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Jewish Community
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Jews of South Africa: Lithuanian Roots, Mining, and Anti-Apartheid Activism
South Africa's Jewish community — largely of Lithuanian origin — played outsized roles in mining, industry, and the anti-apartheid struggle. Figures like Helen Suzman, Joe Slovo, and Arthur Goldreich challenged injustice at great personal cost.
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Jews of Australia and New Zealand: From Convicts to Community
Jews arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 — some as convicts. From those unlikely beginnings, they built a thriving community that today numbers around 120,000, with deep contributions to military, cultural, and civic life.
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Skver Hasidism: The Community That Built Its Own Village
The Skver Hasidic dynasty built New Square, New York — a self-contained all-Hasidic village that recreates the Eastern European shtetl on American soil.
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