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Cape Town: Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. Light cock, light tone, front hinge starting, Johannesburg bookseller's label, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket toned, 1" jagged spine edge tear, small chips and tears, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "This is a history of Jewry in South Africa from the earliest white settlement till the present time. It describes the immigration of Jews, their settlement, and their adaptation to the cultural and economic life of South Africa. There are chapters that deal with Jewish communities in particular localities, and others that deal with more general topics such as the Zionist Movement, the immigration of Lithuanian Jews, and the relations between Jews, Boers, and Uitlanders before the South African War. An epilogue covers the period from 1910 to 1955." ; xvii, 422 pages .