Since 1970, the number of Jews in South Africa, home to the continent’s largest Jewish population, fell by 60%, to 50,000, according to the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

NEW YORK (JTA) — At a conference here on Jewish life in Africa, Magda Haroun spoke of being only one of a handful of Jews left in Egypt, a country that was once home to a Jewish community of 80,000.

Since 1970, the number of Jews in South Africa, home to the continent’s largest Jewish population, fell by 60%, to 50,000, according to the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

NEW YORK (JTA) — At a conference here on Jewish life in Africa, Magda Haroun spoke of being only one of a handful of Jews left in Egypt, a country that was once home to a Jewish community of 80,000.

Zionist, pro-terrorist candidate in history has been greeted by silence (and in some cases support) from leading Democratic ...

After years of tension between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and the country’s Jews, matters seemed to be approaching a boiling point in recent months, leading ...

If anything, Jews were leaders in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa when that was perilous. The most outspoken anti-apartheid parliamentarian in the country was a Jewish woman, Helen Suzman.

Harriet Bograd in 2011 at a Jewish-themed primary school in Uganda that is open to Christians and Muslims. She was for many years the president of Kulanu, an organization that supports Jewish ...

An iconic South African Jewish cricket player, Mandy Yachad, is condemning the decision on Friday by Cricket South Africa, the governing body of the sport in the country, to strip the captaincy from ...