Tzemach, The JPost article to which you linked is very poignant.

From this:

"In 1886, when the number of Jews was about 250, the decision was made to build a synagogue. The Afrikaners were in awe and the minister of the local church said in his sermon: "What a glorious thing it would be to have the children of the Old Testament worshipping in our midst."
One of the Afrikaners donated two plots for the synagogue, while another donated the stones and had them brought to the site. The building, known as the Queen Street Synagogue was completed in December 1888, and had, according to one account, been funded by Afrikaner donations."

To this:

"Many Afrikaners, anti-British as a result of their treatment in the Boer War of 1899-1902, supported Germany from the 1930s, while the Jews naturally supported Britain. The anti-Semitic National Party, aided by pro-Nazi groups, tried to discredit the Jews, and between 1940 and 1947 many Jewish businesses and factories in Oudtshoorn were burned down, with no one ever being arrested for these crimes."
Gandalin | Homepage | 01.28.07 - 2:02 pm | #

talking about south africa, u should check out our talmisai hashluchim blog.
which were trying to make south africa into jerusalem.
all the best
keep up the ... work

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