South African Jewish community

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:business
gptkb:law
gptkb:medicine
gptkb:politics
arts
education
philanthropy
anti-apartheid activism
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Conservative_Judaism
gptkb:Progressive_Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Shavuot
gptkb:Simchat_Torah
gptkb:Sukkot
gptkb:Tisha_B'Av
gptkb:Yom_Ha'atzmaut
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkb:Yom_HaShoah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African Jewish community
gptkbp:immigrationWave early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:JewishPress gptkb:Jewish_Life_Magazine
gptkb:South_African_Jewish_Report
Jewish Tradition
gptkbp:kosherFoodAvailability widely available in major cities
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Yiddish
English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkb:Durban
gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkbp:notableEvent involvement in anti-apartheid movement
establishment of South African Jewish Museum (2000)
establishment of South African Jewish Board of Deputies (1903)
emigration post-1994
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Westpark_Cemetery,_Johannesburg
gptkb:Great_Synagogue,_Cape_Town
gptkb:Herzlia_Schools
gptkb:King_David_Schools
gptkb:Pinelands_Jewish_Cemetery,_Cape_Town
gptkb:Sydenham_Shul,_Johannesburg
gptkb:Yeshiva_College
gptkbp:notableMuseums gptkb:Durban_Holocaust_&_Genocide_Centre
gptkb:Holocaust_&_Genocide_Centre,_Johannesburg
gptkb:South_African_Jewish_Museum,_Cape_Town
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Jewish_Report_(newspaper)
gptkb:South_African_Jewish_Board_of_Deputies
gptkb:South_African_Union_for_Progressive_Judaism
gptkb:South_African_Zionist_Federation
gptkb:Union_of_Orthodox_Synagogues_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Harry_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Helen_Suzman
gptkb:Joe_Slovo
gptkb:Cecil_Jacobson
gptkb:Max_Price
gptkb:Nathan_Kirsh
gptkb:Raymond_Ackerman
gptkb:Sidney_Frankel
gptkb:Solly_Krok
gptkb:Albie_Sachs
gptkb:Denis_Goldberg
gptkb:Ronnie_Kasrils
Miriam Makeba (converted to Judaism)
gptkbp:origin gptkb:German_Jews
gptkb:British_Jews
Israeli Jews
primarily Lithuanian Jews
gptkbp:population approximately 52,000 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
over 80 synagogues
gptkbp:survivedHolocaust yes
gptkbp:youthMovements gptkb:Habonim_Dror
gptkb:SAUJS_(South_African_Union_of_Jewish_Students)
gptkb:Betar
gptkb:Bnei_Akiva
gptkb:Netzer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashdod
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5