Jewish Life Vol V

O ver decades of sustained effort, this team of volunteer researchers and staff have produced an unparalleled record of the roots of Jewish life in rural South Africa. Invaluable for historians and for the Jewish community, the … beautiful volumes they have published remind us all of our claim to a central place in the history of our country. P rof A dam M endelsohn Director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies Associate Professor of Historical Studies Co-editor, American Jewish History Cover photo: First Germiston synagogue in High Road, Georgetown, Germiston 1910. (SAJBD Archives) This page ( clockwise from top left ): The Old Nest’ built by Samuel Epstein, 1898. The room on the right was added in 1905. (Courtesy Lynette Douglas) Germiston Lake, c1910. (Courtesy Rose Norwich) Early Nigel goldmine. (Courtesy Larna Bronstein) Jacob Nestadt and family, c1914. Seated from left: Rachel Leah, Harry and Jacob. Standing from left: Morris, Hymie, Ellie (Miller), Barney. (Courtesy Larry Nestadt)