The Johannesburg City Council has elected Israel Schlapobersky. a local businessman active in Jewish community affairs, as Mayor of this, the largest city of the South African Republic. Mayor Schlapobersky is the tenth Jew to serve as Johannesburg’s mayor. The son of a pioneer family, he was born here in 1915 and was graduated from the University of Witwatersrand with a degree in commerce. He served on the City Council for several years and was Deputy Mayor prior to his elevation to Mayor. His daughter visited Israel after last June’s war and served as a volunteer there for six months.
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