The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) is outraged by the killing of Halima Hoosen-Preston and the attacks on her family members. This is a tragic event and our hearts and prayers go out to the affected family.
We ask that this matter be investigated thoroughly by the judicial system, and that the investigations and legal processes be allowed to take their course.
In this highly charged environment, we call for calm from all communities so that justice can prevail.
Tim Flack: Pick n Pay Norwood’s passover display wasn’t “Zionist propaganda.” It was about respecting Jewish South Africans
Tim Flack defends Jewish religious expression
Editor BizNews
Published on: 16 Apr 2025, 1:50 pm
• Passover display was about religion, not political propaganda
• Protest targeted Jewish identity, not Israeli policy
• All faiths deserve equal respect in public, including Judaism
By Tim Flack
MAGEN DAVID’S ARE BACK UP.
The SAJBD have engaged with the leadership of Pick n Pay following their removal of the Magen David in the Pesach food aisle in the Norwood store. We shared with them the hurt felt by our community of the Magen Davids (Stars of David) and they expressed their deep regret that they were removed. They have subsequently returned the Jewish symbol to their rightful place. Pick n Pay further expressed that there was never an intention to cause hurt and they have unreservedly apologised to the Jewish community.
We look forward to working with Pick’ n Pay going forward as we have for many decades.
"Contrary to what is often claimed, no credible Jewish leader equate any criticism of the State of Israel with antisemitism, that is, hatred towards people of the Jewish faith and/or ethnicity. Pretty much without exception, all accept, as per the formulation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, that “criticism of Israel similar to that levelled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.