Sandler, David Solly. The exhibit travelled to South Africa’s second-largest city from the Holocaust and Genocide Center in Johannesburg. Our intention is to examine the emigration process, compare the experience of immigrants in different host societies, and analyse the transfer of cultural, religious, and institutional baggage to various parts of the world. 19. The striking feature of this museum, however, is that the journey to the past also brings us to a completely different part of our world, from Africa's southern tip to a seemingly modest little country far to the north, to a country where around 90% of South Africa's Jewish population has its roots (there are today about 80,000 Jews in South Africa). When I came back to Vilnius from Rietavas that August evening, I sent my photos and comments to Dr. Kaplan in Cape Town. A Polish neighbour family acted as if he was their son and managed in this way to smuggle him out of Lithuania during the war. By 1923 153,000 Jews lived in Lithuania and about 90,000 in Latvia, mainly of Litvak origin. Here he has done well in business and private. Three skilled lawyers, all of them genuine Lithuanian Jews. All Lithuanian Jews are now considered to be Ashkenazi Jews. Volume 1 / compiler David Solly Sandler David Solly Sandler [Wanneroo, Western Australia] 2016. Harry Schwarz was a Jewish refugee who escaped Germany as a child and moved to South Africa, where he became a leader in the movement to end apartheid. پاراگلایدر See this source for additional examples of these phenomena. The image he shows me is of the tombstone he installed on his mother's grave a few years ago. An interesting question is what is the origin of the Jewish Community in Lithuania. I definitely wouldn’t have written this song without it”, … Watch wild animals in the beautiful African bush LIVE & Unscripted. Lithuania, Lite, Lita.” The installation informs viewers of different aspects of Jewish history in Lithuania from the time of the Grand Duchy to the present. Nida became immersed in Litvak and Jewish cuisine when her husband diplomat Darius Degutis was appointed Lithuania’s ambassador to Israel and South Africa (2009-2014). And it is by his crowded desk that I get to know so much more about the amazing relationships between his ancestral homeland, Lithuania, and the intellectual South Africa he represents. Australian/Harvard Citation. The museum building, a splendid Victorian mansion dating from 1884, was the residence of Marks, whose significant contribution to the industrial, mining and agricultural development of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek has given him an outstanding position in South African history, so very far away from his birthplace in Taurage, Lithuania…. صندلی اداری DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOLOCAUST FOUNDATION, CAPE TOWN, Richard meets me at the entrance to the Holocaust Centre in Cape Town. The Foreign Minister L. Linkevičius said that Lithuania and South Africa enjoyed old historical relations, and it was the reason why a large Litvak community lived in South Africa. Richard is, after all, a Litvak himself. صندلی مدیریتی [10], The Ball Had Been Returned to the Footballers, In the Negev They Are Sure: The 'Black' Days of Hapoel Be'er Sheva Will Not Return, Ze'ev Seltzer Is Between the Candidates to Coach Maccabi P.T., Replacing the Resigning Litvak, Israeli Art Patron Operates Major Porn Chat Site, TV News Show Reports, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moshe_Litvak&oldid=934575219, Articles with Hebrew-language sources (he), Articles with dead external links from November 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only, This page was last edited on 7 January 2020, at 08:13. Professor Shain excuses himself, mildly and courteously, as he welcomes me in shorts this December day. Baltics). Snowball Rolled South: A Documentary on Litvaks in South Africa 2019-01-15 2019-01-23 Ieva Balsiūnaitė, one of the producers of the film The Snowball Rolled South about Litvaks in South Africa, gave an interview to Lithuanian public television on … Israel? I took the above photo of Sam in his office in downtown Cape Town. 18. To fund this free service, we do feature advertising throughout the website. More than 80% of South African Jews are of Baltic (Litvak) descent, forming an unusually homogeneous community. The Litvak Diaspora: 2021 workshop The Kaplan Centre, in collaboration with partners overseas, is in the early stages of planning a workshop on the Litvak diaspora. His autobiographical book, 'Mulik the Zulik', says it all. In the obituaries that followed, leading Jews stated that Dr. Kaplan was a man who could be termed “the father of the South African Jewish community.”  They wrote that he had served as a leadership capacity in several Jewish organisations, that he was involved in the establishment of the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town and was also one of the first founders of the ‘City of David Archaeological Excavation Project’ in Israel. His ties to and care for Lithuania were strong and impressive. Daniel Friedman (Deep Fried Man) is a litvak living in Johannesburg. THE LITVAK MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO REPRESENTS THE ZULUS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT. Buy Our Litvak and South African Jewish Inheritance: Our South African Jewish Inheritance: The history, life and times of the South African Jews (Paperback) at Walmart.com - Our Litvak and South Africa Inheritance. site.title - “South Africa is more Litvak than Lithuania itself,” Markas Zingeris, the Lithuanian playwright and novelist once remarked. Christmas trees are beautifully decorated in the district of Rosebank, Johannesburg, this summer afternoon in December. They were, some years ago, recommended as consuls by the Lithuanian ambassadors to Israel. Following this, Lewis and Marks decided to relocate to the Eastern Transvaal where they established the African and European Investment Company. پروتز باسن It is these three who help facilitate Lithuanians arriving to Africa's southern areas, and they are also the ones constantly informing South Africans about the wonderful country called Lithuania. Lithuanian ambassador Sigutė Jakštonytė welcomed the large audience including members of the Cape Town Jewish community and members of the parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Sandler, David Solly. I never met Mendel Kaplan face to face, but I was told that there had been much for him to celebrate in his 73 years of living: The steel company Cape Gate had been transformed from a modest business selling products like wrought iron and garden benches into a vast conglomerate producing its own steel; becoming one of the largest privately owned companies in South Africa, an expansion largely orchestrated by Mendel and his brother Robert. ساخت وبلاگ The South African economy was booming due partly to discovery of gold deposits at the end of the 19th century. I took the above photo of Sam in his office in downtown Cape Town. Litvaks successfully established themselves in South Africa as a force in the country’s politics, business, and culture. Litvaks. Saul Issroff, London UK of South African Jewish Genealogy for sharing his article early South Africa Jewish History and Bloemfontein. Here they are. There is also a small colony of Lithuanians who have moved down here the last 20 years. They were, some years ago, recommended as consuls by the Lithuanian ambassadors to Israel. “I just thought, ‘I have to do something. And Ruth tells an almost incredible story. She tells about her medical background, but first of all, she focuses on the circumstances for Africa's largest tribe, the Zulus, that today includes three million people, almost as many as the number of inhabitants in Lithuania, the country her ancestors came from (if to count only the present, local population of Lithuania, of course)…. The first countrywide Union of South African census in 1911 indicates a population of 46,919 Jews, a majority of whom were Litvaks. Jews in South Africa. But what he instead emphasizes, is that there are an infinite number of comparison points between the Holocaust in Europe and the apartheid in South Africa. Sam was the only person of his family able to escape the Holocaust in Lithuania. Here he has done well in business and private. Authors. If there were more, they likely were reluctant to admit it for fear of being belittled by the Litvaks! - Our Litvak and South Africa Inheritance. "It's really all in the middle of summer here," he says as he leads me into the facilities he is the head of, here at the “Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town”. Hymie Barsel was born on September 11, 1920 in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, South Africa to Faiga and Moishe Barsel, both of Litvak heritage. A few houses are reconstructed in full scale, and you can clearly see how people lived and co-existed at the time. Three skilled lawyers, all of them genuine Lithuanian Jews. میز اداری It was, as an exemplary example, the very capable Lithuanian ambassadors Romas Misiunas and Alfonsas Eidintas who recommended these three smart guys we today are naming Lithuania's three musketeers in South Africa. The Litvak Diaspora: 2021 workshop The Kaplan Centre, in collaboration with partners overseas, is in the early stages of planning a workshop on the Litvak diaspora. BORN IN PABRADE, LITHUANIA, IN 1934. Dave Sacks of the SAJBD for sharing his articles on the Boer War. Most Litvaks migrated to the New World, but some 15,000 went to South Africa following the discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1884). I meet Ruth in the library of the Johannesburg Grace Hotel to talk about her unusual life and political career. I was expecting a man that would put the most emphasis on the many tragic events of the Holocaust in Lithuania and in Europe in general. Australian/Harvard Citation. But I've also heard them talk about how sad it was to experience the Lithuanian Constitutional Court rule that Lithuanian citizens around the globe could no longer be registered as Dual Citizens. Inquires to the editors: editor@VilNews.com. The museum's basement is dominated by a village environment (shtetl) from the late 1800s. They feel, as I do, that it is terribly sad to see nowadays Lithuania burn bridges instead of seeking renewed contact with its fantastic diasporas around the world. As such they constitute an essential part of the bilateral relations between Lithuania and South Africa. Overview. Therefore, they are an essential element of our bilateral relations. But there are a few of them, and I want to tell you all a little bit about Jadvyga Kazlauskiene from the village Vievis between Vilnius and Kaunas. It was recreated in the museum on the basis of entries made in the 1990s by a group of experts who went from South Africa to Lithuania to find traces of the family of the museum's founder, Mendel Kaplan. Hailing from Lithuania, she arrived in Israel in 2009 as the wife of the Lithuanian Ambassador to Israeland South Africa and immediately fell in love with Jewish food, culture and traditions. A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR. By the way – all Lithuanian decendands can ask Lithuanian citizenship if it helps for naturalisation back home in Lithuania or Europe in general. Click to open and join. Snowball Rolled South: A Documentary on Litvaks in South Africa Ieva Balsiūnaitė, one of the producers of the film The Snowball Rolled South about Litvaks in South Africa, gave an interview to Lithuanian public television on the eve of its Lithuanian premiere on Lithuanian TV. free speech) in Eastern Europe. It was Marks who advised Kruger to build a railway line from Pretoria to Lorenco Marques. It is considered that around 90% of the approximately 80,000 Jews living in Jews in South Africa. After WWII, Sam managed to get to Switzerland, and later to Israel. site.title - “South Africa is more Litvak than Lithuania itself,” Markas Zingeris, the Lithuanian playwright and novelist once remarked. Her cookbook was a huge success: it’s Lithuanian and English language editions sold out in less than three years. پروتز سینه The numerous South African Litvak community has about 80,000 members, including 5, 000 Lithuanian citizens. It is there to this day, less than a half hour drive from Klaipeda, at the highway direction Kaunas and Vilnius. At age 10 in 1934 Heinz emigrated with his family to South Africa, escaping from Germany soon after the Nazis took power. Worth a visit is the Great Synagogue from 1905, the Gitlin Library (including a large collection of books in Yiddish that the Litvaks brought with them on the long sea voyage from Lithuania to Cape Town), and the Cape Town Holocaust Centre (see below). Dr. Mendel Kaplan, a world leading Litvak philanthropist, lawyer, writer and business magnate passed away just four months ago. He likes Lithuania, but is still sceptical of Lithuanians and their involvements in the killing of Jews during the Holocaust. Anatole Litvak geboren als Michail Anatol Litwak (* 10. Sam visits Lithuania and his home-place Pabradė every summer since the 1990s. [2] Litvak played in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and took part in the national team's tour of South Africa, during which the national team played one official match against the host and 10 further matches in South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Mozambique.[4]. But then, in turn, the ambassadors we've had so far have done a good job. Editor-in-Chief: Mr. Aage Myhre. An example of his many success stories is one of the companies he started, theZuid-Afrikaanscheen Oranje Vrystaatsche Mineralen en Mijnbouvereeniging, which became the basis of the town Vereeniging. This book will tell of life in, and the history of Lithuania and South Africa from 1850 to 1950. Dezember 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Seine bei Paris) war ein aus der Ukraine stammender Filmemacher, der in einer Vielzahl von Ländern und Sprachen Filme schrieb, drehte und produzierte. About how her Litvak family, many years ago, became close friends with the Zulu king and his family. What this means is that a great many of those North Americans and British with Litvak ancestors are likely to have kin in South Africa. Between 1949 and 1954, Litvak played in 6 official matches for the football team, mostly playing as defender. For inquiries please complete the form here. South Africa: Foreign Investment and Apartheid: Litvak, Lawrence, Degrasse, Robert, McTigue, Kathleen: Amazon.com.au: Books Most of them are second and third generation Litvaks (plus one single first-generation Litvak). The extraordinary story of Sammy Marks (1843 – 1910) from Taurage. A stroll among the house-models in the Cape Town museum's basement is like walking around in a part of Lithuania, almost more Lithuanian than Lithuania itself. This synagogue was built in 1863, and was the first ever built in South Africa. My conclusion is that Lithuania and the Lithuanian spirit is alive and present, even in modern South Africa. Nida Degutiene is an experienced businesswoman, devoted food blogger, writer and freelance journalist. Google Scholar Download references. Mr. Marks had become a leading magnate and one of South Africa’s richest men. Protests have been lodged by virtually all the leading Lithuanian tradition (Litvak) rabbis internationally, as well as over 53,000 people who have signed a petition. I took some pictures and went from there with bowed head. Totéž platí i pro jižní Afriku.4 V rámci masové východoevropské židovské migrace má přitom migrace do Afriky zvláštní postavení: na černý kontinent mířili v klíčovém období 1881 - 1930 z...My thesis on the ,Litvak 343 Migration to Southern Africa, 1881 to 1940' aims to analyze some of the aspects of one of the major currents in the East European Jewish migration. I hope he is still well and I remember the fact that his wife was responsible for saving a number of Jews during the Second World War. Jeanette completed an MA in Film Production at the University of Bristol, UK, in 2000 and, upon returning to South Africa, realised that the only way to make a film was to get out there and do it. Marks also developed the Viljoen’s Drift coal mine and encouraged the expansion of the Witbank coalfields. Lost in the kerfuffle was the fate of the ill-advised “new Litvak logo” which the LJC website had announced it wanted to make its official community logo. The community stands firm. Louis Zalman Glick Touyz for sharing his article Traditions of South African Litvak Jews and other articles. After leaving Maccabi Rehovot in summer 1958, Litvak coached a string of teams in Liga Leumit, Liga Alef and Liga Bet, winning Liga Alef with Hakoah Tel Aviv in 1961–62[6] and Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 1970–71. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. By 1921, the Jewish population had risen to 62,103, but with more of a shift in gravity towards the gold-mining and commercial centres of Witwatersrand in the Transvaal area (which accounted for 33,515). In this aspect, sadly, every day that passes is a day lost…. To Litvaks in a country such as South Africa, there is also a plethora of practical reasons to have their heritage formally acknowledged by gaining Lithuanian citizenship. And so, with the support of friends and other grassroots filmmakers, she made Krisimesi, also exploring children’s unique perspectives, which has, in its different versions, screened at various international film festivals and won several awards. As is well known, many Litvaks emigrated to North and South America, Great Britain, Australia and South Africa. Shvil Hamifal 3, Kiryat Hamelacha Tel Aviv, 64238. Most of them are second and third generation Litvaks (plus one single first-generation Litvak). Sam's life story is worthy of a screenplay. The party will be held in the community room of their condo at 737 Olive Way, just a short walking distance from the Sheraton. A Litvak is broadly defined as one whose ancestors were in Lithuania, Courland (a former guberniya [province] now in Latvia) and the Vilna and Grodno provinces of contemporary Belarus. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/litvaks-in-south-africa-the-documentary ‘The song is based on what I've heard about Lithuania from my relatives and of what I've read on Wikipedia. Our hosts are Bernice & Wally Kegel, members of the ex pat South African Jewish community in Seattle. The numerous South African Litvak community counts up to 80,000 members, 5, 000 of which are Lithuanian citizens. And, as one of very few members of Lithuania’s Jewish community to remain in the country, he would know. He served as a senator in the Union Parliament from 1910 until his death in 1920 in Johannesburg. During my meeting with Jeanette she told me much about her so far only visit to Lithuania. Sammy Marks was also a close friend and admirer of South Africa’s State President Paul Kruger (who is often called the father of the Afrikaner nation) and a popular figure within the Transvaal business community. Our Litvak and South African Jewish inheritance : the history life and times of the South African Jews from Lithuania and Latvia - 1880-1950. After over 120 years of existence in South Africa, it is down from its high point of 120,000 people and now numbers some 70,000, about 0.14 percent of the total population. Our intention is to examine the emigration process, compare the experience of immigrants in different host societies, and analyse the transfer of cultural, religious, and institutional baggage to various parts of the world. It is overwhelmingly Litvak in origin and homogeneous and close-knit; many have turned inward, to religious Orthodoxy. ", he asks…, THE ‘JEWISH TEA MOTHER’ AND HER RENTLESS FIGHTS AGAINST HIV-AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. I definitely wouldn’t have written this song without it”, says Daniel. Daniel Friedman (Deep Fried Man) is a litvak living in Johannesburg. Casino magnate Sol Kerzner (1935 - ), communist leader Joe Slovo (1926 – 1995) and veteran anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman (1917 – 2009) make an unlikely trio but have in common that they are all of Lithuanian descent. He is a stand-up comedian and this is 15 seconds of his song about Lithuania. But maybe there is something we can do to keep the ties and connections alive, all of us who love both Lithuania and South Africa? After appearing with Fire Brigade Rehovot in Liga Bet at the age of 14,[2] Litvak returned to Maccabi Rehovot, with whom he played, with an exception of one season, until 1958. Her name is Kim Feinberg, soon 50 years old, still young forever. میز تلویزیون. © 2021 Litvak Contemporary Shvil Hamifal 3, Kiryat Hamelacha Tel-Aviv, 64238 +972 3 7163897 info@litvakcontemporary.com Other books sourced -Birth of a Community by Chief Rabbi professor Israel Abrahams … "Whites who look down on blacks, Nazis who look down on Jews, people who think themselves better than others, aren’t they all of the same kind? South Africa: Foreign Investment and Apartheid: Litvak, Lawrence, Degrasse, Robert, McTigue, Kathleen: Amazon.sg: Books In Pabradė village, Lithuania. I am slowly strolling around when I suddenly see an energetic white young lady in the middle of a crowd of black youths. Like their Lithuanian ancestors, whose political ranks included wealthy capitalists, zealous Zionists, prominent religious scholars and committed communists, South Africa's Litvaks, have spanned the political spectrum. Memories of Lithuania in South Africa. 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