Anything regarding antisemitism
Today (14 December), the former Wits SRC President Mcebo Dlamini and the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) engaged in mediation facilitated by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The…
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SAJBD Welcomes Mcebo Dlamini Apology for Antisemitic Comments
by Gwynne Robins Many years ago, I was one of many in the packed auditorium who had come to listen to Jewish Chilean playwright and human rights activist Ariel…
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Reconciliation Day 2020 Through a District Six Lens
From top to bottom, left to right. Rabbi ES Rabinowitz's book, Ascend the Mountain; Rabbi David Rosen; Rabbi Selwyn Franklin & Rabbi Jack Steinhorn.
Written for and originally published on DafkaDotCom on 5 August 2020 as part of the 'Communal Matters: Exploring the Concerns of the South African Jewish Community' series. Click for original.…
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Outspoken Rabbis: Speaking Truth to Power in Apartheid South Africa
Over the last few months, the board has witnessed engaged debates and discussions among our community — about COVID-19 and what we should do about it, about PPE, about schools…
The My Rights on Campus - For Matrics booklet aims to provide university students with skills to respond effectively and appropriately to the variety of ways antisemitism manifests itself, from…
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My Rights on Campus – For Matrics
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Today, the Randburg Magistrates Court sentenced Matome Letsoalo to three years imprisonment, suspended for five years, for threatening…
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Sentencing of Matome Letsoalo: Magistrate says hate speech will not be tolerated
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Last Friday, a major step forward in the battle against online antisemitism was taken when the Randburg Magistrates…
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First-ever criminal verdict in an antisemitism case: Matome Letsoalo
New York, NY, October 12, 2020 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is relieved by Facebook’s announcement that it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content “that denies…
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Full Statement: After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content
By Gwynne Robins Which of these statements do you believe to be true? • COVID-19 spreads when Israeli soldiers wipe the virus on car door handles (suggested by Palestinian…
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COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories and Us
Johannesburg — Nearly six years after posting a comment inciting violence and hatred against the leadership of the SA Jewish community, former Western Cape Cosatu leader Tony Ehrenreich has at last…
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Tony Ehrenreich apologises. SAJBD: It is never justified to threaten one’s fellow citizens