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(Reviewer: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Tony Leon requires little introduction. A lawyer and attorney, he lectured in Constitutional Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, and served on the Johannesburg City Council before entering parliament. There he served for

Liberation Diaries

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(Reviewer: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Liberation Diaries: Reflections on 20 Years of Democracy is a collection of essays by fifty diverse South Africans ‘from all walks of life’ who reflect on South Africa’s process of democratization and transformation since the

Life Under Water

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(Reviewer: Marcia Leveson, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Ken Barris has written an extremely satisfying novel of life in the 1960s in Port Elizabeth. It is seen through the eyes of the three young Machabeus brothers, living a suburban life in a middle

Israel – Reclaiming the Narrative

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(Reviewer: Gary Selikow, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) For the Jews, the past decade has been deluged with antisemitic invective, which has poured from Islamic and leftist faucets. These sources include most of the international media, the extreme Left, the United Nations,

From the Baltic to the Cape: The journey of three families

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(Author: Sorrel Kerbel, Vol. 69, No. 1, Pesach 2014) Readers of Ivan Kapelus’ first publication, Reflections on a Visit to Lithuania, 2009 (revised 2013) will remember the moving account of his ‘roots’ journey to present day Lithuania; the book conveys his sense of shock,

The Yizkor Book of Rakishok and its Environs

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(Reviewer: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) Rakishok is situated in North-Eastern Lithuania near the Latvian border. In the early 20th Century, vibrant Jewish communities existed in the town and in various towns all within a fifty-km radius of it, namely

The Canopy: Warriors for Justice, Facing the ticking time bomb

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(Reviewer: Suzanne Belling, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) Dr Harold Serebro has distinguished himself in many walks of life – initially as a compassionate gastroenterologist, who went on to apply his knowledge and the Hippocratic Oath not only when administering treatment, but

Muizenberg – The story of the Shtetl by the Sea

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(Reviewer: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) This is a fascinating account of a place that for many years was the favorite and fashionable annual holiday resort of many South African Jews. The author, a teacher, lecturer, researcher and social historian,

The New Reform Judaism – Challenges and Reflections

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(Reviewer: Beverley May, Vol. 70, No. 1, Pesach 2015) The concept of reforming Reform Judaism is an intriguing reason to read this book. Innovation, improvement and the search for the Next Big Thing are at the heart of modern society. Religions, on the other

Jewish Life in South West Africa Namibia: A History

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(Reviewer: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 70, No. 1, Pesach 2015) Although there are in existence a great many books on the history of Namibia, formerly South West Africa, the book under review is the first to comprehensively outline the history of the Jewish community in

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Liberation Diaries

Life Under Water

Israel – Reclaiming the Narrative

From the Baltic to the Cape: The journey of three families

The Yizkor Book of Rakishok and its Environs

The Canopy: Warriors for Justice, Facing the ticking time bomb

Muizenberg – The story of the Shtetl by the Sea

The New Reform Judaism – Challenges and Reflections

Jewish Life in South West Africa Namibia: A History

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