South African Jewish Board of Deputies
| Formation | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
Region served | South Africa |
National Director | Wendy Kahn |
| Website | https://www.sajbd.org/ |
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is an organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the Board for the Transvaal and the Board for the Cape. It serves as the central representative institution of most of the country's Hebrew congregations, Jewish societies, and institutions.
In 1992, Nelson Mandela conveyed a message to the board, publicly acknowledging South African Jewry’s “particularly outstanding contribution” to his people’s “struggle for freedom and social justice.”