Die inskakeling van die Jode by die Afrikaanssprekende gemeenskap op die platteland van 1880 tot 1950

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:After 1880 more and more Jews (mostly of East European descent) moved into the ruralareas of South Africa. Initially they travelled across the country as hawkers but later settledpermanently in many of the smaller towns. In most cases they opened shops or startedbusinesses of another kind.Due to the nature of their work the Jews mostly came into contact with the Afrikaansspeaking community. Although these two groups differed considerably in many ways,especially as regards language and religion, the Jews adapted and integrated fairly quickly.They became involved with the Afrikaans speaking community in various ways and madea substantial contribution. Although their involvement in and contribution to the economycan be considered as the most important, they also played a considerable role in other areassuch as politics, education, language, sport and recreation.The presence of the Jews in rural South Africa was important not only because of theirintegration with the Afrikaans speaking community and the contribution they made as agroup, but also because of the extent to which the two groups influenced each other. Bothgroups were culturally enriched and the South African country town developed a uniquecharacter due to the presence or the Jews and their involvement in the life and activities ofthe townspeople.Although the Jews were influenced by the Afrikaans speaking community and thusacquired new cultural assets, they still to a large extent retained their Jewish identity.On the whole there was a very good relationship between the Afrikaans speaking ruralpopulation and the Jews. After 1950 an increasingly large number of Jews moved to thecities. The depopulation of the rural areas, as regards to Jews, took place to such an extentthat today only a few Jewish families remain in rural areas.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University