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Articles
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A South African Lunch at Israel’s Reichman University
It left much to chew on!
By David E. Kaplan
Built on an IDEA of one man – its inspirational founder Uriel Reichman – Reichman University is about promoting new IDEAS for a rapidly changing world. A lunch gathering serving good SA cuisine – “boerewors” – proved another good IDEA for the ever-increasing number of South African students at Reichman University.
A South African Lunch at Israel’s Reichman University
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Tefillin against Terror
Jews around the world honour the memory of Eli Kay by doing good deeds in his name
By Michael Kransdorff
When 25-year-old Eli Kay – an immigrant from South Africa – was gunned down by a Hamas-affiliated terrorist in Jerusalem on his way to pray at the Western Wall with his Tefillin in his hand, it was that “Tefillin” that was retrieved from the murder scene that set in motion a way to honour Eli and share his legacy.
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Respect for Freedoms
Israel scores high on Freedom House Global Score
By Bev Goldman
As authoritarian actors grow bolder and democracies around the world are undermined from within, most illuminating is the 2020 report on Israel by the independent Washington DC based organization, Freedom House that tracks global trends of political rights and civil liberties. Analyzing the core components of Israeli society, the Jewish State scores high, a shining example to ALL its enemies, NONE of whom are ranked as “free countries”.
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