History of the jews in south africa mainly begins with the general European settlement in the 19th century. The early patterns of Jewish South Africanhistory are almost identical with the history of the Jews in the United States but on a much smaller scale, including the period of early discovery and settlement from the late 15th century to the early 19th century. Jews played a prominent role in the development of the diamond and gold fields, with Barney Barnato and others becoming notable Randlords. Many Jews were involved in the anti-apartheid movement, with Joe Slovo, Albie Sachs, Dennis Goldberg, Harry Schwarz andHelen Suzman being among the most notable. South African Jewry differ significantly from those in other developing countries in that the majority of South African Jews still remain in South Africa (62% of the original 120,000 still remain), and that a significant number of those that did move abroad went to countries popular among other South African émigrés such as Australia, [3] the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as IsraelEuropeanJewishSouth Africanhistory of the Jews in the United StatesBarney BarnatoRandlordsJoe SlovoAlbie SachsDennis GoldbergHarry SchwarzHelen SuzmanAustralia [3]United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomIsrael

History of the jews in south africa mainly begins with the general European settlement in the 19th century. The early patterns of Jewish South Africanhistory are almost identical with the history of the Jews in the United States but on a much smaller scale, including the period of early discovery and settlement from the late 15th century to the early 19th century. Jews played a prominent role in the development of the diamond and gold fieldsEuropeanJewishSouth Africanhistory of the Jews in the United States The jews mostly live in Cape Town, Pretoria,Johannesburg and Durban

Some Jewish communities in Africa are among the oldest in the world, dating back more than 2700 years. African Jews have ethnic and religious diversity and richness. The South African Jews, who are mostly Ashkenazi Jews, descended mostly from pre-and post- Holocaust immigrant Lithuanian Jews.South African JewsAshkenazi Jews HolocaustLithuanian Jews

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