Issues Facing the South African Jewish Community: The Challenge to Jewish Professionals

Publication Date: December 1997

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Seymour Kopelowitz

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Leadership; Jewish Identification; Jewish Culture

Type: Report

Coverage: South Africa

Abstract:

The South African Jewish community is well organized and cohesive, and about two-thirds of its children attend Jewish day schools. However, South Africa is a society in transition, with rampant crime and major change in govemmental and welfare institutions. Emigration, particularly of the young, is accelerating the aging of the community and contributes to a sense of defeatism and insecurity. Yet, the Jewish community remains vibrant.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.74 no.2, Winter 1997.