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Tag: South Africa

0 Gender/Identity Culture

A Journey to Judaism on Pointe

Chava Pearl Lansky in Tablet · 18 Jun 2019

Boysie Dikobe, a 28-year-old dancer with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, is on a journey towards Judaism, with an official Conservative conversion planned for Rosh Hashanah.

0 History Politics

Looking Back: Memories of an Anti-Apartheid Activist

Tel Aviv Review · 18 May 2018

Lorna Levy, a trade unionist and anti-Apartheid activist, shares her story in the memoir "Radical Engagements: A Life in Exile."

0 History Politics

Looking Back: Memories of an Anti-Apartheid Activist

Tel Aviv Review · 18 May 2018

Lorna Levy, a trade unionist and anti-Apartheid activist, shares her journey in the memoir "Radical Engagements: A Life in Exile," highlighting her activism that began in 1950s Johannesburg and led to decades in exile from South Africa.

0 Israel Politics

Putting South Africa Together Again (And Surviving a Bomb)

Tel Aviv Review · 1 Sep 2017

Albie Sachs, a key figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, survived a bomb attack and went on to help draft the country's democratic constitution in the early 1990s.

0 Music Philosophy

Middle-of-the-road Judaism: The emergence of Modern Orthodoxy

Tel Aviv Review · 13 Feb 2015

Dr. Ephraim Chamiel discusses his book on the emergence of Modern Orthodoxy, where Jewish philosophers aimed to blend tradition with modernity.

0 Communities Politics

Letter from South Africa

Steve Lipman in Jewish Action · 7 Dec 2011

In Johannesburg, South Africa, a new eruv construction sparked opposition due to security concerns, reflecting the unique challenges faced by the Jewish community in a country with a history of high crime rates.