July 2020 – Page 4 – Jewish Affairs

6 years ago in

(Author: Marge Clouts, Vol. 74, No. 1, Pesach 2019) My mother Sarah Leftwich (1898-1997) was a tireless and dedicated member of WIZO in Johannesburg from the early thirties onwards. She also lectured to many Zionist groups, wrote articles for the WIZO News and Views

The Triple D and the Jerusalem Tower

6 years ago in

(Author: Lyonel Fliss, Vol. 74, #1, Pesach 2019) When World War II ended, the horrified world and the traumatized survivors believed that the lessons from the Holocaust would be learned and that such a monstrous human tragedy would never, ever be repeated. Over seven

Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2018, with additions for 2014-2017

6 years ago in

(Author: Juan-Paul Burke, Vol 74, #1, Pesach 2019) This bibliography follows on from the one that appeared, under the title ‘Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2014-2017’ in the Pesach 2018 issue of Jewish Affairs. As the title suggests,

Queen Victoria, broad-minded women and the Marks family scrapbook

6 years ago in

(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 74, #1, Pesach, 2019) My hands were genuinely shaking as I opened the packet I had just received and inside it found a very old scrapbook, nearly 120 years old as it turned out. A frail, tattered red cloth-bound book with

The Yiddishe Folkshul un Kindergarten: Memories of a past era

6 years ago in

(Author: Shirley Zar, Vol. 72, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2017) In 2013 the Yiddish Folkschool nursery school in Sydenham, Johannesburg, hosted a Yom Ha’atzmaut ceremony to which former pupils were invited. Andy Haefner, the headmistress, wrote: “I have begun to feel very strongly about our

Sarah Leftwich – A Life in Zionism

The Triple D and the Jerusalem Tower

Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2018, with additions for 2014-2017

Queen Victoria, broad-minded women and the Marks family scrapbook

The Yiddishe Folkshul un Kindergarten: Memories of a past era

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