Herber House: “A Hostel for Jewish children (Part I)
Herber House: “A Hostel for Jewish children (Part I)
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(Author: Stuart Buxbaum, Vol. 74, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2019) “The ten fateful years between 1939 and 1948 changed the Jewish people and the course of Jewish history (M E Katz)”[i] It was during this disruptive, destructive and chaotic decade for European Jewry that, in a
Quirks and Curiosities
Quirks and Curiosities
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(Vol. 74, #2, Rosh Hashanah 2019) Welcome to the first Jewish Affairs ‘Quirks and Curiosities’ feature! It is envisaged that this will be a regular item looking at some of the more unusual, even eccentric aspects of the Jewish South African legacy. Located directly opposite
Jewish Bittereindes of the Anglo-Boer War
Jewish Bittereindes of the Anglo-Boer War
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(Author: David Saks. Vol. 74, #2, Rosh Hashanah, 2019) To mark the centenary of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Jewish Affairs devoted its Spring 1999 issue to examining the Jewish role in the conflict. The issue quickly became one of the most popular ever brought
Beneath the Minyan – a Close Miss
Beneath the Minyan – a Close Miss
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(Author: Steven Mark Katzew, Vol. 72, No. 1, Pesach 2017) Much has been written about the ten Springboks who make up a so-called ‘Minyan’ of Jewish rugby players who have represented South Africa in the international arena. This statistic certainly ranks high in the
With Gandhi in South Africa: Sonja Schlesin
With Gandhi in South Africa: Sonja Schlesin
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(Author: Harriet Feinberg, Vol. 72, No. 1, Pesach 2017) Feature image: Sonja Schlesin with M K Gandhi and Herman Kallenbach (centre) and another, photographed shortly after Gandhi's release from prison in 2013 Here's a question you’ve probably never contemplated: What did Gandhi think about
Soweto’s Morris Isaacson School and the man who made it possible
Soweto’s Morris Isaacson School and the man who made it possible
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(Author: Paul Trewhela, Vol. 74, No. 1, Pesach 2019) Morris Isaacson, c. 1879-1954 Morris Isaac Isaacson, the founder of Soweto’s Morris Isaacson High School, was born in or near Kovno (now Kaunas) in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, in about 1879.1 The village
Elaine Katz
Elaine Katz
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Kathy Munro Elaine Katz (1935-2017) Dr Elaine Katz, long serving member of the Editorial Board of Jewish Affairs, author, academic, fine researcher, scholar and a close friend and colleague passed away after a short illness on 21 February 2017. Elaine was a South African historian
Eddy Magid, the first Israeli Tanks Corps and the capture of Beersheba
Eddy Magid, the first Israeli Tanks Corps and the capture of Beersheba
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(Authors: Michael and Suzanne Belling, Vol. 73, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2018) EDITOR’S NOTE: Eddy Magid was one of over 800 South Africans (mainly, although not exclusively, from the Jewish community) who volunteered to fight for the new-born Jewish state in the 1948 Israeli
“For the greater good of society”: Five remarkable Cape Town Women
“For the greater good of society”: Five remarkable Cape Town Women
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(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 73, No. 1, Pesach 2018) There are two well-known stereotypes of Jewish women - the first deserves to be valued above rubies, because she works her fingers to the bone supporting her husband.i Up before dawn, she toils till late