South Africa

Canadian Jewish group meets with Tutu over his anti-Israel statements

A leading Jewish advocacy group met last week with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu to express concern at Tutu’s past statements on Israel.

A Great Jewish Novel, Out of South Africa

Jews spend a lot of time thinking about “what if?” What if you fall and break your neck, God forbid? What if God had brought us out of Egypt but never given us the temple, huh? What if every great American immigration novel was set in Africa instead? Johannesburg-born writer Kenneth Bonert’s debut novel, The Lion Seeker, borrows […]

Netanyahu to skip Mandela memorial due to high travel, security costs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend a memorial service in South Africa for Nelson Mandela due to the high cost of transportation and security.