South Africa, Mandela and me

By now, everyone is familiar with the story of Nelson Mandela spending 27 years in prison for acts of political activism, his release from prison and then ascent to the presidency of South Africa. Despite their small population in the country, Jews cast their votes for the anti-apartheid parties and...

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Published inTimes (Shreveport, La.)
Main Author Lurie, Aubrey
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shreveport, La Gannett Media Corp 30.12.2013
Subjects
Political activism
Population
United States > US
Eastern Europe
South Africa
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Summary:By now, everyone is familiar with the story of Nelson Mandela spending 27 years in prison for acts of political activism, his release from prison and then ascent to the presidency of South Africa. Despite their small population in the country, Jews cast their votes for the anti-apartheid parties and played prominent roles as activists or as lawyers defending in the courts Mandela and associates.