Over four decades later, his legacy lives on There are few Southern African Jews that have not heard of Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams – even if they were not from Cape Town. So, it was not surprising that members of the SA community in Israel congregated one night in 2014 to honour his memory on […]
Google ‘Kibbutz Revivim’ and you will find that it was established in 1943 by a youth movement group from Rishon LeZion that included new immigrants from Austria, Germany and Italy on land given to them by the JNF (Jewish National Fund). Nowhere does it reveal the South African connection! The story begins in the 1930s […]
Linda Sarsour would appear to be a rising star of feminist causes. She organizes rallies, cleans up cemeteries and protests at every conceivable opportunity. She is a veritable pin up for girl power. In the last few days, Sarsour has made sweeping comments that Zionism and feminism simply do not go together. It just doesn’t […]