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The German Jewish immigrant contribution to Art in South Africa

The German Jewish immigrant contribution to Art in South Africa

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(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 65, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2010) Feature image: Ullmann Statue, Ernest Ullmann Park (by kind permission of The Heritage Portal. See http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/life-iconic-artist-sculptor-and-designer-ernest-ullmann)   “The contribution of the German immigrants was that they recognised the value of African art at a time

The Fundamental Significance of Foreign Language in Worship: A Response to David Benatar

The Fundamental Significance of Foreign Language in Worship: A Response to David Benatar

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(Author: Dr. Azila Talit Reisenberger, Vol. 65, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2010)   In his article ‘What’s God got to do with it? Atheism and Religious Practice’, published in the journal Ratio, XIX, December 2006, the philosopher Professor David Benatar argues that the conventional wisdom

Speaking out against injustice? Re-examining the SA Jewish Board of Deputies’ response to Apartheid,1948-1976

Speaking out against injustice? Re-examining the SA Jewish Board of Deputies’ response to Apartheid,1948-1976

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(Author: Daniel Mackintosh, Vol. 65, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2010)    Bernhard Schlink, in his novel The Reader, describes how the thousands of students who created the  ‘1968 movement’ became heavily invested in understanding Germany’s past, resulting in a wave of student protests in which

Justice and Identity: The ‘Non-Jewish Jew’, Cosmopolitanism and Anti-Apartheid Activism in 20th Century South Africa

Justice and Identity: The ‘Non-Jewish Jew’, Cosmopolitanism and Anti-Apartheid Activism in 20th Century South Africa

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(Author: Alana Pugh-Jones, Vol. 65, No. 3, Chanukah 2010)   Introduction Stretching back into history from the moment Moses raised his hand against the oppressive Egyptian overseer and led his people from slavery into freedom; to the instant that Abraham smashed the morally bankrupt idols

A tribute to David Susman

A tribute to David Susman

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(Author: Suzanne Belling, Vol. 65, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2010)   Whenever I had the privilege of interviewing David Susman, z”l, – first in the 1970s and in subsequent years for various publications – the phrase that always came to mind was: “an officer and

Treasure

Treasure

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(Author: Zita Nurok, Vol. 65, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2010)   Brass candlesticks sparkle on the Shabbat table in our dining room.  I see my reflection in the rounded part at the bottom, and look up at the glowing light that bursts out like a