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A life across continents: from Asia to Europe to Africa

Digital Coordinator — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

By RABBI NAFTALI Y. SILVER, Rabbi, Sephardi Hebrew Congregation Some books preserve history. The finest ones remind us that history is meant to shape the way we live. While this […]

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The Shock of the Light

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Listen to this review: I was broken by the time I finished reading this book. Lori Inglis Hall’s debut novel The Shock of the Light tugs at you, pulls you […]

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Podcast review: Episode 310. DAVID BADDIEL

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Recommended by Matthew Berman, a World War II history enthusiast British Jewish writer and comedian David Baddiel has explored Jewish identity extensively in his work. His best-known book, Jews Don’t […]

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The Catalogue that became a Book

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

BY MARC HOBERMAN About a year ago, Gavin Morris invited me for one of our favourite coffee catch up rituals at Café Riteve. He had invited me for this specific […]

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The Travelling Rabbi’s journey continues

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

For over 30 years, as CEO and Spiritual Leader of the Small Jewish Communities Association of South Africa – and formerly as the country communities Rabbi of the SAJBD – […]

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Turning murder on its head

Digital Coordinator — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Reviewed by BERYL EICHENBERGER Listen to this Review: There’ve been a number of recent crime novels where authors have relished telling readers how to ‘off’ those people they really hate. […]

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A remarkable life, remarkably told

Digital Coordinator — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

BY JACK HOFFMANNJack Hoffman is a retired surgeon. He is the author of the novel He Does Not Die A Death Of Shame, which relates the dilemmas of a young […]

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Six Days in Bombay

Digital Coordinator — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Listen to this book review: By BERYL EICHENBERGER What would it mean to be of mixed race in the India of 1937, when fighting for independence could mean a blurring of identities? Where do you belong? That is just one of […]

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What happened in Room 11?

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Reviewed by BERYL EICHENBERGER Listen to this book review Memory – it’s a fickle thing. It can be used, abused, warm, comforting, traumatic, repressed, buried or controlled. But what if, […]

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Deborah Posel’s Darker Shade of Pale – from Shtetl to Colony

Digital Coordinator — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Listen to this review: Darker Shade of Pale – from Shtetl to Colony Reading Deborah Posel’s Darker Shade of Pale – from Shtetl to Colony is a dive into that […]

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