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Page 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE, October 22, 1976
Jewish Reaction
To South Africa, Rhodesian Woes
by RABBI ISRAEL J. GERBER
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everything we have in the United
States. The picture is true to life,
as if the actors are seated in the
room with the viewer; the color is
precise and flawless. State owned,
it operates from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
only, is bilingual in English and
Afrikaans, a Dutch-based
language, and the programs arc
saturated with talk shows and
educational films, usually stilted
and dull.
“World At War,” we were told,
has the largest viewing audience.
This popular series was cited as the
reason theater tickets are readily
available and restaurants less
crowded on Tuesday evenings. A
public clamor occurred when one
program in the series was cancell
ed because it depicted the horrors
inflicted upon Jews by the Nazis
during the Holocaust. Jewish com
munities throughout South Africa
demanded that the government
reconsider the decision.
Jewish leaders, some of whom
are concentration camp survivors,
argued that this is an integral part
of the history of World War II and
that there is less danger in expos
ing Nazi atrocities than in sup
pressing the subject of genocide.
The consequences of unbridled
hatred in the form of anti-
Semitism had significance for their
racially troubled country, Jewish
leaders insisted. The program was
shown and the press commended
the position taken by the Jewish
leaders.
We found that the price of food
varies with the section of the coun
try. Of all the cities, Johannesburg
has the highest cost of living, ex
cept for one place. In the decorous
ly appointed dining room of the
Hotel Connoisseur, the food was
wholesome. Inexpensive — and
kosher. The menu included
chopped liver, latkes (potato pan
cakes), and other traditional tasty
foods “like mama used to make.”
After sampling its food, a writer
for the pamphlet “What’s On
Johannesburg” quipped, “You
don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy
the cuisine at the Connoisseur.”
The newspapers of the country
also surprised us. There is plenty
of room for dissent. Editorials and
letters to the editor are often quite
critical of the government with no
fear of reprisal. It is said to be the
freest press on the continent.
Americans do not really ap
preciate the many conveniences
that are theirs. Except for newer
homes, central heating and air
conditioning are unheard of. When
a real cold snap hits, as it did when
we were there, even well-to-do
residents carry portable heaters
from room to room to keep com
fortable.
Two projects that impressed us
greatly and are supported
generously by the Jewish com
munities, the Jairos Jiri
(pronounced Gyrus Jerry)
Association and the Mzilikazi Art
and Craft Center, demonstrate
Rhodesia's social progress directed
toward self-help and individual ad
vancement.
Jairos Jiri could be called the
“Good-Will Industries” of
Rhodesia. Named after the son of
a tribal chief, the association helps
crippled, blind and deaf African
males and females to become self-
supporting. Situated on a 7 acre
tract, it provides workshop train
ing for 250 handicapped people in
tailoring, leathercraft, shoe
repairing, stone and wood carving,
cane weaving, and many other
trades. Here the blind and the
benefit from each other’s com
petency. To walk among them was
heartbreaking; to observe what
was being accomplished was in
spiring. It helped us to understand
why Jairos Jiri asks the people of
Rhodesia not to give hand-outs to
African panhandlers, but to send
them to his centers to learn a craft.
Only in this way, he says, will the
Africans be able to build self-
respect.
The government helps support
the Association by providing
limbs, surgical treatment and
physiotherapy, and strives to
provide the trainees with jobs
before leaving the centers.
1 The Art and Craft Center of the
Mzilikazi township promotes in
terest among its residents in
creative and traditional art.
Providing classes for people of all
ages, its purpose is to discover and
to encourage artistic talent, and to
create new employment oppor
tunities for people who would
otherwise be unable to get training.
Southern Africa is a troubled
area. There is much uncertainty
there. Change, however, is a
recognized certainty. And to the
white South African, change
means whites will have to relin
quish some of their power, if not
ail, to the non-whites. But, the
whites ask, what will the Afri
cans do with this newly acquir
ed power? Can they handle it?
What they see in other coun
tries, Uganda for example, is
very discouraging. Will property
be nationalized, will communism
be introduced as in Mozambique,
will the Africans destroy all
that has been built up?
The uncertainty retards change.
But change is sure to come.
Meanwhile, many South Africans
and Rhodesians are leaving for
other countries.
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