Rosh Hashanah 2009 - South African Jewish Board of Deputies

VOL. 64 NO. 2 ROSH HASHANAH 2009Editor: David SaksSOUTH AFRICAN JEWS IN POLITICSJack Bloom – Life and Times of a Working Politician ....................................................................................... 4The Other “Doctor Ruth” – Ruth Rabinowitz and the Inkatha Freedom Party ............................................ 7Remembering Leo Lovell ...................................................................................................................................... 10Barbara BrownCAPE JEWRY – HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVESDid the Hottentots descend from the Jews? Early travellers debate the issue .............................................. 12Gwynne SchrireThe Cape Jewish Orphanage: Bes Yesoymim, 1911-1939 ................................................................................. 19Veronica BellingLament on the Death of Yehudah Leib Schrire ................................................................................................. 28Naomi Dison KaplanESSAYS AND REFLECTIONSFighting the Good Fight at the Durban Review Conference............................................................................ 30Wendy KahnScarred by the Holocaust: A Rhodesian Childhood with Hans Trixer and Other Relatives ...................... 34Dorothy KowenAugust in Latvia ..................................................................................................................................................... 36Bernard LevinsonA Brief Journey through Italian Jewish History ............................................................................................... 38Bernard KatzTruth-telling in Medical Practice: Ethical Dilemmas for Jewish Doctors and Patients ............................... 45Maurice SilbertA Golden Opportunity .......................................................................................................................................... 48Charlotte CohenFICTIONWho Goes to Heaven? ........................................................................................................................................... 50Barry SidelskyMr. Thomas Said.................................................................................................................................................... 52John YarbroughBOOK REVIEWSOld Arcadians Look Back: 100 Years of Arc Memories and More Arc Memories ......................................... 53David SaksRising Tide – How Freedom with Responsibility Uplifts Everyone ................................................................ 54David Saks