(Reviewer: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 67, No. 1, Pesach 2012) Born in 1943, R W Johnson describes himself as “a working class kid” who grew up “in a house overlooking the Mersey Docks”. He was educated at Natal and Oxford universities and was for 26
(Reviewer: David Saks, Vol. 67, No. 1, Pesach 2012) Do we really need yet another ‘Struggle’ autobiography, some might ask? After all, since the demise of apartheid, and indeed before that, a host of memoirs by former activists in the anti-apartheid sphere have appeared,
(Reviewer: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 66, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2011) Deborah E. Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her successful defence of a libel action brought against her by
(Reviewer: David Scher, Vol. 66, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2011) Hout Bay is an enchanting town and fishing harbour, nestling in a lush hill-bedecked valley of the Cape Peninsula. It is justly regarded as one of the most beautiful sites in South Africa. With its
(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: Michael Belling, Vol. 66, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2011) Antisemitism isn’t funny, but The Finkler Question is – it is comedy in the classic sense where the jester, with deadly serious intent, uses humor to put important matters in perspective, tells jokes to drive
(Author: Reuben Musiker, Vol. 66, #3, Chanukah 2011) The world of the printed book continues to grow exponentially even in a digital age, which is itself peaking. A printed book continues to be born every thirty seconds, while well over a million titles are
(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
(Author: Marcia Leveson, Vol. 68, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2013) In terms of South African Jewish writing, this is a book I have been waiting for. Although Anthony Schneider immigrated to America at an early age and is therefore not strictly a South African author,
