Under the Shadow of the Shoah
After the horrors of the Holocaust, the shadow of this terrible event follow Jews around the world and into their lives today. They aim to better the world.
Hamas at ANC 54 Conference
Picture above: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal speaks to South African president Jacob Zuma ahead of a media briefing at the headquarters of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) in Johannesburg. Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters By Uriel ben Avraham During apartheid South Africa, boycotts were called against the country. The point of the boycotts was to […]
Bullying in Granddaddy’s Name?
Shame on you, Mandla Mandela! Written by: By David E. Kaplan “Israel is 1/59th the size of our beloved South Africa. Why do we not pick on our own size? South Africa has become a bullying country. Mandela, we miss you madly.” This quote came from a resident in Johannesburg and appeared earlier this week as […]
Beginning of Days
Battle of Megiddo – A Proud 100 Year South Africa-Israel Link By Peter Bailey Rising out of the pastoral Jezreel Valley is a hill containing the remains of a city whose foundations go back several millennia. On a modern map, it is called Tel Megiddo. A “tel” is a geographic feature – a hill rising […]
Green meets Gold
South Africa's largest church, Zion Christian Church, went to Israel on a fact-finding mission, exactly one year ago today. Read on to find out what they learned about the Holy Land.
Doing The Diplo-Tango
South Africa and Israel’s Tenuous Ties By Rolene Marks Diplomatic relations between Israel and South Africa have always been a bit tenuous. It is a story of shaky alliances, distrust in parts, and a lot of speculation. It is a relationship that certainly garners its fair share of column inches and discussion. The relationship between […]
Sunset to Sunrise
By Dave Bloom: During my recent visit to Harare in April this year, I witnessed the shocking regression in all spheres of life in Zimbabwe, and the government under Robert Mugabe appeared well entrenched and not about to go anywhere. At the venerable age of 93, Mugabe had declared that he was planning to run […]
Telling The Way I See it
#YallaYebo Creating SA-Israel dialogue through images By Benji Shulman There is no doubt that the world needs more dialogue these days – people need to talk across geography, religion, culture, race, nationality, gender and creed. Just because dialogue is needed, doesn’t mean that it must take place in a traditional talking format. With the advent […]
Hidden Gems
*Beverley Price chatted to Israelink Revealing the artistic talents of African Jewry through the journey of a South African jeweller Jews and Africa have a long history. Preceding the Jewish migration of the 19th century from Europe to South Africa, which many people are familiar with, there were Jews settled in Africa going back thousands […]
Holocaust and Hodes
by Tessa Chelouche M.D It all started with an outrageous tweet by an outrageous individual. How more outrageous can it get than the leader of the Black First Land First (BLF) Andile Mngxitama tweeting: “For those claiming the legacy of the holocaust is ONLY negative, think about the lampshades and Jewish soap.” WOW! I do […]
Legacy of a Ledger – Figuring out the bleak past
For two years during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) the small South African town of Rouxville was deserted. All its male residents had been called up for active duty, and soon it was a ghost town. Forty years later, it was only the Jews who left the Orange Free State town of Rouxville. The very descendants […]
On the Surface
South African Architects Changing the Face of Israel The passing in July 2017 of Gilbert Herbert, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at Haifa’s prestigious Technion, brought home the contribution of South Africans to transforming Israel’s architectural landscape. In 1997, I interviewed Prof. Herbert following a ceremony at the […]
London Calling – Taking Israeli Stock to the UK
It was all blue and white at the listing of Ethernity Networks Limited, an Israeli company in London. The Israeli flag alongside the flag of the United Kingdom colourfully graced the upper landing of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), attracting for this special listing, the presence of the Israeli ambassador to the Court of St. […]
PROFESSOR EMERITUS GILBERT HERBERT
by Prof. Hary Brand Gilbert Herbert was born in Johannesburg on 22 June 1924, the third son of Benjamin and Sophia Herbert. Educated at Parktown Boys High School, he matriculated with distinction in English, Science, Mathematics and Art. He studied Architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg from 1942-46, being a frequent prize-winner […]
Bowled Over
By David E. Kaplan and Dr. Les Glassman With Lawn Bowls being a major sport at this year’s 2017 Maccabi Games, discover how this sport was introduced to Israel by South African immigrants. “HARD TO BEAT” was the message that resounded at the European Lawn Bowls Championships held in Israel in August 2015. Although England came out […]