South Africa

Cycling for togetherness in South Africa

Students from a Jewish school in South Africa and the black township of Soweto joined together for a bicycling fund-raiser from Johannesburg to Durban.

African tribe descended from Jews, DNA tests show

DNA tests on the Lemba tribe of central Zimbabwe and northern South Africa show that they are of Jewish or Semitic origin, the BBC reported.

Harry Schwarz, anti-apartheid lawmaker and Mandela attorney, dies

Harry Schwarz, a South African Jewish leader and lawmaker who as an attorney defended Nelson Mandela, has died.

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S. Africa targets visiting IDF official for prosecution

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Alleged swindler denies scam, rejects Madoff comparison

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Election of new president poses dilemma for South African Jews

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Pro-Israel activists set to do battle at Durban II

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South African cleric: Show solidarity with Palestinians

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Israel supporters counter antis in Johannesburg

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South African Jewry accepts gov’t minister’s apology

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