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Jews and South African History Jews from Lithuania went to South Africa between 1880 and 1940. Many Jews became dentists and came to England. South African Jews were prominent in fighting for racial equality. Mandela In South Africa Mandela was hidden on a farm bought specifically for that purpose by his Jewish friends. They went to prison as a result. A whole section of a Jewish Museum in Cape Town is devoted to Mandela. The museum had him as guest of honour at its opening. Barney Barnato The museum mentions Barney Barnato (1852-1897)who came from London's East End and made a fortune in mining. On the way back to England he apparently committed suicide by jumping from a cruise ship. Neither his family nor I believe it was suicide. A sketch of him wearing a tophat is in London's National Gallery. See it on line. He is in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Wikipedia has an article on him. And there's a book about him. |
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