Jewish History – South Africa – Page 7

Celebrity concerts for Israel in 1950s South Africa – Louis Kentner, Danny Kaye, Chayela Rosenthal and others

5 years ago in

(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 75 * No. 4 * Spring 2020) . A recent gift to the Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies of a 1955 Jewish National Fund (JNF) charity programme has brought back memories of a forgotten part of South African Zionist history.

Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2019 & Additions for 2014-2018

5 years ago in

(Author: Juan-Paul Burke, Vol. 75 * No. 4 * Spring 2020) This is a follow on from the bibliography presented in JA Pesach 2019 Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2018 & additions for 2014-2017. As the title suggests,

Lockdown Pesach 2020

5 years ago in

(Author: Charisse Zeifert, Vol. 75 * No. 3 * Winter 2020) “This is true freedom: Our ability to shape reality. We have the power to initiate, create and change reality rather than only react and survive it. How can we all educate our children

Two Daughters of the Free State and their Poetry: Olga Kirsch and Jennifer Friedman

5 years ago in

(Author: Brian Josselowitz, Vol. 75 * No. 3 * Winter 2020) Dr Egonne Roth, a lecturer at Bar Ilan University and biographer of Olga Kirsch1, was surprised to learn that Jennifer Friedman, author of the childhood memoir Queen of the Free State and

The effects of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic on the South African Jewish community

5 years ago in

(Authors: Naomi Rapeport, Colin Schamroth, Vol. 75 * No. 3 * Winter 2020) Abstract: In 1918 an influenza pandemic known as ‘Spanish Flu’ swept the world. It had a devastating effect on the South African population. The duration of this pandemic was relatively brief,

Ralph Zulman

5 years ago in

(Vol. 75 * No. 3 * Winter 2020) The editorial board of Jewish Affairs was saddened to learn of the passing earlier this month of long-serving board member the Honourable Justice Ralph Zulman. Judge Zulman combined a stellar career on the Bench (culminating with his

Jacob William Behr – Teacher and Hebrew scholar

5 years ago in

(Author: Harold Behr, Vol. 76 * No. 1 * Summer 2021) I have often felt that the passing of my father, Jacob William Behr, deserved to be marked by more than just the statutory notification plastered on the notice board of his apartment

A Johannesburger to the core – Remembering Clive Chipkin

5 years ago in

(Author: Kathy Munro, Vol. 76 * No. 1 * Summer 2021) Kathy Munro is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. Trained as an economic historian, she enjoyed a long career as an academic and

Jack Bloom – Life and Times of a Working Politician …

5 years ago in

(Vol. 64, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2009)

The Other “Doctor Ruth” – Ruth Rabinowitz and the Inkatha Freedom Party …

5 years ago in

(Vol. 64, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2009) JA: You embarked on your political career in the early 1990s. Could you tell me a little bit about your background and activities prior to that? RR: I was born Ruth Zilibowitz in Springs. My parents, like

Celebrity concerts for Israel in 1950s South Africa – Louis Kentner, Danny Kaye, Chayela Rosenthal and others

Articles, Theses & Books pertaining to SA Jewry and Jewish Studies, 2019 & Additions for 2014-2018

Lockdown Pesach 2020

Two Daughters of the Free State and their Poetry: Olga Kirsch and Jennifer Friedman

The effects of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic on the South African Jewish community

Ralph Zulman

Jacob William Behr – Teacher and Hebrew scholar

A Johannesburger to the core – Remembering Clive Chipkin

Jack Bloom – Life and Times of a Working Politician …

The Other “Doctor Ruth” – Ruth Rabinowitz and the Inkatha Freedom Party …

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