The violence In Palestine has caused a slight ?e in anti-Semitism on the part of the British population in South Africa, Leon ?dberg, editor and publisher of the South African Jewish Time, declared here today on his arrival from Johannesburg to attend the American newspaper Publishers Association convention which opened today at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Although the Jews in South Africa “believe that the United Party, which, is added by Premier Jan Smuts, will emerge victorious in the national elections, which to take place next month, there is great concern aiaon3 the Jews over the fact t the Nationalist Party, well-known for its anti-Semitic views, is providing strong position to the government party, Mr. Feldberg said. He predicted that the South American delegation at the U.N. General Assembly will continue to support the partitioning of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
South African Jewry is nearly 100 percent actively pro-Zionist, Mr. Feldberg stated. Although the Jewish community is comparatively young, interest in Jewish life is very high, he reported. The 100,000 Jews in the country, half of whom concentrated in Johannesburg and Capetown, support every possible Jewish under-taking.
Religious life at present is weak due to the long-time shortage of religious leaders and instructors, he declared. A Hebrew teachers training school has been established in Johannesburg in an attempt to solve this problem. In addition to their in the country’s business and professional life, many South African Jews are leaders in the country’s agricultural life, he disclosed.
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