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The travelling rabbi : my African tribe / by Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft as told to Suzanne Belling.
LIBRA BM755.S53 A3 2012
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silberhaft, Moshe.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rabbis--Biography.
- Rabbis.
- Rabbis--Africa--Biography.
- Jewish renewal--Africa.
- Jewish renewal.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 360 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana Media, [2012]
- Summary:
- The Travelling Rabbi has many facets - spiritual leader and one-man Chevrah Kadisha, caring for the graves of the forgotten and tracing their descendants, as well as the 'Romantic Rabbi' who performs wedding ceremonies. He is also a caterer, counsellor and teacher; above all, he is a friend. This book traces the journeys of the Travelling Rabbi, highlighting his invaluable work. We travel with him, meet and hear the stories - sometimes tragic, often humorous, always fascinating - of the resilient people he encounters, and remember Jewish communities and personalities who would otherwise be forgotten. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Western Cape - The Fairest Cape and a Legacy of Love 1
- 2 Garden Route - My Garden (Route) of Eden 23
- 3 Eastern Cape - Past, Present and Ensuring the Future 45
- 4 KwaZulu-Natal - The Jewish Connection 66
- 5 Vrystaat! - The Heart of the Farmlands 77
- 6 North West Province - The Pot of Gold 99
- 7 Northern Cape: Kimberley - Forever a Diamond Community 124
- 8 Northern Cape - The Israeli Boerejood, His Land and His People 135
- 9 Limpopo Province - Coming Full Circle 143
- 10 Mpumalanga - The Big Five 164
- 11 Botswana - A Gem of a Country 188
- 12 Zimbabwe: Harare - The Remnant of a Community Soldiers On 198
- 13 Zimbabwe: Bulawayo - From Their Unity Comes Strength 215
- 14 Namibia-The Sands of Time 226
- 15 Swaziland - Our 'Honorary' Jew 253
- Lesotho - The King and I 260
- Mozambique - A Cosmopolitan Community 263
- 16 Kenya - Over a Century and Not Out 272
- Uganda - Memorial to a Miracle Operation 276
- 17 Zambia - A Rich Jewish Heritage 280
- 18 Mauritius - Paradise Lost and Now Regained 297
- 19 Who Shall Be Upraised - 'Rabbi, oh Rabbi, where have you been?' 324
- 20 Some Perspectives 343.
- ISBN:
- 1431405981
- 9781431405985
- OCLC:
- 813931149
- Publisher Number:
- 99953809296
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