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| Title: | Worlds Apart
: The Re-Migration of South African Jews |
| Author: | Colin Tatz, Peter Arnold & Gillian Heller |
| ISBN: | 1877058351 : 9781877058356 |
| Illustrations: | 100 colour & b/w illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 210x225mm |
| Pages: | 360 |
| Weight: | .726 Kg. |
| Published: | Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd - July 2007 |
| List Price: | 13.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Jewish studies: Immigration & emigration |
If the 19th and 20th centuries witnessed the greatest migrations in the history of the world, then the story of the exodus of Jews from Lithuania to South Africa and then on again to Australia is one of the most extraordinary. For the first time, migrants, family and friends can discover the fascinating details of what led to the migration and re-migration of so many thousands of people. "Worlds Apart" is a study of a unique double translocation. It follows the footsteps of Lithuanian and Latvian-descended Jews (Litvaks) from their ancestral European homes to South Africa and then again, just a century later, to Australia and New Zealand. The authors describe the life of the forebears, both in Lithuania and in South Africa, the so-called ‘South African way of life’; the antisemitic forces there which might have propelled migration much earlier, but didn’t; and the political unrest which finally led to this ‘second Diaspora’ to the Antipodes and other parts of the world. "Worlds Apart" examines the patterns of recent emigrations, and the real and ostensible reasons for leaving. Based on hundreds of responses to a detailed questionnaire and dozens of interviews, Worlds Apart presents an unforgettable picture of how life for Lithuanian Jews was, what it became, and what it is today in new lands with new hopes for the future. It examines how and why Jews continue their millennia-old quest for a new and peaceful land, and how twice-removed Jews feel today, not just about their new homes, but about the trials and tribulations of their ancestors.
Explanations; Remembering and Forgetting; Questions and Some Answers; The Meaning of Litvak; The South African Way of Life -- Before 1948; The South African Way of Life -- After 1948; A Life Better Than Most; Spurs to Migration; Reasons for Leaving; Making Choices: Australia; Making Choices: New Zealand; Inside History, Outside History; Some reflections; The Questionnaires; Yiddish and Lithuanian Place Names; Index.
