Jewish Life Vol V

399 C arolina In an election address in Carolina c1939, Dr DF Malan stated that ‘the poor white problem in South Africa cannot be solved unless the Jewish problem is solved first’. He was referring to the fact that some Afrikaans-speaking professors had alleged that the Jews were a hindrance to the economic development of the Afrikaners in the urban and economic environment. J ewish I nstitutions The only Jewish institution in Carolina mentioned in historical records is a branch of the Union of JewishWomen, active in 1974. S atellite T owns • Badplaas Originally known as Badplaats. 48 km east of Carolina, the town is known for its thermal sulphur springs, which were discovered in 1876. In 1893 the Transvaal Government proclaimed the springs state property and established the area as a health and holiday resort. Badplaas was proclaimed a township in 1947. • Chrissiesmeer Also known as Lake Chrissie, this is a small settlement on the shores of a natural pan that lies 24 km east of Breyten and 32 km north-east of Ermelo.Alexander McKorkindale, the founder of the New Scotland settlement, named it after Christina Pretorius, the daughter of MarthinusWessel Pretorius, the first president of the Transvaal Republic and the founder of Pretoria. P opulation S tatistics Census records: Year Jews Whites Total 1936  30  874 1 952 1951  32  1 106 3 189 Communal records: Year Jews 1943 4 1953  10 (includes 3 in   Chrissiesmeer) 1964 6 By 1974 there were no longer any Jews living in Carolina. Station at Carolina in festive mode for the arrival of the Prince of Wales, c1925. (Courtesy Mrs Nohr)