞? Without the 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.
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Since 𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, it takes courage to be the 𝑽𝑶𝑰𝑪𝑬 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, and it takes a 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆! Please 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 to the 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 today! bit.ly/sajrdon
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𝗕𝗲 𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗯𝗲 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦!
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17/02/2025

“Strong and sprightly until only recently, Solly Krok, the 95-year-old larger-than-life legend, has now rejoined his beloved wife, Rita, and his dear identical twin brother, Abie, in the world above.

The funeral on Sunday, 9 February, was deservedly huge, and Solly was laid to rest next to Rita and Abie in the place of honour at Westpark Jewish Cemetery. Family and friends, rabbis, and business colleagues all came in their hundreds to pay tribute to a man who believed in giving rather than taking, and to whom our community is indebted for his philanthropy, generosity, deep love, and genuine concern.

We have been blessed to have many philanthropists over the years who have contributed to the vibrancy of Jewish life in South Africa. But Solly, in partnership with Abie, played a critical role in making tzedakah popular. Back in the 1980s, they produced a hilarious original Mock Wedding, which became a popular theatrical success. Solly was the groom and Eric Ellerine the bride. Chazan Ari Klein, Oshy Tugendhaft, and the Sydenham Shul Choir provided live wedding music for the simcha. It became a huge hit in the community. It was a fun and creative way of raising a lot of money for good causes. Then there was their Millionex Charity Raffle which predated the national Lotto by decades.

Together, these projects conveyed to the community how important it was to give tzedakah. In fact, it popularised tzedakah and made giving charity cool!”

- Rabbi Yossy Goldman, life rabbi emeritus at Sydenham Shul and the president of the South African Rabbinical Association.

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Strong and sprightly until only recently, Solly Krok, the 95-year-old larger-than-life legend, has now rejoined his beloved wife, Rita,

17/02/2025

“As I watched the harrowing footage of Israeli hostages emerging from captivity, their faces etched with exhaustion yet radiant with an unmistakable glow, I couldn’t help but wonder: what fuels their unyielding resilience?

How do they manage to smile, laugh, and declare their determination to move forward despite the unimaginable trauma they’ve endured?

Take Agam Berger as just one example.

When 20-year-old Agam Berger, one of the young women recently released by Hamas in the hostage deal, was picked up by the Israeli military helicopter, she was handed a whiteboard and offered to write a message to everyone, in Israel and beyond, watching and waiting for her reunion with her family. Agam’s message began with, “I chose the path of faith, and in the path of faith I returned.”

This happened after a year of keeping Shabbos in captivity and refusing to cook and work for her captors on the day of rest! This wasn’t refusing a car ride with one’s friend to Sandton Mall on Saturday morning. This was saying no to her enemy, an enemy which seemed to hold all the power.”

- Rabbi Levi Avtzon, rabbi at Linksfield Shul

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As I watched the harrowing footage of Israeli hostages emerging from captivity, their faces etched with exhaustion yet radiant with an unmistakable glow

16/02/2025

The invitation of Bassem Youssef by Gift of the Givers to perform in South Africa raised significant questions about the non-governmental organisation’s (NGO’s) motives. Was this an endorsement of his views, or an attempt to leverage his popularity to further an agenda?

Given that Youssef has openly said he wears accusations of antisemitism almost “like a badge of honour”, observers had to ponder whether this invitation signalled a shift in the NGO’s focus from humanitarian aid to political activism, potentially at the expense of fostering understanding and peace.

For many Jewish and Zionist observers, Youssef’s rhetoric reflects a broader trend of antisemitism masquerading as anti-Zionism. His South Africa tour raised alarms about normalising harmful stereotypes under the guise of comedy or activism.

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The invitation of Bassem Youssef by Gift of the Givers to perform in South Africa raised significant questions about the non-governmental organisation’s (NGO’s) motives.

14/02/2025

𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒 – 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐎𝐖: bit.ly/sajrdon
𝐍𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫, our former Minister of Foreign Affairs, stood up in Parliament to 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐲 the Hamas atrocities of 𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 and the beheadings of children. We later learned from Hamas that Pandor had called to congratulate them on the success of their invasion of Israel. Of course Pandor denied it…
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It was up to the 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 true extent of Hamas’s genocidal attack on Israel, the 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 and taken 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, and the 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚.
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𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞!
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Since 7 October it takes courage to be the 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. It takes 𝐘𝐎𝐔 to 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!
Be BOLD be BRAVE be COURAGEOUS!
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐀 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! bit.ly/sajrdon
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14/02/2025

A late-night incident at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday, 4 February, ignited global outrage and confusion after three religious Jewish men were denied permission to board a Kenya Airways flight to Nairobi.

The trio – Rabbi Noam Wagner, the head of a yeshiva in Sunningdale, Glenhazel, and two of his students – were part of a larger group en route to Crown Heights, New York, to commemorate Yud Shvat, the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The group of 11 Johannesburg travellers, some affiliated with Sandringham Shul and Torah Academy Shul, were in high spirits ahead of the significant Chabad event in Brooklyn. Singing traditional nigunim (melodies) and engaging in festive dancing, their joy filled the terminal as they prepared to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel. For many, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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A late-night incident at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday, 4 February, ignited global outrage and confusion

13/02/2025

An alliance of anti-Israel groups are now calling for a “total medical boycott” of Israel because the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA) ignored their demand to disinvite Israeli ocular oncology expert Professor Ido “Didi” Fabian from its congress in Johannesburg this week.

Though this isn’t the first time such a call has been made since the 7 October 2023 massacre in Israel, experts have warned that such a boycott could devastate South Africa’s ability to tackle medical problems for those most in need, and harm those the protesters purport to want to help. This follows United Nations Palestinian territories envoy Francesca Albanese calling for such a boycott at the beginning of January.

South African Jewish Board of Deputies National Chairperson Wendy Kahn says, “These narrow focused anti-Israel lobby groups attempt to deprive South Africans of exposure to technology and learning that can improve the lives of our fellow citizens. It’s a tribute to the OSSA that it stood up to these bullies. Such protests make no contribution to peace-building.”

Protest groups threatened that “OSSA repeatedly fails to heed the warnings of colleagues” to disinvite Fabian, a world-renowned ocular oncology expert, and they plan to protest outside the Sandton Convention Centre on 13 February, where the congress is taking place from 12-15 February. “Your colleagues deserve better,” stated the protest poster as a warning to OSSA. A small protest took place.

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An alliance of anti-Israel groups are now calling for a “total medical boycott” of Israel because the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA) i

13/02/2025

𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟑
We don’t think 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐬 likes the 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 and we’re 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩!
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Since 7 October, it takes 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 to be the 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.
If that 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝, then 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 will be the only voice in town!
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13/02/2025

What started with a social media post by United States (US) President Donald Trump – apparently prompted by the passage of South Africa’s Expropriation Act – snowballed into stopping all aid to this country and offering refuge to Afrikaners. Jews were somehow caught in the crossfire.

The anti-Jewish, anti-Israel sentiment that followed Trump’s latest executive order (EO) put out on 7 February is due to many viewing Trump as favouring Israel, which leads to the belief that he favours Jews.

Understandable, considering that Trump cited South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its close relations with Iran among his reasons for this radical policy shift.

It has led to a call by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to close down the Israeli embassy.

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What started with a social media post by United States (US) President Donald Trump – apparently prompted by the passage of South Africa’s Expropriation Act

12/02/2025

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Filled with news, opinions & insights you don’t want to miss, including…

🏥 Anti-Israel lobby calls for ‘full medical boycott’ of Israel as Ophthalmological Society conference goes ahead with Israeli speaker
✈️ Disruptive or discrimination? Airline barring sparks debate
🎤 Gift of the Givers brings comedian known for his antisemitism to SA
🇿🇦 Mandy Wiener: ‘Something GNU here - Ramaphosa’s gimmick-free SONA’
🏏 Teeger’s cricket coaching a hit at King David
📝 Letters page: Antisemtism in Australia, Trump & South Africa

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12/02/2025

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𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑨 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕? http://bit.ly/sajrdon

Amidst a sea of media propaganda and government hostility, it takes a courage to be the voice of our community. 📣📣📣
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝.

* We exposed the horrors of 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬’ attack, amplifying the voices of hostages and their families.
* We stood up to 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦, walking away from the Press Council rather than apologising to racists.
* We’ve brought you 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐬, military experts, and leading thinkers who are 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉.
* Our 𝑱𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 remain one of South Africa’s largest business events.
* Our 𝐉𝐑𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐬, now watched more than six million times, have featured icons like 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐤, 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐄𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲.
* Through the strength of our platform and the generosity of our community, we have raised 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝘼 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚.
𝐵𝑢𝑡, 𝑎 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.
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12/02/2025

The Lions Shul in Doornfontein was a hub of Jewish life in a once-predominantly Jewish area. Although it will be put up for auction on 20 February, because it is a heritage site, the outside cannot be altered and it will always remain a gentle reminder of hard-but-good times of old in our community.

The Lions Shul was originally one of seven shuls in Doornfontein, a suburb that was the core of Jewish Johannesburg in the first half of the 1900s. It’s the longest continuously operational shul in Johannesburg.

The shul, technically called the Doornfontein Hebrew Congregation, was lovingly nicknamed the Lions Shul because of the two small cast iron lion statues painted gold outside the building that flank its front steps and watch over either side of the entrance.

It was the third synagogue to be built in the neighbourhood of Doornfontein, and was a mainstay for many in the community since it was constructed in 1905 for £4 000.

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The Lions Shul in Doornfontein was a hub of Jewish life in a once-predominantly Jewish area. Although it will be put up for auction on 20 February