Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities – Volume II by South African Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth

Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities – Volume II was researched by the South African Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth, affiliated to Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv. It was published by the South African Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth in Johannesburg in 2004, edited by Paul Schamberger and designed by Charles Maggs and Stefanie Krieg-Elliott. It was printed by Hansa Reproprint cc and bound by GraphiCraft. This copy is a substantial large-format paperback.

Jewish Life covers the Boland, Bushmanland, Central Karoo, Fairest Cape, Griqualand West, Kalahari, Koup, Namaqualand, Swartland and West Coast. As the copyright page explains, the book sets out the research undertaken on each place where there has been a Jewish presence, arranged as a directory. It is illustrated with historic photographs, with maps by Thomas Kohler and map information by CJ Voster. The cover shows fishing boats moored alongside a waterfront building.

Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities – Volume II will suit researchers of South African Jewish history, genealogists and family historians tracing relatives in the Cape country towns, local historians of the Karoo, Namaqualand and West Coast, and collectors of Africana and Judaica.

Condition – Very Good

A large-format paperback in very good condition. The pale covers show light shelfwear, with slight rubbing to the edges, corners and spine ends, and a few small surface marks and light spotting to the front cover. The spine is intact with its lettering clear, and the binding is sound and square. The page edges are clean, and the copyright page is clean and unmarked.