JR on South African radio

Our executive director Dr Aviva Dautch appeared on Chai FM to talk Limmud, the state of the art world for Jews and William Kentridge. Listen now

Following her appearance at Limmud SA last month to discuss the South Africa feature in our Summer 2025 issue, JR’s executive director Dr Aviva Dautch hopped on a call with Jewish South African radio station Chai FM to discuss art and culture in a Jewish context. Chatting to DJ Simon Anstey, the pair discussed Aviva’s time in the African country, as well as Jewish Renaissance’s role in providing a home for Jewish artists and our short break, Yorkshire & Coventry: Jewish Culture in Unexpected Places, which is currently underway. Speaking direct from Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where The Pull of Gravity by South African Jewish multimedia artist William Kentridge is on display – the first outside SA to focus on his sculpture – she expanded on the artist’s Jewishness and the trip as a whole. Listen to the full interview above.