Sixteen Jewish members of the provincial parliaments were returned to their posts in yesterday’s provincial council elections throughout South Africa, in a quiet election free of any “Jewish issues” or anti-Jewish propaganda. Ten of the candidates were unopposed. The successful Jewish candidates were all of the United Party.
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