In America as in postapartheid South Africa, an obsession with ‘racial justice’ can be a harbinger of social and economic collapse
A collection of South Africa’s Jewish cookbooks preserves the history of the community—in the kitchen and beyond
Three neighborhoods offer different visions of the community’s place in the ‘Rainbow Nation,’ three decades after the end of apartheid
How a game called Klaberjass became an integral part of Jewish life in South Africa—and beyond
In the Southern Hemisphere—from Australia to South Africa to Latin America—Jews celebrate the Festival of Lights in the middle of summer, so it can look a little different than it does up north. Fewer icicles, more sand between your toes.
A dispatch from the front lines of the racially charged, vocal, violent, identitarian, anti-Zionist, anti-oppression, anti-Semitic, cultural touchstone battles over Jews, Israel, and the future of ethno-nationalist states
Boysie Dikobe, a South African-born dancer with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, prepares for his conversion—when he’s not performing in drag
In South Africa, protests supposedly aimed at Israel target the country’s Jewish institutions
How a grueling 56-mile ultramarathon in South Africa became a stage for racial reconciliation—and national belonging for immigrant Jews
The departure of Russia, South Africa, and others from the supra-national body could have serious implications for Israel and the world
More than 200 academics from South Africa have followed in the footsteps of hundreds of scholars from the U.K., who declared a similar boycott in October
Line between anti-Israel activism and anti-Semitism thins in Johannesburg
A South African goes home to Israel
It’s just the tip of the iceberg of the country’s bigoted BDS movement
Meet the koeksister, a South African cookie
And now their sons live in the shadow of the great South African leader, who died one year ago today
The NYC restaurant will be serving honey and red wine-braised short ribs
Two neighboring wineries share more than family roots and lines of kosher products. They’re also both carbon-neutral.
