(Reviewer: Hilda Sandak-Lewin, Vol. 66, #3, Chanukah 2011) Doctor Azila Talit Reisenberger, Head of the Hebrew Studies Department at the University of Cape Town and author of a number of well-known poetry books and plays in both English and Hebrew, has produced a most entertaining
(Reviewer: David Saks, Vol. 66, No. 1, Pesach 2011) A controversy currently raging over apparent suggestions in a new biography of Gandhi that he and the German-Jewish architect Herman Kallenbach may have had a homosexual relationship lends an added dimension of interest to these
(Reviewer: David Saks, Vol. 66, No. 1, Pesach 2011) Currently nearing completion is a comprehensive new history of the Jewish community of South West Africa/Namibia. When it appears, hopefully later this year, one of those featuring in it will be the distinguished lawyer, historian
(Reviewer: David Saks, Vol. 68, No. 1, Pesach 2013) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – generally referred to by the august title of ‘Mahatma’ (Great Soul) – was unquestionably one of the towering personalities of the last century, not only for the pivotal role he played
(Reviewer: Cedric Ginsberg, Vol. 67, No. 3, Chanukah 2012) The South African Jewish Community is unique among the communities in the Jewish world – and nowhere is this more evident than in the pages of this book. It is a relatively young community. It
(Reviewer: Reuben Musiker, Vol. 66, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2011) ‘I sometimes wonder if the world has ever seen more startling changes in so short a time as those which have followed in such rapid succession within my own lifespan: two world wars, the conquest
(Reviewer: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 68, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2013) The appointment of Tony Leon as South African Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay by President Zuma in 2009 came, politically speaking, as somewhat of a surprise. As leader of the opposition
