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Author: Jocelyn Hellig Publisher: ISBN: Category : Antisemitism Languages : en Pages : 50
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Antisemitism in South Africa began in the late 19th century with the wave of Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe, and in the 20th century it conspicuously permeated the ideology of the Nationalist Party. Antisemitism was economically motivated, and the Zionist orientation of South African Jewry led to an accusation of lack of loyalty to the country. From 1967 on, Jewish relations with white South Africans improved, whereas relations with non-whites deteriorated. In post-apartheid South Africa, antisemitism of the white sector emerges from the right. Blacks, who suffer from economic inequality, are more antisemitic; their political leadership, however, attacks Zionism but condemns antisemitism. Muslim antisemitism, which emerged after the revolution in Iran in 1979, is an intractable problem for South African Jewry; Muslim "anti-Zionist" rhetoric has some influence on Blacks. However, in any case, the Jews are a secondary issue for the new South African leadership, and its approach to the country's Jews and to relations with Israel is rather pragmatic.
Author: Jocelyn Hellig Publisher: ISBN: Category : Antisemitism Languages : en Pages : 50
Book Description
Antisemitism in South Africa began in the late 19th century with the wave of Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe, and in the 20th century it conspicuously permeated the ideology of the Nationalist Party. Antisemitism was economically motivated, and the Zionist orientation of South African Jewry led to an accusation of lack of loyalty to the country. From 1967 on, Jewish relations with white South Africans improved, whereas relations with non-whites deteriorated. In post-apartheid South Africa, antisemitism of the white sector emerges from the right. Blacks, who suffer from economic inequality, are more antisemitic; their political leadership, however, attacks Zionism but condemns antisemitism. Muslim antisemitism, which emerged after the revolution in Iran in 1979, is an intractable problem for South African Jewry; Muslim "anti-Zionist" rhetoric has some influence on Blacks. However, in any case, the Jews are a secondary issue for the new South African leadership, and its approach to the country's Jews and to relations with Israel is rather pragmatic.
Author: Milton Shain Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers ISBN: 1868427013 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 541
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The interwar years were a tumultuous time in South Africa. The effects of the worldwide economic slump gave rise to a huge number of 'poor whites' and fed the growth of a militant and aggressive Afrikaner nationalism that often took its lead from Nazi Germany. For a great number of whites, both English- and Afrikaans-speakers, the Jew was an unwelcome and disturbing addition to society. A Perfect Storm explores the growth of antisemitism in South Africa between 1930 and 1948 within the broader context of South African politics and culture. A Perfect Storm reveals how the radical right's malevolent message moved from the margins to the centre of political life; how demagoguery was able to gain traction in society; and how vulgar antisemitism seeped into mainstream politics, with real and lasting consequences. Milton Shain, South Africa's leading scholar of modern Jewish history, carefully documents the rise of the 'Jewish Question' in this period, detailing the growth of overtly fascistic organisations such as the Greyshirts, the New Order and the Ossewa-Brandwag. Central to his analysis is the National Party's use of antisemitism to win electoral advantage and mobilise Afrikaners behind the nationalist project. The party contributed to the climate of hostility that resulted in the United Party government drastically curtailing the numbers of Jews admitted as immigrants. Indeed, some of its most virulent antisemites were accorded high office after 1948 when the National Party came to power.
Author: Milton Shain Publisher: University of Virginia Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 232
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Deals with attitudes of the white population of South Africa towards Jews between 1885-1940. Contends that antisemitism in South Africa in that period did not come from Europe, nor was it a result of Nazi propaganda. White South Africa had anti-Jewish stereotypes of its own. Popular aversion was directed primarily against the Eastern European immigrant, who was depicted as a dirty peddler, shunning menial work and trying to outwit farmers and city workers. Later, this image was supplemented by stereotypes of cosmopolitan financiers, and was characterized by a sense of "otherness" on both the physical and cultural levels; in a later period Jews were cast in an essentially racial mold. The 1930s added to this kind of antisemitism a new, programmatic one, whose exponents were the extremist Malan wing of the National Party and some extremist organizations. In the 1940s-50s antisemitism in South Africa subsided; it never played a significant role in the country's inner life and politics.
Author: Gideon Shimoni Publisher: UPNE ISBN: 9781584653295 Category : Apartheid Languages : en Pages : 380
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The first thorough account of South African Jewish religious, political, and educational institutions in relation to the apartheid regime.
Author: Richard Mendelsohn Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
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Spanning the past two centuries, this book explores the fascinating role played by this small but highly significant community in the economic. political, social and cultural life of this country. This richly illustrated story -- the first comprehensive history to appear in over 50 years -- includes a wide range of historically important photographs, many long unseen, and encompasses a broad swathe of Jewish life, from the bimoh and the boardroom to the bowling green. Beginning with the first Jewish immigrants to South Africa, and depicting the fragility of the early foundations and the shifting fortunes of this infant community, the book traces its development to robust maturity amidst turbulent social and political currents. These include the strident anti-semitism of the 1930s, the moral dilemmas of the apartheid era, the subsequent turbulent transition towards a non--racial democracy, the birth of the New South Africa and the fresh challenges and promise that have followed in its wake up to the present day. Included are such personalities as Barney Barnato, Helen Suzman, Joe Slovo, Sol Kerzner and Rabbi Cyril Harris, as well as many others who have made an important mark in their fields. This book will be of great interest to every member of the Jewish community living both in South Africa and in their adoptive countries, as well as to all wishing to learn more about this highly energetic and innovative community whose contribution in many spheres of life has so greatly influenced and enriched the history of South Africa.
Author: Sasha Polakow-Suransky Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307388506 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 338
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Prior to the Six-Day War, Israel was a darling of the international left, vocally opposed to apartheid and devoted to building alliances with black leaders in newly independent African nations. South Africa, for its part, was controlled by a regime of Afrikaner nationalists who had enthusiastically supported Hitler during World War II. But after Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, the country found itself estranged from former allies and threatened anew by old enemies. As both states became international pariahs, a covert—and lucrative—military relationship blossomed between these seemingly unlikely allies. Based on extensive archival research and exclusive interviews with former generals and high-level government officials in both countries, The Unspoken Alliance tells a troubling story of Cold War paranoia, moral compromises, and startling secrets.
Author: Jocelyn Hellig
Author: Jocelyn Hellig
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Author: Milton Shain
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Author: Milton Shain
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