Jewish History – South Africa – Page 17

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(By: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 70, No. 3, Chanukah 2015) We are greatly saddened by the passing of Professor Marcus Arkin in Durban on 3 September. Professor Arkin was a distinguished academic, specializing in the field of economic history, and also served as Director-General of

Herman Kallenbach: Lithuania Remembers a Forgotten Son

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(Author: Kathy Munro, Vol. 70, No. 3, Chanukah 2015) Friday 2 October 2015 was Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday. The man who became the great Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, in Western India, to a Hindu merchant class family. Some two years

The SAJBD and the South African Jewish war effort, 1939-1945

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(Author: David Saks, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) Feature image: The St Martin's Jewish Cemetery in Mauritius, where 127 Jewish detainees who died on the island during World War II are buried. The cemetery was taken over by the SA Jewish Board

WWII and SA Jewry as reflected by artefacts in the SAJBD Cape Council Collection

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(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) The SAJBD Cape Council is the proud possessor of an interesting collection of religious and historic artefacts, acquired as trustees of the former Jewish Museum and now on display at its offices. Among them are

Machalnik Pilots in the Israeli War of Independence

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(Author: Barbara Rigden, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) A brief introduction is necessary to understand the complex events that preceded the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and formation of an independent state of Israel, born out of self-sacrifice, perseverance, ingenuity, blood and loss

The Congress of the People Remembered

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(Author: Leon Levy, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) Leon Levy at the SAJBD’s 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter event, held at the Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre on 23 June 2015. With him is Joy Coplan, a long-serving ANC City Councillor who

60 Years of the Freedom Charter

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(Author: Kgalema Motlanthe, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) 60 Years of the Freedom Charter evening, 23 June 2015. From left: Kgalema Motlanthe, Leon Levy, H.E. Parks Tau, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, and SAJBD President Zev Krengel. I am grateful for the opportunity to

Revisiting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Faith Community hearings

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(Author: Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, Vol. 70, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2015) National reconciliation in South Africa requires focus and development of three areas. Firstly, poverty alleviation and reducing the gap between the various levels of financial means across society is crucial and urgent.

“There was Once a Home….” – Memories of the Lithuanian shtetls in the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung,1952-4

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(Author: Veronica Belling, Vol. 70, No. 3, Chanukah 2015) Feature image: Jewish homes in Ponevezh On 20 February 1953 A. Sarid, editor of the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung (‘African Jewish Newspaper’, 1932-1985), appealed to readers to send in information and photographs of their home

On writing the history of Oranjia, Cape Town’s Jewish orphanage

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(Author: Veronica Belling, Vol. 70, No. 1, Pesach 2015) Editor’s note: December 2014 saw the launch of a new history of the Jewish orphanage in Cape Town, entitled From Cape Jewish Orphanage to Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre: A Hundred Years of Caring for

Marcus Arkin

Herman Kallenbach: Lithuania Remembers a Forgotten Son

The SAJBD and the South African Jewish war effort, 1939-1945

WWII and SA Jewry as reflected by artefacts in the SAJBD Cape Council Collection

Machalnik Pilots in the Israeli War of Independence

The Congress of the People Remembered

60 Years of the Freedom Charter

Revisiting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Faith Community hearings

“There was Once a Home….” – Memories of the Lithuanian shtetls in the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung,1952-4

On writing the history of Oranjia, Cape Town’s Jewish orphanage

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