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His strong, coal-black hands crumpling and twisting his faded old hat, the thirty-year-old Adoons said in a quiet but firm voice to his employer, Mr. Waldman, the produce dealer,
“Baas, I’m finishing…
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Morris Hoffman
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Little Karoo, Union of South Africa
(Little Karoo, South Africa)
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ca. 1920
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William Kentridge
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Date:
1994
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At first Berka had avoided Hershl, but the latter persisted in his visits to Berka’s workshop, ignoring his deliberate rudeness. While Hershl spoke to him Berka hammered away at his last in silence…
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Rose Zwi
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Date:
1980
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As a new arrival I wasn’t any good at shopkeeping, and not much of an expert with a horse and cart either. So I drifted round the streets, a sort of washout. I can never forget one day wandering about…
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Chaim Sacks
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1971
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Harry was the only person who knew that he and his father had quarrelled shortly before the accident that ended the old man’s life took place; this was something that Harry was to keep secret for the…
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Ronald Segal
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1958
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Johannes pushed his cart laden with fruit and vegetables. He pushed with difficulty for his route lay uphill. Automobiles rushed past him, hooting insolently, demanding the road…
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Nehemiah Levinsky
Places:
Bloemfontein, Union of South Africa
(Bloemfontein, South Africa)
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ca. 1935
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If we sang praises to the Lord
Every day with as much care
As He takes in giving us joy
And in showing His favor in every part of our lives,
Then our suffering would not be relentless
And no great…
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Leonor de Carvajal
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(Hogg’s Kloof, South Africa)
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End of the 16th Century
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Thenjiwe:What place is this?
Zachariah:John Vorster Square!
Thenjiwe:Aaaah!
Susan:They told me that they were going to charge me. That meant a lot of things. That I would be sent to Diepkloof to await…
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Barney Simon
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Date:
1985
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Lippy Lipshitz
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1947
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David Goldblatt
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Date:
1950–1960